Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-29
NATIONAL CONVENTION
OF COLORED MEN.
Which Met in Louisville on Last
Monday.
A Lively Time-243 Delegates
Rev. A. Nj. Greene OF Louisi-
ana, Elected Temporary
Chairman.

No meeting of the year has attracted
such general attention and interest as the
eolored National Convention, which con-
vened in, Louisville on Monday last. In
general they are fine looking set Of men, !,
and are good representation of the inteli-
gent class of the colored people of the
country. Long before noon, the hour an
nounced for the opening Of the meeting the
hall was packed with the delegates in at
tendance and a Gro wd of visitors.
with music by the Silver Cornet Band of
Louisville.
III Holland, of the committee from the
District OF Columbia. who was one of the
the meeting to order. The opening prayer
was an eloquent piece of rhetoric, and was
offered by Rev. ID w Arnet, OF Nashville.
The call was then read by the Secretary of
the District of Columbia, Professor James
NJ. Gregory, of Howard University.
The convention then went into an cleo
ton OF temporary Chairman. The name of
the Rev A NJ Green, OF Louisiana, was put
by Judge Dumont, of New Orleans. DIR.
j. w. W. Washington, ,of Chicago, pro posed
the name of Capt q. Ii. Tandy, of Missouri.
Nlr. l.. IL. Smears, OF Indiana, seconded the
nomination, and made an appeal to the
house tor the selection of the name he Sec
onded.
Nr. ID. A. Straker, of South Carolina, in
u speech that was continuously applauded,
condemned the sectional feeling that SEEM
ed to be brewing. He said that it looked
much like the south and west had entered
a combination to crush the east and to run
the convention. He spoke of the princi-
piles that had called the meeting and as II
thing OF principle proposed the name OF MIR.
Fred Douglas temporary chairman.
Capt. j. ID. Kennedy, OF Loulsiana, gained
the floor, and stated that it the name of
lrl w hafnrl ia a n
tiOn he would not receive siugle vote
from the delegation of the state. but if the
name was Withdrawn they would give q
solid vote for that gentleman as permanent
Mr.. Douglas was Withdrawn.
Judge Nelson of the Galveston (Texas)
Spectator, in q neat little speech, ncmfn-
aLed George l.. Ruffin, OF Boston. The NOM
Kansas.
Col. George NJ. Arnold, of Virginia, put
ia nomination DIR. Fitzbutler OF LOuisviiie.
The name was seconded by X. A. Jones of
Ohio.
1t was moved and secon ied that the
nomination be closed. The motion was
put 10 vote and almost unanimously car
ried. The names of the nominees we're
then read by the secretary. The motion
that election be taken by states carried.
A point of order was raised to the
was decided by the Chair that each state
would be allowed as many votes as WAS
allotted them in the call, and the Chairman
was to raise on call OF this state and give
the vote thereof.
On motion, Messrs. Washington, of Illi-
nOis, Fathy of louisiana, and Nelson Of
TeXes, were appointed tellers.
The roll was called and Alabama cast her
% votes for A. NJ. Green; Arkansas, 7f-r
&. II. Tandy and 3 Tor DIR. Fitzbutler; Del
aware, for A. NJ. Green: Georgia, 20 for
Mr.. Tandy; Illinois, tor q. III. Tandy;
kentucky, ~ for A. NJ. Green and l for
KYn fhr nf
NJ Louisiana, 10 for a. NJ.
Green and 1 for Prof. Straker, of South
Caroi.na; mississippi, 2G for A. NJ. Green,
NJ ary land, TOR A. NJ. Green and for Tan
dy; n Jerseys for A. NJ. Green; Chic,
4 lur Fitzbutler; South Carolina, % for A
NJ Green; Tennessee, IL for G Tandy;
Texas, % for Mr. Rutfin and for Green;
Pennsy lvania, = for Green and 2 for Rufiin;
Firginia, "A for Green and for Butler;
West Virginia, Tor g H Tandy.
(To be continued in our next issue.)