New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
THE COLORED CONVENTION.
PROFESSOR GREENERs UNFAvoRABLE OPINION
UNCHANGED.


by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-To q TRIBUNE cor
respondent to-day respecting convention Of oolorsd
men which is to assemble In Louisville In few daysS
Professor Gree"er who has been somewhat conspicuous
In his opposition TO It, sad Thus far only eight States
have chosen delegates. South Carolina has elected
twenty-five delegates of whomis Thomas Hamiltont
the black Democrat whose recent defence Of Demo
cratic party published In all the Democratic papers
/ am rather inclined to think that the independent
and Democratic negroes will capture and control the
convention. The sixth resolution embodied in the call
signed by about twenty col0red offce-ho.ders, 10 an
invitation TO Democrats as well as to Republicans 10
Says AccOrdng to the signs OF the times the country
is on the eve OF political revolution aud It behoovcs
u.s. a. race, TO make our interests paramount TO hose
Of any party or Sect 1t duty to unite and strike
out some bold political line OF action which will bring
nearer to the estate OF full citizenship and power
this great revolution is over Think of coored con-
venton meeting year before either potca party
put candidate in the field though the negro could
dictate terms There Is not man among the Office
holders who signed that call who would dare to father
or indOrse the sixth resolution.
If Fortune, PuIvs still had signed such o resolu
tion nobody would wonder but that persistent constn
tona office. holders should sign 1t, one OF two
things. IL was bait thrown out TO catch Fortune and
company or else 1t a notice to Arthur and his Ad-
minstration OF political strike-a kind Of Mumbo-
Jumbo game The Convention men now between
the horns OF dilemma, ana likely to be tossed The
independent c0lored men see their opportunity They
will 60 to the convention aud from present
appearances they will control It. Mr.. Douglas
Is the worst box or all. He indorse the action
OF independent Democratic Convention without
gong back his Republican record Ii the convention
indUrses President Arthur even the Republican party
II will antagohze the aDest men VINO will DO prescott
Peter Clark, Fortune, Pdrvs btll, fnomaS
Hamilton, BriscOe aDd FnZhugI Tue whole conyeDtloa
business will be sever. lesson 10 those gentlemen oe
the Republican party VINO think the coi0rd y0teis OF
this country still controlled by few chro c olcc-
holdors-black wnltewD0 pull tue strings while the
black v0lers dauce.
MATTERS nave already become 50 complicated that
do not believe Mr. Douglass will attend the convention
all Indeed his right To do delegate contested
by MI Quincy, whU friends claim was fafly elecbea
The convention VIII PROBABLY be dZzlc, although Is
may turu "a farce. At any rate 1t PROMISES
to be Conspicuous tor tue abseuce OF iDnuentlat
cOlOred licDu uOlicdns. TheY say 1 am opposed " ala
cOlored conventions That 10 mist.kc. 1 am opposed
manipulated by scueiers ana controlled W
ignorance. We need conventions and conferences of
weight and character thoughtful for their race
grateful what done hopeful Tor the futufe,
aud ready do their snare toward making our race
worthy Of enfranchisement We oeed conferences 70
rights privileges OF common traveller 70
aid white friends In the aruOus WORK OF soVnS tac
educational pr0Dlem-the hope or the Repuolc wo
need conference, convention, 10 teaen us negroes 70
be- rejOiced In being American citizens than N
pridDg ourselves upon being BLACK. In short We neeo
u common sense cOnYent0n.'