The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-10-12
try. Music was by the Amphion Glee
Club, Prof. Layton, leader.
eth Annual Meeting of the Equal
Rights League.


Rev. Byron Gunner in the chair, the
morning session was opened with
prayer by Bishop G. l.. Blackwell of
Penn, 1870 delegates were enrolled
from 26 states. Rev. ]. E. Church
man was made recording secretary
pro TEN and j. L. Neill, D. c., with
S. T. Morris, Mass, and Mrs. R..
Goggins, Mich, were credentials COM
mittee. Bishop Alex Walters enrolled.
Committees were appointed on Dec
laration of Principles, DR.. w. A. Sim
clair, Penn, chairman; on racial or
ganization through the League, ]. E.
Churchman, N. j.; on segregation,
VIM. Warley, KY, chairman; on dis
franchisement; Rev. A. c. Randall,
Nd, chairman; on lynching, Mrs. l.
B. w. Barnett, ILL.,, chairman; on
nomination of officers, Rev. o. E.
Denniston, Mass, chairman; on in
dustrial movements, Rev. W. S. Gay,
Conn, chairman. After remarks by
Maj. w. J. Furlong, Mass, Mrs. Mary
James, Mass, and Levine J. Spen-
Ger, Del, adjournment was until af-
ternoon.
In the afternoon these committees
brought in strong reports which were
adopted.
Reduction of representation in
Congress, law by Congress making
lynching a federal crime, commit
tee to wait upon Congress, drastic
opposition to all sorts of race segre-
cation in institutions as well as pub
lie carriers and domicils and organi-
zation of the race by Colored leaders
were among the measures favored.
Condemn Wilson, Favor
Hughes.
A strong address to the country
was adopted scoring Wilson for his
race segregation and favoring Chas.
Hughes as the means by which to
put Wilson out. The address con-
tanned the following: Owing to the
alarming spread of Jim-Crowism we
declare an opposition to the whole
policy of race separation in public
and semi-public institutions, in places
open to the public as undemocratic
and un-American, denial of equal
ity of rights and destined to make
US social and civic outcasts.
The night mass meeting was like
the others, honored by a very large
audience. M. w. Spencer opened
Prayer was by Rev. o. E. Denniston
of Mass. Addresses were by Rev. B
Gunner, presiding officers, Mrs. Ida
B. Wells-Garnett, Bishop l. N. Ross
j. P. Peaker, Conn, Prof. Allen w.
Whaley, Mass, and VIM. Monroe
Trotter, Mass. The music was by
Miss Lillian Evans, soprano. A re-
ception to the delegates closed a most
successful three days convention.
The address to the country was
signed by DR.. VIM. A. Sinclair, Penn.
Hon. I. B. Allen, N. Y; Joseph H
Stewart, D. c.; Rev. Reverdy C. Ran
som, N. j.; Mrs. Ida B. w. Barnett,
ILL.,; E. T. Morris, Mass; Thos. Wal
ker, D. c.; Rev. G. w. Kent.
These officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, Byron Gunner, D. D., New
York; vice presidents, Rev. Reverdy,
Ransom, N. j., VIM. D. Brigham,
Mass, Rev. Harvey Johnson, D. D.,
Md, Rev, c. H. Stepteau, D. D., D.
c., Rev. Marion F. Sydes, D. D., r. l.,
Mrs. S. L. Adams, H.; Rev. John
Barnett, Va; Bishop ]. N. Ross, Rev.
w. c. Brown, D. c.; recording secre-
tary, James I. Neill, D. c.; assistant
recording secretary, VIM. Marley,
KY; corresponding secretary, w.
Monroe Trotter, Mass; assistant cor
responding secretary, Maurice w.
Spencer, Del; treasurer, Thomas
Walker, D. c.; financial secretary,
Or. w. A. Sinclair, Penn; assistant
financial secretary, A. Fitzholan Wal
lace, D. c.; chaplain, Rev. Oscar F.
Denniston, Mass; national organizer,
Rev. w. Spencer Carpenter, Pa. ;
Rev. James E. Churchman, N. j.;
assistant national organizer, Rev.
Arthur Randall, Nd, and an execu-
tive committee, NJ. w. Spencer, chair
man