Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-04
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ALL SIGNS Of TROUBLE PASSED
Represe ntative Negroes Attend SEES
sion and Lend Their Assistance, In
Strengthening Out oiffeuIty-Mes-
srs Gayle and keIlum Heard From

The special committee OF five re-
ported to the mass meeting Of East
End citizens in Pet2o!d's ball last
night that IL had held satisfactory
conference with T.. c. Brown ana ).
Thomas NewsOme, colorcd. relative to
having the negroes residing in the
white reside initial section OF East End
move back to the negro sections OF
tn, city; that all Of the families Nv
ing In the white secticii r->,.sDI four
who had bought the houses they or-
cupy. had moved. and that these would
move IL the money they have paih o"
the property was refunded to them.
After some discussion another specia'
committee Of five was appointed 70
look into the advisabiiity Of reimbnrs.
ing the negro property owners. Com
posing this committee are: w. T.
Mess. chairman and Messrs. G. a.
NcAlpine. r.. l.. CENTS and G. w.
Whitley and !. Thomas Newsome.
Neoroes Attend Meeting.
J Thomas Newsome. Z. {. Brown
and ]. II. Hawkins and F. S. Furr. all
colored. were present at The meeting.
The last two nomed live on Twenty
seventh street between Chestnut ave
me and Oak avenue. Newsome was
called upon to speak and Responded
ly saying that there was no DISPOSE
ton on the part of the negroes 10
have any trouble with the white peo-
ME thai they wanted harmony and
ncace between the races ana tnat
they were rcadv and willing to do
anything in their power to pronnct
that end. He went on to say that
some OF the negroes had been taken
in" by the real estate dealers and
others and had bought property in
the white section: that the purchasers
really were not to blame and that ne
believed it would be only fair 70 re-
turn to them the amount OF money
they have paid for their property FUR
and Hawkins also spoke. both saying
they were willing to move from
Twcnty-seventh street II they were
reimbursed for their property.
About 70 men attended the meeting
and the session was marked by harmo'
nv and conservatism. The specla'
, committee Of FIVE was discharged WIN
: setors thiss meeting adjourned Coun
Gilman Kelium, CT the Second ward
who had been accused OF trying to
rent houses on Twenty-third stree'
near wickham avenue to negroes
asked for the privilege Of the floor
and III spoke for nearly an hour. He
denied renting any hc::s-s and deciar'
cd that he was Coins. 20 sift the mat
ter to the bottom and if he found VINO
had started the reports about his rent
ing to negroes he would sue them.
Mr.. Gayle Denies.
Mr.. G. W. whitley. a member OF the
SD ,cial committee. who arrived at the
me ting late in the evening. reporter
that nc had conferred with Mr. ".
w GAYLE relative to the reports that
the latter had sold house on Twenty
third street to a negro family and Ar
Gayle had written him in reply. The
letter was read ny Attorney Moss.
Mr. GAYLE stated that he did not own
any houses on Twenty-third street in
tho section in question and that he
had not soil house there TO negroes
The now committee of Ave will hold
a m citing tomorrow afternoon tn
formulate a plan of action. II will
make a report to The mass meeting
next Thursday night.