Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26
ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION.
League Of Colored Men Formed for Ad-
vancement Of Race.

A large gathering marked the first meet
ing of the Negro Suffrage League OF the
District of Columbia, held last evening in
the Plymouth Congregational Church, cor
ner Of nth and streets northwest Rev.
g. l.. Carruthers presided and L. NJ. King
acted as secretary. Rev. A. NJ. Green OF
Louisiana offered the opening prayer Short
addresses were made by Thomas L. Jones,
Rev. j. Anderson Taylor. James. H. Hayes
of Richmond, Va; Rev. T A. Wallace, Rev.
Lewis c. Sheafe, w. Calvin Chase, Rev.
Mr.. Lee and James A. Cobb.
Resolutions strongly censuring the at
tempts to break down the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Constitution,
and requesting President Roosevelt to do
all in his power to prevent the rank and
fragrant Determinations which 1t is al
legged are practiced against the negro in the
District of Columbia 'in public places OF
amusement and entertainment were
passed.
A paper entitled an Address to the Coun-
try was read by w. Calvin Chase, which
censured those attacking the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments: Endorsed the re-
publican adminStra ton; commended the re-
publican clubs of the state of Pennsylvania
for having issued a call for a national suf-
fraSe convention; pledged the league just
formed in this city to the support and aid
of national headquarters here. and an
nounced to the republican clubs of the vart-
Gus states that the convention would meet
in this city December IA, 1903, in Conven-
ton Hall.
Race discrimination in the District of Co
lumbia was the keynote of a paper read by
c. c. Curtis in which special objection was
made to the alleged exclusion of negroes
from juries, and asking that the President
appoint such judges for the Police Court
January 1, 1904, as would recognize the
equality of the two races
All of the speakers emphasized the fact
that the time had now come for the negro
to come forth and work out his own saliva
ton. All were of the opinion that the need
of the race is unity, and with this end in
view the local organization had been form
ed
w Calvin Chase. chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the organization, was
largely instrumental in the formation of
the local league, and he is of the opinion
that every state in the Union will be repre-
scented at the convention to be held here
In December. The only condition of men,
bership is that no man who is office
holder can belong to the league in any ca
Iacity. Other members of the executive
committee are Thomas l.. Jones, James H.
Hayes, J. Anderson Taylor, c. c. Curtis,
George H. White, p. A. Wallace and l.. M.
King.
The purposes of the league are declared
to be the obtaining OF the negroes rights
az the polls and in public places and po-
sitions, and the dissemination of useful
literature and instructions among the
voters of the colored race. In the future
the league will meet once every two weeks
in hall rented for the purpose.
Before the adjournment last night an
original poem was read by Lieutenant r. E.
S. Toomey entitled -effacement," eau
tioning the negroes against the idea that
passive submission and idleneSs can accom-
plish any good for the negro.