Herald of Kansas., 1880-04-16

unmindfu!' that the claims of $500
colored people were ignored in tn
late State Convention, when worth
colored man was presented to tha
Convention to be elected as dele
gate to the National Convention am
was ig ominiously defeated.
Mr. PHlies offered the following a
a substitute for the eighth resolution
which caused considerable discus
sion:
Resolved, That THE HERALD Oh
KANSAS be made the exponent of the
colored mans interests.
w D Matthews, of Leavenworth
opposed tire endorsement of THE
HERALD OF KANSAS. and produced
8 copy of the paper containing an
article which reflected on him. lie
went on TO denounce THE HERALD
and gave his idess of just what its
editors should publish. He made
the charge that the paper had sold
Rev. L. Fulbright, Of Shawnee,
thought Mr.. Matthews objection to
THE HERALD was of personal ma.
ture, and he hoped the gentlemen
from Leavenworth would not bring
his personal grievances before the
convention. He was of the opinion
that ill-teeling existed between Mr..
Mathews and Mr. Eagleson. and that
fact alone accounted for the fight on
the paper. He thought If Mr.. Mat
thews had been misrepresented that
the columns of the paper would be
opened for his denisl, and published
free of charge. Mr. Fulbrlght wanted
THE HERALD endorsed as the organ
OF the oOlored people in Kansas. He
thought it was necessary that the
cOlOred people should have a paper
in this State, and he would therefore
vote to endorse The HERALD.
Matthews, again on the Aoor, said
a whisky man had told him that the
paper had pledged itself to support
and he was opposed to the
Mr.. James Martin, of Shawnee,
said it was reasonable 10. presume be
knew something about this buyIng
business, and denied the charge made
by Mr. Matthews, when he said The
HERALD OF KANSAS had been pur-
chased by the anti temperance peo.
pie. He said he was a dealer in
whisky, and was Of the opinion that
ne would know what papers had |
been purchased.
Mr.. Gray, of Cofey county, said
he had had some experience in the |
newspaper business. He was of the
opinion that the editors of The
herald had a perfect right to pub
lsh any article. either tor or against
emperance. so long as they received
payment for the same. He thought
was not the mission of the conven-
ION to compel tho proprietors to buy
he convention by pledging them
elves. to publish nothing but tempe
anee articles. He wanted the paper
Iot cnly endorsed, but supported.
4 III White, OF Shawnee, said The
iERALD did not represent him. He
vas opposed to the paper because it
ubiished All article entitled "The
temperance Boom" and desired to
ee the motion to endorse the paper
efeated. As be was a temperance
he was opposed TO any
aper that did not shout for tempe
ance.
Rev. j. f. Thomas, of Shawnee.
I'D if there was go much opposition
IHE HERALD, he wanted to know
'hy some of its opponents did not
art another paper, and If they did
ot' he desired to see the paper en-
orsed.
a vote was then taken as TO
neither The HERALD. or KAxsAs
lould be endorsed, which resulted 4
follows: % For endorsement.
I'd % against. II
ibis vote lasted some time rs [
Early every member explained hix
tie in iI,tle speech. {
The following resolution was aiop-. |
ID:
Resolved. That thB conventions
cate State Executive COMMITTEE
'por'ioned as follows One delegate
ON each county, appointed from I
G delegates present. Counties moi
IRE represented to be reouestad -