Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-11
THE COLORED CONVENTION.
The Assembly at Timnrs, Hail Last
Night.

The Assembly at Timnr., Hall Last
Night.
MESsRs. DOUGLASS, LAWS AND GREGORY ELECTED
DELEGATES TO LoUIsvILLE-A CHARGE MADE OF
UNFAIR DEALINa-THE SECRETARY DECLARES THAT
NO ELECTION WAS HELD, AND A NEW CONVENTION
Is THREATENED BY THE DlSs skT1sFIED ONES.
The convention called 70 elect three delegates to
the colored mems national convention at Louis
Vile, KY, September 9th, was held at Timms'
hall last night The convention opened very
peaceably and harmoniously, but waxed noisy as
the hours passed, and broke up in a hubbub at
midnight.
There was an attempt made to defeat the election
OF Mr. Frederick Douglass by number of dele
ored men of the city.
1--WE are going to beat Douglass" said one OF the
'yourg ones' to STAB reporter before the con-
yentio1 T, opened. He VIII only get the votes Of
that part OF the CITY,"
"Why do you want to defeat Mr.. Douglass7"
Because" said the young man, "arter he is
elected you can't touch him with forty loot
Such was the talk OF number OF exultant young
men, but before the night was over they dis
covered that they had been mistaken in their cal
Mr John John w. Freeman was chosen tempo-
rary chairman, and Mr. VIM. c. Chase temporary
secretary.
THE DELEGATES.
The following is a list OF the delegates as re-
ported by the committee on credentials:
First DiStrict-JOhn A. Moss, w. H. Hunter E.
NJ. Hewlett second-M. NJ. Holland, j. NJ Greg
ory, w. r. Laws. Thrd-F. A. Herbert, j. L. Tur-
ner, II. NJ. Hewlett: Fourth-R D. Ruf1in. c. F.
Crawford, Charles johnson. Sixth-W.H. John
son, Robert Jones' Columbus Freeman. Seventh
Grfh n Soy Rseo SD Ba[ker Ell Nry Egnt
son. Ninth-W G. Chase, ia. Gray, " &C stewart stewart
Tenth. s. Burley.. G. H. Hall: Peter Wilson.
har Arnold JOS Thompson Tur-
Clark, Dorsey Braxton. Thrteenth-George H.
Boston, Sol Morrison, VIM. H Stewart: Four
seo thSanTt NJ G. Mae
Freeman. Sixteenth-G. w. Williams. Samuel
Adams, w. H. Lee. seventeenth-P. H. Carson,
Branson, B. A. Mcdonald. R. E. Gilchrist. Nine.
teenth-Wm. A. Lavelette, Chas. D. Freeman,
Chas F. Bruce. Twentieta-Geo W. stewart,
T. Johnson, Walter Middleton, s W. Herber
Twenty-secOnd-Peter Mosby, Daniel Stlilyard
and James Steward.
sPEECH-MAKING.
During the absence OF the committee on creden-
t1als addresses were made by Judge VIM. H.
Whipper, of Beaufort, 8. c.; Rev. Robert Johnson
and w. G. Chase. When 1t came to forming per-
manent organization, after long and noisy de-
Date, In which several delegates were vOcferating
at once, a motion was carried, constituting the
temporary officers the permanent officers OF the
convention. Resolutions, offered by &C. Stewart,
were adopted, limiting speeches to f1ve minutes,
ana providing that the three candidates receiving
the highest number OF votes should be declared
elected delegates to the L5uisvil convention, and
the next three should be the alternates.
Mr.. RANDALL BOWIE CLAIMS THE FLOOR
The proceedings were here interrupted by the
Industrious attempts OF Mr.. Randall Bowie to mo-
tho door
make. When the secretary attempted to read res
olutions offered, Mr.. Bowie continued to harangue
the chair. The chair finally declared that he
would keep order ''peaceaby tf can, forcibly II
credltable to the $4,000 disfranchised coIored
people Of the District, the chaef reason for their
dlsfrsnchsement being. it was said, that they
He appealed to the convention to know II they
proposed to allow one man to disturb their pro-
The chair then appointed Delegate Branson to act
as sergeant-at-armS.
point1nsnt made, continued to call out, 81 want
''Thls is him." said Delegate Branson, drawing
Come take me up" cried Bowie defantIy.
Branson advanced, but violence of any kind was
prevented by Bowie's friends stepping up and per-
suading him to yield the floor.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
delegates. which was accompanied with the usual
oratorlcal flourish. Arthur ST A. Smith opened by
reading in ringing voice a speech nominating
Frederick Douglass as man fully able to cope
with the giant minds that would be there; a man
whom the 1llustrious Charles Sumner loved and
whom other distinguished men hold in respect
and honor; a man who Mr. Smith declared would
go to Kentucky or anywhere else this side of the
urid fires Of hell to work and strive for his people,
and who would shed a halo of glory all around the
community that sends him. Mr.. r. 3. Gilchrist
nominated Rev. Robt s. Laws: c. F. Moseby NOM
Sph1 Prot Thomas
Dorsey nominated Il. G. Cuney; Mr. Lavalette
named Arthur St. A. Smith; Randall Bowie nomi-
Chase: Mr.. Boston nominated VIM E. Matthews,
and other delegates nominated P. H. Carson and
Rev Robert johnson. Some Of the speeches made
the gentleman who had SO highly eulogized him to
say what Mr.. Douglass had done for the colored
race. Mr.. Richard Laws declared that the man
pointed to his own death. Mr. Boston In s nominat.
ing MT. Mathews said he was "a man who Will do
no less than any one else and don't believe he
The voting was by roll-call each delegate voting
for three candidates. AT the conclusion 1t was
elected. number Of the delegates then changed
their votes, the changes generally being in favor
OF Gregory.
THE RESULT OF THE VOTE.
When the vote was announced it was as follows
OoueldsS, oOS LAWS, oSs 6EegOTy, o3; Cuney, ~;
j. 7. Johnson, "a; Rur1n, II; Robert johnson, 9;
and w. E. Matthews,1. The chair declared Messrs.
Douglass, Laws and Gregory elected delegates,
and Cuney, J. T. johnson and Rufrin alternates.
A great uproar followed, in the midst OF whtch b
the convention adjourned. Mr. Cuney's friends
declared that he had been defrauded, and at once
began to ag1tate for a new convention The tally,
as they kept 1t, gave Quincy 30 and Gregory only
q before the chairman permitted delegates to
change their votes.
SECRETARY CHASK'S MANIFESTO.
Mr.. W. c. Chase, secretary of the convention,
to-day wrote q letter to THE STAR saying: GAS
secretary OF the convention held at Ttmms' hall
on Tuesday evening, July 10, 1883, declare that
no election was had, and that am directed by a
majority OF the delegates OF said convention to
call convention OF such delegates who will meet
on Monday, between the hours OF ten and eleven
O'Clock am, and elect three delegates and two
alternates to the Louisville convention"
Cut WITH A RAzoR.-A young man, named
Michael Burke. barkeeper for Mrs Dresser, corner
13h and d streets southwest, was cut In the alb
domen with a razor by q colored man, named
Harry Herbert, who was afterwards arrested by
Omcers Nokes and Lotus. Dr.. Boarman dressed
the wound OF Burke. In the Police Court this
jail.
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