Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
A REPU BLtCAN RALLY
Many Addresses Before Large Audience at
G. A. r Hall.
All the Candidates for President Re-
cetve Outbursts of Hearty
Applause.

The republican rally filed G. A. R. Hall
last night. 1t was an audience composed
largely of colored citizens. There were
present a score or more Of well-known
white citizens, among them being Aaron
Bradshaw, Lewis Clephane, w. A. Cook
and Myron NJ. Parker. Several prominent
republican statesmen had been announced
to be present and make speeches, but they
were not present. Yet there were many
addresses, and some of them remarkably
interesting. Mr.. w. A. Cook made the
opening speech, which was received with
lively applause. He was followed by Rev.
George w. Lee, who made a rollicking
speech Astounding in good stories and sharp
points. He concluded by saying, Il love
Allison land the crowd cheered). I love
Mckinley Cmore applause), and l love
many Others worthy to be President, but
God help Reed to get it,.
Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker was next an
nounced. In the course of his remarks he
said Andrew Gleason had induced him
three years ago to become a candidate for
delegate, and then had done all he could to
defeat him. Some one in the audience in
terrupted Mr.. Parker to make him declare
what his belief was in regard to suffrage
in the District of Columbia and the speak
er said he was in favor of the ballot in the
District. He also said he did not want to
go pledged to any candidate but free to
of the party and the country.
Rev. Walter Brooks made an address, in
which he said he could trust Perry Carson
to represent the black people in the ma
anti-Carson candidate for delegate, was
called on, but found the audience hostile to
him, and could make but little Roadway.
Dr. Purvis made an argument in favor of
Suffrage in the District, and criticised the
administration, saying that Secretary Ores
ham died of remorse for his perfidy to the
party. Referring to the Presidents mes
sage. he remarked that it said great deal
OF the atrocities perpetrated on the Ar
menians, but said nothing of the Turks in
the south who were burning colored people
at the stake.
Mr.. Perry Carson, who had come in just
as Rev. MIR. Lee was saying he wanted a
republican true and tried, dipped and
dyed" to go to the national convention, and
whose movements all through the meeting
were greeted with constant applause and
outcrieS from his followers, made the clos
ing speech of the evening. Every sentence
he uttered was punctuated with uproa ~ious
applause. AS he was speaking of his serv-
ices to the party and his friendship with
leading republican statesmen, some one
asked him how he stood with Gen. Clarkson
To answer this he said he would tell story
Gen. Clarkson," said Col. Carson, he
used to get shaved"
Candidate Bailey, who keeps a barber
shop, sprang to his feet. That amt SO, he
said. Il inquired about it this MOI ming"
1T is So responded Carson, land I'm
goin' to tell it. Gen. Clarkson he used to
get shaved in Bailey's shop. He went in
there the other day and says to Harris
that's Ole of Bailey's men-what you SEN
me that picture of Bailey and a campaign
song for? Is you all gone back on Ole Perry
Carson? Well, Harris he says no, only he
thought Bailey wuz a better man. An Gen.
Clarkson, he say he doan' come in that bar
her shop no noah, nohow. an he don't do
it."
Then Carson started up John Browns
Body" in n strong voice, and the 800 colored
men present whirled in with a vim and made
the ceiling tremble. This was the close Of
the meeting. Carson had an ovation, nearly
every man in the house shaking hands with
MIN before leaving.