Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-07
HOUSTON.
Tho Oolored Convention Resolves Itself
into a Wrangling Semi Political
Oonclave.
Great Clamors Created by q Resolution
to Condemn Gov. Ireland.


special 10 the Gazette.
HousroN, Tex, Aug. 6.--The state
convention of colored men met pur-
suant TO adjournment Mt y o'clock this
morning. Whilst the tranquility that
marked yesterdays proceedings was
conspicuous for its absence, everything
went smoothly enough until Prof.
Tibbets offered the following resolution,
which was the signal for the bursting
Of the storm which had evidently
been brewing from the beginning:
Whereas, on or about January s the
legislature passed resolution indors.
Ing the course of John Ireland, gov
ernor OF Texas; aud whereas, there
were present In that legislative body
two colored representatives, to-wit: Il.
w. Wyatt of Waller county and II. q.
Moore of Washington county; and
whereas, the said colored legislators
voted to indorze Ireland, notwith-
standing he had proven by various
acts and on frequent occasions his hos
tility to the negro race; therefore, be II
Resolved, that we regard the
vote of these colored represent
tatives, in indoIsing Gov. Ireland,
as unjust to ourselves as u race Ia gem
eral and unjust TO their constituency
In particular.
Hon. Richard Nelson made quite Il
speech, oppo'in the resolution In toto
He took the ground that it was
detrimental TO the race ~ "A PEG
pie to come here as civil
meeting and then censure Gov
Ireland, AS he had undoubtedly don,
them great many favors. or cours,
he could not indorse his administra
) ton, but he did think IL was fai
one
He thought the action of the colore,
representatives should not be con
demned unless they We're heard. 1t re
manned with their constituents, no
with this convention, to rebuke them
n Prof. Tibbets gained the floor an,
). stated that the colored men shout
not indorse ireland az he had prove
n himself their enemy. He insnlted III
/. colored men when at the conventio
g. held in the hall of representatives, ,
Austin last year. He was invited
address them. He sent them wor
=, that IL he had known they were
=, discuss politics he would not have q
lowed the use Of the hail. He advise
them to discuss Sunday schools al
ne the raising OF blooded stock and to
II politics alone. h
Il Why should the wool growers ha
met and discussed politics; iikewi'
T. the cattemens association? WI
I'd shouldn't the colored man. too, IL
lie wished?
The resolution started great hui
bub and was finally ruled out of ord,
by the chairman on the ground tina
1t had in II political feature. III
= chairman explained that the CONVEX
" ton had not met for political purpose
u IL was then agreed that "a cor
~ mittee Of five should
y appointed to whom should
-, 80 referred all the resolutions hereaft
" offered whose duty it should be
~ pass upon all such matter and dete
y, mine whether or not the matter COZ
-, tanned therein came within the legit
!, 81 mate objects OF the meeting.
- Many new delegates arrived to-df
~ and the meeting presents anything b
lamb-like appearance. The debat
are sharp, personal attacks full of b
ter feeling and accumeu. What WI
thought ut first TO be a gathering
IT. intelligent and reasoning colored pc
" Pile has turned out to be a wranglif
w. semi-political conclave and is rapid
" lowering itself In the estimation of u
a. people, both white and black.