The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-07
A LOUD HOWL FOR SPOILS.
CoLORED INTI-oRGANIzlTIoN RE-
HPUBLICANS WANT OFFICES.

10 ~ Ltou8N-hIIhh slnNM~oN-tFfE NhmHnNMns'
They Cry-"we Cant Eat Prtneipie''-
-sDau the Republican Party. >, says Ono
Epeaker-wm Make Renewed Demands.
what was termed in tho circulars advertising
tho affair "a grand mass meeting OF the Re-
publican voters OF the Twenty.ffth Assembly
district " was held at Central Hall, 1A5 West
Thirty.second street, last night. Between 300
and 400 colorcd men attended tho meeting.
They were opponents Of tho regular orRaniza-
ton, and the meeting was called to protest
against the leadership of Caleb A. simms.
John J. Bell, Jr., q clerk in the Building De-
partment, presided. The speakers, besides Mr..
Ioil. were Thomas A. Church. q City Magis.
trate's clerks assistant; william r. Davis. a
clerk In tho Pension Bureau during the Har
rison Administration; James ID. Carr, q young
colorod lawyer; W. T. II. Richardson. and
Charles Butler. Mr.. Butler Is Chairman OF one
colored Republican county committee. There
is another, a regular one, Of which Charles w.
Anderson is Chairman.
AT tho meeting last night the Republican
county and State organizations were charged
with betraying the colored voters Of New York
and with refusing to give them the recognition
promised before the last election.
After prayer by tho Rev. Mr.. Bowser. Mr.. Bell
made q speech. in which he said:
1.-THE time has como for tho intelligent col.
ored voters of the Twenty.ffth Assembly dis
trict to revolt. There Is an old maxim that the
revolution is justified when there is q chance Of
success. Gentlemen. success will crown your
efforts in throwing of the shackles placed upon
you by an ignorant and disreputablc leader, IL you
will be earnest in your efforts. Things have
come TO such q pass in this district that respect
able men blush when the deeds Of our leaders
are contemplated. The men who have repre-
scented us have sacrificed every interest OF our
race to their own selfish ends. 1t has been for
them to get all they could for themselves and to
let their followers get what they could. You have
no ono to blame for this condition.. however, but
yourselves. You have been willing TO let 1t be
understood that your leader could sell your
votes, and that having got tho money he e, would ld
It DO Tor you a dollar biz and glass o, beer
campaign. You have rights. Stand up for
them. Don't go as suppliants TO the county and
State leaders,; go to them demanding what is
w. 7. r. Richardson. who was introduced az
one Of simms's lieutenants. who hnd got left in
leone to you disgruntled with the leaders
Of the Republican party, because those leaders
n tho usual sense Of the Word. am q politi.
elan. Thai Tia IN, %ean mic,d If + ho,d means ,ns any snoiIs
tics for his health. They. tell us that you
must stand up Tor q principle. That's all right
your wives and children. But l can't eat prin.
cipl,e. and cant pay my rent and car rare
can be bought. So they can il they will allow
themselves to be bought: never was bought
set' it p poms asy my f RF | d. IS y tS0 basH Your r' Iiis 7 vii iii
Rave feathered my nest. There isn't a colored
the Repubiican party. We have grievance be-:
eansS the pledges sds o,d to us have mo- not been
d dnonsS to In make ins p Ga% ssSs that It w sns n essy
intended to be kept, because the boss could
keep tabs b,s on how YOU voted; That's . Ill
invented that Australian ballot law. Now on
election day one man Is as good as another. for
The Republicans have used you and they have
a sss n me a iS P R'Vlol s saeif ao Gssssn TSs t Has 5 d
that party long enough. They promise
s one thing Ts saf but n %p in 'e 9he Elo 81 9af G Giect fHSs d lGr
trict of the Eleventh Assembly district the
live in the district. Your fathers gave their
lives on the battlefield. at Fort Pillow and in
, ,aii, TRENCHES sr%es 9 sstSrf F Sasf Maf tSat think, hss s' . and
loaded with the bullet Of practical politics, see
what we can do to down ,iiliterate and corrupt
w. II. Davis complained that everywhere but
in the state Of New York negroes were ap:
SSSises to hold Which a man had to have brains 81
,h IW sss Tsnt s oGi myers s r,K in the , p%SlitiioS no pie a in
have them there. We want to exercise our
we want 70 be wiped l. out Of eXisteDee." u
Mr.; ButlSr said that Secretary Manchester Of
inc fcpuDllcun county committee uOlQ MIN
that the colored voters Of the Twenty-ffth AS.
sembly district need ask for nothing. unless the
request was Endorsed by Caleb A. Simms.
"When l heard that" said Mr.. Butler. II
made up my mind that it was time to get rid of
s,mms, l am 4 black man before l am a Re,
want this fall before election I'll tell
at Lyric Hall that you'll all know about. and
there we'll show Tom Plat and Mr.. Quigg some.
thing about deals ourselves. Well repudiate
the Republican party and their leaders, and
swear allegiance to the party that will give us
the recognition to which we are entitled"
This sentiment was received with the widest
demonstrations of approval. The audience rose
as one man and cheerod and hooted and howled
and yelled for nearly fifteen minutes. Before
the meeting closed resolutions were passed con
demning the leadership of Simins and author.
izing the appointment OF n Of five "tc
notify the Republican County Committee, before
its next meeting on Aug. IL, that Caleb Simm,
does not represent the colOred Republicans OF
this district, and that any misrepresentation:
made by Simms, or any one connected with him
as to the political control OF the district, ar,
false. and any action taken by him will not bt
tolerated by the masses of the colorcd Republi
cans of this district"