The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

did not believe either A. l.. Dennis or w
A. Butler wrote the receipt.
r. H. A. johnson of Sacramento offered
a resolution deprecating on behalf of his
constituency the predominance of politics
in the congress. There was an effort to
table his resolution, but the chair firmly
ruled that it should go to the committee.
On the subject of leagues, the committee
recommended that the secretary of the
State organization open correspondence
with reputable colored men in the several
States for the purpose of formation of new
leagues.
It was recommended by resolution that
the chairman of each delegation in this
congress call public meeting at his home
in a practical effort to aid the Old People S
Home Association.
The Atlanta Exposition was indorsed,
and the delegates urged to gain the sup
port of their constituents.
The committee on State population and
statistics reported: Population 36,5OO,
voters 1900. real estate holdings S9:4Zo,UOO,
persons engaged in professions 324, stu
dents 5000, merchants 213, farmers 526,
churches So, civic societies II, newspapers
4, mechanics $40, electricians II, capitalists
8, mine-owners 81, civil engineers 3, Fed
eral officials 8, civil service 5, artists 130,
transportation and express 29S, miller l,
manufacturers 2, musical bands 15.
The evening session opened with the ad-
dress of J. A. Hackett on 'The Negro
Business Mans Barrier" which was well
received; but when William Prince spoke
upon "Our Duty to the Colored Papers
the cloud of dissension again rose and
A. a. Collins objected in strong terms to
what he considered an effort to cast asper-
sions on the Budget, the Outlook and the
Eagle to the gloritication OF the Elevator.
Mr.. Collins and dozen or more of his fol-
N 1aH Nr1fc do
by some fifty more, representing ten coun-
ties. They called mass-meetlng in the
east hall.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Collins, who made vigorous speech de-
nouncing the Afro American Congress.
A temporary organization was speedily
formed, with A. A. Collins, chairman; A.
L. Dennis, secretary; Robert Thomas,
treasurer, and Ed Burns of Oakland, T.. A.
Clark of San Francisco, B. A. Johnson of
Sacramento, Mr.. Drisdon of Colusa, George
W. Dennis Jr of Alameda, and Eugene
Jackson of San Francisco, vice-presldents.
After some further speech-making the
committee on platform and resolutions,
composed of A. l.. Dennis, E. Burns and
E. Clarke, was appointed and reported
a set of resolutions expressing dissatisfac-
tion with the usurpation of authority and
misrepresentation made iii the so-called
Afro-American Congress and protesting
against being used as political chattels of
notorious bosses and being denied voice
and vote in the congress.
They repudiated the presentation before
Congress of the resolution demanding the
repeal of the fifteenth amendment, osten-
sibly to punish the South for it's treatment
of the negro.
A. L. Dennis, E. A. Clarke and c. A.
Jamison were appointed a committee to
draft resolutions to be sent to Washington,
requesting speedy examination OF the
charges against Consul John Waller, con-
fined in French prison, and his immedi-
ate release if possible. The meeting adj
journed, subject to the call of the chair.
Meantime the congress was in progress
and a good deal of warmth OF language
was INDUCED in.
That clause of w. 7. Henderson's reso-