The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-20
FOR RACE NOT PARTY.
CoIored People Something of Mug
wumps, Themselves.
WORD REPUBLICAN STRICKEN OUT

or Resolution Proposing to Shut
Out All But Republic ans at the Po-
i9Ical Mass Meeting Last Night
Candidates Then Endorsed for Office.
The colored people had mass meet
Ing last night at the court house. 1t was
called to agree upon colored candidates
for Justice of the peace and constable.
It looked several times as exciting as
session of the French assembly.
Peter W. Barker was elected chairman,
and Clay Odell, secretary, without Oppo-
sition.
Then Albert Barton, Governor Nor
ilIs messenger, offered the following
resolution: Resolved, That no person be
allowed to take part or vote in this meet
ing but known Republic ans"
This was the signal for storm and +.
l. Jeltz moved to strike out the word
sRepublican" The chairman refused to
entertain the motion and instantly fifty
people were on their feet shouting like
mad men. .....
The chairman pounded the desk with
his cane but the crowd only yelled
louder.
Some one in the meeting jumped up
and again put the motion to strike out
the word E'Republican'' and it carried
with whoop. At least 250 colored men
wanted to 90 on record as not Repub-
licans, but citizens first, partisans after
wards. Then the chairman, who had
worn out his new cane, was given an
assistant and a semblance of order was
secured.
w. L. Eagleson offered the following
resolution, which carried amid storm OF
applause:
Whereas, The new police judge, in his
inordinate zeal, is manifesting woeful
lack of common sense and disposition
to be unnecessarily severe upon the col
ored people of this city, as shown in his
fining an old and decrepit colOred man
SIS for picking up coal in the Santa Fe
yard during one of the very cold days
last week, as against young white for
eigner recently arrived from abroad only
IS for drawing revolver on colored
man and cursiug and otherwise abusing
him. The inhumanity and Partially OF
these decisions cannot fail to attract the
attention of every colored citizen who
expect at least as fair treatment from q
Republican as they had from Populis1
judge.
Then a resolution was adopted com
mending Senator A. E. True and Repre-
tentative S. H. Wilson for their civil
rights bills.
a vote OF bnanKS was L0nO0r0U R0N "
w. Olden for his sermon preached las
Sunday, synopsis of which appeared il
che JOURNAL
Fred Stonestreet was endorsed for con
stable without opposition.
John L. Guy and George Smith with
drew as candidates for justice of the
peace, and after speeches from the can
didates the balloting began.
Things went merrily enough until Bel
Perkins voted twenty five tickets at once
Then bedlam broke loose and it looked
as if Perkins would be mobbed, but he
sat nonchalently on the bench ant
watched the raging mob. If he haC
spoken it would not have gone we'll will
him, but he knew enough to keep quiet
Nc one could hear anyone else for hal
an hour, and a great many got up and
left the court house.
A new ballot for justice of the peace
was ordered, which resulted as follows
a. nj. Thomas. 70; w. 1. Jamison, So; W
L DeRandemie, 8.
Mr. Thomas was declared the choic'
of the meeting, and then he made
speech, and at 11:15 the crowd dispersed