Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-22
TAYLOR TALKED
The Democratic Recorder at a Re-
publican Meeting.
he PRODUCED 4 SENSATION
BY Making a Speech in Favor Of
Perry Carson.
HIS ACTION CRITICISED

A meeting of republicans was held last
Eight in the Galilean Fisherman's Hall, on
F al d AZ streets southwest. The meeting
was composed of republicans of the elev-
enth, seventeenth and eighteenth districts.
Mr.. w. r. Laws presided over the gather
ing. All of the colored candidates for the
honor of going as delegate TO the nation
al convention were present and occupied
seats upon the platform, as did Recorder
c. H. ]. Taylcr.
After speeches had been made By f. M.
Hewlett, r. H. Key, Perry Carson, Daniel
Murray and M. NJ. Holland the meeting
was given a surprise. The president an
nounced that he wanted to introduce a
man to whom the audience would give re-
spectful hearing. He thought that they
could give one of their race, 1T matters not
of what political faith, respectful hear
irg. He then introduced Recorder c. H. j.
Taylor The audience evidently thought
that Mr.. Taylor had Topped over, from the
applause accorded him.
Mr. Taylor said that he was astonished
beyond measure at the marked considera-
ton given him. Yet he said that as fat as
he was from feeding at the democratic
trough, he thought 1t would be unwise, ont
of place and impolitic for him to say much.
He said that, aside from political ties. I'VE
are bound by a common destiny. Where
you succeed L succeed, where you fail fail.
I hope that in this contest you all will
treat one another with the utmost respect
and courtesy. While l am full of SYM
pathy with you and would like to say
much, vet l cannot, because 1t would be
out of place and improper. But there is one
thing that l must say, that, in my political
experience this is the first time ever heard
that a man should be defeated for office or
position because he has already held the
position. Take, for instance. John Sher-
man, who has for forty years held office,
and yet his people keep him in Office
a
You claim that you want an intelligent
man, but what you want In convention and
politics are shrewd politicians" He said
that he did not have much following In
the country. Negro democrats don't have
much following in the country he said.
Il am now out of politics. l could talk to
you for two hours, but would say some
thing that would cause somebody to cane
me when l got on the outside"
After a speech by c. J. Jones Of Mississip-
III the meeting was adjourned.
Caused Much Talk.
Recorder Taylor's presence at the meet
ing caused good deal of talk today among
the republican politicians. The fact that
Mr.. Taylor iEtimated in his speech last
night that he was favorable to the selection
of Perry Carson as the colored delegate
from this city to the national convention
caused the anti-Ca1 sonites to denounce Mr..
Taylor's presence at last nights meeting
as unwise and calculated to DO him Craylor)
INJURY. Carson says that he was in no wise
responsible for Mr.. Taylor's appearance at
the meeting, and that he was equally sur
prised with the other politicians. Mr.. Hol-
land said to Star reporter today that he
did not imagine for one moment that Tay
lor would have said anything and thought
that when he was called upon to speak
he would simply have acknowledged the
compliment and afterward remained silent.
Mr.. Hewlett, in whose company Mr. Tay-
lcr went to the meeting. says, as Mr.. Tay-
lor does. that Taylor was simply at the
meeting by accident, and did not go there
to speak in the interest of any one.
Mr.. Taylor Explains.
Mr.. Taylor said to Star reporter today:
II was requested to go with Lawyer C. ].
Jones of Mississippi to see DR.. J. T. Jenifer
pastor of the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church,
to arrange for meeting for Mr.. Jones at
Jenifer's Mr.. Hewlett, who was with us,
republicans, and suggested that We go
along. l consented to go, and when We
reached the meeting started to take a
back seat, but was invited to go on the
platform. l went to the meeting to see the
fun, and being democrat had no idea of
being called upon to make speech. AS to
the charge that l am favorable to the Sc
lection of Col. Carson, while l am demo-
crat and have no business and don't intend
to have anything to do with politics here,
vet l would not give one Carson for ten
carloads of such men as are in opposition
to him. 1 have no doubt but that he will
be overwhelmingly elected. as he is repre-
sentative of that class of people who will
send delegates to the convention.
Mr. Taylor says that when he referred to
there being only few negro democrats he
meant that more as irony than anything