The daily gazette., 1881-03-17
THE VIRGINIA COLORED CON-
VENTION-A SPLIT.
PETERSBURG, Va, March is.


The Colored Republican State Con-
vention, which met here yesterday at
noon, adjourned sine die this morning
1t was disolderly body, and finally
broke in pieces. There were 300 del
egates present. The contest for the
temporary craftsmanship between the
straightout Republicans and those who
favor coalition with the Malone Re-
adjusting party was continued thro-
ughout the day amidst noise and tu-
multi. Mayor Cameron appeared on
the scene and said that he came to see
that peace and order were preserved;
that he should protect the rights of
those who had rented the hall. FIJI
nally D. NJ. Norton, Malone coalition
list, was chosen chairman, whereupon
about 100 straightout delegates, led
| by j. t. Wi son seeded from the con-
yentlon, when the others proceeded "
work.
An address was adopted shortly be-
fore adjourning setting forth the ad-
vantages TO accrue to the cJlored peO-
pie of Virginia by their support OF the
Read listers III the contest for the
State officers next fall. The address,
among other things, says: The rep
resenlatives of he colors1 people of
Virginia, in State convention assem-
bled, do hereby must earnestly recon
mend that III State election for this
year the support of the colored voters
of the State be given he lib-ral Read
juster party Of the State of Virginia,
calling all mankind 10 witness that in
SO cooperating with this party; which
in 1879 cast large majority of the
white conservative vote polled in the
State election that year, the c)lored
voters Of this commonwealth give the
best evidence III their power OF the re-
pudiation of the color line in poll les,
of their depreciation of continued war
OF races ani Of their eager desire to
establish amicable relations with all
VIrginians, Wine aud colured, upon
the simple basis of common citizen
ship. La a crisis Ike this we cannot
but regard stra ghOut Republican 40
an acceptance of the gage OF the BATHS
in the color line
The address says: "Our safety is in
the extinction of that line, aud that
vii be accomplished when shrinking
wisely rom d ltdi CuulcSL on IuhI lluN
and disdaining sham battle" The
address was unanimously adopted by
rising vote.
A committee was appointed 10 wal
ON President Garfield and ask him t,
pro ect the rights of coiored people =
he same committee was directed Il
wait on Gen. Malone and ask him Il
take charge Of the rights and INTEREST,"
oil the same race IN Virginia.
During the sessi ON a telegram from
Washington, s'aiing that Gen. Ma
hone voted with the Republicans, wa
read and applauded. The one hun
dred seeding deleg ties will issue Al
address, asking the Republicans of Tia
State TO sustain their action in oppos
ing an alliance with the Mahont
ties,
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