The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-16
CUT OUT THE
BLACK MAN
Republicans Eliminate
Negro from Party.
HOT FIGHT WAS MADE
Thompson and POllak Oppose
the Resolution.
Ad Winds Intimates That Action OF
the g. o. p. in Alabama Will
Be Resented by Negroes Of
Other States.
HOT FIGHT WAS MADE

Birmingham. Sept. Is. --(Special.)-Th
Republican State Executive COMMITTEES
met here today and after considerable dis
cussion it was decided to eliminate the
negro from the party. The discussion
came up on a report Of the Committee on
Credentials.
J. o. Thompson OF Macon County, op-
posed the adoption of the report. He
thought that fair treatment ought to be
given the negro.
/. Pollak Of Montgomery, was also op-
posed to the elimination entirely Of the
negro. He said he had been told that
the elimination Of the negro meant gain
of 10000 votes to the Republicans. but he
stated further that he would rather have
right done men Of color than to make
tremendous gain. -
|, J. c. Cook of the Credential Committee,
spoke in behalf of the Committee. He
denied that race conditions had entered
into the action OF the Committee formu-
iating the report.
N. l.. steele of Montgomery, spoke
against the report. He wanted counties
where contests had come up to be recog-
nized whether there were negroes or not.
Dallas Smith OF Opelika, made heated
speech in which he said that the negro
did not confer upon himself the right OF
suffrage, but when he got he abssed it
Woefully. He said the negro had been a
mill stone about the party's neck; that
they had dominated Republican conven-
lions and then gone out and reported TO
the Democrats for duty. He said that
ta1 ut ha
State Convention tomorrow should be
made to walk the plank:
Nathan Alexander, cofored. of Mont
gomery, said that the question of human
rights was superior to. any question Of
policy. He charged that the law and
Constitution of the State was being vio-
lated by that element of the party which
seeks to throw out the negro bodily. He
said that he was not asking mercy, but
simply justice A decent Republican par
ty must be built up by decent methods
he said.
Ad. Winds of Greensboro, attacked the
wisdom of the movement. He threw out
broad hint that the exclusion of the
negro in Alabaam would be punished In
other States where there were negro
| sympathizers and negroes. He said ne
| favored the new constitution in Alabama
but that the Republicans were going a
! step further and were requiring all voters
to be white.
j. w. Davidson of Birmingham, acting
District Attorney. said that the time had
come when the party must take brave
stand and that as brave men they should
do their duty. He said that for thirty
years the party had no progress in the
State and that the time had come for a
change.
Judge j. b. Shields of Walker County,
also recommended the rebuilding OF the
party. He said that he did not believe
there were 500 true Republican negroes
registered in the entire State and party
could not be built up on this.
w. H. Ambroth of Mobile, spoke on
the subject as did p. D. Barker and M
n. Wickershar1 of Mobile. l.. j. Bryan
n. w. Trimble and others were alse
| heard and the report Of the Credentia
| Committee was finally adopted which
| shuts the negro out of this state con
| yention Some contests Will probably
| come up in the State convention over tn'
matter, but the negro viii be thrown gu
| to a certain.
The vote on the resolutions was IL t.
| 10.
When the State Convention Is called TO
morrow James Bowron will be made tenn
porary chairman, with N. l.. Steele o.
MONTGOMERY. temporary secretary
Already a large number OF Republicans
from various parts of the State are mere
for this convention