The Washington bee., 1888-06-16
DOUGLASS INCONSISTENCY.
THE CIRCULAR Mr.. DOUGLASS AIDED
IN Debating AGAINST CARSON.

IhE ClhCULAR NIX, DOUGLASS AIDED
IN Debating AGAINST CARSON.
1t will be remembered by all
that Mr.. Douglass few days ago,
declared that Messrs. Carson and
Gleason were elected by the Will
lard Hall Convention. Prior to a
call forthat convention, meeting
of the central republican commit
tee was held which disguised
every decent republican in the
city, Mr. Fred. Douglas included
So disgusted was Mr.. Dougla IS,
with the action of Carson and his
followers he met at the BEE office
by agreement and he and the Editor
of the BEE after talk with Hon.
A. NJ. Clapp dictated the following
circular against the central COM
mittee, in which Mr.. Carson par
ticipated and whose actions dis
gnsied MIR. Douglass.
THE PROTEST TO Mr.. cLApP.
"Washington d. c.,
Jan. Is, 1888.
Hon. A. M. CLAPP,
President Republican Central
Committee:
Sir:--The undersig ped citizens of
the District of Columbia, and
members OF the Republican party
beg leave to enter their protest
against the regularity, legality
and validity of the pretended
Republican Central Committee
alleged to have been organized at
St. George Hall. SO 18th street
n. W., on Tuesday evening, JAN
uary 10, 1888, for the following
reason: First, it was a disorderly
body, because the Constitutional
rights of the Chairman were ignor-
ed, whose duty it plainly was by the
Constitution, to hold the chair
until the President of the newly
constituted committee should be
elected; Second, because illegal
delegates were seated from the
following districts, to wit: 1st, 4th,
7th and 9th; Third. because not
one of the delegates who were
seated, had paid the constitution
ally required sum by which they
could be made members of the
Republican Central Committee;
Fourth, because the constitution
was violated by the refusal of the
committee to hear cases of contest,
which states as follows; ''In case
of duplicate credentials to men,
bers or alternate membership of
this committee, those persons pre-
senting their credentials, which
are signed by the President and
Secretary of the recognized Re-
publican Club of the respective
election districts, shall be admitted
to full rights and privileges, OF
which they shall be deprived,
and their contestants admitted or a
new election ordered only by
majority vote of the Committee
after a full hearing"
We fnrther protest that this
alleged New Republican Central
Committee does not in any proper
sense represent the intelligence
and good order of the repub Ilcans
of the District of Columbia; and
that the proceedings of that meet
ing we're OF a character to give
opponents of suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia an argument
against suffrage, not only in the
District Columbia, but in the
States where the colored vote is
either suppressed or not fairly
counted. And we therefore call
upon you as Chairman of the
Republican Central Commi ttee of
the District of Columbia, to pro-
nounce the alleged New Republi.
can Central Committee as entirely
unauthorized and illegal body.
In view of foregoing statements,
we appeal to you as still represen.
ting the Republican Central Com
mittee of the District of Columbia
to take such action in the premises
as may bring about proper
representation of the Republican
of the District"