Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-31
The Rational Anti Mob and Lynch Law
Association.
(Incorporsted.)

HEADQUARTERS, SrRMGFIELD, ONO.
We desire to call the attention of
eur readers to the above organisation
Which has done and is yet doing o
great work uBifyipg the Afro Ameri
oaDs and sgitatiDR in favor OF the bet
terment OF the c. ndition of the race
khrougbout the United States. The
Association is only three years old
vet in so abort time has creatsd
a1re sympathy, caused more govern.
Drs to recommend to their Legislatures
ensetmeDts for the suppression of
lsDchirg. than any other organisation
s2nce emancipation.
The organization enlisted the fol
Rowing governors into it's cause, VIE
Governors MeLauren of Miss Brad
lar of KY. /; Mount OF lid. Bushnell Of
Ohio; Taylor OF Tenn. ZONES OF Ark. I;
McSw sney of South Csrolina; RusseI D
Of North Carolina; Oats OF Ala At
kinson of Ga, A. ID Chandler Of Ga ;
Lowndes of Md OFerrall Of Va. and
the Governor Of Florida; also the fol
loWiDR stsfemeD, senator's and con-
xressmen: President Mckinley; Sena
tors Foraker and Hanna; Represents
tives White, Grosvenor and Weaver
1t has the endorsement of the Arch
Bishop Of Canterbury, Eng the How
ard Association, London. Eng. and tn.
late Francis e. Willard, president OF
the w c. 7. o.; now President Mrs
Lillian S. Stevens OF the National w
q. T. o.; also Mother Stewart. the
founder OF she w. @. +. o., and the late
r g. Ipgersoll.
The Deted colored men and women
who CO. operate with the Association
are John Mitchell, Jr.. Hon. II. @.
emith, J. 81. Knox, T. Thomas For
tune. r. G. o. Benjamin, Bishops
Grant. Wsltels ard Turner; Attorneys
:. Cowsn. J Madison Pierce, u s.
Newbury, Graham Dewell, Hon..J p.
Pesker, Capt. w. It. Mathews, Rev. A.
J. Williams. DR.. p. A. Hubert, George
W. Benson. r, l.. Powers, DIR. Puryis.
DIR. n. a. Talbot. L. K. Morris, r. b.
Coles, James II. Jones Mrs. Booker t.
Washington, Mrs b. K. Bruce, Mrs.
w. II. Costin, Mrs. Josie Goats, Mics
Lucinda Washington, Mrs. @. A. VII
Wan, Mira. Virginia Madden Sherman.
Mrs Henrietta Wilborn and Mrs. s. L.
Ernman.-
The Association is organizing it's
Courts OF Justice in every State and
Territory in the o. s. and Cuba. Where
ever these Courts sre organized lynch
iDgs do not occur so IRE Quently. ard
the colore6 citizens are free to prusue
the lynchers.
The Association has been the means
Of saving the lives Of hundreds of Afro
Americans and as proof OF that fact we
refer to the following places. where
governors have beer asked to interfere
and prevent lyDching, VIE: Darien, Ga.
where 10000 colored men were sur
rounded in sswsmp ;Greenville, 6. @. /;
DunDellon. Fla; Little Rosk, Ark. !;
and many other places too numerous
60 me ntion. Il was through the forts
Of this Association that the murders OF
Postm aster Baker were arrested and
brought to trial It is Row engaged in
circulating petitions all over the u. 8.
Rrgin g Congress to pass what is known
az the White Anti-Lynch Law Bill.
The Association was the cause of three
Anti-Lynch Law Bills being enacted In
Ohio, also caused the change OF the
Smith Anti-Lynch Law, and made it
constitutional.
The Association, while teaching uni
~ and protection, 10 building M
among the members of the race. and
creating business enterprises, and ad-
Donishing the race to be frugal and
ges wealth and thus become a.power in
she government.
The National Board of Control are
acting as agents to buy land ard locate
any person desiring TO come Nsrth or
West to live. We advise every Negre
to unite with this grand organization
and establish Courts of Justice every
where. For any information and cir
eulars giving full particulars, address
the secretary,
SAMUEL e HUFFMAN,
BOB Lagonda Ave-,
Springfield, o.