The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-27
LONE VOICE FOR ROOSEVELT
vUJTE VOHAN BREAKS IN At A
NEGRO MASS MEETING.

"a converGant with fourteen languages,
L,srted herself Unexpectedly into the pro-
s.sdlngs OF a negro mass meeting in CO.
S,mbus Hall, West slxtleth street, last night
nd started a rumpuS that could have been
h.ard for half a mile.
A negro editor from Chicago, j. Max
p,Tber. was speechmaking when Mrs.
g,,s an entered the hall, took a seat In the
,roptr Of the gallery and leaned over the
better 20 hear.
.Lre we going to let Theodore Roosevelt
MEX Us in the faoel' inquired Barber, and
sone 1900 negroes yelled -Nol'
Are We going to let this man Roosevelt
init in our eyes he shouted, and another
veil OF 'No-o-o-ol' went up,
.Can Theodore Roosevelt say to the
negroes OF America before election, Come
an honey, and after election, Go TO he'll,
voi black rasoals?'' Barber asked, and once
more there was a roar Of 'Nol You bet he
can't
Al that point Mrs. Hansen jumped up,
: shook her fist toward the stage and spoke
her mind.
you can't talk about Roosevelt that way
with Inc sitting around hereI' she cried
Il won't stand for it
But her voice was lost In the tumult OF
noises from the auditorium:
sPut her out!'
somebody open a window and let her
issue FORTH
careful, men, don't do anything rash
Bshop Alexander Walters, who was IN
charge Of the meeting, finally got the racket
oieted 30 his own voice could be heard.
H. appealed 10 the excited woman to be
onfet and urged the negroes TO cit still.
By that time the c~aretaker OF the hall had
S6t IN 10 the gallery and was .pacifying
Mrs. Hansen. Finally he persuaded her TO
lsav e. bur As abe went her voice in indignant
diminuando could be- heard floating down
The stairway and out into the street.
The primary purpose Of the mass meeting
was 10 demand representation at the ne
pubican national convention in Chicago
lar the negroes Of this State who do not
want 10 see Secretary Taft, or anybody else
friendly to President Roosevelt, nominated.
Gov. Hughes was invited TO attend, but he
wrote Bishop Walters a letter saying that he
was too busy az Albany just now. lie sent
assurances Of his interest in anything that
pe1ained to the welfare Of the colored
citizens
But it was a telegram fr ON W. z. B.
Dubois Of Georgia that exploded the cheers.
Regret absence it read, III TAFT beats
Foraker and Hughes, negroes must vote
Tor BRYAN. Avowed enemy better than
false friends
There were yells from all over the hall,
cheers for Senator F~oraker-'God bless
Foraker'-then a roar Of 'Amens'' Also
much hurrahing for Gov. Hughes. with
wells thrown in, Remember Brownsville,
sDon't fall for Bill Taft's bunk Wen
vote for Bryan II we can't get Foraker or
Hughesl' amen to that
j c. AyleT. wto Is a lawyer, introduced
Bishop Walters when the house quieted'
The Bishop said the negroes were there az
black Republicans TO make their views
known to the Republican party all over
the country. II they couldn't get Gllchrtst
Stew art sent as a delegate 10 represent them
a. Chicago the party would hear something
drop.
At the outset the Bishop praised Senator
Foraker for his defence Of the negro bat,
talon discharged by the President and said
then that the meeting wanted 70 go on
record a. opposed 10 Mr.. Taft,
The President and Secretary TAFT have
only retreated' step by step when driven 10
il by Senator ForakeT-God bless his mem
orv lshouts, cheers and Kisses for the Preei,
dentl, a fair press and party policy, sun
We are told they are our best friendsl Cr1es
Of sNol' sWe'll vote the Democratic
tcket.'l How can any sane man believe
this in the face Of the factsI With such a
record how can any but ~sycophants ana tAe
ubservient vote either for the President
or his Secretary Of War; Never! never!
never! Cheers.
with thousands on thousands Of negroes
it is either the grave and noble Foraker
or that able, cool headed and conscientious
Hughes that we will support. Wells and
hurrahs for the Governor and the SENATOR
We are asked what has Gov. Hughes done TO
deserve u support. He has enforced the
Constitution Of this State! That's enough.
isn't itl Many voices You bet u 49,
Roosevelt don'tl'l Taft is neither cool
headed or conscientious. We are going 10
beat him for the nomination, and II he
should be nominated we are going to beat
him for the election. lCheersl A vote Tor
Taft means a vote for Roosevelt, and rather
than that we'll run like rabbits from the
polls. Shouts.
Editor Barber Of Chicago got the plat
form then and encountered the dlsfavor
NJ Mrs. Amelia Charlotte Hansen. After
her departure he wanted to know why a
Republican President should favor Southern
sentiment against the negroes.
Didn't we helm make him Governor OF
New York and President Of the United
States1' he shouted. Didn't negro soldiers
ave his life at San Juan Hill? He has fine
gratitude, that mani I'm tired Of the con
game we Colored men are getting, the
Afy before election and the kicks after
the votes are all in. Applause and cheer
ing Why can't black men stand on their
own feet instead Of running around and
saying that everything the whites do il
all night?
We'd like to see Senator Foraker get the
domination, but II he CAPT why I'm here
10 tell you that Gov. Hughes could poll
The entire negro vote of the country. From
him We would get a square deal, not a
dreuching draught Of vapid talk before
election and tho rawest kind OF a deal after.
laughter and Cheers.l Foraker and
Hughes are men, not like the Tillmans and
Vardamans Of a long line OF Southern
~scoundrels who sit in Congress and Deneve
that the idiot grandchild Of a rebel General
shelter than a black gentleman.
There were more spoeohea from the Rev.
8. l.. Corrothers Of Washington, Editor
Nunroe Trotter Of Massachusetts. the Rev.
&c. Ransom Of this city, II. Douglass Wet
moro and A. B. Cosey Of New Jersey, and
finally Bishop Walters proposed a ret OF
resolutions for adoption.
They set forth that 10000 colored voters
II this town we're entitled TO a delegate OF
her own color at Chicago. Concerning
Gov. Hughes the resolutions read:
In a day when demagogy is rampant we
IRE glad that New York can offer to the
country such a sane and sober man as
Hughes. He would make a great Presi-
Dent
Senator Foraker was Endorsed with 'In
him the nation has a brave, true statesman
and a man worthy to oil the shoes Of Lin
coin. The colored people Of this country
feel that they owe him a lasting debt OF
gratitude and send him greetings and best
wishes"
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