The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-31
"BLACK AND FANS"
 MEET IN SELMA
Resolutions Adopted Congratu-
 Iating the President
WILL RECoNvENE NOV. 15
Address By Nixon Issued, In Which He Urges Negro Republicans to Stand Together In the Fight
 Against Lilly Whites"

Selma, October SO-(speciaL) )-Today has been a memorable one with the "Black and Tan" wing of the republican party The meeting of the executive committee held here was only an infor- nal one and was called 10 order by Will fam J. Stevens with John Gee as seere- tary After an address by Stevens the following resolutions were adopted. and an adjournment taken until November 15, in Montgomery:
 Whereas, the so-called republican convention called at Birmingham, Sep tember 16. excluded regularly and legally elected delegates on account of color and was solely and wholely controlled by federal office-holders; and
 Whereas, said offce-holders have nominated and put forth a ticket head ed by John Anthony Winston Smith, an anti-administrationist, who is opposed to the XIII, XIV. and XIV. amendments to the constitution of the United States and opposed to the nomination and cleo tion of his excellency, Theodore Roose- welt to the presidency, and
 Whereas, these facts were well known to the controlling managers of said state convention and a majority of the dele. gates thereof was the principal cause of MT. Smiths nomination for gubernato- rial honors of the great state of Ala bama- Therefore be it
 Resolved, 1. That republication and not race shall be the test of membership and we invite participation of all repub- f,, fection or shade of feelings, to aid and assist in re-establishing the republican party in Alabama, mutilateG and de- stroyed at Birmingham by the unpar- alleled and unreasonable acts of the lily whites
 Resolved 2. That all republicans are respectfully and earnestly requested and urged not to ratify by their votes on next Tuesday, November l. the nefarious and pernicious activity of federal office holders in this state
 the American people, congratulate the
 Resolved 8. That we, in common with President upon his consumate and supe- rior ability which recently resulted in bringing peace and comfort to millions of consumers of coal out of the ruinous and chaotic state existing in the an- thracite coal fields of the east
 Resolved f. That this committee most ardcntly appeals to our people of the middle west-west and east, to continue to uphold the strong arm of the Pres ident so dexterously used In crushing out lilly whiteism'' in the south by cast ing such a vote in the November cleo tions as will clearly demonstrate fidelity and party loyalty, in their respective commonwealths.
 Resolved 5. That the chairman of this meeting Is hereby requested and instruct ed to wire this preamble and resolutions to the President, and the secretary is re- quested to forward printed copies of same to members of the Presidents cab- inet, and to General James s. Clarkson of New York.
 Another Address.
 In addition to the resolutions adopted by the black and tan executive commit tee Elder w. H. Nixon a well known negro divine issued the following: To the Colored Voters of Alabama;
 It is known to you all that an election will be held next Tuesday, and I would reflect upon your intelligence if 1 would rehash the proceedings of the so-called republican conventions that have been held in Alabama this year, composed al- most solely of office holding vultures, who have for the last twenty-five years waxed fat upon the offices given them by their influence upon the colored voters of Alabama, and who now have organ ized themselves into a party called the lily whites" and who by their acts have literally disfranchised every coIored voter in the state of Alabama. l think the &C., ton exhibits the basest ingratitude and I am satisfied in my own mind that they are not the republican party of Alabama, and in my humble opinion do not think that any colored voter in Alabama, who has any respect for himself, can afford to vote for any of the candidates now be- fore the people claiming to be republi- cans. I base my opinion upon the fact