The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-11
SAMBO WHAR.
The White Republicans Of Alabama
Conclude to Desert the Negro In
All Political Matters.
They Ungratefully Turn Their Backs
on Their Supporters.
Two Notable Conventions Held By
the Two Factions
In Birmlngham-The Negroes and tho
Dyed.n.the-wool Denounoe the
Treachery OF the so-Cailed
"Respectnble" Element,
special pIsnntch to The Arrcnl.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
BmuINGuAN, Ala, April io,-The white
mans Republican movement caused great
rumpus here today, and will work an era Of
unparalleled importance in Alabama poll
ties, The old party has been cleft In twain;
that is the white Republican Protective
Tariff League of Alabama and the old
fashioned negro Republican elements.
About q month ago several prominent Re-
publicans met in this city and drafted an
address 10 the white Republicans OF Ala
bama, inviting them TO meet here In con-
yontion today. The consequence was that
this morning about 400 OF the heaviest
weights Of the party were assembled in
Sublct Hall, with the Hon. Lewis Parsons,
the father Of the movement, In the chair.
| lie stated that the object OF the meeting
was TO reform and rcorganize the Rcpub-
lioan party Of Alabama, and that In order
TO do so thl respectable white Republicans
must break away from the negroes, He
said he wished the public TO know that the
Republican was not the negro party in
Alabama, aud lac wanted the party 10 attain
that degree Of rcspectability which would
enable the members TO hold 20 their beliefs
without being socially ostracised lie said
that n there was any one present not In
sympathy with this movement he would
be glad II that person would retro
from the meeting. Mr.. Jarvis dele
gate from Greene County. rose and
said he would not lorsake the niggcfs, and
| his voice was drowned hy cries Of Then
| go," "Git out" etc. In the meantime tho
| dycdin.thc.wool Republicans were la scs.
| sion In ESwelrs Hall on another street aud
had sent Alexander Wilson, the secretary Of
| the Republican Committee Of this district,to
see what the other crowd was doing. At this
| iuncturc lac rosc aud said lac was not In SYM
pathy with the new movement that he
| thought ID was nothing less than trcachcry.
/ and that, moreover, lac would not leave.
The chairman then ordered policeman 10
take the gentleman out aud lac left. Wilson
shouted ns hc made his exit Every true
Republican will follow me o. EnwolIs
| Hall" but none did. Mai. J. W. hluss, OF
| Huntsville, was then made temporary chair
man, aud the meeting Progressed, President
| sioss then appointed "a committee ui ten,
| with Lewis Parsons ns chairman, 10 dram
resolutions setting forth the object ot the
meeting, aud recommend plan Tor perma'
mont organization. The time during which
the committee was absent from the nom
was consumed IN hearing speeches from
different delegates About u dozen gentle
men spokcnnd all were heartily IN sympathy
! with the movement. They agreed that tho
ncgru WIS the greatest impcdimcnt Ia tho
progress Of the party in this State,
| aud were all in favor oi tearing
| loose from him. Presently the permanent or.
/ glnigntion committee rcturn"d with several
yards of resolutions settling forth that tho
aims of the convention, wus 10 upbuild tho
Republican party In Alabama in the man
| nor indicated by the formation uf the
| White Republican Protective Tariff League
of Alabama. They recommended that the
Iongu, be- composed Of clubs, one IN each
county in Alnbnma that these subormniEa-
iiOns should be kept active aud aggressive,
aud that none but white men should be elig-
bic 10 membership. that the management OF
the Affairs oi the Republican party OF Ala
bamn should be vested IN the executive
committee uf this League, which shall 10
composed ~ two mCmber from each Congrcs-
sional district and lastly, that this meeting
shall take mo- part IN the appointment Of Office
Of ANY man Tor any oncu. The resolutions
we're unanimously adopted, and tie meet
ing resolved itself into the White Rcpubli-
can Protective Tariff League Of Alabama.
The committc then suggested the following
gentlemen ~ the permanent officers Of tho
| League Ex-Governor W. IT, Smith, prcsi-
dent T. n Parsons Vico.prcsidcni, Robert
llarhor. secretary; Chas II. Lane treasurer.
| Thcse officers wcrc unanimously elected, Nc
| also wcrr the sixteen members VI the exec
! utiyo cumm.tt.c.
GOV. Smith took the chair and after dis
| posing NJ some unimp0riunt busiucsS the
| meeting adjourned sine die.