The colored American., 1902-09-06

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Press Room Milton L. Davis pointed
out the resources and advantages OF
the Reformer printing plant, which
is a beauty.
Corresponding Secretary Emmett j.
Scott was the hardest worked man In
the body, and not a point in the nu-
merous and exacting details escaped
his eagle eye.
A prediction was made that the
League will meet in st. Louis in 1904,
coincident with the exposition, but
that Indianapolis will be the objective
point in 1905.
Max Bennett Thrasher, special cor
respondent for the Boston Transcript,
and who will prepare a monograph or
the convention for The Worlds Work,
was in attendance.
R. c. Houston, jr., undertaken from
Fort Worth, Texas, distributed some
unique cards bearing this highly I'M
portant legend: Keep Negro Mon
ey Among the Race"
| Rev. DR.. Graham showed that he
knew a thing or two about the art of
Iadvertising-bu he did it SO diplomat
lically that you could not see where the
hastings threads had been.
| Col. Pledger is generally known as
| a politician, but he is at the same time
la business man-so in the latter role
he took the floor and delivered
lspeech that woke the echoes.
| Recorder John c. Dancy made the
best flve-minute talk of the cOnVen'
ton, and condensed in that time an
hours speech, leaving the padding to
the intelligence of the audience.
Dr.. ]. E. Shepherd, one of North
Carolina's leading young men, came
I'D to lend his aid, and was promptly
placed on the committee on nomina
tions, to insure a good selection.
A newspaper man remarked that ht
never saw colored people have so mucf
money in his life-a tribute to the val
, ue of a gathering that demonstrates
!, he material growth of the race.
LLOYD G. Wheeler showed up wei
and strong during the brief time n
, occupied the presidential chair, and
: boom may be started for him as the VI
innate successor to the Wizard.
It was the fault of the powder AM
not the lack of Photographic skill OF
: the part of Editor Chris. ]. PERI!
that the fash light of the convention
failed to take" on Monday night.
Dr.L. c. Harris, of Washington, wa
!, 4 royal host, and expaciated elc
luently upon the merits of the ia
nous blood tonic that he is sendln
: all over the land to the leading drug
gists.
Col. J. H. Deveaux, stately, bu
5uave and genial, was pointed out D.
several delegates as Judson W. LS
: ons, Register of the Treasury, becauS
10Th are stalwarts and both hail froE
Georgia.
Isaiah T. Montgomery made one
he strongest speeches of the serie.
, md impressed all that Mr.. RooSeVel
nad made no mistake in giving M MI
o he leadership of race interests IN ME-
:, siSsippi.
The convention would have been a
| eminent success had it done no NOR
o han permit the visitors to enjoy tn
I wonderful resources of Hampton Inst
S ute-and eat Major Moton's tootf
some dinner,
Attorney S. Laing Williams, the cal
lble and painstaking compiler stuc
L 20 his post with all the ardor OF IN
BOY who stood on the burning dect
a and set a commendable example in pS
J, Lient service.
Col" s. c. Allen. diamond me-
chant from Boston, had Ernest Hoga
e beaten a block in supplying specie
g of humor that kept the delegates i
?, fine trim to digest the serious aspec'
of the meeting.