The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-28

10 the Colored National Convention to be
held at New Orleans On the 10th Of April
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TIE Convention vas called to order, and
Capt. W. D. Mathews, Of Leaveuworth,
was appointed temporary Chairman, and
". H. Lamp.on, Of Topeka, temporary Sec
Rotary.
After considerable discussion, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected by the Conven-
ton as q Committee on Credentials:
&. H. Langsion, Of Douglas; D. Gordon,
of Bourbon; H. c. Bruce, Of Leavenvorth;
r. NJ. Cox, of Atchison; d. n. wilkins, OF
Davis.
After retiring short time, the Convention
reported the following list Of delegates:
Sd distric,-P. Farbush, S. Jackson.
Ali district-R. NJ. Cox, Silas Hughes.
9TH district. 3. REYNOLDS, ]. w. Smith.
Sth district-George Motley, W. q. Will
son.
18th district-G. c. Smith, A. Robinson.
Goth d;strict-W. d. Mathews, H. c.
Bruce.
DIST distric-C {. Glass, II. Jones.
22d district-D. Jones, Robert Samuels.
18th district-H. Baker, E. c. Gurley.
2G:h districts. Henrie, E. c. 4encer.
9th district. McCause, John Gross.
SIS, district-R. Moore, Henry Robinson.
end dis:rict-W. o. Duncan, ]. Ross.
SD district-B. Porter, C. Porter.
35th district Phelix Ridge.
3Gth district-Robert Williams, II. Brice.
/ 9Th district-A. Wells, T. NJ. Broadwa-
tiers.
Ssth disiric.-D. Gordon, NJ. Holt.
4lst district. L. Loving, f. Green.
f2nd district-H. Jackson. Joseph Tate.
18th distric.-W. T. Jackson.
55C,h district r. Wilkins, NJ. B. Frank
lin.
5Ist district. Grsgge, F. Carter.
52nd district. c. James, Allen Will
liams.
SD district-w. T. wier, c. H. Lang.
sion.
5i,h district-Benjamin Powers, B. F.
Dent.
seth district-W. Camp.on, Robert Irv-
ing.
57th distrie-G. Cray, VIM. Wier.
6lst district-AIbert Ross.
Gath district-W. r. Carson, William
Sinclair.
72nd district Noah Morgan.
district NJ. Jones, Thos. Steele, (Osksl-
oosal-G. 6. Scaggs, Lewis Easter, Perry
Vile.
7. Herndon, (Iolal.
The following committee was then APP
pointed ON permanent organization: {. c.
James, of Douglas, &. c. Smith, of Leaven-
worth, r. NJ. Cox, Of Atchison, r. c. Moore
Of Miami, j. C. Gray, of Shawnee.
The Convention then adjourned till in
On re -assembling the Committee on Per.
manent Organization made the following re-
port: For President, Silas Hughs, of Atch-
ison; Vice President, Geo. c. Gray, ofShaw.
lee; Secretary, Geo. c. Smith, of Leaven.
worth, which report was adopted.
\ motion was made to allow the delegates
in all districts not fully represented to cast
the full vote of such district. The vote on
this motion was tie, and the President vot-
ing affmaiively, it was carried.
The following gentlemen were appointed
a committee on resolutions: VIM. d. Mat
thews, ]. Z. Reynolds, W. T. Weir, Z. c.
Mencer, and J. r. Lovings.
The Committee, after retiring 4 short time,
reported the following resolution, which was
adopted:
ResOired, That We hail with no ordinary
degree of satisfaction, the call lately issued
fox National Convention, to meet in the
city OF New Orleans, on the 10th day OF
April, 1872, and that We consider it of the
highest importance that the State OF Kansas
be iully represented in said Convention,
and that We will elect the three delegates to
which cur State is entitled, and do what We
can to raise the money necessary to defray
the expenses Of such delegates.
We, the Committee, hereby recommend
that the Convention elect two delegates at
large, and one for the fractional part.
Several other resolutions we're offered BY
individual members of the Convention, and
adopted, which we will publish tomorrow.
TIE following delegates were then elected:
c. NJ. Langston, d. Gordon, w. D. Mat
thews
The Convention then adjourned until
O'Clock in the evening.
In the evening considerable discussion
was had on various subjects, and the follow
ing State Central Committee was appointed:
NJ. Il. Franklin, Franklin county; w.
W. THAR, Shawnee county; H. c. Bruce,
Leavcnworth county; J. B. Randals, Atchi-
son county; C. III. Langston, Douglas; David
Gordon, Fort Scott; E. c. Menser, Wyan-
dotie; W. T. Jackson, Humboldt, and
Columbus o. James, Lawrence Laurence
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