The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-17
CoIOred Republicans I'm Council.

THE REV. MR.. BAGWELL DEN0UNCES THE ADJ
MINIsTRATION, AND THE RESOLUTIONS DE-
MAND PATRONAGE.
TRENTON, n. j., July 15.-About fifty
delegates responded to the call for colored
State Convention, and assembled at Taylor's
Opera-House at IL o'clock to-day. The
Convention was called to order by Z. j. Jor-
dan, of Jersey CITY, chairman OF the State
Colored Republican Committee. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Hector, OF Pas
sale. Mr.. Jesse Lawson, OF Union, was
nominated temporary chairman.
Mr.. Lawson, on taking the chair, read an
address. in which the history OF the parties
was reviewed. He said that for them TO
leave the Republican party would be death,
and he hoped they would support the Re-
publican nominations, and adhere to the
party that gave them all their rights as
citizens. Committees on Credentials, Per-
maneut Organization, and Resolutions were
appointed.
The Convention then adjourned to
O'Clock.
At the afternoon session the Committee
on Credentials reported. Considerable diff.
fjculty arose az to the admission of persons
MS delegates whose names were sent to the
committee. Some persons claimed to have
been elected delegates who had no creden-
tials.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported as follows: For President,
Charles NJ. Robinson, OF Camden; Vice.
Presidents-First, William III. Hopper, OF
Pas,aic: second, James S. Merrck, OF Mid
dIesex; third, Allen Lyons, OF Union; Sec
retarics-Jesse Lawson, Of Union, and Will
liam +. Powell, OF Burlington.
Mr.. Robinson made an address upon
taking tue chair, in which be showed how
greatly indebted the colOred man Is to the
Republican party. Still he maintained that
without the efforts OF the cOlored man in
the late war the army OF the Union would
not have been successful. He claimed that
the colored men are citizens, and should not
be classed as Republicans simply, but as
citizens, among men free and independent,
and yet greatly under obligations 10 the Re-
publican party.
~. johnson Howard, Of New York, Was
introduced TO the Convention. General XII
patrick then addressed the Convention.
Rev. j. ID. Bagwell dwet at some length
and with some severity on the injustice TO
the colored race, originating TO a large ex-
tent, as he declared, from the perfidy OF the
Administration and the culpability OF the
Republican party. He alluded to the fact
that there is now but a single colored
representative In Congress, and that he
will 20 out in March next. He claimed
political rights for his race, and insisted
that they can only be enjoyed by persist
ance In supporting no man for office who
will discriminate against the colored race,
and Withholding their support from any
man who will not recognize their rights to
any position or equality before the law.
Mr.. Howard said he did not subscribe to all
that had been said he believed it was his
duty to support the Republican nominees,
aud II we want anything we must fight
through upon our merits.
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we demand from the Re-
publlcIn party Of the State that recognition
and representation which is due TO our
numbers and influence In the distribution
OF the political patronage OF the State and
the civil service Of the United States.
RESOLVED, That committee OF five be APP
pointed to present petition TO the Repub-
lican National Committee, now in session in
New York city, asking that representative
white Republicans make thorough canvass
of the South, and that representative CO.
Iored Republicans supply their places in the
North.
The resolutions were adopted without
much discussion.
A State committee OF three from each
county aud other committees were ap-
pointed, and the Convention adjourned.