Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06
TIE COLORED mDEPEHDEEFs.

The bitter feud, which has existed
for sometime past between the Color
ed Independents and the Ofice-Hol-
ders in Baltimore, eliminated on
Tuesday night, the 18th, ult., in an
open breach with the result Of Civ
ing complete victory to the party
represented bY the VindieGtor news
paper. which now assumes q command
and influence in republican councils
that the ofice-holders and office-seek-
ers. both here and in other sections
of Maryland, will find it prudent to
recognize and to treat with more re-
spect than they have hitherto paid.
To post our readers, especially our
colored readers, on the subject Of this
Independent Outbreak in Baltimore,
we give from the impartial Sun the
reports of proceedings of the Inde-
pendent Convention and the doings of
the defeated Office Holders after they
dshalted from that's nres
The colored city cOnvaaAsA.<ssusaaa-
posed Of delegates elected at the Mon
day primary, met last night at Sama-
ritan Temple, corner Calyert.and Sara
togs streets. Delegates were admit
ted on tickets. Joseph Z. Briscoe,
chairman of the executive committee
of the advisory committee, with del
egation, during the day notified the
police department that he was lessee
Of the hall, and showed O receipt for
the rent. He stated that the mem
bers Of his committee believed an at
tempt would be made by outsiders to
break up the convention, and it was,
therefore, desirable that delegates only
be admitted. The police board con-
suited with Mr.. Mcclure, their coun-
sci, and their ruling was that police
men should be stationed at the en-
trance to the hall to keep order and
see that only such persons as held
tickets went in. Marshals Gray aud
Frey, with detail of policemen, car
ried out these instructions. Marshal
Gray remained outside on the pave
ment, where several hundred colored
men had gathered. Marshal Frey was
inside, and stationed squad Of police
unobtrusively at the rear of the room.
About l20 delegates were admitted.
Mr.. Briscoe called the convention to
order, and named Nelson Jones SER
geant-at-arms. Rev. G. w. Fitzhugh
offered prayer.
After that there was a good deal of
confusion for a time in the settlement
of the status of contesting fifteenth
ward delegation, which was finally
given back seat. Briscoe, in some
thing of set speech, said "This con-
vention is not called IN the interest of
the republican or the democratic party,
but is in the interest Of the colored
race. (Applause.) It is not for Mr..
HoltOn or Mr.. Ditty, but to take steps
to settle what is our political stains.
The people We have been with since
the days Of our freedom has degen-
Grated into white mans party. The
convention is called to announce that
we have q grievance andsexpress our
opinion on the important issues of the
coming campaign. He denounced
the State bastardy law, which he said
fails to protect the virtue of colored
females. He would not vote the dem
ocratic ticket. C
Col. VIM. Murrell, Of the Colored
VindicatOr, was made temporary pres
ident. Ar
He said he could pour oil upon the
troubled waters. He wanted the con-
vention to represent the 1000 col
ored voters Of Baltimore. He would
not rule arbitrarily, but wanted the
committee on credentials to settle the
permanent organization. He had
been republican all his life, but he
was there to say that the colored peo-
pie have a grievance and are deter
mined to state it. We want to saw
TO the white republicans that they
must meet MS half way. and what We
ask for must not be hissed down. Zap