Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-28
THE COLORED RACE.
What They Anticipate From TO-Day's
Convention.
Carpet. Bagism Played Out and Brown
low at a Discount.
Probably the Longest Pole viii Get
the PersimmOns.

The State Colored Convention assemblies
at Liberty Hall, on Cedar street, al II
o'clock to-day.
Quite a number of delegates arrived yes
terday and last night, and are quartered at
the Harding and Sumner houses. There
will be between seventy-five and one hum
bred delegates present from all parts Of the
State. Abram Smith will act as Temporal
~ chairman, and viii call the convention
to order. 1t is probable that some dele
gate from West Tennessee will be chosen
permanent chairman. A caucus will be
held this morning, at which the permanent
officers will be selected.
The call for the convention is signed by
coloredmen from Davidson, Shelby, Blount,
erfOrd counties. The delegation from Da-
wilson will number fifteen-more than that
from any other county.
A representative of this paper called yes
ter5lay on several colored men, who are
generally known to be the leaders of that
element in Nashville, with the view of
learning the real object of the convention.
He was told that the proceedings OF the con-
vention would not assume political COM
plexion if it could be prevented; that it
was not called for that purpose, but that
the friends OF several men who had been
frequently mentioned in connection with
the GoTernorship, United States Senator
ship and Congress would make strong en-
deavUrs to have their particular friends en-
dOrSed and recommended by the cOnven-
ton.
The UNION AND AMERICAN man was
also told by prominent colored man that
if any political endorsements or recon-
mendatiOns were made, there would be
great influence brought to bear upon the
delegates TO recommend Hon. III. III. HaTTi-
son. the present member of Con ,ress from
this district, for Governor, and Mayor
Kercheval for Congress.
The recent action of Senator BTOwnlOw
in regard to the civil rights bill will proba-
bly, he discussed in the convention. One
colored man remarked yesterday that the
colOred people had lost all confidence in
cold Brownlow,n and that he ''would not
do to tie to-" His last communication in
which he attempted to smooth the matter
over. this same man said would not meet
with the favorable reception that
its author expected. IL was further inti-
mated to the reporter that the cOlOred
person referred to had, during the last few
weeks, been frequently approached by men
Offering propositions Of conference in re-
gard to the various officers to be filled next
fall. He was willing to see Andrew John
son 90 to the United States Senate if they
(the Republicans) were given the Legisla-
ture. He said that at this convention a
plan would be agreed upon by which they
would pursue an entirely different course
during the fall canvass. The Democratic
party stood a good chance of getting a
large number of the colored votes.
The other colored men with whom the
reporter conversed, spoke in very disfayor-
able terms of the Northern Radicals, or, as
they are commonly called, ''carpet-baggers, =
and said that the colOred people, as a class,
were fast losing the confidence which they
once Teposed in them.
One obseyant party remarked that the
Federal Court was paying out large sums
of money every week for jurors, but not a
colOTed name could be seen on the list.