The Washington bee., 1888-08-04

Turner's faithful Lieutenant,
brought in a minority report in
favor of Turner, this was the
signal for the tug of war. After
several complimentary addresses
for the two candidates, the chair
man appointed as teller on the
part of Turner, MIR. Scott of the
Cairo Gazette, and on the part of
Clark, Jones of the Cleveland
Globe was appointed, a bitter an
tagonist of Turner and the man
who in part is responsible for his
defeat. At the conclusion of the
balloting two different reports
were given to the secretary, Mr..
Plummer, of Boston, Mass, a
talented young man and lawyer
of reputation who had no more
business there than Mr.. Cleveland
has in an infdel church. He
declared Turner. elected, although
Turner'S teller, Scott, reported a
tie, and Jones, Clark's teller re-
ported n for Turner and 80 for
Clark. Ogilive, a special mail
agent on the Panhama line. drew
a revolver and was about to shoot
Plummer who jumped down off
the table, upon which he stood
and announced the vote and made
for one of the back rooms, per-
sued by Ogilive, who was prevent
ed from shooting by Turner and
others. -..-----------
Several ladies who were present,
Miss Ida B. Wells, the talented
lady journalist, being one, rushed
for the door, men of all sizes did
likewise until the would be assas-
sin could be unarmed. The meet
ing broke up in a row and in ten
minutes the hall was cleared and
Ogielive on the train, while the
policemen were looking for him.
Mr.. Peter III. Clark having been
installed as permanent chairman,
he appointed a committee on
resolutions and platform, who
reported long set of resolutions,
denouncing the republican party
for what it had done and praising
the democratic party for what it
is doing for the negro. The chair
asked whether the report of the
committee be adopted, at which
time, MIR. j. T. Stinson, of Pitts
burg, Pa arose and said that he
was not ready; that as sn indepen-
dent he didn't come to the con-
vention to endorse anyone; that
the interest of the negro race had
not been considered at all and
this whole thing was q scheme
and conspiracy to entrap the
NEGRO
and he would ask that his name
be taken from the rolls. Every
man in the hall was on his feet,
shouting, take it off! Kill him!
Throw him out the window
Young Stinson had to flee for his
life and when Anderson, from
his place declared that he was
going to denounce the conference
was afraid after he witnessed
the rebuke Stinson received. The
young man was brave and he
Informed number of those who
came to confer, that he proposed
to inform the people of the con-
ference fraud; that the thing was
gotten up for the purpose OF en-
trapping the colored voters. 1t
was evident after the arrival of
the independents at Indianapolis,
that the signers of the call didn't
intend to stick to it. Mr.. Turner in
his opening address declared that
1t was a negro democratic confer
ence and that it was no place for
republicans.
The conference ended in a row
soon after the appointment of
national Doodle committee. The
telegram received by Turner and
secured by Taylor and exposed
had two-thirds of the men looking
for Doodle. The
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
was called to order at the English
Hotel, which created an executive
committee to collect Doodle with