"Between the Devil and the Deep Sea": The Campaign of 1897
Notes:
About the Case of George Wellington Bryant: George Wellington Bryant came to Baltimore in the 1890s. Successful early in life, his arrival exemplified in many ways the attraction that Baltimore had for up-and-coming black elites. Securing a post as a Sanitation District Supervisor for the downtown area, Bryant quickly established himself as a source of pride and symbol of progress for the burgeoning black middle class. His fall from grace therefore was painful pill to swallow. See: "George Wellington Bryant" Washington Bee October 1896.
About the Citizens Committee of One Hundred Convention, March 11, 1897 and aftermath: See: "Want the Spoils," the Baltimore Sun, March 12, 1897; "The Threaten to Bolt," Baltimore American, March 12, 1897; Editorial, Afro American, March 27, 1897; "Bossism Epidemic," the Baltimore Sun, April 3, 1897; Editorial, Afro American, April 17, 1897.
About the Citizens Committee of One Hundred Convention, May 12, 1897 and aftermath: See: "Stirring Things Up," the Baltimore Sun, May 13, 1897; "Colored Men Are Hot," Baltimore American, May 13, 1897.
About Republican State Conventions and Nominations, Promises of Black Representation, Summer 1897: "Happy Malster Men," the Baltimore Sun, August 25, 1897; "Republican Politics," the Baltimore American, September 5, 1897; "The Republican Ticket," the Baltimore American, September 8, 1897; "Primary Elections," the Baltimore Sun, September 8, 1897; "A Large Vote Polled," and "the Colored Voter," the Baltimore American, September 10, 1897.
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