Evening star., 1924-08-03
COLORED VOTERS
BACK COOLIDGE
District Organization, Per-
fected, Will Bend Efforts
for Republican Ticket.

Colored voters throughout the coun-
try will remain loyal to the Repub-
lican party, and those who will vote
for La Toilette in November will be
few and far between, according to
the viewpoint expressed Friday night
by Thomas L. Jones, local attorney,
president of the Coolidge and Dawes
Republican League, at a meeting of
that organization of colored Republi-
cans in the District at 1924 New York
avenue.
President Jones was one of the two
delegates to the Cleveland conven-
tion from this city and since has Wis
tied several States and has been in
communication with colored leaders in
other sections. In his address he de-
clared that the colored men and
women are not unmindful of all that
the Republican party has done for
their race in the past and that they
approve of and have confidence in
Calvin Coolidge. He declared that
the Republican party has always been
the defender and protector of the
colored citizens of the Nation and
what advancement the race as whole
will achieve in the future will be
through the assistance of this party.
First Full Meeting.
This was the first meeting of the
league since its temporary organiZa-
tion, following almost Immediately
after the Cleveland convention, and
was perfected two weeks ago, when
officers and members of the executive
committee were elected. During the
course of his remarks Mr. Jones out
lined briefly the Republican platform,
and pointed to the accomplishments
Of the administration and Congress
since they have been in control of
the Government In outlining the
about its plans for the forthcoming
national campaign, Mr.. Jones said
that there are several thousand col
ored men and women living in the
District who are legal residents of
some State, and are entitled to vote.
1t will be the aim of the league to
see that these persons are properly
registered, and that they cast their
ballot when the time comes. The
league also will send speakers and
workers into Maryland and Delaware
and other States, not far distant, to
assist in getting out the Republican
vote.
Others who addressed the meeting
were: Miss Mamie Burroughs, princi-
pal of the National Baptist Training
School for Girls, at Lincoln Heights.
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Rev. William j. Jernagin, pastor of
Mount Carmel Baptist Church; Miss
Eva Chase and Mrs. Julia II. Layton.
Officers and Committees.
At the conclusion of the addresses
a constitution and bylaws was adopt
ed, and the following officers and
members of the executive committee
formally announced:
President Thomas L. Jones; vice
presidents, Francis Wells, Mrs Julia
H. Layton; Rev. William J. Jernagin
and Charles H. Marshall; secretary, j.
Franklin Wilson; assistant secretary.
Charles E. Robinson; treasurer. John
r. Hawkins, and assistant treasurer,
A. J. Gaskins.
Honorary presidents-William T.
Galliher of the Republican State COM
mittee of the District. who was chair
man of the District delegation to the
Cleveland convention: Edgar c. Sny
der, United States marshal of the
District; Rev. w. J. Howard, DR.. J.
ert H. Terrill. DR.. A. NJ. Curtis, Dr.
Emmett J. Scott, Mrs. Gabrielle Pei
ham and Rev. J. Milton Walton.
Members of the executive commit
tee-Thomas Walker, Dr. L. D. Will
liston, Richard c. Smoot, John F..
James A. Cox, Miss Nellie Burroughs,
DR.. Joseph a. Porter, DR.. r. H. Ship
ley, Richard r. Horner, Wakefield
Mckinley, Charles Freeman, Eugene
P Weldon. Miss Eva Chase, Leroy
Harvey, William Lee, DR.. Carl Talli-
fero and Herbert Akers.
This organization has been duly
recognized by the Republican State
committee of the District, the notice
to the effect, signed by Samuel ].
Prescott, chairman of the committee,
being read at Friday nights meeting.