The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-09

can Club: I have known Mr.. Adams
since childhood. He had a good
Christian mother and that mothers
influence has made him an upright
man. / am sorry his mother is dead.
She ought to be here tonight. She'd
feel as proud as did McKinley's moth
err when he was first elected President.
A. H. Roberts, president Mems Sun
day Club: Mr.. Adams represents in
telligence and morality in politics.
F. w. Rollins: I have known Mr..
Adams ever since he arrived in Chi
cago and he has made his undertake
ings successes by honorable means.
DR.. A. w. Wesley, Major Eighth
Illinois Volunteers: I have been as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Adams in several
business enterprises and he has al
ways been honest and upright. i,
DR.. H. w. Williams, Cook Co. Hos
pital staff: Mr.. Adams has not
achieved success by chance I know
he has worked hard and earned all
he has received.
Hon. William L. Martin, President
Bethel Lyceum: Mr. Adams is a
thinker and worker. He is an
Oberlin product and that means a
great deal.
T, w. Jones, Jones Transit Co.: Mr..
Adams great devotion to the interests
of his race has brought him success.
The press is a power and Mr.. Adams
has welded his pen for his people.
Geo. w. Johnson, President Hanni-
bal Club of North Chicago: I was a
playmate of Cyrus Field Adams. AS
boy he was noted for his high sense
of honor; as man he bears the same
character.
G. R. Johnson, Vice President Head
Walters National Association:
have had many business transactions
with Mr.. Adams since first met him
thirteen years ago. I have always
found him to be honest and upright
in all his dealings. He is fearless
champion of his race.
l.. A. Newly, Chairman Afro-Amer-
lean Democratic Committee: During
the last compaign there were many
spellbinders who made a lot of noise
but the man the Democrats feared
most was the one who sat quietly in
his Office and manufactured editorial
ammunition for the American
papers-Cyrus Field Adams.
Co.: Mr.. Adams is clean, capable,
honest-a credit to his race which he
so ably champions with his pen.
Capt. H. G. Carter, a prominent
Afro-American Democrat: have
known Mr.. Adams since childhood.
He had good Christian parents and
their teachings have made him the
cleanest politician I have ever met.
Mrs. Ida May Dempcy, Chicago Wo-
mans Club: I admire Mr.. Adams for
his clean character, his learning, his
high ideals. Few politicians possess
so many virtues.
Rebt. A. J. Shaw, Chicago Water
Department.: Mr.. Adams is my ideal
of clean politician. I'm sure he'll
go higher.
Solomon Taylor, Chicago Elks
Club: I have known Mr.. Adams al
| most as long as I've known myself
He deserves any honor he has won.
TESTIMONIAL COMMITTEE.
The following is the testimonial
committee of the National Afro-Amer-
lean Press Association:
n. Thomas Fortune, chairman, The
Age, New York City.
S. D. Fowler, secretary, The Visitor
Chicago.
w. A. Pledger, Age, Atlanta, Ga.
Geo. P. Stewart, Recorder, Indian
apolis, Ind.
J. w. De Wees, Clarion, Nashville,
Tenn.
J. Henry oden, Pulpit and Pew, St.
Louis, Mo.
S. w. starks, Advocate, Charleston,
w. Va.
E. H. Johnson, Free State, Brandon,
Miss.
R. T. Berry, Reporter, Greensboro
Ky.
H. T. Bowman. Advance-Citizen,
East St. Louis. Ill.
P. L. Hamilton, Star, Dayton, Ohio.
G. l.. P. Talliaferro, Christian Ban
ner, Philadelphia, Pa.
Magnus L. Robinson, National
Leader, Washington, D. C.
}. G. Duke, Herald, Pine Bluff, Ark.
W. H: Noble, Jr., City Times, Gal
weston, Tex.
W. H. Steward, The American Bap-
fist, Louisville, KY.
George L. Knox, The Freeman, In
dianapolis, Ind.
Theo. Baughman, The Guide, Vic
toria, Texas.
Maggie w. Steward, The Ship, Bris-
toll, Tenn
E. W. Brown, The Reformer, Rich
mond, Va '<| =
j. l.. Thompson, The Bystander. Des
Moines, Iowa.
G. W. Merriwether, The Bee, Padu-
cab, Ky.
A.. G. Banks, The Major, Hopkins
vile, Ky.
R. w. Fickland, Sea Side News, At
lantic City, N. J.
A. N. McEwen, Waterman, Mobile,
Ala.
L. G. Williams, Observer, Kansas
City, Nc.
J. w. Wheeler, Palladium, St. Louis,
Mo.
c. A. Buchanan, Preacher-Safe-
guard, Kosciusko, Miss.
G. M. Thomson, Progress, Helena.
James A. Burns, Gazette, Biloxi,
J. H. Moody, Monitor, Chicago, Ill.
H. Lewis Dorsey, Radical, st.
Joseph, Mo.
J. H. Magee, Brotherhood, Chica-
go, Ill. .~r ~
c. A. Morris, Blade, Parsons, Kan.
I. VIM. Jenkins, Sumter. S. c.. :..@
G. w. Perkins, The Guide, Guthrie,
Okla. sr.-. ,s@
M. NJ. Lewey, The Sentinel, Pensa-
cola, Fla
Officers Of the National Afro-Amer-
lean Press Association:
President-Cyrus, Field Adams, The
Appeal, Chicago, I'll.
Vice President-George L. Knox,
The Freeman, indianapolis, Ind