The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-10-05
THE NATIONAL coL0RED oOxyEx-

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(oisfei Lace N IonscnsIon ~ fnui~>liir.
ky--frrI Deu<la~< E1ocf<d Presiding
onA' - After > if~nse1 Ccnt~sf.
LorI<slLpk. H.. Sept. =.
Tho co'ored ConV<nfAon began IN session.
Ia this city ~ noon to-day. and 1. u IA
notable eatherink 81 representative men
o. the race Wh<n Twelve o'clock came
tile large hall IL The I.iedcrkrnnix building
contained about ~ delegates and large
number % coloied and white spectators.
n. y. Holland. q Washington. an original
sign<r q the call. called tho meeting -
order. when Rev. D. w. Arnest, 81 Nash
vile. delivered an eloquent prayer. The
names o. A. ~. Greene. o. Louisiana; &. n.
Iandy. q Missouri: Fred Douglass. ~ The
District a Columbia: George l.. Rnilin. u
Massachusetts, and Dr. Fitxlntler. 81 Ken
lucky, we're mentioned In slatoratc nomi-
mating speeches for temporary Chairman.
The name 81 Fred Douglass was withdrawn
- the earnest request u hts friends. who
designed pushing him Tor permanent Chair
man Greene. ~ Louisiana. was elected
and introduced % the Convention a. = mar
tyr u the iarr- IN accepting the nominal
ton. Rev. Mr.. Greene said that be .slt Il
an honor % preside temporarily over such
. meeting. on soil made hnllowed BY the
name of Henry CIny and his SUCCESSOR.
Cassius ~ Clay. In concluding his speech.
which recounted the past history ~ the
coIored race and looked into ~ future con.
ditlCn. he exhorted the Convention 10 stand
by the principles Set down IN the call, and
v refrain from discussions Or ali political
questions J. y. Gregory OF Washington.
D. C.. Was INSIDE temporary Secretary.
Pending ballotinE ne foiiowinx tele-
grams were received and read % the Con-
venfi0n:
s.Recognixinr the fact that in republic
can coycrnins n; the enactment and enforce
menf IL laws fcr the protection Of the rights
Of citizens largely depends on the public
sentiment ~ the country, and believing
public sentiment Il created by representa-
inability 70 srfend the Convention. ewing
70 the laieneSs q the reception u notice Of
nv election. ] nominate Hon. A. T. Du-
mont my proxy. Trusting the deliberations
Of the Convention will b. harmonious. dig
nified. discreet and beneficial 70 those Il
~. Il. =. PIScnEkcK.v
-NKw HxvEx. CoxS.. sept. =. iss3.
.Connecticut rreets the colored men %
the nation. and prays them 70 memoi ialixe
Congress in favor q cclored commission
lsiSned) "AxDnrw ,. CHAxrrns.v
Among the prominent men attending are:
VIM Nnndell. editor q the hait.more I'm
3. q: br. ,. W. W. Washington, II Chica.
70; H. Price Williams and II. Hughes.
Philadelphia. Jesse Lawson. New Jersey,
J. n. NcGinniS. Delaware; Colonel George
N. Arnold. Virginia; D. A. Straker. South
crammsi virrini s:<Ra II aesr oas:isns
w. X. rIcdgcr. Atlantn. Ga; J. l.. Kenne-
dy. New Orleans. La: +. H. Vance. Louis
lana: Fred Douglass, X - Laws. and y.
NJ Gregory. District ~ Columbia: George
W. Williams. Boston. Mas: Colonel MUIR
So: +. II. Bell. s. Louis. Mo-; vi H. HoI-
linxworfh. Kansas Twentv~~cven States
are represented and no tro;.:.e about &C.
commodati0n<. every delegate teink pro-
vided for Recess a 40 until seven
O'Clock.
The convention rcassembled promptly n
Ne evening and proceeded % the business
into . protracted wrancle over the per
manent chairlnanship. Fred Douglass had
been put In nomination. but the convention
did not show any great desire % elect him.
y. A. Straker 81 South Carolina had
sh sn %sds ha4d e aa S ser ni ' &c
The convention, during the early part q
The evening session. vas orderly. hut feel
ing began % grow, Eastern delegates
charging the West and South with = desire
- dominate the convention. The points or
order were Too numerous for Presiding
Oficer Green 20 even hops 70 decide half u
them Too many wanted % speak at once.
and some charged Green with nnfairness,
which be reeented in : dignifrd manner
and threatened % leave tne chair. which
the convention opposed Green Is IN in
telliGent man and. - far - could Be seen.
endeavored - do justice % all Fred
Douglass had not entered the hall, but
paced Ne floor nervously just outside the
door. awaiting the tardy summons 70 The
Prc<ident,E chair, and probably feeling that
bis race Was none Ton just towards him.
After nearly four hours 81 hot wrnn<ltnk
Fred Douglass was brought into the ball
amid the widest enthusiasm ol his friends
and went upon the stand The old man
wss trembling with excitement. and 4 hc
had talked his words would have been hot
ones. HiS presence resulted q the end %
four hours. IL biz election 20 The p~rmanent
Presidency
The latcnes> AZ The hour prevented his
delivering Lengthy prepared speech. bus
~ took occasion "a deny the report that ne
had said II Ben Butler were nominated for
The Presidency be would sweep the colored
vote Of the Onion. "A mere slip q the r.
por<er'< pencil hal nearly caused him -
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