The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-11

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Cengren by these called Repablican Cunyeniinn
bod IN this ely - week wB not mads kn0En
b. Republics correspondents with he usual
alAczity. The nominafioa was effected Friday
evening. but none a. shs daily papeD of Satur-
day had received theimportant intelligence, show
ing that the news agent OF the Press Association,
II there be such an one hczeabonis, had heard
nothing Of II or did not think Il matter Of sum
Gent interest to send OF The Rhfiot, published
on Saturday, couldn't stop The press TO carry
the news TO Martha" Why was this thus -
Even In jacksonville, the headquarters Of " the
ring, with which al the underground wires are
supposed to connect and communicate. the most
profound ignorance appeared prevail, or If what
had been done was known, hearts were @too full
for utterance In Republican circles 1t was not
until Sunday that the San and Press diyulged
the news, and this 10 what it then had to say
about " The Nomination in the First District :"
We only know the bare fact by telegraph of
the nomination in the First District Of M With
have not come TO hand 1t il Just possible that
some OF the white candidates or white mAnipu-
latO9s OF the convention brought about this result
for there Is most always . wheel within q wheel
When We learn all the facts we may have some
thing more TO say. At first blush it does not
have the appearance of q irst~class nomination,
or Of being a particularly strong one. If the
Republicans expect to succeed in the coming
contest they must put up men OF good moral
character and of good business talents. Char
acter viii have much to do with success this year,
and this must be looked after.
y This is as much as TO say that if Republican
convention, composed Of 6s delegates, 81 of
whom were colOred and representing nineteen
twentieihs of all the Republican voters in the
District nominate a colored man tor Congress,
the inference is that the result has been brought
about by white manipulation. While we are not
prepared to say that our Republican contemporary
has not struck hot trail, yet nothing can be
more natural than that, as John Wallace said,
the people who are expected to do the voting
should desire 10 be represented by one Of their
own color and race Why should they be blamed
for this! The wonder is that they have not as
serted their prerogative before Their docility in
being made the ladders On which white manipu-
lators have climbed into positions has been mar
velous. 1t is no use for the white leaders TO get
mad and kick against the pricks the colored
delegates did right TO test the sincerity of their
allies In fact if any of these latter are allowed
"a place in the picture" at Gainesville il will
only be by the grace Of the colored delegates
who can, If they please, as easily nominate black
men there as they did in the late convention in
Tallahassee If this is done, what a howl will
be heard from the ST. Johns 10 the Perdido
coming from the throats Of the three OF -four
hundred white Republicans in the State who
want the man and brother to do all the voting
while they enjoy the honors.
We assure the Sun and Pres that the question
Of emancipating themselves from the political
rule Of the few is agitating the coored people far
and wide, and it is only where the white ma
nipulators have outwitted their dupes that col
ored men have been kept in the background. A
Colored Republican" in the Fernandina E1
press, who, we are assured, is among the mos
intelligent Of bis race, referring 10 the action Of
the colored vsters in Georgia, says
This subject brings me closer home, and now
express my views upon our own coming contest
will first take up the question of nominating q
standard bearer for the Congressional contest In
this District Mr. Bisbee, a white Republican
seems TO be the coming man he can only hope
10 be elected by the combined efforts of the col
ored vote as the party in this District is composed
Of fourth fifths colored voters Now, as the con
vention will have many colored Republicans,
will ask them to stop and ask themselves this
question Have we not a number of intelligent
colored men who could do honor TO the party
and TO our race: Let's try one and see; it i
tomfoolery for US TO do al or neary all the voting
and let our white friends reap all the honor and
reward.
| The same as to our county matters. We will
soon be called upon to put two candidates in the
| field for the Legislature. Now, out Of the eigh
hundred Republican votes polled in this county
not more than thirty at the outside are white
men; and say that, in all justice to my race
We should be allowed both places on the ticket
We colored people have given a white Senator
all the time, and at the last election we PLACED
two white Republicans on the ticket; surely ou
white friends could not object to giving US boti
this time-we do nearly all the voting on til,
Republican side in this county. /, for one, thinl
as our Georgia coored brethren do, that it is tim'
for us to assert our manhood and our rights.
| COLoRED REPUBLICAN