The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-28
CAlRo's WIDE-AWAKE CoLoRED
MEN.

THEY SHOW THE PROPER SPIRIT BY REFCs-
ING TO BIZ SOFT soAPED BY CONGRESSMAN
THOMAS.
Pursuant to adjournment large num-
Der Of colored voters met in the Old Turner
hall for the purpose Of hearing full report
from the convention held at Springfield on
the Goth and 2lst insts and also for heat
ing the report of the committee appointed
to wait on Congressman Thomas. The
meeting was called to order by the chair
man, Mr.. jenkins, who shortly after calling
the meeting to order introduced Judge J.
J. Bird This gentleman, who was dele
gate to the Springfield convention, explain.
ed the object tor which the convention was
called and then submitted full report
and made a lengthy speech,
in the course of which he stated that the
colored man Of to-day is not to be com
pared with the colored man Of twenty years
ago, and that the colored convention had
done more for the Republican party than
all the white Republican orators could do
in the next twenty years TO come.
On motion the Judges report was then
adopted and the delegate discharged
G. W. Tanner moved the adoption Of the
following resolutions:
Resolved, that, IN the opinion OF this
meeting the actions of the colored state
convention, held at Springfield, Ills, July
20, 1880, should be sustained by tue Re.
publican party, regardless Of race, color or
previous condition.
Resolved, that we (the colored Republi-
can voters assembled) indorse said conven-
ton and the action of J. J. Bird in trying
to procure proper recognition for US.
Resolved, that in our opinion, all those
who oppose the actions of that convention,
be considered as enemies 10 colored citizens.
While the adoption of the above resolu-
tons were pending Mr.. GLADDEN. made a
stemwinding speech in which he impressed
it upon his hearers with considerable force
that the colored Republicans could not al
ford to make mistakes. He was heartily
cheered by all, who assured HIM that the
colored men had already made too many
grave mistakes and that they were now en-.
deavoring to correct them,
Mr.. GLADDEN. was followed by w. T.
Scott, who made strong speech favorlng
the resolutions, but said nothing that could
prevent it from being construed into any
thing but stalwart Republican grafton. G.
w. Tanner followed with few remarks after
which the resolutions were voted on and
adopted without dissenting voice
The report of the committee appointed
to wait on Congressman Thomas was called
for and read by G., w. Tanner, chairman of
the committee
The report Of the committee (Which we
did not obtain was received as property of
the house and Judge Bird came forward
and pointed out several mistakes made by
Thomas and read several letters he had re.
ceived from him The Judge also read
from the diary which he kept while at
Washington and spoke very freely about
the tavors and situations rendered him by
Senator John Logan at and about the time
of his Birds visit to Washington.
After Judge Bird had concluded, the
question at issue was: "Shall the state
ments Of J. r. Thomas or the statements of
j. J. Bird be adopted A motion was
made to adopt the statements of Thomas,
to which W. L. Scott offered an amend.
ment to the effect that all those words be
stricken out Of it which referred to Bird
and that the promise made by Thomas be
adopted. h, Taylor offered substitute,
re.committing the whole report. The sub
stitute was unanimously adopted and the
committee instructed to inform J. r..
Thomas that his report is not satisfactory
to the colorcd voters in this section of Hi.
nois.
There being no further business to trans
act the meeting adjourned to meet at some
future time and organize under constitu-
ton which will he sent to this city in the
near future by the state executive com.
mittee.