The bee., 1884-04-12
WHISKEY AND MONEY CONTROLLED
THE CONVENTION.
FAITHLEss NEGROES BOUGHT OUT.
THE TREACHERY- OF THE 9TH DIS
TRICT.
WHAT DEFEATED DIR. ADAMS.

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before the hour for the assem-
bling Of the convention, delegates
were intoxicated to the fullest de-
gree. 1t is evident that money
and whiskey controlled the con-
vention against the interest of the
peoples choice for President.
False friends were compelled to
show their hand when Mr.. w.
Calvin Chase offered a resolution,
pledging the delegation to Hon.
John A. Logan. White men as
well as negroes sold out, but,
there was more honor among the
followers of Col. Ingersoll, Mes
srs. Geo. Holmes, and Andrew
Gleason, were willing to form
a combination to defeat Conger.
The contest that was put in
the district of Mr.. John W.
Freeman, kept him out of the
temporary organization, as 1t was
decided to make him the temper
ary chairman. When it was as
certained that there was a contest
in the 9Th District, Mr.. W. G.
Chase, was requested to run for the
temporary Craftsmanship.
His delegation with the ex-
ception of G. Jones, j. Mid
dIeton and himself sold him out.
E. A. Savoy who had professed SO
much friendship for Mr.. Hamil-
ton Turleigh, and Samuel Jack
son, was the first man to stab his
friends to satisfy his own ambi-
ton. To-day he has the condem-
nation and contempt of his best
friends as the judas of the 9th dis
trlct, a cur who will sell his best
friends to satisfy his own ambition.
Mr.. Hamilcar TurIeigh, one of
the rising young men OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, whom he en-
deavored to defeat, showed by his
manliness that he had the re-
spectacle citizens with him. The
ambition of certain delegates in
the 9th and other districts. was
money, men ought to have
been honorable enough to vote
their principles.
DR.. ADAMS,
could have formed combination,
had he desired to. Men who had
pledged themselves to him, sold
him out, there were men who swore
that they never would desert him,
but when the hour arrived to put
these men upon their honor, that
moment they deserted him. The
election of Mr.. William Tallia-
ferso was death to the Logan and
Ingersoll men. While the ruling
of Mr.. Talliferso was fair and just,
his appointment of the committee
on credentials threw out the 4th,
5th, 18th and LIST district, which
would have elected DIR. Adams,
Prof. James Gregory or Col. r. G..
Ingersoll, or a solid Logan del
egation.
The committee on credentials hav-
ing reported, a minority report
was submitted to throw out the
legally elected Joy delegation,
which was strongly opposed by
E. A. Savoy, on account of his per-
sonal Jealousy to Mr.. Turleigh,
when Mr.. Chase moved to
lay the minority report upo n the
table, showed that he intended to
resort to anything to defeat one of
the most honourable young men
in the District of Columbia. Mr..
Chase's+ motion to lay the minority
report upon the table was carried
by almost a two third vote of the
convention. AT two o'clock We'd
nesday morning, the following
gentlemen were nominated; DR..
A. E. Adams, Prof. J. NJ. Gregory,
Hon. Robt. 6. Ingersoll, Prof. r.
T. Greener, P. II. Carson, F. B.
Conger, DR.. S. R. Watts, and W.
c. Chase. Mr.. Chase withdrew in
favor Of Prof. J. NJ. Gregory. At
this inncture Mr.. Chase offered a
resolution instructing the delega-
ton TO vote for Hon. John A. Lo-
gan. Mr.. A. st. A. Smith, g. G.