The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-27
WOMEN WILL GUARD TILLMAN.
REFUSE NEGROES $4,000 OFFER
TO CALL OFF LECTURE.
Blacks Threaten Legal Proceedings m
Are Defed by Mrs. keeler. Agent Of
Hospital senator's Address Is to BENEFIT
Says She'll Meet TilIman ut Train.

Says She'll Meet TiIiman ut Train.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2e.-Threats Of legal pro-
cceedings to prevent Senator Tillman from
speaking tomorrow evening at Orchestra
Hall and promises of $1,000 indemnity TO
the promoters IL they would call OF the
lecture were made by a delegation Of
negroes In an interview with Mrs. j. Keller,
financial agent of the Chicago Union Hos-
pital, in her Office to-day.
Before the interview began Mrs. Keller
said she regarded the men who had made
the appointment as intellectual members Of
their race and stoutly declared that while
they might intimidate Mayor Dunno
they could not intimidate7 her as she lis the
daughter of a soldier who fought to free the
slaves"
In fact, she proposes to meet Senator
Tillman on his arrival tomorrow to act a.
his -bodyguard," with the assistance of a
woman member OF the hospital board.
The Rev. Mr.. Carey began the interview.
He said there was an unusual amount Of
race antagonism in Chicago at present
following the recent election. He said that
one man was in the hospital az a result of
fights growing out of the disturbed state Of
feeling, and that a lecture by n Till
man would only infiame that feeling.
Senator Tillman will speak" Mrs. Keller
replied, resolutely, emphasizing the will"
DIR. Carey shook his head slowly, and
said one word;
-Maybe?"
What do you mean? Only death will
prevent him." replied Mrs. Keller.
DR.. Bentley took up the lines. There
: are legal ways, Mrs. Keeler," he said.
"Dr. Bentley, l expect you to stand by
me in giving this lecture for Charity said
Mrs. Keeler, with feeling. DR.. Bentley
had made the appointment for the inter
view.
There will be violence" replied the
negro.
After the interview DR.. Carey, DR.. Bentley
and Mr.. Taylor refused to say what line
of legal action they would take. They
intimsted, however, that Mayor Dunno
had limited at a legal method Of procedure
to them in their interview yesterday. DR..
Carey said:
Mayor Dunno said there was no way
by which he could keep Tillman from talk
inR-that is, no way as Mayor.
why, if Roosevelt himself, after he
retires from the Presidency, was announced
for a lecture, you would try to stop him."
said Mrs. Keller to the negro committee.
mo, he's made only one recent mistake.
There are only three public speakers whom
we want to stop, replied Dr. Carey. They
are Vardaman, the Governor OF Mississippi,
John Temple Graves and Tillman. They
represent opposition TO the advancement
of our race. They are the men who would
strip the colored man of all intellectual
qualities and make him out a brute"
The example Of Cleveland women was
cited to Mrs. Keller by DR.. Carey. THE
women there had engaged Tillman for a
charity lecture, but when they saw IL created
feeling they cancelled the date said the
spokesman. Cant Chicago women do as
much?"
The colored people, Mr.. Taylor said. were
ready to raise 500, which they understood
TO be Senator Tillmsn's charge. Mrs. Keller
said the hospital expected to take in from
5000 to 81 900.
Finally the negroes offered Mrs. Keller
5000 for the hospital if she would nave
Senator Tillmau's lecture date cancelled.
They did not ak further about legal
proceedings, not wishing to show their
hand" said Mrs. Keller after the COM
mittee had gone. But they offered the
5000. OF course | turned it down. That
lecture will be given. I expect the house
to be full, too"
AS soon as the negroes had left her Office
Mrs. Keller called up Attorney Miles =.
Mason, who has consented to preside at the
Tillnau meeting. There IL no legal action
whereby they can Prevent Senator Tillman
from lecturing, p" Mr.. Mason said TO her.