Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-30
F OR MR.. BRAD AW
His Boom for Republican Delegate Launched
Last Night
Meeting mt BOOl<er's Park Draws n
Large Audience-Mr. Keys Can.
vass for Delegate.

large and enthusiastic meeting of thu
republicans of the District took place a.
Bookers Park last evening. The large
pavilion was decorated with Gags and bunt
ing and the Capital City Orchestra, undel
the direction of Mr.. George Brown, enter
tanned the audience with musical airs
When the mee ting was called to order by
Mr.. William H. Booker. the chairman Ct
the Twenty-frst District Association there
was large crowd In attendance, and it in
creased in numbers as the speechmakins
proceeded. After calling the assembly to
order, Mr.. Booker requested Richard T.
Smith to preside, and introduced the var
fous speakers. In calling the meeting to
order, Mr. Smith said that the meeting was
held for the purpose of the republicans in
that section of the city renewing their al.
legiance to the cause of republcanism; to
discuss the feasibility of the restoration of
the right of suffrage to the people of the
District. and to consider the availability of
the different candidates who aspired to rep
resent the District in the next national re-
publican convention. File predicted rspubli-
can success in the elections.
Opening Speech.
AS the first speaker the chairman intro
duced Mr.. Bruce Evans, who talked briefly
upon the principles of the republican party
and the duties and responsibilities of Amer
lean citizenship. His remarks were adj
dressed mostly to the young men in at
tendance upon the meeting, and he urged
upon them the necessity of being good citi-
zens, and to make themselves useful men
to their race and country. He urged the
restoration OF the right of suffrage here
and without fayoring any one he spoke of
4 q ha oSrir &c tpt E.
national republican convention.
Send Good Men.
The next speaker introduced was Mr..
Thomas L. Jones, who said that as he was
not citizen of the District, he did not
desire to urge the candidacy of any one as
the delegate to the convention, but he did
desire to say something upon the question
of suffrage. as he believed that the people
here ought to be emancipated from the
evils with which they are surrounded
1T is wrong" he said. that we should be
taxed and get have no representation in
Congress. The immortal words of Patrick
Henry-'no taxation without representa-
.ion'-ought to apply with equal force to
The District, as it did to the American colo
MES. We should not be robbed of our |
lights of suffrage, because such great men
Is Lincoln. Sumner and Henry have de- |
Jared that the right of suffrage is the first |
II rights. We must protest, we must ap- !
zeal to public sentiment, for all ears are
'pened to the cries of the oppressed. You
want to send delegates to the national
convention, who will vote for some one for
resident who will see to it that the
mighty American ballot is restored to
ou.' He said that all of the candidate |
we're friends of his, and If it were in his
ower he would send them all to the ma
ionai convention, and then would request !
nat he be made chairman of the national |
invention.
MIR. Keys Candidacy.
AS the next speaker Mr.. Smith introduced
.obert H. Keys, the South Washington
andidate, as the colored delegate to the
invention. Mr.. Keys was received with
luch applause, and announced that he
as candidate for the honor of represent
lg the colored people here in the national
invention, and that he wanted the sup
ort OF the people in that section of the
lty. He declared that he would only use
gitimate means to secure his election
Le felt confident of winning, because he
bought the people wanted young man
represent them. He took occasion TO say
lettings which had been held in the yari- |
IS sections of the city, and he thought |
lis mad done Carson's cause much injury.
e SAID that if the people were honest
ND Inherent men to the convention from
lie TWO that have been sent for the past {
we've years. They have represented
~ ne saia, Tor twelve years, and yet {
I'VE zone nothing to further the cause in t
hich the people here were so much in
rested Send two new men, instruct them I
nat TO 40, and you will perceive a
,anse he announced that he would +
axe an aggressive campaign, and that he
licicsS ta5be support of all the people In r
eficses have them honestly and earn $
fly represented.
For Mr.. Bradshaw, a
Having announced himself as the candi- h
tie Tor colored delegate, S. H. Brooks, the
XII speaker, and the secretary of the
venty-first Ward Association, launched a
ON for Aaron Bradshaw, the chairman
the central republican committee, as o
white delegate. Mr. Brooks had type a
1tten speech, which he delivered with q
Oh erect and in which he decried the
"a which was recently proposed of the G.
ection of two white delegates to the con- r.
nticn. He said:
Many gentlemen have been highly hon.
ed by the party here without regard to
lor, ana 1T is surprise to me- as it must n
10 every true republican, that at this t,
g Gay IN our party history we should h
q white men who, having thus been hon =
1a: ana VINO are now in the field hoping II
further honors, are endeavoring to in s
t the question of color into our organiza- n
n and the election of two white delegates
I'M this District to the national republi- W
Il SoHNeilioH remark upon this inn | "
rtant question because of a lengthy ar l.
lie published in The Evening Star of
gust o, 1895, and the reply thereto of o,
;. Aaron Bradshaw, the honored chair IL
n OF the republican central committee. d.
Will be observed that the question of
or Is never raised by sensible men of
race, OF which fact l am proud, and
astounded that ore of the gentlemen O.,
ned In The Star article should have at -.
1pted that role, when every political d.
lor-and he has had many in this city al
$ given him mostly at the hands of COL in
d men, and might say against the de- or
IS and wishes of a great majority of
white republican of this District m
Be sure that in the coming election of th
esates you elect true and tried republic in
IS, who will not forget the principles of be
party. Nv
congratulate the republicans of this
:, and especially those OF the TWENTY
district, in having so able a defender
'ar party's principles as Mr.. Bradshaw, eli
able chairman Of the central commit da
We all know him as the one fearless nj
nblicap who has for many years been '.
ost the one exponent OF republican VII
lciples. and at times when to be an act Of
republican meant social ostracism, as in,
Its and business opposition. But M,
ough 1t all he has carried the banner, =.
is the same today as he was in 1868, -, ~