The morning times., 1895-11-30
DEMAND PLACE FOR BROOKS
Oolored Chhrchmen Indorse Him
for tha Ohaplainoy.
Committee Apppinted and Plans Laid
to Place His Name Before the
Republican Gaseous.

i mass meeting Of the coIcrsd citizens
OF the District ra3 held last 'eVc cniAS at
the Fifth Baptist GhaTcb, Vermont avenue.
Dc; TecD . and l. streets Ecrth Ees;, Tor
The purpose OF iadorsins Rev WATER Il.
BROOKS, pastor OF TIE H!aste.'ith street
kdptisi CnIScJ. Tor the ct!dri idIacJ OF me
lower house CT ..Csprress and 10 select u
committee to piaceiiis name before the ca
Gus TO De icidf ffEis evening.
IN the .Ds.-;ca OF tx Senator Il. h HTuce.
WAC lad been chosen to preside, The meet
iu2 was called 10 order by Ir. +. D
Lee, who was later elected chlir;pdn, with
Yr. Il. T. Smith as secretary. Ia stating
the object tac chair states! thai tae claim
for th.. appointment of Rev. Brooks was
being made not Il request, but would be
demanded as n right hy the colored race.
On motion of Stewart NJ. Lewis. the
following were appointed Z committee to
draft resolutions, expressing tn sense OF
som, Rev. J. +. White, j. K. Pollard aud
S. NJ Lewis.
While the committee We're at work the
following telegram was read:
Brccc: We. the clergy aud people OF
Richmond, in public mass meeting Assem-
ble-i, do most heartily indcrSe Rev. Walter
H. Brooks, d. D.. and most respectfully
petition the caucus TO nominate him for
ihe chaplaiucy of the Fiftvfourth Congress
|. f.sthe Eni.e,i States. Signed, Revs. y.
F. Graham. Evans Payne and I. Ii.
Cooper.
After the reading OF the above, Chair
man Lee said that the Application OF Mr.
l,fDgkS Tor me Gn9Dilint| Wpull nave .sb
uncertain effect on the future of the coiored
race as 4 political factor The object
would not fail because ii was hot crowned
with success. The race. Lad always to
be true to the party, and they were going
to their friends and not their enemies
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were unanimously
'S@" "Whereas Rev. walter II. Brooks. pastor
of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church III
this city, is candidate for the position OF
..haplain of the House OF Representatives..
positn never before filled by an Afro
American: be IL
80" Resolved, rBy the cuiored citizens OF the
District of C,I.nnibia i'll macs meeting
assembled, that we indorse tire candidacy
OF Rev. ". II. Brooks for chaplain of the
House IF Representatives,, and express the
hope that the Republicans uf said House
will accord this simple act II Justice to
our representative as an appreciation OF
the Loyalty of sthe 'o.ored NeDubicans or
the Uaite,i States TO the Repa5iiran party
And we further urge his nomination on
the ground that such nomination VIII 6e
an holur bestowed upon the co'oEed citizens
OF the United States"
Rev. j. l.. White offered a substitute fhr
the above, asking for proportionaie divi-
sion uf ali offices. both in the District and
IN the States. This was held to be out OF
time ! I'D plare and vas defeated.
Rev. DR.. Brooks. iii snort address. 81 III he
was nos asking fur the appointment for
selfish reasons bat because he thought the
race deserved recognition at The hands Of
the party it fosters and supp,irts.
Short addresses wer. ais. made by Col.
Perry Carson, Rev. S. q. Lampkins and
Rev. George w. Lee.
The faliu wing committee was appoin;ed
to present the rlai;ns uf Rev. W. II. Brooks
to the caucus this evening:
F. d. Lee, chairman; +. NJ. Herbert. W
c. Martin, Thcmas l., Jones. J. T. Harris.
]. Nj. Rirks, ]. W. Cron well, Col Perry
Carson, Rev. George W. Lee. Rev. F. j.
Grunkie Rev. W. b. ..J Johnsna, $. II. Lewis.
r. T. Smith Il ad III. q. Carson.
The committee will meet this morning at
No. 904 + street northwest. TO formulate a
plan of campaign.