The herald., 1896-08-11
ALL FIND ENTERTAINMENT
No Unfortunate Complications as to Ac.
commodations for Delegates
No Repetition Of the Occurrences at the Re-
publican National Convention
Los Angeles Is Not as Large Q City as st
Louis, but the coiored Brethren
VIII Be Given a Hospit-
able Reception

cans ever held in Southern California
will convene at 10 o'clock this morning
at Illinois hall, when President T. B.
Morton of San Francisco will call to or
der the state convention of the Afro
American league.
Thee onvention will include about 300
delegates from all the larger cities of
California who are sent here to repre-
sent the local leagues, of which they are
members, at the state meeting
There are now, it is estimated, 10000
colored voters in California and about
100000 people of the negro race. A large
percentage of this population has set
tied in the state since 1888.
The Afro American league was form.
ed in San Francisco in 1891 and in 1895
the state league was organized. The OBJ
ject of the league is to advance the ma
terial and political interests of negros
and the organization has grown rapid
ly until a league now exists in every
city in the state where ten colored men
desire to join themselves together ana
apply for a charter.
Nearly all of the 300 delegates are al
ready in the city. Forty-two arrived
from San Francisco via the Santa Rosa
yesterday. The delegates will be quar-
tered with friends during their stay in
Southern California and there will be no
repetition of the unfortunate complica {.
tions that arose at the session of the late
Republican national convention when it
was impossible to find hotel accommoda-
tons for the colored delegates. Here In
Los Angeles the visitors will be quarter.
ed without any difficulty with their
friends who will afford them royal enter
tainment.
OFFICERS OF THE LEAGUE
The officers of the state league at pres
ent are: President, Il. B. Morton of
San Francisco; first vice president, j.
Houston of Fresno; second vice presi-
dent, j. j. Niemore of Los Angeles; sec
retary for the northern end of the state
j. F.. Summers of Oakland; secretary for
the southern end of the state. William
Prince of Pasadena.
A FOUR DAYS SESSION
The sessions of the league will last
discussion and devising of plans
for the advancement Of the race
and to the adoption of such steps
steps as are considered necessary to
carry out any ideas that may be ad-
vanced. Although the league is non-par-
tlSdil, Tic idSt udy OI the convention VIII
be given over to a discussion of political
subjects. New officers will be chosen
on Thursday. There are quite num-
Der of candidates for all the positions to
be filled.
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
When President II. B. Morton arrived
he was met at the depot by the local re-
ception committee He was accompa-
MED by his wife and Mrs Naomi Ander-
tho SIIffra oic 1an
ing California in the interest of her sex.
The party was driven in carriages to the
residence of L. G. Young, where the
guests Will be entertained during their
soJourn. The committee included ]. i
Niemore, G. M. Warner and B. f. Tai
bot.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
The executive of the league was con-
Vened at Panorama hall yesterday af-
ternoon to perfect all necessary final ar
rangements for the state convention
There was some little discord, occa-
stoned by the fact that two local leagues
at Pasadena were both requesting rep
resentation in the convention. One was
the regular Afro-American league and
the other is known as the Douglas
league. The difficulty was finally adiud-
icated by allowing both leagues full rep
resentation.
A committee was appointed to prepare
a program for the state convention.
An invitation was also extended to the
representatives of the press to attend
the sessions of the convention and re-
port its proceedings. A number of ad-
dresses were delivered, which were
closely listened to, including one by
President Morton, who has the honor of
being the founder of tkAeeague.
The sessions of the convention will be
full of interest and Importance to the
Afro mprican citiznns of Ga lifnrnia