The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-09
Proceedings Of Tuesdays COnyen.
tiOn Of West Virginia COfOred

WHEELING W. Va, March Z, 1875.
The West Virginia State Convention OF
colorcd men met pursuant TO call issued
by r. W. Simmons, W. +. Grimes and W.
+. Gaskins, at Simpsons chapel in the
city Of Wheeling, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
March 7th 1876. Mr.. J. Piper, OF Wheel
ing in the chair: Mr.. Charles Ankrum,
ClarksOurg, Secretary Of the primary or
ganization.
The Chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen committee on permanent organ
ization, viz: Messrs. T.J. Owens, g. W..
Hollinger, II. Anderson; also committee
on Credentials, consisting Of: II. B. Lit
tleton, Il. Strange and W. F. Gaskins.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported for President Geo. L. Jones,
OF Clarksburg; for Vice President, r,
Strange, of Wheeling, Secretary; J. r,
Jackson, of Wheeling, Treasurery; ]. w
Carter, Of Parkersburg. The report was.
received, and the nominees duly elected.
The report Of the committee OH cretlent-
ials was adopted as presented.
On motion OF W. +. Gaskins, Rev. W.
Phillips, Prof. s. A. Neal, Editor OF the
Elevator and Principal OF Avery College,
Pa; Rev. J. L. Ward, Of the Baptist
Church, Bridgeport; ]. L. Champ, Of Mt.
Pleasant; J. J. Jones, OF Brownsville, Pa,
and Rev. Thomas Branch, Of Bridgeport,
werc.made honorary members OF the Con-
ycntiOn.
On motion OF J. r. Jackson, n recess
was taken until l ! o'clock 7. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by
the President, and the business OF the
Convention presented, the Chairman or.
dering the several committees to report
in their order.
First-The Committee on Rules aud
Regulations, the Chairman Of which re.
ported that the usage as laid down in
Cushing's manual be the rules OF the Con.
vention, The report was received and
adopted.
The Committee on Finance, George W,
lIollinger, Chairman, reported the fol-
lowing:
That tax oil twenty-five cents be col.
lected from each delegate to defray the
incidental expenses OF the Convention.
Received and adopted.
The roll was called and the tax col
lected.
The COMMITTEE on Centennial Cele.
bration reported the following:
That we heartily indorse the said celc.
bration and recommend our people to at
tend the same as far as possible, believing
much benefit may be derivedfrom care
full examination OF the various industries
that will there be exhibited. Received
and adopted.
The Committee on Southern Affairs re-
ported the following:
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the
condition OF affairs at the South, by which
innocent and law.abiding citizens are de-
priyed OF their rights under the Consti-
tuition, and, in many instances, murdered
in cold blood.
Resolred, further, That we use every
peaceable effort to induce the Admins.
tration to protect to the fullest extent OF
the laws the rights Of every citizen.
The resolutions were received and
adopted.
Mr.J. r. jackson, from the Commit.
lee on Publication reported the following,
which was adopted:
RtsOlred, That the proceedings Of this
Convention be furnished to the Wheeling
INTELLIGENCER for publication, also
Resolred, That We endorse the monthly
Elevator published at Washington, Pa, by
johnson 4 Neal, as the organ best calcI-
lated to advance the interest Of the color
cd race In this section Of the country. Re.
cciyed and adopted.
Mr.. G. 7. Jones, Of Harrison county,
offered the following, which after consid.
cradle discussion was adopted: