Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-06
THE COLORED EDITORS.
A Convention In This City-The Dele.
gates Present.


gates Present.
The colored editors met yesterday for the
tenth time in convention, the present annual
session being held at metropolitan A. NJ. E.
church. Rev. DIR. J. w. Simmonds, editor Of the
Langston welcomed the visiting Journalists.
Mr.. Murray made response. Other addresses
we're made by Rev. DR.. J. @. Price, Of North
Carolina; Rev. DR.. W. B. Derrick, of New York;
Robert Purvis. Of Philadelphia; p B. 8. Pinch
back, of Louisiana; Alexandria Clark, and Ex-
Congressman Robert Smalls, of South Carolina
committee was appointed to invite Hon.
Fred. Douglass to address the convention to-
morrow and another committee was selected to
make arrangements for . visit to President
Harrison.
The convention elected the following officers:
President, Rev. DR.. ]. w. Simmonds; vice.
president, John Mitchell; secretary, Miss Ida
Wells; treasurer, ]. W. Cromwell
The feasibility Of the organization Of .
"Colored News Association" was discussed by
]. h. Henderson, Of st. Paul, Mimi, and a re-
port Of the committee on the religious, educa-
tional, political, social and industrial condition
Of the colored people Of the south was read by
John Mitchell, OF the Richmond Planet.
The following delegates we're enrolled:
Plain Dealer Detroit, Mich, Robert Pelham, ].
w. b. Anderson, Fred b. Pelham; Southern
Leader, J. Wells Mensrd Gazette, Harry G.
Smith; Christian Inder, +. NJ. Hamilton, Miss
Ida B. Wells; Plain Speaker, E. G. Brown;
Atumni Journal, w. B. johnson. d. D.; Weekly
Herald, Scott Ward; Justice, Edwin F. Horn, H.
d. Wilson; Bee, w. Calvin Chase, Arthur St.
A. Smith; North Carolina Gazette, j. H. William
son; Our Women and Children, W. J. Simmonds
D. D., Prof Mary V. Carroll, Lucy W. Smith,
Jane E. Wood s. 8. Moore, Mary v. Robinson,
A. E. johnson; Virginia Lanoef, w. w. Evans;
Corner Stone. w. A. Sinclair and w. H. Young;
Wdtchman, ]. Thomas Turner and J. T. Settle;
Star of Z,on, J. G. Dancy; Star, c. L. Davis;
Freednan's Journal, G. T. Turner; Tribune,
Charles Turner; Baptist Pilot, c. s. Brown;
Fisk Herald, w. A. Crostwaite; Progressive
Educator. c. N. Hunter and A. G.. Adkins; Sen
tnel. R r. Wright and C. c. Wembiah; Peoples
Journal, J. ". Thompson and q. L. Lord; Daily
H 4 sst,, 3: = Harvey; Rogal Banner, P.
8. B. Davis; PsSna, John Mitchell and Geo. r.
Barnes; George Baptist, ]. W. Lloyd; Weekly
Herald W. A ISiege; Appeal Rev. ]. NJ Hen
derson; Af-isSi Missions, Rev. J. A. Taylor
Peoples AdcoSSte, J. w. Cromwell, J. M. Kicks,
ard, 7. B. Stamps; Vndicator, T. W. Caffy, j.
L. White, A. E Wilson; Mouthpieoe. Rev. T. w.
Henderson; Free Speech Head Liqh, T. Night
engale and ]. L. Fleming; Trumpet, VIM. MUIR
rell; w. R. Davis and Louis St. Clair; Pelican,
P. B. s: Pinchback; American Baptist, w. J..
u ",
H. L. Harris; Industrial Day, J. T. Wilson;
Musical Messenger, Miss A. L. filghman and NJ
+. Hamblin; Gate City Press, ]. d. Bowden;
National Monitor. G. G. Stuman; African
Methodist Episcopal Reuie,c. Rev. L. J. Coppin;
Tribune, John H. Devaux and James B.
Deverau1; Sentinel, d. d. Dawson and R. A.
Dawson; Christian Weekly, H. J. Europe; Amer
icon Citizen, B. F. Walton; The Sun, ]. p. Jones;
Sentinel, G. Il. johnson; Christian Recorder, w.
B. Derrick.
To-day's Session.
At this mornings session W. ]. Simmons, the
editor of the American Baptist, presided, and
Miss Ida B. Wells, of Memphis. Tenn, was the
secretary. A paper on "How to make colored
newspaper pay" was read by Robert Pelham,
the editor Of the Plaindealer, of Detroit, Mich
This paper was generally discussed by the dele
gates.
EX-SENATOR BRUCE WAS CALLED UPON
to address the convention, and he said that
while the colored people had made great prog
ress and enjoyed many privileges, yet in spite
Of all this there was q feeling of discomfort and
unrest among them. He predicted that this
would continue until justice was done to the
colored race by the people Of this coun-
try. He referred to the discrimination
against the colored people on railroads, and
He predicted that some fine morning they
would wake up and find that all this sort Of
thing had fallen into innocuous desuetude. Mr..
Bruce spoke of the denial Of the political rights
Of the colored people in depriving them of the
ballot.
Mr.. W. Calvin Chase made an address on the
subject of whether negro leadership had been
Q failure. He claimed that 1t had.
The convention will continue in session to-
morrow.