The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-01-13
BANQUET IN HONOR OF AT
TORNEY A. L. WILLIAMS


The people seem TO be awakening
to the great and glorious achievements
OF A. L. Williams, for whom this
paper has from time to time expressed
its approval to the general public
through its columns.
On last Monday evening, at the
Eighth Regiment Armory, at the ban
quet of the Public Life Insurance
Company. one Of the greatest and
largest ever given in the history Of a
commercial enterprise where our peo-
pie were concerned, Mr.. A. l.. Viii
liams there again expounded his ability
by making the entire audience, over
1000 people in this great hall, cheer
with gladpess by his eloquent adj
dress as one Of the directors and asso-
ciate counsel of the Public Life Insur-
ance Company, Mr.. Williams extolled
the virtues Of the organization and its
manager, Mr.. Alfred Clover; his re-
marks were superb and well received
and loudly cheered by the gigantic
audience.
At the Vincennes hotel, on Tuesday
evening, again a voluminous spread
was held by the executive committee
Of the Grove Brundage organization,
representing every precinct in the Sec
ond Ward AT this time Mr.. Viii
liams was present The dinner was
served by the management and after
wards resolutions were passed, among
loud applause, endorsing Mr.. Williams
as the only logical candidate in the
Second Ward who has accomplished
anything worth while in behalf of his
people and asking him to enter the
race for alderman of the Second
Ward. Several resolutions were read
at this meeting, which also extolled
Mr.. Williams ability as a lawyer and
business man.
After these resolutions were passed,
Mr.. Williams was. called upon to
make a speech, at which time he said.
Il appreciate the confidence reposed
in me by your loud cheering and the
sentiment expressed here tonight. But
at this time | will say to you, | am
not candidate for alderman Of the
Second Ward. have led the fights
for independent government for nine
years in this ward. l have spent
much OF my means and time in this
behalf. | have before been told that
| was the choice Of the people; and
have listened to this appeal, but at this
time, while / appreciate everything
you say here tonight, l cannot at this
time say to you that | am satisfied
in my mind that | am the choice Of
the people of the Second Ward"
Many speeches were made BY the
ladies and gentlemen commencing
Mr.. Williams for his noble effort and
accomplishments on behalf Of the col
ored people, not only of the city, but
the entire United States OF America.
One Of them said, while the
United States Government had failed
to pass an anti-lynching bill for the
protection, of its people from rioters
and the mob Mr.. Williams, in the
great city Of Chicago, was the one
who has done more than the entire
United States Congress BY making
the city of Chicago compensate the
dependents Of those who suffered at
the hands Of the said Infatuated mob
in 1919. If he could accomplish this
as citizen, / am satisfied that as an
alderman Of the city Of Chicago we
would have clean streets, clean alleys
and better sanitary condition for Us
to live in in this great Second Ware.
Many other speeches along the
same line were had and the meeting
broke up with great cheering and ap-
plause.