The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-26
ON Fob DeLargc, colorcd, "noi to tear their

Sas3ortas. color2d, was elected secretary; and
ti,cn after numerous motions. amendments and
substitutes. 81 committee On credentials VAS ap.
rointed received the credentials, and retired IL
room in rear OF the stage.
1t was suggested that during the absence Of the
committee addresses should be delivered, and
"Eev.r Stamford, colorcd, was requested to speak
first Tic consented, and after thanking The con-
yent;on for tic honor conferred, and expressing
the interest he felt in the labor movement, the
hear. thrills Il gave him to see the "whitc and
colored men sitting side by side making edicts
for their constituents concluded with the opin-
ion that slavery was dead, "Juss bursted wide
open.n like the old fellows dog, which would
steal everything he could get. One day hc stole
and eat some yeast, which swel;eu and s"eied th
he bursted wide open.
FL. Moses. Jr., was next introduced. and was
rratifed to sec such an assemhiage OF peaceful
men, bent upon accomplishing peaceful ends;
men who had come to represent the interests OF
both the employer and employee-to close the
chasrn which now existed between them. He did
not sec WHY they could not live In harmony to-
cethcr. The colorcd people had forgotten the
wrongs they had Suffered at the hands OF their
former owners, ami had not sought TO aVen2e
| treir wrongs. but had come here in spirit OF
peace. to demand nothing but W ask Justice Of
tbc capitalists. TO whom they had looked IA vain
FOR some initiatory movement 10 give them the
Justice and fair compensation they sought. He
concluded with some rambling remarks, IN which
he advised the assembiagc no; 10 permit any one
to make the convention a political organization.
Loud calls were made for T. J. Mackey and ]. j..
Wright, colored but The majority desiring 20 hear
from the latter he smoke for several moments IN
The same strain OF "hi5 clear friend" Noses, but
no. half so well. lie came as representative OF
the laboring men Of beaufort County, where
there were more laborng men owning land tnan
in any other portion Of the Stale; ,ha> these Ia
boring men were coorcd men. The conduct Of
these men, in procuring themselves homes, he
praised very highly, aId then laid glorious
tribute to New England, where the laboring men
| "werc as much respected as any other class, "
md he wanted to sec that order OF things In
South Carolina, which would come TO pass if the
| laboring men would stand up to their rights.
Wright ceased speaking to hear the report Of
| the Committee on Crcdentia' o., after which every
other man wanted committee on permanent
organization, and to designate the number to
| serve on it. This squahblirg was settled by the
amounting of q member from each county repre-
| scntcd This committee retired, and g. l.. Car
doza colorod, was called upon 20 speak, which he
did. and informed his bearers tha. the planters
and others could not get along without their
labor. and they must refuse 10 yield II unless .
fai. compensation was given.
A.. j. Hanslcr colorcd, followed next. bu. had
no. fully gotten into the merits OF the subject O!
labor, when the Committee on Organization came
in and recommended the following as permanent
officers: r. Z. En:0:t. colored, president; i. J.
Noses Jr., white, and - Swai!S. colored, from
the first; Whinper and DC Large, coorcd, from the
second; w. y. Nash and II. J. Lomax, cOlorcd,
rroEl the third; l.. WiIn5ush, colcred, and J. Il.
Coss, white, from the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict as sidcnls; A. j. Rans!er, colorcd rs
secretary; Il. J. Jackson, white, as assistant Sec
retary.
A colorcd man expressed the opinion that none
OF the proposed officers were laborinS men, but
lawyers and "politcianers;' another that the
convention had made itself u political instead OF
labor organization.
A. ]. Ransier, colorcd, thought that as III e
longshorcinen were SIX hundred strong, and had
initiated the labor movement, they shoUid DC
represented among the officers
This remark seemed to be the cause for q gone
raj stirring ND OF the nssemblage. The reprcscn-
tatives of the longshorcmcn sought the stage,
and many were the threatening looks turned to
them, and ugly remarks made about them.
DeTarge, colored, Observing which way the
wind was about TO blow, concluded to place him.
self out OF the reach OF the blast, and Immediately
announced that he declined to serve. and with
drew in favor of T. r. Clark, colored, president Of
Lopgshorelncn society.
Some one moved 10 rccomnit the report where.
upon K. B. Elliott (coorcdl sprang TO his 1ect, anu,
in all excited speech, intmatcd that the long
shoremcn and Old T. j. Mackcy had come to the
convention 10 carry out their political aims inat
they had insul,cd him by cbjcctinS to him only
because hc was lawyer he would not serve,
did not intend 70 serve; but he would not be In
suited, nor would he allow these mcn to make tho
convention political machine, but would resist
them az every step lie would retain his seat on
the floor, and fight with all the power hc pos
scssed for the laboring men, whose interests ne
Was here to advance. In conclusion, lie stated
that both Moses and Whipper declined to serve.
Whipper, coorcd, had pretty much the same to
say, and was speaking AZ RAPID rate When 10
his astonishment, as well rs OF his hearers, the
drop curtain fell and prevented him from seeing
the chairman, u. J. Wright, coorco, who had
taken the chair when the committee rcportcd.)
He u. once stopped speaking. The assenblage
made considerable fun and noise over the oc-
currcncc. Tie curtain was rolled w and whip
per sat down.
Numerous motions were made ana seVerai al
tempts 10 adjourn were defeated, the assemblage
all OF the time being in state OF great confusion.
The names OF the officers were called, and each
declined to'serYc until Jackson's name was leach
ed, and he was elected assistant secretary.
Comptroller Neagle moved that i. Il. Elliott be
elected by acclamation, which motion was adopt
cd, and Elliot: elected.
Nearlo then nominated T. F. Clark for first vice
president.
Ex-Aidcrman r. ]. Mackey then rose and paid
tribute 10 the worth Or Clark, and OF tue Long
shoreincn's Protective Union, OF Which he Clark
was president, saying that the society number
inr scyen hundred men; hal pitted themselves
against their employers representing Twelve mil
lions of dollars; that the strike had lasted ten
DAYS each ,lay vf which the capitalists lost SUOO;
that they had 10 bend or break anu Had conclud-
ed to bend, For taxing the iniiialcry steps III the
,sl,or movcmcn. and accomplishing what nc had
detailed, the iunGshDTcmcn teScF"cu 10 nave Il
reprcs cscnaivc among lie Officers ana LARK WAS
the man lor the place.