The bee., 1883-05-19
GRfENER NOR ENDORSED.

IEHLo III IEL WOJLD BE LEADbRS
TO ENDORSE HIS eOURsE-HE WAS
BEAUTIFULLY CONSIDERED A
CRANK-HIS PRESENCE AT THE
OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC POST
THE PROFESSORS CANVASS FOR
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CON-
vEaTfOE-siississiPPi TELLS HIM
10 TAKE HACK SEATTLE SEC
RETARY WHO PULLS HIS MrsTACH,
ETU., Ere.
PURSUANT to call a meeting Of la
borerS, messengers, wdtehmen and
clerks, met at Timm's Hall last Mon
day evening for the purpose of con-
sidering the call that was made some
time ago, for National Convention.
The meeting was called to order by
the sore head by the name of r. L.
Greener. who had been previously can
vassing for the ehairmanship of the
meeting, but was defeated by a apromi-
nent Mississippian by the name OF
Welburn. l.. Murray Brown, who may
be considered player upon the
moustach," and Mr.. Price were elected
secretaries. After which the
SORE HEAD
professor was invited to make speech,
and give vent to his little feelings. He
legan by denouncing the poor little
and harmless BEE that had quietly
placed itself upon seat in front OF
the sore head professor. "He said thai
the animal had sting in it's tail,
and hence he would not combat with
it physically, but he would meet 1t IN
the journalistic arena. He said he had
defeated the call for a National Con-
yention, and if such convention is held
the men who call it will not have any
power with the administration" The
fact is, if he has defeated it, the na-
tional presumption is that no conyen-
ton will be held, so far us Greener is
concerned. Again, says Mr.. Greener,
gentlemen of the convention, | have
"had talk with the administration ;
and of course, the professor GU
spoke the sentiments (?) of the adj
ministration." The President, we know,
has no use for cranks, hence Cranks
cannot speak the sentiments of any
one. again, says Mr.. Greener," "let it
so fourth, that convention of repre-
sentative colOred men from the South
endorses the course of Professor Rich
a d 7. Greener." This was pill the
boys could not swallow. No one but a
crank would have the audacity to ask
an intelligent body to endorse a fool
ish course. His anger was raised to
such degree that he was forced to
come down from his lofty p position
to more honorable (2?) one, and de-
nounced one of the greatest men of
the age, Hon. Fred. Douglass. Green
er's attack ON Mr.. Douglass was keenly
felt, and rebuked by every one present,
so much, that when he finished, while
the committee on resolutions was out.
two hours WAS consumed defending
Mr.. Douglass.
COL. GEO. u. ARNOLD
got the floor and made most eloquent
speech in defense of the committee,
who called the National Convention,
the venerable Fred. Doug
lass. Col. Arnold said that the attack
made on the honorable Fred. Douglass
and the committee of citizens who
called the National Convention, will
be rebuked by the civilized world. He
said that Mr.. Douglass was the greatest
man of the age( great applause )and that
Milton NJ. Holland, one of the gentle
men of the committee, received two
medals of honor from Congress for
bravery on the battle field (applause
and shouts.) Mr.. Lee Nance con-
demned the meeting in a characteristic
speech and favored the call that had
been made. Speeches were also made
by Messrs. Green, of Mississippi, Wat
kins, of Georgia. and others. The
committee on resolutions
MADE ITS REPORT.
The resolutins favored a convention,
but these messengers, librarians and
thought that they were the
leaders of the colored people, and had
q right to call a convention. Hence
they would repudiate the call that was
made some time ago, and call con-
vention of their own. After the adop-
Jion of the committee resolutions,
Mr.. Merraman Howard offered the fol-
owing resolution at the request of r.
!. greener.
THE RESOLUTION.
Resolced, That, we the representa-
i've colored men of the South, do in
mass meeting assembled, endorse Prof.
Z. T. Greener's cause. The widest
excitement prevailed. G.. Cassius Cal
we'll, one of the most prominent men,
'ers of the meeting, made most We
lement objection to the passage of the
esOlutiOn. Mr.. Geo. G. Smith made
erriffic speech against it, and Mr..
jallwell said that this meeting could
lot take up Greenerer's personal fight. !
dr. Smith said that it was only to blow
,reeners horn, which would be an in
ult to the colored people of this coun-
ry.
The idea, said Mr.. Smith, of a man
skiing this meeting to endorse a per-
onal fight Of his. Mr. Smiths speech |
efeated the resolution. The widest |
xcitement prevailed when Greener's
ssolution was defeated. Mr.. Howard, |
he offerer of the resolution, suggested |
hat vote of thanks be rendered |
Treener for his speech. This was also
bjected to by the meeting. While all
this was going on, Brother Greener
'as lamenting over the "lost cause"
nd said in an undertone to one of his
riends, "had been endorsed, Lang
would have been removed,
nd l would have been appointed to
no uayfiau Nicoion ~ &C. ~ - .-.z.L