The morning news., 1888-07-26
OUT OF PARTY BONDAGE.
CLEVELAND'S NEGRO COHORTS
MEET At INDIANAPOLIS.


ing Intolerable.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.-The negro dems
ocratic national conference, called by j.
Milton Turner and seventeen other colored
men, convened in the rooms of the Hen
bricks club in this city at II o'clock this
moraing. AL the delegations VINO
we're admitted were required
to present credentials to DR.. C. N. Metcalf,
secretary Of the Indiana board of health
Some sixty delegates were present, be-
sides thirty or forty negro spectators from
the city and dozen or two white men,
members of the Hendricks club. These,
with the press representatives, comfortably
filed the club room.
CALLED TO ORDER.
J. Milton Turner called the conference to
order and in his opening address stated that
be had issued the call in compliance with
instructions from the chairman of the
national committee. He sugge ted that the
conference at once pass into executive ses-
sion, excluding frem the hall all persons
except reporters Tor the press not holding
credentials as delegates.
Thomas Fortune of New York wanted all
outsiders, reporters included, excluded
until after the temporary organization had
been perfected. He said if there should be
any lack of harmony, it would be then
known TO the delegates only
IN A wRANGLE
Fortunes proposition was antagonized bv
several delegates at the same time.
After prolonged wrange over the ques-
ton, acting chairman Turner finally recog-
nized a point of order that the committee
had already determined upon the tempo
rary organization. In sustaining this point
Turner added that the meeting had been
called as a democratic negro conference by
the selection Of what was believed
to be the best negro culture in
the United States, and that there
was no desire to conceal anything from the
newspapers or public.
Fortune then demanded to know by
what authority any so-called committee
had effected a temporary organization,
and moved that the conference proceed to
appoint committee on temporary organi-
atlOn.
THE MOTION TABLED.
His motion was tabled, and Turner, prior
to surrendering the chair, proceeded to ex-
plain that the call for a conference had
been issued because he believed it was time
for the negro voters to assert
their understanding, at least of the
sovereignty. The elevation of Mr.. Cleve-
lad TO the presidency, he said, had brought
political emancipation which was felt by no
one more than the negroes, and they had
the honesty and courage to meet Grover
Cleveland's administration half way
An Ohio delegate cried out: 'Why not
meet Thurman the other half !" which
brought out prolonged cheers and the wav-
ing of bandanas
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
At the close of Turner's address ne intro
duced Charles H. Shelton, of Evansville,
Ind, as temporary chairman Shelton
was chosen by the anti-Turner democrats
at a stormy caucus held last nigut. Shell
ton, in the course of his speech, mentioned
that it was through the aid of
democratic soldiers that he had escaped into
Ohio while a slave He believed the CON
ference would eventually be The means of
settling the negro problem, and it was the
purpose of the delegates to break what the
republicans call the solid south.
Noah Plummer of Massachusetts was
maie temporary secretary.
a resolution endorsing Cleveland and
Thurman was adopted by a unanimous UtrG
roce vote.
AGAIN IN DISORDER.
The balance Of the session was occupied
IN a noisy and heated wrangle, during which
the chairman was unable to restore order,
over the formation of the committee on
Permanent organization. When the con
fusion was at its worst Prof.
Clark of Cincinnati took the Hoor
anu succeeded in restoring order
for few minutes. In the midst of this
confusion the chairman announced the ap
polntment Of the committee on permanent
organization and then declared the confer
eQCC adiOurnad until z o'clock
,, A etter was read from George T.
4 Downing Of Newport, R. l., in which
Of the colorsd vote. He says: at has been
4 cast for the republican party by too many
n without the exercise of that judgment that
aM;ould accompany its potential power.
Ile managers Of that party have, to
8 great extent, regarded it as theirs to be
cast by obligated serfs and have felt no
anxiety as to the same. They treated it
"!th supreme Indifference. It's heroic de-
',u"n 10 the party secured for itnot tithe
VI respect and due consideration manifes ted
Ior other adherents who, they knew would
resent lack Of respect and consideration II.
Inc party, he says, has been so remiss that
E ls 10 be held largely responsible for the
ol,iageS and murders that have been per
ierated since the war upon c9.ored per-
Sons that is, if being in poweNbnables
tarty TO control the same.
II ALLEGED WASTED OPPORTUNITIES.
. IL was in power a quarter of a century;
" ual two-thirds vote in congress, and its
,sP1pNcan presidents, the supreme court
1i1 subordinate courts were composed
VI republicans The legislative, judi
l'u and executive powers could
I1,e acted under the constitution
a'.I laws 10 protect colored citizens in their
II sNu' or nave taken steps, II necessary, e.
a'u'Hu The constitution AID laws. Fur
.N'i il The republicans had been consistent
-''' Hal not set the example to lnvldiously
Fl scribe the colored men, there would
ave been crystalized into u rule u
,s".lnent which would have caused proper
81 iN'l % he manifested for the cOlored
# ,''l rights and feelings. The south has
81 N close observer Of the fact that the
n I"Hcaus. save few, were not sincere IN
,I professions Of respect for the colored
"al rights and feelings
WHAT COULD HARRISON Doi
u oppose Gen. Harrison is placed ia power
' 'a'uugtOn, what would he be ablo 70
protect the cOlored people in their
E r. huh not the supreme court,
l.' by the republicans and
a'i'arl Of republicans, latoly
IL. lhht the outrages Of which we so
COMPLAIN must bo stOpped, n at
90 state, md not by the national
iet THIS causes M naturally - con
more anKl0usly how best t0
ilS people ~ the states
f..' Influence political parties.
s '~ Tor uh ~ make the republican
.f hNalgua NJ 10 the f,o.slidtffy of lOsiux