The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
A Call for a Congress to Be
Held in San Francisco
Issued.
All Kindred Social Organizations
Are Invited to Send r7-s
Delegates.

a call for a congress OF all the Afro
American leagues and kindred racial or
carnations in California, to be held next
July, is about to be issued. The place of
meeting will be San Francisco, and over
800 delegates are expected to assemble
here. One delegate for every 100 voters,
and one delegate-at-large is allowed from
each county. Representatives from the
East and South are expected, and some of
the noted colored orators of the country
will speak.
The call is issued by the authority of the
Afro-American leagues of California, and
each delegate is urged to bring statistics
showing the population and the different
pursuits OF each man, woman and child.
The number of property owners and the
estimated value of their holdings are also
asked for. The call further sets forth:
There are many good reasons why this con-
gress should be held at the present time, which
will be apparent when the various subjects are
presented for consideration and determination.
One of the leading objects Will be to devise
means and adopt plans for the immediate pro-
motion OF closer bond OF union than now ex-
lists among our people, and also Tor an In
creased fellowship. 1t must be admitted that
the needs of the hour demand united racial
action The frequent declaration OF race capa-
bilities can only be substantiated by an effort
to demonstrate the same II this can be &C
complished, as it certainly should be, the result
will lead to a desire for greater mental i'm
provement, greater commercial and material
prosperity, more refining influences and a
better social and political condition than at
present exists. Another question of vital i'm
portance is the matter of mutual helpfulness.
This will affect the whole race, and by con-
ferring together in an amicable spirit we may
be able to obtain that recognition in trade and
traffic that shall inspire the youth of our race
to qualify themselves for the store, the count
ing-house, the factory, the different trades and
all the other industries OF life.
There is another commendable purpose to be
accomplished in this congress- and that is q
combination OF those of our race entitled to
the elective franchise, in order that we may
be united at the polls, when the emergency
requires, and the circumstances make it neces-
sary to teach a lesson that shall not soon be
forgotten.
We most earnestly urge all of our clergy in
the State to do their utmost to assist in making
this Congress a most memorable gathering,
and of which We shall as a race be justly
proud.
The call is signed by the presidents and
secretaries of the Afro-American leagues
as follows:
T. B. Morton, J. w. Radden, Rev. George E.
Jackson (chaplain), San Francisco: ]. ]. Nei
more, J. NJ. Alexander, Los Angeles; r. w
Houston, II. II. Gillum, Bakersfield; Dudley
Sebree, Henry A. Collins, Stockton; H. B. Carr
Oakland; George T. Brown, T. J. s6er.
wood, Marysville; William Whiting, jacob
Overton, San Jose; NJ. C. Rouse, viii
liam Fl. Duncan, San Bernardino; J.
M. Bridges, Fresno; Rev. o. Summers of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev
Tilgham Brown of the A. NJ. E. Zion Church
and Rev. W. A. Brinkley OF the Baptist Church
Stockton.