The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-30
How Virginia. the CarOlinas and Some of the
Other States We're Represented, and How
Turner Is to Be Paid for His Services.
The Wonderful Complication of the
Washington City Street-Car System.
The Alleged Investigation of Trusts and the
Uses to Which 1t Will Be Put-Mr. Cleye-
lands Coming Letter of Acceptance.


How He win BE- Paid for His Services IN the
Colored Convention.
Washington Special.
The " ashington delegates tn the indianapolis
convention of colored Democrats returned to-
day. As the Washington delegates. with few
exceptions. are employed in the department. and
about the Capitol, by the grace of q Democrats
ADMINISTRATION they have been absent on leave.
These WASHINGTON delegates represent not only
the District of Columbia, but Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. Maryland
and various other States where representation
was lacking and was deemed necessary. j.
Milton Turner. who was instrum ,ntal in getting
up the convention scheme, and was one Of its
most notorious and noisy participants. has not
yet returned. 1t is reported in Washington that
he lie stranded in Indianapolis, and will not be
able to ret urn until he hears further from the
Democratic national committee.
Democratic politicians here are q little sur
prised at the action of the convention 10 snub-
hing ]. Milton Turner. as it was generally un-
derstood that he was the authorized agent or
the administration and the Democratic national
committee. While the convention finally in
dorsed Cleveland and Thurman aud declared in
favor Of the Democratic platform, as was intend
cd it should do, they hold there was no necessity
for a row in the camp. While it may not Be pa
triotism that inspires Mr.. Turner at all times. it
Is certainly understood hero that he 10 in entire
accord with the Democratic administration, aud
was acting under instruosions from headquarters.
Mr.. Turner'S friends suggest that bis detention
10 Indianapolip may be due TO the fact that as
custodian of the fund contributed by the De-
mocracy, he has remained mostly to settle bills
incident to the convention and pay of
the delegates. As the expenses of the
convention have been quite heavy on the Demo
cratic COMMITTEES the question has been raised as
remuneration for his distin guished services shall
come from. In explanation OF this it is said that
the Democratic mem oers of the House have con-
scented to pass the ONeill bill relative to the
claim of the Cherokee freedmen.
Mr.. Turner is the agent of these freedmen
and has been lobbying the bill through Congress.
1t appears that when Congress, 10 1883. appro-
priated $500. 00U out of the funds due under APP
praisement of land west Of tho Arkansas river.
to be paid to the Cherokees, tho colored Shaw
nee and Delaware citizens were excluded by the
Cherokee Legislature from receiving their pro
rata. Under the provisions OF the treaty with
the Cherokees ell freedmen residing in the
Cherokee nation should have all the rights of
Cherokees. Their share would have been SO,
0C0. A bill to appropriate that amount was in
troduced in the Forty-ninth Congress-, but
failed to pass. This session Mr.. ONeill, of Mis-
souri,, revived the measure, and strenuous eff
forts have been made to secure its passage.
Thus far they have failed. It is now said that
a. q reward for his Democratic services in engi-
neerine the Indianapolis convention scheme the
Democrats managers have agreed to push
through Mr.. Turner's bill. This was the agree
meut with Mr.. Turner before he went West.
The measure was called up q few days ago, but
an obs,reperous Missourlan objected to its con.
sIderation, and it went over. The aforesaid
Missourisn was taken out and l~ectured. but
when he pleaded that he had not been informed
of the political Importance of the measure he
was excused. he promised not to object when
the bill comes up again. j. Milton Turner. as
agent and attorney for the Cherokee freedmen,
is to receive 20 per cent of the appropriation.
| and as soon az he can get back from Indianapo-
lis the Democratic lawmakers will endeavor to
push the bill through SO that he may receive
the reward which has been promised him.