The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-27
NEGRO DEMOCRATS.
An Enthusiastic Meeting of
Them at Indianapolis.
THE FORTIFICATIONs BILL.
Boiled Babies-Immigratio Talk
Injunction Observation-Disclosures
Fruit-Other Notes
Negro Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 26.-The negro
Democratic conference was called to
order this morning, with all the differ
ences apparently healed. Elder Nc
Daniels, of Illinois, was called upon to
offer prayer. He said the delegates
should first join him in hymn, and
upon objection being made, SAID ii they
wouldn't sing he wouldn't pray. Rev.
Mr. Mitchell of Michigan offered prayer.
Chairman Clark opened the proceed
lngs with scholarly address, giving
his reasons why the negro should be-
come Democrat. He said the Repub-
liCans declare in favor of free ballot
and fair count, but know full we'll that
the evil of which they complain is one
that cannot be controlled by Federal
actions. The decisions of the Supreme
Court have repeatedly shown thai fact.
One wonders why the Republicans do
not follow the path so plainly shown by
the events of the past twenty years, and
why they do not resort to State action,
to State agitation, for the establishment
of any rights that are now denied them.
A party of denunciation and hate has
been fully tried. Let US try the oppo-
site course.
J. Milton Turner said: 1.-The Repub-
licans think this movement joke. In
some sense it certainly is, but it is
pretty serious joke, as will be shown
next November" He closed by declar-
ing that in the Republican party
there are to day more men greas-
ing wheels for use than there
are in the Democratic party.
Ny doors were besieged last night by
Republicans. A committee on resolu-
tiens was then appointed, with Thomas
Fortune, of New York, chairman.
Tha committee this evening reported
resolutions reviewing the political con
dition, the affection for the negro aud
promises made by President Cleveland,
touching the full enjoyment of their
rights, of which the following is sum-
mary:
Resolved, THAI we endorse the position
taken by the st. Louis convention upon
the tariff question.
Resolved That conference of colored
Americans pledge themselves and their best
efforts after the success of the Democratic
party of the nation.
The report was adopted, the only OBJ
lection coming from w. Il. Slinson, of
Pennsylvania, who demanded that his
name be stricken from the roll of mem
bers. Cries of Take it off, "'.Put him
out, were heard on al sides. Stinson
left the hall.
At the afternoon session, the National
Committee was announced as follows:
Arkansas, B. f. Adair; district of Co
lumbia, B. B. Robinson; Illinois, w. S.
Scott; Indiana, Q. II. Shelton; Iowa,
Charles Curtis; Kansas. Frank Boyd;
Kentucky, J. A. Erness; Massachusetts,,
C. Il. Plummer; Michigan, G. H.
Moore: Missouri, J. Milton Turner:
New York, Henry F. Downey; Ohio,
R. A. Jones; South Carolina, T. ].
Clemens; Tennessee, s. G. Smith; Vir-
ginia, G. W. Fisher.
The conference adjoured sine die.
The National Committee held its first
meeting tonight, and elected VIM. 7.
Scott, of Cairo, Illinois. chairman.
The following executive committee
was Chosen:
j.. Milton Turner, of Missouri, chair
man; Ell. J. Lewis, Michigan; Frank
Boyd, Kansas City, Missouri; G. H.
Plumner, Massachusetts,, and B. B.
Robinson, District of Columbia. T.
Anderson, of Pennsylvania, was elected
SeCretary