The Washington bee., 1888-08-18
THE GREAT FRAUD
EXPOSED.
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which enabled us to find out the
tue inwardness of the alleged con-
terence. As we ated before, Tur-
ner wanted money and ASKED as
how much could we secure for him
to bolt the conference, that is, he
wanted us to act a. a go between
for him and the Indianapolis State
and National Committees, and he
woulu have bolted had he been
paid. We shall refer to him again
in connection with other matters,
after giving brief review of the
personal of the conference. There
were sixty persons enrolled, the
leaders Of whom presumed were all
democrats, as follows: c. III. Shell
don, the most conspicuous and the
leader of the colOred democracy, in
Indiana, is from Evanville and is
said to be worth from ten to fifteen
thousand dollars. 1t is true, that
be is q whiskey seller and pol
ICY writer. His followers are
]. T. V. Hill, J. FL. Malone, R.
w. Thompson, E. E. Cooper, w. G.
Robinson, Henry Williams, A. E.
Manning, of indianapolis, w. Car
ter, ST., III. V. Engleson, VIM.
Warnmouth, Allen Taylor, VIM.
Hall, Alfred Harrison, Doe Robin
SON, w. e. White, Henry HoltOn,
Calvin Hillard, James Rhoden, and
j. ID. Kerney.
TENNESSEE
nc. Smith, clerk in the 9th
Auditors office, Treasury Depart
ment, Washington ID. c., is from
Chattanooga, Tenn. He is man
Ofability, but without a following
at his home,
KENTUCKY
j. A. Ross, formerly from Miss:ss.
lppi, and at one time an uncompro-
missing colored radical, is known at
his home in Kentuckey, as pimp
for white democrats or spOtter of
colored republicans.
New YORK:
T. Thomas Fortune and HI. f.
Dowing. Fortune is an educated
colored man formerly the editor of
the New York RUMOR, a republican
journal, subsequently, the editor of
n V1xly Hlnho hIIaat,
and then an independent republi-
can paper, after which it suspend
ed on account of debt and its vacil-
iating attitude i'm politics. For
tune started the New York FREE
MAN which supported Mr.. Blaine in
'S4 after whicn he entered the Pro
hibition party, the paper was turn
ed over to his brother, because it
was failing and the name was
changed to that of the New York
AGE, which claims TO be republican
in politics. Mr.. Fortune is one Of
the contributors, i'm fact a silent
stock holder and Z owner. Fortune
is at present editorial writer on
the New York Evening Sun.
Mr.. Downing is the present Unit
ed States consul at st. Paul de
Loando, West Africa. He is the
nephew of Geo. T. Downing, Of
Newport, r. l., who left the repub-
lican party because the republican
House of Representatives, refused
to give him the House Restaurant,
formerly held by him. The Con-
sui is a man of ability aud very
well known.
MASSACHUSETTS:
j, Gordan Street and C.H. Plum
mpr, are two educated negroes Of
Boston, Mass.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
r. B. Robinson, recently lab
orer iu the Signal Office, this city,
was discharged two days-prior to
the meeting of the conference. He
runs a paper and could he used.
He is willing to show up Turner's
motives. He is disgusted with the
whole conference.
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Il. l.. Clemmons, formerly mes
senger to Secretary, Lemar is an
ignorent man, without influence
anywhere. He is harmless Great
ure.
PTTsBERG, Pa:
Walter Brown, w. L. Stinson
aud f. j. Anderson. Brown is said
to be exerting some influence in
Pittsburg among the colored
voters. Anderson is very we'll edu-
Gated, but man Of no force of
character. He is for sale. w. L.
Stinson of the same place is a
young man of education and the
independent candidate for the
Legislature. He is a republican
from principle aud entered the
conference to ascertain the motives
Of the participants. He objected
to the adoption of the report of the