Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-25
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Columbus, o.. Aug. 25.-John p Green
OF Cleveland, chief OF stamp bureau In
the postoffice department at Washing
ton, and one OF the leading colored men
Of the state, who has been in the state
for the past two weeks, rounded up his
trip by call at both the republican
state headquarters and upon Judge
Nash. the gubernatorial nominee. He
left for Washington, but will return la
ter and assist In the campaign. The OBJ
|ject Of his visit was two-fold. First, to
visit relatives and friends, and second
ly, to ascertain, by personal investiga-
ton, the truth of the claim being made
that there are evidences of dissatisfac-
ton among the colored republicans of
Ohio, OF which the democrats are max
ing much. Mr.. Green has probed into
the matter deeply, both by visits into
different parts OF the state and talks
with leading colored men wherever he
has gone. He said before going that he
had found nothing to indicate dissatis-
faction among the colored men to any
widespread extent, nor more than is
usual In any year preceding an election:
| Wherever he had gone he had found the
colored people no less loyal to the re-
| publican party than heretofore. There
has been some dissatisfaction among
certain colored people. Mr.. Green said.
arising from three causes:
| First some politicians think the pres
lident ought to have mentioned the OUT
lrages OF the south in his annual mes
sage, secondly, some believe that a col
ored man should have been appointed
on the labor commission; and third,
there are some who wanted commits
sions in the army and did not get them.
But the thinking and intelligent col
ored men look beyond these things" he
said, land know that whatever the
president has done he did for the best
and for the general welfare and pros
perity OF the country. and in this re-
turning prosperity they find sufficient
cause for congratulation to remain
with the republican party. There may
be some kicking, but no revolt, as has
been claimed"
Il Regarding the Springfield meeting,
Mr.. Green said some few colored men
got together and talked matters over
but the meeting was not expressive OF
the general feeling throughout the
state, and was not indicative of wide
spread dissatisfaction among the col.
i ored people of Ohio. AS to the talk OF
Mr.. T. T. Fortune. of the New York
Age, and a colored man of prominence
f who has been attacking the administra
: ton, Mr. Green said Mr.. Fortune wa.
q an applicant for place on the labo
, commission, and his dissatisfaction
came from failure to get the appoint
,nent. He knew. he said. before comm,
: to Ohio, OF the effort the democrat
9 We're making to create dissatisfaction
) among the colored people OF the state
! having been told that an agent som
:, time ago approached Mr.. Bruce Evans
. a colored man in Washington, and su
: perintendent OF public school there
: telling Mr.. Evans that Mr.. McLea,
would like to see him. Mr.. Evans, VIII
! formerly lived in Ohio. referred tn
Z agent to Mr.. Green, but he failed to ca
!, upon the latter. Other men, he under
i stood, had been approached in the sam
: way.
NO. there is no general revolt anon
the colored voters of Ohio" Mr.. Gree
closed. and after the campaign open
= and these matters are rightly put befor
- them they will be found as unanimousl
!, in favor OF republican principles a
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