Evening journal., 1900-09-24
ADDICKSITEN
DISTURB MBETING
Make Charges That COlOred
Man Received Money
for Party Work

Tho Colored Republican Club, Of
Hockessin, held a rousing meeting in /
Cdd Fellows Hall, at Hockessln, on j
Saturday evening. The colored brass !
band of Newport was In attendance
and rendered good music during the
evening. Solomon Peterson was made
chairman of the meeting, and short
addresses were made by Philip l.. Gar
rctt. Francis NJ. Walker and Thomas
H. Walker. and an extended speech
was made by Thomas c. Caldwell, coli
cred Of Washington. ID. c., who made
an eloquent appeal to the people Of his
color to stand by the Regular Republi-
cans and to vote for Mr.. pilling and
/ Mr.. Shakespeare for the Legislature.
/ He denounced the Offering and accept
| ing OF money for votes, and the meth
ods of some Of the candidates for Of
I fee who have been trying TO influence
votes in Mil Creek hundred.
During his remarks Julian c. Wal
ker inquired what he (the speaker) got
for coming to HOckessin. and without
a moments pause the speaker replied
,. -Four years Of Mckinley prosperity
The audience applauded heartily,
and Mr.. Walker had no further ques-
tiOns TO ask.
After the speaker had closed. Benja-
min A. Groves. candidate for state
senator. asked to be allowed to speak,
and told Of the work he had done for
the Republican party. He spoke very
! well and received some applause.
5 When he took his seat Julian c. Wal
ker asked the same privilege. He took
t exception to the remarks OF the speak
= er from Washington. and said he
ought TO be tarred and feathered for
what he had said about him. Someone
/ In the audience said. "You can't do
. that Mr Walker accused the chair
? man of the meeting of taking money
to work for b. A. Groves. This was
: denied by the chairman, who said he
had been asked how much he would
take TO work for Groves, and he had
! refused to name a price or help Groves.
! That then he had been given a dollar
+ to treat the boys and had spent the
r dollar treating Mr. Groves said that
! he received $50. Julian Walker said
1 he received $40 and went back three
times for more. This was denied by
I the chairman.
Some Democrats who were present
were much interested in the cOntrO-
versy,and the charges that money was
y being used Jacob Smith, colored. who
r had been accused by one Of the speak
D ers Of handling money. began to talk,
4 but the audience was in no mood to-
d iisten to him and the meeting ad-
D iourned
. The full attendance and close atten-
d tion Of the colored men to the speakers
showed their interest in the campaign,
and in numbers. interest and enthu-
siasm their meeting was a great sue
, cess.
! The number of persons present.
: amcng whom were the foilowing. would
show that the meeting was not q secret
Une, as alleged r.. Lewis Armstrong
, candidate for Levy Court; Samuel A.
! Mcdaniel, candidate for sheriff; Henry
b Clayton White, candllta for receiver
. Of taxes: j. Frank White, Richard r..
- Pilling. candidate Tor representative;
4 Julian c. Walker, candidate for repre-
- sentative: benjamin A. Groves, candi-
e date for state senator; Or. John Ball
l Philip L. aGrrett, Alexander Guthrie
, candidate for coroner; S. Frank Ewart
[ Francis NJ. Walker, Philip Chandler
Thomas II. Walker. John Taylor. How
ard Taylor, William Eastburn and
4 others.