Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-11-27
KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB
(By +. B. Cooper, President)


been hurled at our club and at the men of
Seattle in general. The criticisms have
generally come from sources from which en-
cOllragng remarks, or at least constructive
criticism would be expected. We have been
accused of having done nothing and still
doing nothing Now, we must admit that
III very tangible way we have not accomp-
lished a great deal. We have not been able
to place great number of persons in office
or gain any special concession for any par
tlcular person or persons but more careful
investigation will show that in funda-
mental and constructive way we have made
some progress. 1t must be borne in mind
that the Negro population of Seattle enjoy a
freedom not common to our people in many
sections OF the country, hence we have not
felt the need OF organization and are there
fore extremely diffident towards organizing
We should also remember that no manufac-
turer can produce manufactured goods,
which are his tangible results, until he has
secured and put in perfect order his manu-
featuring machinery. Our work thus far
has been confined very largely to securing
our machinery with which to produce our
tangible evidence.
When the present incumbent came into
office about year and half ago, the life
OF our club was at very low ebb. so much
last opportunity, but there were others.
however, who took the opposite view and
believed that with the proper effort we still
had chance Upon coming into office and
making a study of conditions we Immediate
ly brought OF the club certain recommended
tons for it's consideration, among which
were the following: LIST. Revivify the club
by increasing it's membership and creating
and developing in all classes of Negroes in
Seattle new political spirit. We recommend
ed that committee be appointed to divide
the city into districts and appoint captain
over each of these districts, who should enroll
name of every male Negro voter in our city
and prevail upon him to register.
We recommended that our executive COM
mittee confer with the executive committee
of the Women s Political Alliance, through
these committees harmonic the two clubs
and have them work along the same line for
a common cause to the same end. We be-
lieved that through this system more effect
i've work could be done for the whole We
further recommended that the club strive to
actively interest the Negro ministers of our
city and if possible have them pledge the
club their support. Prior to this time we
seemingly had overlooked the power and in
f1uence of our ministers.
of the state be organized into some form of
q state organization. Emphasis were laid
upon the idea Of getting our voters to regis
ter and vote, in fact we insisted that all of
our efforts should be directed to the ac-
complshment of this one thing-the para
mount issue-for without the accomplish
ment of this one thing we could not hope to
do much.
Our past record showed that while we had
talked great deal and made much noise
we had miserably failed in our registration
and voting DR.. Cardwell our former secre-
tary declared in 1916 that out Of mem
bership of 200 or more only 60 had regis
tered.
These recommendations were adopted by
the club as whole and we Immediately
proceeded to put them into practice. We
distrcted the city, appointed captains, as
signed them their respective districts and