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The Colored Republican League Club
 

Kentucky Journal, Thursday, August 13, 1891, page 5
First in State

The colored Republicans of Campbell County last night organized a Republican League Club, the first of its kind in the State.  They elected officers as follows:
President, Nicholas Neblett
First Vice-President, Charles Johnson
Second Vice-President, Henry Letcher
Secretary, Grant Berry
Treasurer, William Moore
Executive Committee, Wash Rippleton, Daniel J Kerskins, George Turner, Robert Littleton and Hayden McConico.

Kentucky Journal, Friday, February 19, 1892, page 4

The Executive Committee of the Colored Republican League Club will meet this evening at the office of D J Herskins, No. 69 Fifth street.
 

Kentucky Journal, Friday, March 4, 1892, page 4
The Colored League

The Colored Republican League Club has elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
President Wash Rippleton
Vice President, C W H Johnson
Second Vice President, Harry Letcher
Secretary, Robert Littleton
Treasurer, W Moore
Executive Committee: T W Davis, James Murray, W Lumpkins and Thomas Herskins.

The club endorsed Collector Comingore for delegate to the National Republican Convention at Minneapolis and also passed resolutions endorsing the present Republican administration.
 

Kentucky Journal, Friday, July 15, 1892, page 4

The Chrispersadic Colored Republican League Club held an interesting meeting last Wednesday evening and will meet again next Monday evening at 8 o'clock.  Mr. Charles Johnson is President of the club.
 

Kentucky Journal, Friday, July 19, 1892, page 4

The Colored Republican League Club met last night at the Methodist church with President Wash Rippleton in the chair and Robert Littleton secretary.  The club is now eighty strong and increasing its membership daily.
 

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