Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
GETTING READY FOR go
Colored Republicans Hold Enthusiastic
Mass Meetings.
The Anti-Cnrson injecting Last Night
Endorsed mckinley as
Its Candidate.

The mass meeting which was held under
the auspices of the, Mckinley League in
South Washington last night was sue
cess from a numerical standpoint. Inc
Genestra Orchestra paraded through the
streets of that locality and brought back
with 1t crowd that filed Sd street for
several blocks. Although Col Perry Car
son was booked to speak, he was not there.
Lewis Willis presided, and in his speech
calling the meeting to order said that the
meeting was for the purpose OF preparing
for republican success in 1896. He believed
Mckinley would carry off the prize.
Mr.. Willis then Introduced. ". c. Cox,
who has been a member of the Mississippi
legislature for several terms. He said that
delegates should be sent to the national
convention Who would demand American
citizenship for the District. Men should be
selected who would not sell out. He said
that the old leaders should be turned down
and young men selected. At the conclusion
duced the first vice president Of the league,
Mr.. Robert H. Keys, who was received
with much cheering, but declined to make
speech. Mr.. Keys friends are backing
him as the delegate to the next conyen-
ton In the place of Perry Carson.
The secretary Of the association, s. E.
Jones. was the next speaker His prefer
ence was for Mckinley. He spoke of the
dttftuuc Of hChfnf6y tOWdFuS tfi0 HcStOs
and said that Mckinley had immortalized
himself by declaring that, while he was
governor. no negro should be lynched in
Ohio. He said that Mckinley would not
honor the requtsition of the governor OF
Kentucky for the return of a negro to that
state until he had been given guarantee
by Kentucky's governor that the negro
would not be lynched.
Mr.. jones' was followed by c. P. Irby,
who said he had supported Carson for six
teen years, but he was against him, al
though he had nothing against him per-
sonally, and had no criticism to make of
his honesty and integrity.
Resolutions Adopted.
The president then announced that the
speaking was over, and that resolutions
were in order. S. E. Jones offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, the Hon. William Mckinley,
the great champion to American industry
and American labor, and to human life and
liberty, is a candidate for the presidency
of the United States; Therefore, be it re-
solved, That we, as citizens. of the District
Of Columbia, in mass meeting assembled.
do hereby indorse him for the presidency
Of the United States. and pledge him our
hearty support.
The yeas and nays were called, and
Chairman Willis announced that the reso-
luton was passed unanimously. Another
meetir g. 1t was announced would be held
about the middle Of August.
A Carson Meeting Called.
To offset the meeting Of last night Perry
Carson's friends have called a meeting to
be held at East End Park July o. They
call 1t a reunion of the old boys Of the
District" The entertainment is to be an
all-day aft air. and the committee announces
that no pains or expense will be spared to
make the meeting a success. The Capital
Band has been engaged for the occasion,
and Perry Carson is announced as the ora
tor Of the day. The other speakers are as
follows: George Hatton, ex-Commissione r
NJ. NJ. Parker, Andrew Gleason, Jno. NJ.
Lancaster, George Jones, Aaron Bradshaw,
VIM. HI. Barker Calvin Chase, Editor
Cooper, Jas. Weldon. John w. Freedman,
Marcellus West, John Moss, e. NJ. Hewlett,
George w. Boston, Samuel Bradshaw, en-
Congressman Bruce and VIM. H. Brookes.
The members of the committee are Robert
H. Key, L. G. Fletcher. VIM. H. Underdue,
John Keith. Andrew Belt, James Wood.
Michael Robertson. Daniel Stillard, Richard
Gasaway, Jesse Roy. Peter Meredith, Ralph
WormIey, Henry Bolwin. jeremiah Haw-
kins and Albert Clark.