The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Vol INDIGNANT.
An Interesting Meeting by the
COlOred Voters.
Not Satisfactory to Opponents of
Republicanism.

Though the mass meeting OF colored
voters held last evening in Slade Hall was
announced TO begin at 8 O'Clock the cleo
tors interested in the call were slow in as
sembling.
At the hour set for the opening OF the
meeting but few persons were in the hall
and the janitor wore a peculiarly sad look
and began figuring up the our or 20
that his sleep might be shortened; at
least one would think he wRs dong SO
Judging by his power for he probably
figured that q late. assembling makes a
still later departure.
One OF the first to arrive was State Rep
~reseptative Joseph Munroe and he enter
taines the gentlemen who arrived from
time TO time in his own inimitable style.
Even the ~janitor forgot the growing late
ness of the hour and smiled, and one gem
tleman present suggested to a newspaper
man that Mr.. Munroe would not be a bad
man to have FOR Mayor.
shortly before o O'Clock the crowd
grew larger and there were a number OF
private conversations held among the vot-
ers and finally Mr.. George Turner called
the meeting TO order. Mr.. Turner pro-
ceeded nj once to business, not what IL
usually called the opening business Of a
meeting, such as the announcement OF the
urposes which calls those assembled to
have all cares OF family or amusement to
attend II. No; Mr.. Turner was very prac-
tical. lie made no opening address, but
said: "There is s4.50to be collected to
pay for the hall and when that is OBJ
tanned we will go on.o IL was a little diff
ficult to raise the amour needed. Two
hats were passed around three times and
still the ''pot" was a dollar and q half shy.
This caused Mr.. West to say there were
"a persons present and the hall rent
wnuld he 0ntV ahOut eight cents anIpcp
IL all contributed.
The $3.50 in good money was finally
collected, as several voters from the
Seventh Ward arrived just in time for the
last round for funds.
Mr.. William II. Johnson was then
chosen chairman and Mr.. Orman Hep
worth secretary.
The first topic taken up was the fall
ure Of the Republican city convention to
place MIR. Comstock on its. ticket AS the
nominee of the party for barbor master.
Mr.. Minkins and Mr.. George Henry spoke
on the subject and so did Others and for
n time there was q parliamentary war OF
considerable proportions.
Mr.. Roswell Roles, for q long time edi-
tor and manager of The 1orchlig bit, made
q short but earnest plea to the voters
present to be governed by reason, and
not let one act of the Republican party,
no matter how unpleasant 1t might be,
cause them 10 change their political
faith.
A committee OF five was appointed to
draw up a set of resolutions. The COM
mittee's work did not meet the approval
of the meeting. Representative Munroe,
who had retired just before the opening
of the meeting, had come back in Inc
meanwhile and made one of the best
speeches OF the evening. 1t was a clear
and convincing statement of the reason
why the colored voters should continue
TO give an unwavering support to the
principles of the Republican party.
Milder resolutions than those presented
by the COMMITTEES were passed, ard the
meeting broke up without even enough
Democratic tHtk to justify one -ot-the re-
portsrs in using the stereotyped praise
s'practically decided TO vote for Mr.. Nc
Guinness