The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
Political Points.

In their change of mind concerning
the Goebel law, the Kentucky Demo
Gratis are moved by expediency and
not by morality.
w. l.. Martin, Republican speaker,
went to Monmouth to make an ad-
dress. Col. Marshall went to Quincy
to make speech.
The Kansas City ticket and platform
is calculated to make things lively at
the exits instead of the entrances of
the Democratic party.
The Marquette Club has engaged
rooms J IL and IA, Great Northern
Hotel, for headquarters during the
coming political campaign.
It might be we'll for Bryan to ar
range with his publishers to get out
a limited edition of "The Second Bat
tle," and begin to prepare matter for
explaining how it happened.
Senator Bacon has been pounding
away at the Philadelphia platform.
Senator Bacon is the. gentleman who
recently distinguished himself by not
being able to tell the difference be-
tween toadstools and mushrooms.
Afro-American voters of Braidwood,
Will county, have organized a McKin-
ley-Yates Club. The following officers
were chosen: President, T. G. Elem
ing; vice president, Albert Turner;
secretary, M. G. Clark; treasurer,
James billiard.
The Thirtieth Ward Afro-American
Republican Club has been organized,
with the following officers: President
Charles J. Kilson; vice president, Rob
ert Porter; secretary, Samuel J. Man
ming; treasurer, Rufus B. Coldwell !;
ergeant-at-arms, w. A. Harris.
Representatives of the national,
state and county, Republican commit
tees met in joint session Tuesday
afternoon. The utmost harmony char
acterized the deliberations, it is given
out, and the three committees will pull
together during the campaign. All
money raised in Illinois will be divid-
ed equally between the three commit
tees, according to the present plan.
DR.. J. H. Msgee returned, from a
political mission down the state, this
morning, and reported to Capt. Chavis,
who has charge of the work the Re-
publican state committee is doing
among the Afro American voters. DR..
Magee stated that he had aided in
the formation of the Yates Mckinley
Club at Coal City, Grundy county. The
members of the organization are Ital-
ians and Afro-Americans. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected: Presi-
dent, w. M. Harkers; vice president,
Luke Gladdes; treasurer, Joseph Hen
'derson; secretary, James Crockett.
Henry G. Hedges of Mansfield. O..
chairman of the Speakers Bureau in
connection with the National Repub-
llcan headquarters, arrived in Chicago
Monday and took charge of his office.
He will begin at once to get things
into shape so as to be ready to send
out Republican spellbinders when
there is a demand for them. Mr..
Hedges said yesterday that Tom Reed
would be asked to take the stump for
his party, and he had no doubt that
the former speaker of the house would
consent. D. w. Mulvane, national
committeeman from Kansas, was also
a visitor at Republican headquarters.
The Democrats, it develops, are
making a quiet effort to win over a.
good part of the Republican Afro
American vote. To counterfeit this
movement the Republican state com-
mittee is paying more than usual at
tention to the Afro-American wing of
the party. Capt. j. Chavis is in charge
OF the work among the Afro American
voters OF the state. He has announced
the following partial list of campaign
speakers: Rev. William Gray. DR.. ].
II. MCGEE. ex-senator 7. e. Allaine.
a. Il. Roberts, John G. Jones, Rev. r.
z. Ransom, Col. John r. Marshall, ID.
q. Morris, all Of Chicago; Rev. James
Clemens Of Lincoln, Rev. Alex Chavis.
OF Palonia. Capt. G. ". Lane of Mound
City, ]. b. McCreary of Metropolis
Rev. D. j. Phillips Of Joliet and
Charles g. Rice of Mound City. Can't
C ma will see that women are we'll
on his list of campaign
orators. DR.. Carrie Golden and Mrs.
ia 8. Wells Barnett will be among the
speakers he will select.
!, Illinois e Central to Elliott,s PARK.
August 6.