The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-21
COIOHED MEN IN COUNCIL.


s'ghihc"ht Number OF tho "lh Nndicai
politicians.
[Dondfnscd from the News "n0 COuyicr.
A convention Of tho colorcd mon Of
this State was held in the a. Nj. f..
Church, Columbia, on "Wednesday last.
The object of the gathering Was TO
consider the condition of the race in
this State, and to elect drIcra!cs TO thr
National Colorcd Convention, to bc
held at Louisville, Kv., in Scptcmbcr.
II. l.. Shrewsbury, of Chesterfield.
took the chair and read the call for the
Convention. In this cal, the following
specific charges were made:
lsL. Negro labor at the South is not
fairly rcmuncratcd. The Southern
negro is not protected bv law in the
collection Of money due him.
2d. In most parts Of the country thc
negro does not have fair show in the
public schools.
3D.. The negro is NOT nrntcrtcu in his
civil rights, notwithstanding the laws
passed bv Congress
18th. Ills political rights are ignored; :;
six and half millions OF people nc
withou, representation in CONGRESS.
9th. The negro hors not get his share
of Executive protection and cncour-
agcmcnl.
Several nominations wrrc made
temporary chairman and j. NJ. Free
man secretary.
On motion, the roll Of the counties
was called, the following Delegates
answering to their names:
Ail;rn--S. T.. Smith. T.. T. Dickson
l.. W. Jones, Rev. W. II. Heard.
Eoruwrl-Err,} Nix. ,I,cL II,nl;cr-
son, p. B. Mcknight, I;cn Meyers.
Bcauiort-T. T.. Nijilcr. RobI. Smolls
Thomas Hamilton.
BrrkrIcv--D. II. Middleton, II. II.
Jenkins, W. J. Bowen, II, H. Smith,
Frank Bull, s. II. THOMPSON.
Clurlcstnn-W II. Birnrv, John NJ.
Freeman, IL. w. Purvis, L &. Brow
uell, s. w. Mckinley, N. G.. Carter,
&. o. Marshall, 4. n. PARKER, ". \.
McLain,. r.. Nv. Brow, ,,,,M,,, u t.;:..I
j. Hardy:
Col'cton-W. IL. Movers, j. II. Hlod-
gett, &. Is. Bailey, W. a. Paul j. j
Thomas, W. u. ChiSom.
Darlin2ton--I. W. Wines.
EdMctirld-L. Cain, Davis Harris
Ir., David Graham, W. a. RaiIord
August Glover.
Gcorgctown-G. f. Hcrriot, =. w
ll!iams.
kcrSllaw-E. G.. Levy, A. W. Powell
j. H. johnson.
Mnrion-W. a. ITaincs, A. II. How
ara, Giles II. White, Aaron Frvcr.
Marlboro-E. j. Sawyer, 5. ID. Bcy
criy.
Ncwbc"ry-N. II. Whitmorc, Arthur
Lame.
orangcburg-A. ID. Dantzlcr, II. X.
pCsports.
Richland-Dr. j. G.. Waters. s. STAR
ling, A. Nj. Curtis, Il. A. Stewart
James Wells.
Sp'rtanburg-C. &. Dowmcr. J. y
Boyucn, Is. II Means, j. ". Jo,,cs
S"mtcr-.J. b. Smith. C. ", Man.
ning, X. II. Richardson.
Cnion--J. S. Moblcy. !, 4. Cohon
i'iiHHisbirg-W Scott II II
Monzon.
n committee on credentials wos ,n.
pointed and retired.
Attcr m address from y. A Stro-
kcr, and some little sporrium ovrr ,h.
election Of a permanent clnirmnn ,hc
temporary organization WAS trrl,rcI
permanent, and the Convention urn.
cccdcd to business.
~ preamble and rcsolut;ors vcrc
adopted, setting forth the abuses which
convicts in the State pcnitcu,iory nrr
subjected, demanding that lhr system
of letting ont convicts be nhoIishcI hv
the Legislature, calling for tho snnoJ;.
of all parties uuiliv Gf
cruelty to convicts, and npnniuiino a
committee of scvr, tn ,,"i, f",''',G ,, "
Governor and request his iutcrnosi,inu
to check the abuses complained Of.
a resolution was adopted, stn,;uo
mat the educational facilities now
oiicrcd TO the people arc inadequate to
tnr'r needs, urging the State authori-
, il's 10 take measures to extend thGsc
nr 't't;'.'eS' G'.a ano appointing committee
r ot nNc n TO want on tie Superintendent
q! Euucatlon andiay the matter before
n'n', n, ,,