Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28

wool, was easily elected president. but
heated discussion ensued upon the mem
ination OF w. Markham, Of New Yorl
q secretary, Notwithstanding the far
that he was On the ticket presente,
BY the objectors. Markham explaine
that there was no foundation for III
lnuendoes about his moves in conner
ton with tariff legislation, and aoai,
being elected by acclamation refused :
accept the Office. He was, however
prevailed upon To withdraw his resiQ
nasion till afternoon until the BODY re
convened. Markham then again ten
dered his resignation as secretary. an,
after further vrangling Albert Chan
man, OF Vermont. was chosen. G. II
Ball, of West Virginia. was chose,
treasurer, and J. p. R.y of New York
4. Simtns Of Texas. and G. Bronson o
Kansas were chosen executive commit
tee. Resolutions passed AS the sense o
the convention that tariff rates on i'm
ported wool should, at the earliest Cd
portunity. be restored to what the,
were before the late reduction tina
State, district and county associations
and wool growers of all States SHOULD
use their endeavors to secure the effort
OF their respective Senators and Repre-
sentatives to that end, and that Con
gress should be called on to make tn,
restoration. The meeting ended har
Donioasly.
EaRiish Chief Justice.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Lord Coleride,
visited the Criminal Court thir morning
and spent half an hour listening to til,
proceedings in murder trial which
happened to be in progress. He wa,
then introduced on Change. He wen
to the State Fair in the afternoon. anc
In the evening dined with Hon. Emory
A. Storrs.
Hmgc Land sale.
ToPEkA. Sept. 27.-The Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railway Company
today closed a large sale OF lands "a
Watson d Throop of this city. 1t GOV.
ers al their land that remained unsold
between Topeka and the western line
OF Marion County. about LEO miles, al
1919 per acre. The exact amount of
land cannot be determined for some
days.
Death Of q Esemlnent journalist.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 2.-Information was
received here tonight that Col. George
Knapp, senior proprietor Of the N issouri
Republican, died on the 18th inst. on
board the Pennlsnd, en- route from
Europe TO New York.
Celored Convention.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 26.-The COL
ored convention is given over to resolu-
tions and buncombe. After dozen at
tempts to resolve many sentiments this
the following was offered
WHEREAs, The administration of Pres
dent Q. A. Arthur is in harmony with
The principles Of the grand old Republi-
san party; therefore be il
ResOlped, That this National CORven-
ion of COlored Men assembled give the
their heartiest support.
This caused the widest uproar, and
he convention was On its feet. The
,ou'h and west passed the resolution,
while only few from the north and
,ast appeared TO favor il. Personal VIC
ence was offered in one instance, and
he widest uproar followed, but finally
he resolution of Mr.. Herbert Law went
% the Committee on Resolutions. No
Expression of opinion 10 yet reached,
md il seems unlikely that any will be,
,wing to the propensity of the conven.
ion to all talk ut the same time. There
8 entirely too much oratorical ability
for any business to be trans
lcted. A strong feeling exists to adopt
Fred Douglass speech as the sentiment
II the colored peoples union and have
he same transmitted to Congress. A
delegate moved the following,
which made great uproar:
Resolned, That the colOred people of
he United States, in convention assem-
,led, do affirm our devotion to the Re-
publican party, and will use our utmost
'ndeavors fol- its continued ascendsncy
md for the control of the national gov
believing il to be for the best
of the whole people.
The convent ion refused to adopt the
and many protested against
bringing politics into the convention.
The only wise decision was that of the
,hair in sending the question 10 the
on Resolutions, which saved
The convention from n split. The CON
this afternoon accepted the in
vitation of the general managers and
visited the Exposition in q body. To-
night a long list of speakers is named to
address the convention, and actual bus
mess Is for time in allegiance. The
chances are fair for an adjournment
without further actual results.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 27.-rhe Colored
at IL o'clock adopted the
address:
The National Convention of Colored
Men assembled respectfully. present the
following rs embracing and represent
ing their views aud sentiments:
First That we are grateful and re-
ioice in the miraculous emancipation
that came to our race 10 years ago. The
Of nation born in n day. We do not,
We cannot, forget the great sacridce of
noble women and heroic men who made
possible the struggle III which treason
and slavery were consigned to oom-
mon sepulchre. Nor would we be un-
of the measure of devotion and
the white and eolored sol
diers rendered the nation.
Secoud-Wea are not insensible to the
fact that the Congress of the United
States has spread upon the statute
books many laws calculated to make as
secure in oar rights as citizens, nor
would wa be forgetful Of the magnif-
cent amendments to the Constitution
TO render forever impossible
the crime Of human slavery
Third-We don't ask any more class
legislation. We have had enough OF
this, but we do believe that m any of the
laws to insure us in our rights as citi-
Gems are nothing more than red letters
in the Southern States. Almost with
out exception colored people are denied
justice in courts, denied the fruits OF
their honest labor, defrauded of their
political rights at the ballot box
shut off from learning trades, cheated
out Of their civil rights by inn keepers
and common carrier comp mics and
left by states TO An inadequate oppor.
tunity for education and general i'm.
provement.
Fourth--We regard labor ia question
OF education and such moral trainine
as paramount TO all other questions
We believe that the credit and mort
gage system should be abolished. Hon
est labor shoald be remunerated. Tn,
land holders OF the South should recog.
nize the fact that this question 10 4
be solved by encouraging negroes Il
industry, frugality and business habits
BY melting them TO habits Of thrift, b,
assisting them 10 acquire an inter