National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-28
THE coLoREp JOURNALISTS.
Yesterdays Sessions-OmcCri Proposed
a Committee TO whit on the President.

Yesterdays seaaIons-Omccrt Proposed
a Committee 10 wait on the President.
The National Colored Pies Association Of the
United States met in convention at the Fifteenth
street Presbyterian church yesterday morning.
The session was called to order by the president,
f. l.. Barnett, of the Chicago C0nserrdtor, and W.
II. Pledgcr, Atlanta Blade; T. T. Fortune, New
York Globe; j. W. Cromwell, Washington ddroc1ie;
j. H. Devaux, Savannah Echo, aud J. W. Wilson, st.
Louis Tribune, were appointed committee on cree
dentials. A short recess was taken, aftor which
the committee reported the following list
of accredited delegates; j.. II. Dcyaux sa.
B'ad;, J. II; Brown, atlanta ~, Dega,'cei j.
PS6 Got st. tCsis s Sos pS" %,o 3an s
II. S. Smith, New York Globe ". o. Vance, Gin.
Bruce, Chicago Conserrdior; Y. II. Basby, India.
napolis Leader; William l. Sinclair, Knights Of
llisc Men George C. Smith, Denver Star Professor
Miss NJ. u, Syphax, ST. Paul Northwest Reuicw; ii.
Price Williams, Philadelphia Colored Press AS.
%9sRiSEton" u. CO Bee j. G IT, Brown, and
Robert Stephenson, Atlanta Dcdqnce! ". X.
Davis, New York Irogressire, AIierican Charles
Jogrnol; j. W. Cromwell and George II. Rich
ardson washington %. q Pe9pLes ,4a,dg;ocqtc;
RcpuJ,icdn; r. Morris Chester old. EtnoBs' Gd=6he,
Harrisburg, Pa; T. NJ Dent, Augusta (Gn) Baptist.
| The chair appointed committee OH permanent
Smith L. Il. DngDy, W. V. Turner, aud Miss NJ b.
| Syrhax. The convention was then addressed by
| Fredor ok Douglass in most entertaining manner,
aud his effort was listened to with much interest
by the delegates and those present. After remarks
b. several Others the convention took recess
AT THE EVENING SESSION
| the committee on permanent organization re-
| ortod the following officers, and on motion of
| Mr.. J. W. Cromwell seconded by Mr. W. q. Chase,
| the lul until Thurs Inv w. A.
| Plcdger of the Atlanta Bldde president; T. 4. For.
| tune, Charles Turner of the Ffccdmcns Journal,
w, A. Vance, flhe Utckig Repictr W. u. Avery, OF
the Kanus Adrocate, vice. Presidents; X. b. Bagby,
| of the indianapolis Ledder, recording secretary
| j. w. Cromwell, of the Peoples Adrocdte CORE
spending secretary; +. J.. Barnett, of The
| Chicago tonserNiiOr, treasurer; w. ".
Turney, of lhe Bee sergeant ut. arms; executive
SommileeIJohn q Adams T. Morris CnG,,t n
| Fred Douglass, Lewis II. Donglass, Hon. u. X.
Bruce, NJ. NJ. Holland, p. 8. d. Plnchback, aud
The CHAIR announced the following oXcr-
csos for this evening: "Shall we ndvo-
| cate mixed schools ~ to be discussed by
| Messrs. George II. Richardson, Of the AdrOcdtc /;
| X. S. Smith, OF the Globe, and Miss NJ. NJ syphaN
| in the affirmative, and W. C. Chase in TIC mega
i've; Inc following rgslllltI9n was VAS, ohStGd 10y
LodJe, and was referred to the committee on reso-
| lutons:
Regored, That II shall be the policy Of the col
orcd press Of this country. to support only such
candidates for public stiOns in this country as
| will make oath That they will use their best en-
deayors to secure to the negro the equal and idel
teal rights aud invors accorded 10 every other ma
tionolity in the United States.
Mr.. j. Wilson, of the National Tribune, offered
q resolution for the appointment OF COMMITTEES VI
five to wait upon the President of the United States
| to secure an Interview after which Mr.. ii. l.. Bar
| ton, which was heGtlly received. Mr.. W. v.
Turner. of the Bee, gave notice that he would offer
resolution as to the policy of the colvred press.
The meeting then adjourned until $50 this morn
| ing.