Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-25
FREEMEN, N0TSLAVES
REVOLUTION IN THE aHPusLrcAs CAMP
IN PETERSBURG.
Dissatisfied cOlored Republicans Give Forei
bic Expression 10 Their Views
kahons Csnsured.
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PETERSBURG, Va, April "A revolt u eyi-
IDENTIFY brewing In tho Republican camp bere.
lt first cropped ont In the City Nominating Con
yenuon whom 30 much ado was over tne ac1on
Of the Sixth-Nsrd Republicans Ina elecung more
colorod than white delegates TO the conyention.
The feoling Of Dissatisfaction was heightened oy
tire convention held last night, which elected
delegates 70 the state Convention, III rnich tne
wishes Of the minority we're utterly ignored.
Tonight largo meeting Of eolorei Republicans
vas held In kamsdslls Hall 10 give expression
20 this Installation, and It was done Ia
DO uncertain manner. n. n. Lewis, a col0red
lawyer, was called 20 tbs chair Ne said the
meeting was held TO show the Republicans Of
this city that there was dissatisfaction with the
! "cut-and-dried plan as carried out by the con
Vontion last night The coiOred Republicans. no
said. should DO privileged 20 elect tho chairman
Of their meetings. as we'll as 70 ehooee the men
% represent thsn, without the dsctstes or com
mands Of one man. Here voice cried our,
"SuppOse that man Is Mahonof"I NO mat
ter. - said tho speaker. what Malone says. We
will show him that such thing - possible"
ID. I. Bats. another speaker, declared that the
convention last night had perpetrsed fraud
against the colored people. He hkened tue
present situation 10 three trains crossing me po-
ltiCal brldge-Ono a municipal train headed by
General Boiling: one State Hsin headed oy
Robert NcCsndlish; the third a national train
headed by LRugston. "fhe leaders want ur 70
help carry she two former safely across and leave
the other 70 take care OF Itself. But say uu!e's
they help Us now we will defeat thSHl.
Great spplause.l The Republicans say they
give us the street force and gauRer. What a
small reward for the majority OF voters 70 have
II is the Democrats who give Us most OF our
work, and IL We are forced 10 leave the Repubii-
cans We will 80 20 them. We ars freemen-noi
slaVes-snd we tell the bosses that they cannot
stick tho fraud Of last night down our throats
and II they do not change that action We VIII De-
feat them at tho Nay election. IL Is the white
Republicans that have drawn the color lne II
they want 10 leave the party because Of the ne
groes, the sooner they do 80 the h~tter.'
number OF resolutions we're enthusiast
cslly adopted expressing devotion 70 kepubli-
can principles; hoping never 10 be driven from
that organization by any unsecured, unTar-
ranted, and unrepublican action; declaring that
recently. contrary 70 the usages Of the Rcpu b.
lican party, tho color line has been drawn for
some unaccUuutable reason by the state aud
City Executive Committee. whereby as voters We
have boon injured aud outraged. n notably In
the meetings and conventions held 10 this city
repudahnE such conduct and action as utterly
unrepub lican aud contrary 10 every Just usage,
and violation 81 tho rights, privileges, aud OBJ
legations Of the colored voters.
The resolutions, though they DO not mention
General Malone, strongly imply a censurc OF
bfa couraa ana anHfrsa / n,eafnn for fOuernz4