The sun., 1900-08-30
COLORED VOTERS 70
Endorse N'kINLEY AND
COMMON PRIMARIES
It is Not Intention of State Con-
yention to Form Indepen-
dent Organization.
GATHER AT DOVER TO-DAY
Rev. w. i. Henderson, Prominent
D.CoIored Leader, Explains Why
CoIored Men Should Stand
by Republican Party.
Resolutions to be
Adopted.

In Dover today the colored Republi-
can Citizens League will meet as Il
State convention. 1t is given ont thar
matters pertaining to the political wcl-
| fare of the race will be considered.
leading negroes Of the State will appear
in the convention.
For several weeks past Democratic
agitators have been at work promoting
Il schrmc to have tie Z, l,t"d voters Of
Delaware foiln i'm independent political |
organization. They Mil have agents at
today's convention. Tho leaders of the
colored Republican Citizens League
declare that any independent movement |
will be defeated today. They say that
the purpose Of the convention is To en- |
dorse President Mckinley's administra-
tion III platform and to advocate the |
holding Of common primaries through
out the entire State. 1t is not intended
that the convention shall entertain amy
factionn issues but will work for the
success Of the Republicans party.
Rev w. i. Henderson of No. 426 Il.
Sixth street one Of the leading negroes
of the State said yesterday that the
colored voters were not in favor of an
independent organization. MIR. Elendel-
son is going TO the convention today.
a He said yesterday:
'.When we cast our eyes back slst 6o
n years and view our condition, when we
). were bound as slaves to hard task-mas-
/. ters, sold as mules. heat as beasts. fed
, as dogs. clothed as heathens. in help
| less condition. with no one to help us;
i no one to pity our conditions; ANA no
law to protect MS. we hEd that ttoa
4. .l.l
! Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Chas.
\ Sumner and others and sent them to the
Il halls of Congress to there advocate
Z plan hy which our sad condition would
> be changed.
a after an unsuccessful trial the%
failed to rcnch any agreement. So they
u returned hack 10 their northern homes
i and told the news thit Phalahs h"n I
N was hardened.
"Finally our Moses Abraham Lincoln.
gaye orders to the destroying angel
General Grant, t. 80 down one nght
ami mark the hinges of every door q
- the Democrats with blood That night
!, was wears long, hut day finally broke
"a on the 9th day Of April 1865. when four
AZ and Il half million slaves had marched
=, ont of slavery into Il land Of freedom
y and in every Democratic house was
Z found il dead child to bury.
- Now after 80 years on our journey
~ we have camped here in the wilderness
- for il short time while our Moses, Will
"a liam Mckinley. goes on the mountain oi
~ ballots to receive the law. Let MS moi
90 90 give to Aaron or w. ]. Bryan our jewels
81 81 for he will only build silver calf 16 t
: l. and have all the Democrats worship
it.
Let us stand by the Republican part!
that made MS free: that gave us the gun
~ as soldiers: the ballot rs voters and th'
81 rights of a citizen. and have use o
!, their papers to fight our cause through
- all the outrages put on us in the south
ie5 "Why should we stand by the ol,
au party and not make new one? RI
nv cause we are such small part of til
Republican party of the north.
"Why should we not make an organi
= Zation of ourselves? Because we. oul
m selves. should not draw the line Will
IN the northern white people are trying t
II help MS now in the southern State
where the Democrats are disfranchisin
our people by the Wholesale
n One of the prime movers in today
'Hs convention will be Harry Weeks of til
Seventh ward, Weeks favors the hol,
ing of common primaries and is Yer
much opposed to forming an indepen,
elit nfSaillHltloH.
To Adopt Resolutions.
,ga- One set of resolutions to he adoptt
$50 hy today's convention has been prepare
too by the leaders and is Ms follows:
ion "WhtrcaS all the white people of Il
out che Sontlarn States are doing so mue
10 eYtinguish the rights of all "1l""'
was propr ly lynching. mobinS in riots ~
St. otherwise: and
the "Wtereas MS tney have now tnk,
was Other means to do away with the negr
lish hv taking from him his ballet and tn
in one day they disfrnnchised SOC
With negroes and are still trying TO do mo
are, than that l,y reducing their wages
the Stni vatOn and
"Whereas as we are such smi
lrch part of the voters of the northern X
1t to IMl Leans and
st. "Whernas the white Republicans
wed the north have been our svmpathizt
here f,nm 1861 to 65 when they saw q
southern condition. hound as slay'
ised sold as property. heat as beasts and I
SUN as dogs the northern white man left
n howe and his family. took IN his !"
Pa. md chose the hardship of the bait
rs of Geld 10 show theil friendly feeling to
the They spent four long years. lost tn
Ir is lifa blood. thnir limbs and thei" hea
/. ad- an that field of blood. and hv tn
'.ind,,ose to ~ thev have nut III
hand, the gun as soldiers: the ba :