Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-01
IrNcHBURG CONVENTION.
coI0REDKEN sPEAE BOLDLY

be f,cTSC1tsfcf o. ine AoofchhoA a.
much above the average Uf such COB
ventl0ag.
Among 1Ose present and psrtici-
pxtsnr IN the deliberations Of the Con-
re1.tiou are John Z. syphnx- who looks
nuch more ike an IDciKn than negro
Ben. Scott. Of Richmond John Adams
Q member Of the City Council Of Rlca-
uson6. and others q more or less note
several colo1ed journalists, including
J. Thomas Fortune. editor Of the New
York Freeman. Ers preseDi a. sPects-
tors and 70 report The proceedings
J. Z. Beckley. Of FairfhK, was made
temporary Chairman. and \. \. Bar
cius, lawyer Of Richmond seere-
isry.
il assuming The chsir Bsskley ms1e
q irief address. N the course Of winch
be sti5 they we're not assembled a.
Republicans nor as Democrats. but a.
citizens Of the Commonwealth Of w
riniA. who felt competent TO think Tor
themselves. and who proposed 70 coD-
seer qOestioDs having reference 70 the
elevsiinl Of the negro race. winch here
toJ0rt had endured . political DD1aEge
scarcely less oppressive than olo-ams
slavery. The negro WAS tired % beng
considered 8 boDdrlsn Of the Eepcbh-
csn party and Of being controlled ID
political matters ts piece Of nd
cbinerT.
The frE; breeze Of the Convention
came when proposition was MADE 10
make the temporary organization peg
nsrerit. Becker. who has always
been AZ auti-Maboneite. encountered
the opposition Of Delegate Wood. from
AurUsth q former ally o. Malone.
" COD urged . HAD Of Jess pronounced
urejudices ior permanent chairman.
" GOD was pouDced upon BY v. Z.
Laws. perhaps The most effective negro
Fpesief II Virgins. VhD ezco-istsd the
Augusta mIn. churrinr that he hs5
COME there n 3 vol IN sleeps clothing
70 capture The Convention n the lnteT-
est q Malone. Ii = the voice OF
jacob he crisd. a. but the hands o.
Essu.
Iaier on Laws severely denounced
Malone. and speaking Of John :. Wise,
vhuu be deDouinatsd the kitchen
statesman. he declared that IN pre-
ference 10 supporting hin for Governor
he would = fulloF tbs lead Of the dew.
Iust 50 be leads ms awGT from hel.
Notwithstanding the opposition. Beck
lev was made permsDeDi CHAIRMAN AMID
much applause.
Al tbe afternoon session !. ThoDp-
sor Fortune. editor q the New J orr
Fireman. made > speech before TIE
CONVENTION and was eDthusissticS u
ETrlBu6ed. BE advised The Correction
70 mrrk OFT line Of action not Trsci-
cuted upon political slavery. and 70
cour1 the friendship q The white people
among whom they lived. BE denounced
such papers D. The New J ORR 7ribtne
xnd Cincinnati Connie -cia' and declared
that the extent O inteTes; o such EepUb-
hcuns As BlnIDe. She-mtn. and Hohf II
The negro vss 70 rlas mo power and
place Nv hls rOts.
At TIE night session & STATE csnt-tl
committee o. TWO members from eaf
oUnEregnontl district was appointed 20
carry out The IDEAS Of the Convention
embraced II the following address.
which WIS adopted
THE AIuREss.
T. ne CDlorsG Peog.le q T1rFlmG
Whereas W.. The colures people uf
TirgiIE believing a. We % Thai TIE
t,rne LAS come 70 cEl : hat II The I'D
qualified support We have gwen The
HeIubhrKn parry. Do here. Il convsu-
tin1. solemnly declare ourselves politi-
csly independent n a. matters winch
pertain 70 u u CITIZENS q tins Com
muuwealth. We have f0r twenty
I've years adhered 70 our i9rlns;
political associates VIII uuprr-
tlislsd fidelity. because II those
dtik dBys q reconstruction Jhe
Republican prrTF pHsFed thai i WAS
ths only party 70 which tht eolore-
nan q lie south could consistsut.v
hllr himself 70 that snd the oDl0rea
voters molly responded Ind rEiss- %
Icvef ard place msl VIM grew wealthy
" hils administering ne laws o. TIE
I rItec States u fhs government o.
tbs southern states. We fee eve'
.raieful fur what las been done.
but DOW he TINE hEs come ~
us 10 think. AT. AID vote ior CURSE yes.
and especially 50 SINCE the Republicans
nave p-sctctly abandoned Is n former
camyGirnE and u 81 Masters where ne
negro ought 70 have had recognition II
proportion 70 hls voting strength snc
intelligence. We know. TOO. TIA;
mErv O. OUr race have been uu-
deT.o Il The southern States. bot
the causes winch LED 10 ihsss
sEd occurrences. which have spilled
cur blood Knd created i,5;sf
race ErtagUuIsIn, which Dow re-lrds
on progress and makes = difficult fT
u &c i've ID the LAND o. ON birth are
hugely Irsceabls 10 ths acknowledgement
q ft1erE 0ihce-hol5e-K Il Our sectlUn
g'hes. foregoing reasons lead rs %
I3orf sncb methods. and 70 20 d.
mean ourselves r. - make friends O.
th0ss whose interests E-e identical II
every VBy viii OH own. We tne~s-
fore appeal 70 the cDlorsa people o.
on naive STATE 70 iDoE vel 70 ins
altered condition Of Affairs. and Il
future 70 make Eucn political Alliances
n WI most Advance our Inis-eEts-ecu-
cErionhIlv. financially and pDlrieLIly.
We fee sure thai there is throughout
he broad limits o. The Commonwealth
general disposition OF the pErT Of Ibt
white people 70 accord If a. on rightE
before The law AID 70 meet u heartily
u ever advance We make f0f The ~
bnl6ing Of or people
j t,sho0veg "a. then. 70 50 use or,
i,allots ttibi VT NAV drIre ouf a.
disnordkni elements u Virginia
xhsther they be headed ~ natives 0,
Aliens 70 tht StEte. We also condemn
ths raising 81 the ,zos issue By EHT
class q msn who essay 10 lead "A.
masses. because = cIn do nothing In
yr0yt detrimental 70 or Gauss and or,
interests.
/ We therefore ask he hearty coupe