The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-08-18
Strong Organi-
zQti0n Formed
More Than 400 Leading Negroes Attend United
For Republic Success Harmony Reigned-
Samuel Cnder Elected President.

L
ing coloresi citizrns Of Mcdowell county
sssrmble'd in the court house at W-lch
Saturday At la % clork a m In rr-,,on-.,
20 . call issued by - committ... rom.,o-..i
of representative oi each mryistrrisl dis
trirt- Every district in the county Wa
we'll represented by many oi the leading
men IN the communities Who were de-
tssriniussi a. form strong. rff.~.tlv.. or-
ganizstion for the al, snr-rnrnt of tl,-
race and the suesess oi the Republican
party.
| Promptly at ." "'cl"ck S.Iuirr William
S2ddler. at Elkhorn. Wee president of
the Old drfunrt organization called th..
meeting Ia order and called Prof ~. G.
Colensn. manager of The West Nirvi
Tribune. to tl,e char a. trin,sorary char
man and Attorney = B Moon. A. tenn
porary secretary. Prayer wa- offered hy
Rev. W. q. elements. of Cnalwoad an.l
the call WAS read by T. Eiwsrd IIll.
The temporary organization wa- mad.
permanent A motinn prev vailsSi author
'zing the chairman so appoint the follow
ing c"mmitt-,s: Rules, Constitution.
selectinn Of Executive Committee an.I
Address to the Voters each committ...
u lie composed of one m-rnl,-r from
each district- While the chairman wa-
making up his eommitt-s.- MIR. Thomas
tray of S~itehbark pre-i,is~i and -l~---h
~ were delivered 10y Editor NJ 4. Whit
tieo, w. III. Dr-wry, Dr. W D.. Col-,n.
Owen Galloway and others
COMMITTEES ANNotINCED
| Chairman Coleman announced tl,..
following coinmittses
| Ruls~-w. M. Ss.ldler, chairman
hlkhorn, sam Elliott. browns Creek
Dr j. r.. Hereford. Northfork X !.
Wormlev. Arfkin: Geo. Slello-t. sandy
River; A. e.. Allen. big Cr~-k
| constitutional Ei~ard Hin. chair
man. Browns Oreek C.c. Frne. AdkIn
W. III. Drwry, N"rthfork Af~ I.rown
tlkhorn, Wsair Brown, Big Greek ROD
AMI Addison. Sandy River.
Nomination of Executive Com Nj
T. Whittico. chairman. Brown- Creek !.
u III. Rice. Northfork . g. Mack
Elkhorn, George Anderson. big Creek
;. Is Moon. Adkin. w Fields. SANDY
ki ser.
Address u Not-rs-S a. Moon. GA
Adkln, w. l.. Col-on. Bro~n- Cr..k
X r. Morgan. Northfork !. 4. Ai~xan-
d's. kikhorn. I'etr Williams. Isig Cr,.-k 4.
Will Terry. sandy River
While the cornmItL-ss wrre perform
ing their duties sIee'-h making was con-
tfnuesi, all OF the SPEAKERS exprs-se,i
th~mss-lve~ as be.ng va Irarty arcord
with the movement whirl they -nid wa-
timely and In respon-e to tlse will 81 the
mas of colored voters in MrDo~ell cpnn
~. AZ this point = t.legrA am VA r,~siv-
ell and real from lsssc Noel of tie Adm
t.nt Generals Ofice in Charls-ton
plcsising las support to the organization.
The Committee on Rule- male IT. re-
pDrt winch ws- aiopts.I
CONSTITUTIONS
The ComBItt-e on Constitution r.
ported constitution which Irovri..d for
the election of president, one sire t.f.---
ident from earh district. recording, cor
Responding and financial -erretari.--.
treasurer, chaplain, an executive com
fnittee coslps-ri 81 one meInirr from,
each voting prscinct IN which there arr
Negro voters. 70 t- select-.i by con-
m'ttee st this meeting. one hall oi whom
sill serve until September, 1915 AMI the
other half hold over until sept 1915.
Beginning with IgI9 mesnf,er- Of the
executive cotnnItts-e are u be -~lrrt.-i
by the precinct clul- and recommended
- the bosiy. In sddltiOn u tie exe~u-
tive committee other committees are BRO
vidsd - follows Stste campaign finance.
~ rsi-e funds - All in maintaining tl,s.
coiored bure.u st kepul,licsn -tste head
quarters: LEGAL finance committee o. rai-,.
iuDds % maintain the organization. a
campaign committee cosnpr-ed ~ the
vice presidents Of tie organization o. co
Operate vith the Kspublicsn county exe-
cutive COMMITTEE m pro-e--utfnr Iic cam
psign; orssnizstsos Committee O. organ-
we and snpervi-e Republican ciul- IN
each precinct. entertainment e0mmittee.
n -isrr pisces Of nesting. provide ~
csptions. bsDqnets. etc
NEW DEPARTURE
eiy'c committee compo-ei oi nine
teen meDi~rs. among whom are o. ~
lawyers, physicians. tearber-. miners.
dent'sss, Newspaper men. presrlber~ and
three women - provided for Tins com
nitses . 10 look after the moral. religi-
cus, sanitary. labor and educational con
dit'ons Of the rare in the county. IL -
~ investigate the criminal record, suggest
vsys Of reducing same, endesvor to inn
prove the home life of the race and p~r-
form many other -nt'es Of civic and
sorsai sssnre- Is mag hold public mses-
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