The bee., 1883-05-19


NET oFFICERs.-wHAT THE SOUTH
ERN PEOPLE THINK OF ffiR G6N-
YENGioS, Ere:
A scribe of the BEE staff met a
prominent Southern Republican last
evening at the Ebbett House, who was
in conversation with a certain high
official of this city whose name the
BEE promised not to disclose. The
BEE was invited In the setting room, and
there the situation of 1884 was talked
I'over, and the present opposition to the
national colored convention. The BEE
asked the gentleman from the South if
the people would take any heed of the
resolutions passed some few evenings
ago protesting against the national
convention called by the Douglas COM
mittee.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN - "Well,
sir" said he, "The people in the South
are anxious for convention. They
look upon Greener as topper" They
will take no heed of the meeting last
Monday. We understand Greener's
movements. He is pretending and en-
deavoring to make the administration
believe that y : convention will be
nti-Repu6fican. He is hard up now
and is doing this to get an Office"
The BEE::"Are you acquainted with
any of the members of the Greener
committee?"
5. CD know a few Of them and
have learned more about them since
my stay in this city. Two-thirds of
the meeting on Monday evening con
sisted of common messengers and
laborers in the department. l was
present at the meeting and my reason
for going was that had been told that
the representative Southern men would
be present"
The BEE.--"Did you find the repre-
sentative men of the South PRESENT."
SCI should say not,nor did | find
one voter of the South present. About
ten men of the meeting were flom Mis-
sissippi. Men with no social or politi-
cal status in the state. noticed one
from Tennessee who was at one time a
Baptist minister. HeiS hardly known
in his state. The South will respond to
the Douglass CALL
THE BEE. "What will be the posi-
tion of the Southern people in 1S84?"
S. Gin what way do you mean?'
THE BEE.--"I mean SO far as the
presidency is concerned. Who will
the South support for President.
S. C.-"The name of Hon. Robert L.
Lincoln is prominently spoken of and
already five of the Southern states have
decided to support him in the next Re-
publican convention. The name of
Lincoln is in every Southern mans
heart. The nomination of Grant or
Lincoln will be the only salvation of
the Republican party"
BEE.---"Y OH are in favor of a third
term; l don't object myself" :"
S. C.-"Yes sir. Grant is great
hero. Lincoln is the son of Abraham
Lincoln, who was true friend to the
down trader race. The South will
stand by the son as reciprocation for
what the father has done for the coun-
try and was unable to carry out. l
prefer Robert T. Lincoln to Grant, but
either one will save the Republic
Il will tell you something else. B.
K. Bruce will be in the next cabinet.
He is man who is respected by both
Republicans and Democrats. The
colored people have a wrong idea of
Bruce. He is wonderful thinker and
reasons well. The report circulated
some months ago that he supported
Chalmers is false. Bruce, believe,
favors Lincoln for President, am not
certain about that. But have heard
him speak in the most complimentary
terms about him."
The BEE-"Mr. Douglass favors Mr..
Lincoln for President, does he not?
S. S.C.-"Why, yes. The old man, elo-
quent said in speech at the recent
Emancipation meeting. if Hon. Robert
Lincoln only had that much (measur-
ing his fnger) of his father, am with
him. That saying went throughout |
the country like wild fire. Douglass is
a great man. He is known to the civil
lized. Greener's opposition to Douglass
reminds me of tumble bug" You
know when one of those bugs attempts |
to climb they slip, that is, the thing
upon which it attempts to climb has too |
much of natures virtue. When the |
convention meets, it will most undoubt- |
edly endorse Lincoln for President.
Again the convention will meet in this
city and nowhere else. Mark what /
say" The hour was growing late and as
the BEE scribe had an engagement else
where, he thanked the gentleman and
left with the unders landing that
the BEE would call again.