The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-12
BROKE UP
CONVENTION
. r: y. WITH GUNS
PISTOLS POTENT FACTOR
IN DIscoURAGING
NEGRO MEETING
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SANGO DECLARES j M HARRIS
"pUT OUT THE POISON"
Guthrie White Lawyer Also
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Accused Of InciiIng IatImi-
datiOn Methods
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Special to The Leader.

special 10 The Leader.
Nluskogce, Okla, Sept. IA. G.
w. Sango. the negro leader, who call
ed a state convention Of negroes at
the negro town OF Bolcy to fight the
grandfather amendment, has return.
ed to Muskogee with the statement
that "you cant do any business in q
niger town and that the only place
for Il Niger convention 10 be held
Is where there are white officers TO
keep crder' This followed an at
tempted meeting at Boley last Thurs
day, which was bronen up and adj
iourned 10 meet in Weleetka. meet
ing that passed resolution endorsing
the party OF Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley
Roosevelt aud Jim Harris. ana con
demnng President Taft as the only
Republican president who had repudl-
ated the platform on which ne was
elected
There was big dongs at l,oley The
convention was called for the purpose
OF raising funds and organizing to ot
pcsc the enforcement OF the grtndlath'
er clause amendment 10 the constl-
tuition at the November election. But
there was no organizing. except the
convention was adjourned with six
shooter, and the only money that was
raised was 10 bits which Sango pnt
up for coal oil to light the First Bap-
list church, and later $3.50 for the use
of an airdome. Alter he had paid for
the oil to light the church he found
that the church door had been barred
and when he relied the airdome nc
discovered that the opposition" had
piled stones. a ton OF them, on the
roof OF an adjoining building, to toss
down on the heads OF the convention,
ii II didn't suit them
The convention was called 10 order
by Sango ald some committees were
appointed. among them a resolution
committee. It was this committee
that brought out the endorsement OF
/ Jim Harris and the censure OF Taft.
| The adoption CT this report broke
up the meeting, Sango refused to re-
cognize a man who wanted 10 speak
on the resolution. and there was an up
( roar. Ia
About 200 citizens Of Boley had been
sworn in as special peace officers IN
/ advance. All carried siN-sho0ters
While Sangc waited for, the turmoil to
subside big negro approached from
| the side and announces. "Ah am the
/ chairman OF dis convention an sne
an adjourned
SangO looked around to see who had
taken charge OF his meeting. The new
chairman Was toying with big hoae
handled six-shocter, and as Sango
looked up and saw gang rudy q
start the stones tumDling from the
root. he informed all who could hear
| that he guessed the meeting was al
! ioufned.
/ II was. For at that time ballyho
! band hired for The purpose came along
4 by the convention, promising a free
show out at the edge OF town. The
delegates followed the band off and
that was the last that Sango saw OF
his convention.
III was Jim Harris who put out the
poison says Sango. He hireUt that
white lawyer. Chapel. from Guthrie
to go down and load up for me. Har-
RS wanted the 'niggers TO pu up some
money for the campaign committee
instead of giving IL 10 the purpose OF
defending the negroes"
Chapel did good job. Not only
was the negro town OF i,oey loaded
against inc convention. but It was
armed. and the visitors were met with
The pleasant announcement that the
/ jail just over the hill vas waiting Tor
them There were mere people IN
i,oley than there were delegates, and
they We're carrying six-shooters. II
was sooa apparent that Chapel had
done his work well If his chief mo-
tive was to control the convention
4 After nightfall, when they thought
II safe. Sango and n number of the
faithful gathered together and decided