Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-22

that the committees on credentials, per.
manent organization and platform b.
made up of three members from eacf
of the three supevisorial districts wal
adopted
The convention then adjourned unit
11:45 to give the chairman an oppor
tunity to name the committees, bu
which in reality already had beer
selected.
Color Line Is Drawn
During the recess, which time was
devoted to wire-puling and scheming
there were murmurings on the part OF
negro delegates because of their in
ability to get a bite to eat.
The murmurings broke into a storm
Immediately after The convention was
called to order.
Not restaurant in the place will
give black man crust of bread or a
piece of meat" declared w. E. Stanton,
representing precinct 104, Seventh
ward, Los Angeles.
Stanton's voice betrayed emotion. and
his first words were uttered almost be-
fore he was recognized by the chair.
1T looks to me-" continued Stanton,
that IN Republican state like Cali
fornia, with $4,000 negro votes, we
should not come here and be compelled
to eat at chill stand. Is it just that
the Cabrillo refuse us the privilege of
buying meal? Action should be taken
by this convention that would make us
feel that in this organizatio there is a
place for us.
THE Republican party is the party
of Abraham Lincoln, the emancipator
of our race, and the constitution of our
country declares that all men are born
free and equal. and yet we black men
are made to feel that we are not well
come in this place..
Stanton was cheered when he took his
seat, and there was an anxious look on
the faces of the party leaders. They
had hoped to avoid the color line propo-
sition--a ghost that rises at every Re-
publican convention--and it was sprung
with a suddenness that fairly took
away their breath.
Like a life belt came the Santa
Monica Bay Republican club.
Ben Hunter, secretary of the organ
izatlon, invited the negro delegates to
become the clubs guests at dinner, the
invitation was accepted and the con-
vention heaved a sigh of relief
Committees then were announced as
follows and the convention adjourned
until o'clock. while the committees
met to pass upon cut-and- dried re-
ports:
Committee on Credentials
DR.. Walter Lindley, Second district.
chairman.
First district. H. Goldman. Covina;
H. H. Mayberry, Alhambra; j. Coffin,
Whittier.
Second district--George H Starbuck,
Los Angeles; e E. Selph Los Angeles.
Third district-W. L. Sheldon, Los
Angeles; H. M. Hurd. Los Angeles; T.
w. Brotherton, Cahuenga.
Fourth district-D M. Sutherland,
Angeles; Lewis White, San Pedro.
Fifth district-J, A, Nelson, Los An
geles; F. E. Albright, Glendale; j. Fl.
Jeffries, Los Angeles.
Permanent Organization
John Daley, Long Beach, Fourth dis
triet. chairman
First district-Ed. Lockett, Pasa-
dena; j. w. Calvert, Azusa; Palmer
Ashton, Pomona.
Second district-M. T. White, Los An
geles; oscar c. Mueller, Los Angeles;
A. M. Cate, Los Angeles.
Third district George Knarr, Holly
wood; Herman C. Lichtenberger, Los
Angeles; j.. H. Wright, Los Angeles.
Fourth district-Willis H. Booth. Los
Angeles; w. M. Bowen, Los Angeles
Fifth district-C. o. Winters, Los AN
seles; David Martin, Los Angeles; Fl.
c. Hubbard. San Fernando.
Resolutions
Edwin A. Meserve, chairman, Los An
sees, Fourth supervisorial district
First district-George s. Phillips, Po-