Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-12
WALTERS ELECTED PRESIDENT

Inc second annual meeting OF the
National Negro American Political
League, which name has been chang
ed to National Independent Political
League, met here Wednesday morn
ing at the Dunbar theatre, owned by
a colored man named after the poet
Dunbar, 1897 Mt. Vernon avenue.
and held executive sessions on
Wednesday and Thursday Public
meetings were held each night. the
speakers being DR.. J. a. Robbins. w.
Monroe Trotter. Boston: Francis II.
Warren, Detroit; J. Nj. Summers.
Vernon: Geo. W. Johnson, Cleveland,
and Gov. Harmon Of Ohio. Wednes-
day night, and w. +. s. Cook of
Maryland. son of Captain Cook,
trusted lieutenant Of John Brown,
and with him executed Jason Brown
son Of John Brown. the martyr; Elk
Gov. Campbell Of Ohio, abstitionist
and Democrat. and T. II. A. Moore of
Johnstown. Pa. who read the address
20 TIE country, this meeting being a
celebration of the fftieth anniver-
sary of John Browns death.
A full set Of officers were elected.
with Bishop Alexander Walters as
president. and an address which con-
demned President Taft for his South
ern policy. styling him the ''presi-
Dental apostle OF Acknowledgement
and the color line in executive APP
pOintments; demanding Of congress
reduction OF representation under
the fourteenth amendment. urging
that lynching be put under federal
Jurisdiction, commencing Justice
Harlan and Ex-senator Foraker and
the maligned "carpet-bag" statesman
OF a,
pend ent organized use Of the ballot
20 colored Americans TO stop the new
slavery in industry. civil life, polit-
zeal rights and judicial procedure,
ending with an appeal to all Ameri-
cans to rise and put an end 20 the
color line iniquity.
The oricers Of the convention were
Chairman, William Monroe Trotter.
of Boston. Editor of the Guardian:
Recording Secretary, DR.. J. L. John
son. Greenville. Ohio: Sergeant-at-
arms. Dallas Cooper Of Cleveland.
Jason Brown. who was the guest
OF the convention, Joined the league
and paid his dues for two years in
advance. His expenses to Columbus
were donated by Boston white friends
Of freedom. A women's auxiliary aid
association was voted and a bureau
for labor statistics.
The officers elected. address to the
country and story OF the convention
are best told in the following news
reports OF the white press OF Column
bus:
The National Negro American
League In Convention composed OF
30 delegates. representing 10 states.
with proxies representing IL other
states, yesterday adopted an appeal
to the country which attacks Presi-
dent Taft's policy in the making of
federal appointments in the South
elected officers and rendered an in
teresting program last evening.
These officers were elected Presi-
dent, Bishop Alexander Walters. New
York; LIST Vice President, Geo. W
johnson, Cleveland; End Vice Presi-
dent. Bishop II. NJ. Turner. Atlanta:
3rd Vice President. Rev. Byron Gun
ner. Hillburn, n. Y: 4th vice presi-
dent. f. T. Morris, Cambridge, Mass
9th Vice President, George c. Ross,
Denver; 9th Vice President, w. A.
Hawkins, Baltimore; Recording Sec
rotary, w. G. Payne, Alexandria, Va
Asst. Recording Secretary, T. II. A.
Moore, JohnStown, Pa; Correspond
ing Secretary. w. NJ. Trotter. Bos-
ton; Financial Secretary, Rev l.. G.
Jordan, Louisville; Treasurer, Rev.
A. II. Grimke. Washington; Sergeant
alarms. J. r. Ckurchman, Newark
n. J.; National Organizer, Bishop ]
NJ Waldron. Washington; Assistant
Organizer, Rev. A. w. Adams, Nor
witch, Conn.
Executive Committee: Bishop Wal
ters; Rev. G. r. Waller. Maryland;
DR.. J. b. Stubs. Delaware: francis
II. Warren, Michigan; j. NJ. Sum
mers, Xenia; f. W. Moore. Pennsyl-
vania; w. II. Scott. Massachusetts:
DR.. J. l.. Johnson, GreenviIle; ]. III.
Wiley. Rhode Island; S. l.. Carruth-
ers, Washington; c. r. Bentley, Hli-
nois; j. r. Clifford, West Virginia
Granville Martin. New York; DR.. o.
w. Waller, New York; S. p. Hood.
New Jersey; A. E. Manning. Indiana.
Address to Country, Issued by the
National Independent Political
League at its End Annual Meeting
IN Columbus, Ohio, May 1927,
1909.
The National Negro American
League in its second annual Conven-
ton assembled, send greetings to all
lovers OF justice and believers in DO
iitical rectitude according to the ma
TONS laws.
Since our last Convention held in
the city OF Philadelphia, a President
of the United States has been elect
ed, and has defined and entered up
on a policy Of retrogression on the
great principles of political equality
vouchsafed to all American citizens
by the nations fundamental law.
And We find ourselves In the midst
OF the political crisis there announ-
ced. TIL League has no apologies
10 offer, because OF its advice then
given To defeat William Howard Taft
for President.
His inaugural in its reference to
the Negro was essentially an invita-
ton TO all greedy and prejldiced
white men to get busy and make Il
appear that there was strenuous on
position to any proposed Negro an
pointment in every community In the
nation, and thus give the President
an excuse for Negro Reputation in
making political appointment.
And further, it was a tacit justifi-