The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-14
Radical
Speeches
MADE BY DISCONTINUED NEG.
ROEs PROTESTING AGAINST
LOSS OF LEGISLATOR XIX ,
1t Advised

scwell, Ju 3 u express their
dissatisfaction political condl-
lions obtaining in the Republican
party in this county, about thirty
Negroes from Fayetteville, CIaremont
and this town held three-hour meet
ing in the Baptist church here this
afternoon.
D. w. Turner, of Fayetteville, who
signed the call, was chairman of the
temporary organization, and r. o.
Terry, of Sewell, secretary While the
committee on permanent organization
was mapping out the line or procedure
speeches OF the most radical nature
were delivered by a number of en-
surgentS', prominent among whom
was attorney T. l.. Sweeney, Of Fay
ettevllle, who was one of the two Me-
gro candidates for nomination for the
House Of Delegates. Mr.. Sweeney
was outspoken in his be1ief that COM
mittee rule and boss domination were
responsible for the failure of a Negro
to receive the nomination. He ex-
pressed the opinion, which was receiy-
ed with many marks of approval from
his auditors, that the Negroes who
posed as leaders in the county, were
acqulesc1ng in the political elimina-
ton Of their followers for a few loavee
ana fishes in the way of saloon licens-
es and petty jobs. His prescription
fer the disease affecting the party was
that his people vote the prohibition
Or socialist ticket at the coming cleo
ton.
The speakers following attuned
themselves to the keynote sounded
by attorney Sweeney but they did not
}al accept unreservedly his advice to
bolt the ticket. There was, however.
unanimity of opinion that something
should be done to show that thew
were not in accord with the actions
or the meeting held at Montgomery,
June 18th. John War, who has the
mail route between Fayette Station
and Fayetteville, repudiated the men.
who, he said, had set themselves I'D
as race leaders in the county, and
thought new deal advisable. In
other words, as at Montgomery, all
were deeply impressed with the neces-
sity of belling the cat, but how and
who should do the belling was not
agreed upon.
In line with the plans for organi-
Zatlon as proposed by the committee,
ID. w. Turner, Of Fayetteville, was
elected PRESIDENT; Geo. N. Nichols,
Cfarcmont, vice president; r. o.
Carey, SeWell, secretary; o. A. Pierce,
Fayetteville, assistant secretary, and
Il. T. Scott, Sewell, treasurer. The
president was empowered to appoint
a vice president from each Of the
seven magisterial districts in the
county and instructed to call another
meeting at Hawks Nest in August.
This was the convention of the rad
lcalS TO take steps expressive of their
dissatisfaction arising from the pri-
mary to- nominate the legislative az.d-
county ticket, but the meeting, outside
OF the speeches, did not disclose that
any more is to be expected of them
than Of the Montgomery meeting.
dominated by the conservative fac
ton. AS matter Of fact, 1t is be-
coming more and more apparent, I'M
fortunately, that no effective protest
will be made by theN Negroes of this
county against the passing Of their
Representative from the House Of
Delegates. Somebody Numbered at
the meeting Of the county executive
committee when the method of con-
Quoting the primary was adopted; as
q result the Negro candidates failed
OF nomination. Who the responsible
party IS, is not anything like so evf-
dent as the ultimate acceptance Of the
result Of the primary.