Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-10-24
FROM THE EAST END.
POLITICAL PICKINGS.
rIarshalI Ward Republic
cans Endorse Editor
r1itcheII.
THE EX-LUNENBURG PRIS-
ONERS AT 4TH CHURCH.
The Teachers Institute-The
Street Cars Collide-The
Grim Reaper.
Current and Local News.
(To the Planet by our Regular Core
spondent.)

Politics, politics, politics. The col
ored brethren are talking so much
about politics that judging from their
conversation one would be led to be-
lieve that their liberty is at stake or
the Negro problem is the only issue
involved when in reality, the present
campaign is only question of dollars
and cents, and the Negro is left out
entirely excepting perhaps by the pc
| litical shsrkes, who're on the "qui VI
We" for their ballots without according
them any representation. But be the
question what it may, the colored man
has yet ID learn that he is only the
cats paw used on election day to pull
chestnuts out of the fire, or the faith
full old gray mule, who bears his
master to the office door while they
are left outside in the cold, cold world
to wander about until. next election
| day, or they may again be likened to
, the faithful ''yallow" dog, who after
, being kicked and cuffed about, con-
tinues to fawn after his lord and Mas
: ter
= AGAIN ENDORSED.
But the republicans in Marshal
Ward in a mass meeting on last Tues
day night in the Pilgrim Traveller
: hall said by their actions that the.
Z we're tirod of these things, they wer
: tired of playing the ''yallow dog" o.
5 being the cats paw and being likene'
to the old gray mule.
e Among those who made stIrrin
% addresses we're Messrs. William Rob
q inson, II H. Jones, r. Nj. Monroe
'e benjamin Scott (ex-captain) and
Ie w. Jones, convert from the Allan
y Waddill camp. Hot resolutions wer
Oh passed condemning the self style pal
ty leaders and endorsing Hon. job
P Mitchell, Jr.
10 THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas. we the colored voters
Is the Third Precinct Marshall Ward an
90 of the Third Congressional District
lie mass meeting assemble do
Resolved lst, that we condemn Il
q actions of the self styled leaders who's
t. actions are contrary to every tenet
he the Republican party.
nv Resolved 2nd, that we heartily Ell
n. dorse the actions Of Hon. John Mltcl
O.. ell. Jr. and in token of our esteem ar
% resnect for his noble services rendere
to our race politically and otherwis
do hereby ask and demand his reco
milton as leader in this, the Sd Coz
gressional District of Virginia
Resolved 3D., that we endorse the a
L. tions taken by other wards ana pr
air cincts i'm the city of Richmond in the
10 condemnation of the self styled par
;el leaders and their endorsation OF d
tn John Mitchell, Jr.
Committee: Anderson Evans, Ro
ert Patterson, Thomas Smith, w.
Storrs, chairman j. I. Fessenton, sc
. rotary. After which the meeting a
journed.
D., THE Ex-PRIsoNERs HERE.
NJ Church Hill turned out in full for
he on last Tuesday night to see and
av hear Miss Pokey Barnes and Mrs nj
nv Alternately, the ex-Lunenburg pr
., oners: part, of whose sorrow and 81
~ fering many of the PLANET" readG
viii are already aware. By a rough calc
10, lation, we estimate betW cen SOO a
600 people listened TO their pathe
IOOl story, much OF which no pen has eV
portrayed. Many prominent minist'
ort we're present who made short address.
EQlJOI was
mis- full share of praise and admlratl
from a grateful people.
Mrs Alternately brought the ba
that was born during her continent
oor' in the city Jail, whose presence ere
'ur- ed unite a sensation. 1t has gained
weight considerably since its mott
- has been liberated.
1er' 1t is learned that they will again
Iny' pear in this section shortly A n
~ collection was taken up.
our A COLLISION.
hat
niet While west bound car No. B, OF
DO Richmond Traction Company
how Sunday, was coming swiftly down
steep incline on Broad Street n
t., Twenty first, itstruck one OF the c
belonging to the Richmond RailV
and Electric Company, at the cross
above stated. The motorneer of
Traction company seeing that the r
torneer of the other car was n
lteo man. who was being "broken in"
TINS not understand the handling of
OF car. endeavored to check his, but fail
owing to the dead leaves strewn alt
ms the tracks. which rendered them
, niel perry, Tat the car rolled forward
Ssv. struck the rear end of the other {
% but did very little damage. A la
ser crowd gathered and rumor was s
afioat that many people were consiC
III ably injured, no one was injured ht
mon ever, and the cars proceeded on Il
OdJn