The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-27
LOUISVILLE.
National Liberal COlored Conven-
tiOn.


tional Liberal Colored Convention as
sembled at 1890 A. M. Prayer by Dr..
c. Davis, OF Lexington.
The Secretary then read an address
to the Liberal Republicans from F. A.
Boyd, Of Louisville, applying for aid to
establish Colorei Liberal newspaper.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Reports from the various committees
were next in order, parts OF which were
read and adopted.
Walter Serrell, of Maryland, moved
the chair appoints National Executive
Committee of one from each State, as
follows:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Alabama, Richard Mason; Arkansas,
Tabbs Gross; Connecticut J. II. Har-
rison; California, Abel Jefferson; Della
ware, DR.. J. K. King; Florida, Charles
Bailey; Illinois, R. Findley; Indian, J.
NJ. Williams, W. H. Chambers and
John Robinson; Iowa, w. Tam and
John Tucker Kansas, H. Francis;
Kentucky, Albert Truman, DR.. c. Davis,
L. ]. Martin and F. c. Dumas Maine,
James Holiday; Maryland. Charles
Howard, Henry Jones and Walter
Sewell; Massachusetts. DR.. R. B. Ran
dolph, DR.. C. w. Miller and A. W.
Dillon; Michigan, o. A. Merrill and
w. C. Criton; Minnesota, w. Williams;
Missouri, Isaac Turner; Mississippi,
James Gordon; Nebraska, Henry
johnson; Nevada, H. Gunnison;
Oregon, o. S. Livingston; Pennsylva-
mia, James H. Parker Pbode Island,
J. NJ. McCabe; South Carolina, d.
Sommers Tennessee, j. Il. Strong;
Texas, w. L. Hughes Vermont, w.
Wilkinson; Virginia. David Green;
Wisconsin, Horace Wilson; North Car
olina, Albert Williams and John Derry;
Colorado, J. T. Henson; Wyoming, y.
Gookson; New Mexico, R. L. Tannig;
Idaho, H. Ellinger Utah, B. F. P.
Richards; Dakota, W. Henderson; Mon
tana, Joseph Williams; Alaska, W. j.
H. Costelly.
H. Pike, OF Indiana, moved that the
chair appoint committee OF Six to
confer with the National Liberal and
Democratic committee in New York to
take steps to organize the Liberal col
ored voters Of the country to assist In
electing Horace Greeley to the Presl-
dency. w. H. Chambers, of Indiana:
0. H. Morrill,, of Maryland; H. Y.
Jones, of Pennsylvania; j. S. Williams,
of Ohio; Walter Sorrel, of Maryland;
F. A. Boyd, OF Kentucky; and additional.
Samuel Scottin, OF New York; W. A.
Delon, of Massachusetts; A. B. Will
liams, Of North Carolina; James Nc
Cabe, of Rhode Island.
W. H. Chambers, of Indiana, offered
IA resolution endorsing Charles Sum-
ner's course towards the present Ad-
ministration and his interest manifested
in the colored race and his hearty en-
dorsement of the Liberal movement.
Carried.
Several persons addressed the meet
ing and the utmost good order pre-
vailed throughout.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled at 2 P.
NJ. and was called to- order by the
President, who read the following dis
patch:
New YORK, September 26.
To Col. William Sanders, Chairman Of
the Colored Liberal Convention
New York sympathizes with your
movement and proposes three cheers for
Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown.
The work goes bravely on.
(Signed) S. R. ScorrRAN,
No. III Canal Street.
The following is a synopsis Of the
platform Of principles and resolutions al
submitted to the Convention and adopt
ed:
Resolved, Bv the Co'ored Liberal
Republicans of the United States in
National Convention assembled at
Louisville, Kentucky:
/. That as citizens of tle republic we
hail with JOY the prospect Of the burial
of all caste and sectional prejudices
and forgetfulness and forgiveness and
oblivion of the past.
2. That our thanks and gratitude are
alike due to the Cincinnati and Baltl-
more Conventions.
8. We join our public future with
those of the party having for it's stan
dard bearer that great and good man
who has devoted his busy life to allevi.
ate the suferings Of humanity.
4. We deprecate the bitterness Of the
conduct of the canvass by the Grant
people, and counsel our people every :
where, no matter what their political
preferences, to use moderation. kind
ness and Christian charity towards those
who differ from them.
5. We deplore the tendency Of the
present Administration towards des-
potic Capitalization.
6. That civil service reform must be.
gin at the source OF all power of official
patronage, and that q firm system Of
reform is impossible in the absence OF .
one-term principle for President.
7. That we tender our gratitude TO
Messrs. Sumner, Greeley, Trumbull,
Banks, Clay, Austin, Blair and other
bright spirits-pure men and peerless
and incompatible statesmen TO whom
we pledge our best efforts in the grand Ia
Dor Of reform.
s. Wedenouuce as unrepublican and
villainy the robbers who have toisted
themselves upon some Of the Southern
States and who by the most unblushing
cupidity have reduced the people OF
those States of both races to . con-
dition OF poverty. =.
9. That We speak only for the colored