The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-29
NEGROES ARE TO MEET
sUEGRsA0R ASSOCIATION WILL
 DISCUSS GILES CASE.
Colored Litigant Says Two More of of His Suits Will Go to the
 United States Su-
 preme Court.

The Colored Mems Suffrage Association oi Alabama, of which. Jackson w. Giles IS President, will meet in Montgomery on May D. and Giles says 200 delegates representing every section of the State, VIII be present.
 The Association was organized to pro- lest against the new Constitution of Ala Dama and It's support is behind the liti- gation which Giles has been conducting against the Board of Registrars of Mont- gomery County on account of it's refusal to register Giles as qualified eiector.
 A considerable sum of money was raised Tn the courts and 1t is expected that the status of the several suits filed by Giles VIII be the principal subject of discus sion by the meeting of negroes.
 Giles said yesterday that the two cases affirmed against him recently By the Su- preme Court of Alabams would be ap- pealed to the United States Supreme Court and that the negroes confidently expected more success than was achieved Tn the equit.' case appealed from the United States District Court and decided Monday against Giles by the United States Supreme Court.
 The two cases decided recently by the State Supreme Court were a suit for dam ages against the Board of Registrars and a petition for a mandamus to compel the Board to register Giles. The lower court decided against Giles and the State Su- prene Court affirmed the lower court.
 eticS Sdtu gcbtcIudy that wHcH ffc Wttt to register the Board of Registrars re- quired him to secure a certificate of good character from two white men. This he refused to do ard was denied registration. Milford H. Smith, a negro lawyer of New York, was employed by the Colored Mems Suffrage Association to represent Giles in the courts, Giles intimated yes terday that the negroes felt that Smith had made signal failure in conducting the litigation. He said that additional counsel would he employed to assist Smith
 It Is probable that one of the principal subjects to be discussed by tile forth coming negro convention will be the rais- ing of more money.
 A mass meeting of the Republicans of Alabama friendly to President Roosevelt has been called for May 6 in Montgomery and Giles calls attention to the signifi- canoe of the two meetings being held nere on the same date.
 According to the statements of promot- CTS of the Roosevelt meeting there cannot be any connection between the two gath erings. The promoters of the Roosevelt meeting have declared 5hat positively no one, not a qualified voter, would be ad- mitted to their meeting. The Colored Mems Suffrage Association is presumably composed of negroes who were not reg istered. In fact number Of negroes who were registered ed have openly repudiated this organization to protest against the Constitution.
 The negro organization had it's birth in Montgomery and it is said that it has not received any considerable sympathy outside this city. The officers of the As- sociation are Jackson w. Giles, Presi- dent; Rev. A. J. Rogers, Secretary; Bish- op J. w. Alstork Chairman Executive Committee, and J. w. Adams. Treasurer. All of these negroes reside in Montgom- cry.
 The Association will assemble in Dor sette's Hall on Dexter Avenue, at noon of May 5. and Giles declares that he has asurances that fully 200 visiting negroes will be present.
 Since his active identity with the Suf- frage Association began Giles has lost his position as a mail carrier at the Mont gomery Postoffice. He is conducting a small store on Highland Avenue and Watts Street.