The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-26
THE COLORED MANS
 SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
Money Will Be Raised to Fight New Constitution In the rt-Crumpacker Resolution Endorsed.
 Meeting Held Last Night,

, election when Julian, the secretary, be- | gan filibustering He said two treasur' CTS should be elected-one for the asso- citation and one for the Executive Com- mittee.
 Every one began to talk and Giles an | nounced that perhaps it were better not to have a treasurer just yet.
 Above the din Asbury Robinson wltn his powerful voice could be heard. lie had cut in on the circuit and was again
 appealing for the immediate election of treasury"
 Robinson, that unless yer has treas ury yer can't deal with the public" Cornelius Duncan insisted upon ex-
 tollng the virtues of James Riddle, ms 1 candidate for treasurer, who he said was n financier beyond compare and hae Aaron Timothy arose to- point of or | der and Giles very gravedy informed him that point of order could not De eh' tertained for minute. ,a Julian. the secretary. solved the uim culty by nominating Charles F. dterrs, g negro upholsterer, as treasurer. All oth,
 CT nominations were witnoraWn ah0 Sterrs was elected by exclamation. Hatcher moved that Sterrs be required to give bond and this brought out a strenuous objection from the poweriuls, voiced Asbury Robinson who declareo that it was a reflection upon the tnteg- rity of Sterrs to require him to give bona.
 The motion finally prevailed.
 On motion of J. l.. Graham the fol-
 lowing Committee on Constitution ana
 Bylaws was appoin.ssds; ppas sn;,a,ns. H. n I Rsw IT.
 A. Washington, T. A.. Bradford,
 teacher in the Alabama Normal School;
 I. H. Holland and N. P. Hatcher.
 Several negroes declined 10 serve oa this committee and J. l.. Jeter mare a speech in which he harshly criticised those who were not in sympathy With the moyement. os
 John Wilson, negro who served as 2 soldier in the Philippines, arose ana milling from his pocket his life certih- cate of registration, Haunted IL III the faces of the negroes. ,,.
 I've heard a lot of talk here apoue negroes being an,d rSInsen Wisen got mine by having A musket on my shoulder TOT my country when that man who crit1clses me did not have the courage to go
 This speech brought out a iengn,y ano ano Suffrage plan of the Constitution ana the effort of the negroes to vote. Juiiah epoke thirty minutes 1iotwithstahanns Chairman Giles frequently appealed 70 him to stop. He closed by declaring that the object of the, negroes was to secure their rights in peaceful way ana not m a manner .damnable nor damaging to any citizen of Alabama" The powerful Sapnss hSp,nsoh hut ssvs was called to order by Chairman Giles who told him he could not speak,
 Then Giles again broached the subject of money. He said that he and others had consulted the "best legal talent In Monteomery'' and had learned that 1t would cost s2. 900 to push the matter in inc courts and fin order to test your sin cerity we are going to ask you to sup scrihe to the movement and pay the monev when we need it." He began the list by subscribing SIC and in few min ,,tes s,os was subscribed In amounts ranging from 8 to $g. the last named sum being subscribed by James biddie' a negro farmer. ,.,
 While the process of, subscription was under way Giles caused considerable pro- test by saying: ..,r
 "The prime movers here nave assur-