The Denver star., 1916-09-23
ACTION
AT SHORTER.
N. A. A. c. P. Called Meeting to Discuss Segre
Meeting. Politicians Denounce Star.


President Should Resign or Repudiate Action
Shorters sacred platform and church were desecraed
Tuesday night because the NJ A. A. C. P thru President
Geo. w. Gross messenger of Secretary of State the Cap
and president of the body had called the people together
using the columns of the Star for of discussing
ways and take of the segregation
itaon and had permitted thru negligence, design his
failure properly guard the of the society," politics
into this worthy and deserving organization The
bad language reported to having been used by a. w.
Jackson. of Gov Carlson damnable sheet
dirty black guard, Never damnable and black
came out OF Hell and you ar while he in church
and after the meeting had been Rev. E.
Over pastor Of Zion Baptist Church who then presiding
Forty members joined told chat night among them
Mr.. Jackson and many loving people From all the
sources we int rvewed this is the
report it.
The meeting Tuesday night followed previous meet
ling Monday when ordinance was to be discussed
but neither the ordinance speakers had
been provided for and general discussion random
the consequence At this meetnG Tuesday night notices
Star invited public provide their de-
Tense against segregation the general impression
that Negroes protect and of
themselves and that politics would be allowed this
ganizaton This society advertised this distinctive feat
ure and Shorter crowded After few preminaries
and brief discussion of the BILL memberships we're called
for and 40 people joined paying their dollar told
among them Rev Over and J. w. Jackson and several of
most prominent and
o3o and ten Mr. Geo. W. Cross the president, gave
as an excuse that he had attend meeting the
State Capitol and compelled to leave but before
leaving he asked if there any more business to come
before the body, and it that time that w.
Jackson messenger of Governor recognized by Mr.
Gross just before he called Rev. Over the chair pre-
side Mr. Jackson also stated in Mr. Gross presence that
he had to attend this meeting the State Capitol but for
remained hruout the session and did leave
to to that State meeting somewhere in the Capitol
here that the Star denounced the the
articles attacking Gov Carlson Jim Crowsm and double
dealing called "a dirty backguard the
about Mr. Carlson "damnabe lies and the
that Carlson forces behind the segregation ordinance
was as damnable and black lie of He'll"
and he finished by prasing Governor Carlson kept
Jackson given his messengershp appointment over the
protest OF those who helped elect Gov Carlson Impoe
reference was made to teephoning all town
and advising Casons defeat because his supporters
behind the Jim crow ordinance Mrs. Isabelle Stewart
president OF the Colored Womans Republican League of
Colorado accepted the responsibility and replied after this
Mr. Chairman think person of whom Mr.
JACKSON spea ing was called while passing along the
street and asked whether knew about the meeting
that take place the City evening
to the segregation ordinance. OF course utterly
prsed as had never dreamed Of such thing and could
scarcely believe it, They informed of the meeting and
and advised to attend and left by saying al
movement made by Mr. Carlsonss supporters Not being
satisfied with this called Mr. asked he had
heard OF such movement what he thought asked
him to attend and he refused to go went down to the
city hall all alone and the only person in the
meeting. found not my disappointment, but very
much to chaRrn the situation had been reported to
me- found ONE Of the STRONGEST Carlson PRE-
ClNCTS in the CITY and headed by Eugene
Coh'g 2o77 Ogden st. strong Carlson Committeeman. H
(Continued age 4.