The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
THE TAR HEEL NEGROES,
A REPUBLICAN UPRISING IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Negroes Must have Fair Share of the
Ohiccs or they VIII not Cast the Votes.
RALEIGH, y. c., Aug. 2G.--The Color
eel State Convention met here at noon
to-day, all the districts being represented.
The delegates were among the ablest nc
gr0cS in the state. james II. Y0unu
called the Convention to or,cr, and said
that its purpose was neither child's play
nor disruption of the Republican party,
but to make all men, from the President
to the smallest Office holder, understand
that the negroes demand the rights and
privileges to which they arc entitled, and
from which scheming white Republicans
have SO long debarrcd them. The ne
groeS meet now as the real Republican
party OF North Carolina, and they will
never get amy recognition until they
thus demand it. The purpose is not to
draw the colorlinc. White Republicans
did this some time ago, but the demand
is pam that the negro must be recognize
ed in the distribution of patronage
John : Darcy read the call for he Con-
Vcntlon, III which it is stated that for
twenty-five years the negroes have voted
wildly.
l.. f.. Smith, cN-miniStcr to Liberia,
who was turned out by Blaine. after he
was promised continuance in Office, was
made temporary chairman. and declared
on taking the chair that this movement
was the beginning of Il great work and
the negroes had grievances which must
| be rcdrcSScd
Calls were made for the Rev. DIR. j. G..
| Price, the most eloquent negro in the
| | I\-lln j,l l.t I,;,
| bill should have been passed, but the Re
| publican party is responsible for its de-
feat after its solemn pledges to aid ne
| GrOrS ruucatiOnally. He said there was
special need for the establishment by
Northern phiIantlrophiStS Of Il grand
| school of technology for negroes i'm the
! south. He took strong ground against
the negro exodus, particularly to more
southern States, asserting it was Il great
mistake
J. II. Harris said it was Il fact that the
Rrpublicanism of many white Rrpubli
cans was only office deep.
John II. Williamson, one of the pro-
motcrS of the Convention. said that the
Self~rcSpcctinG negroes intended to WhiD
the white Republicans into reason and
Justice, or else kill the party. and that
they will carry war into the state Rcpub-
llcan Convention next Thursday The
negroes demand the removal Of white
Ntlice-hOlderS who have betrayed them
ana ignored them, and measures will he
lnaugurated to remedy the evils which
now burden the negroes.
John =. Lrary, independent Rcpubli-
can candidate for Congress from tiuc :}d
dlStrlct said that unless the white Re
pnbiranS dealt fairly with the negroes
the latter would not answer when called
on.
Charles Moore, independent Republic
can cInnihHtr for Congress- from the 5th
uIStrlct, WaH made permanent sccrc-
tary.
y call was made for Chratham. the ne
gro congressman from the I'd district.
Minister Smith made Il speech bit |
trrly opposing the call, and said he did
not want TO hear Chratham. who had
opposed the Convention, and he positive
~ refused to hear him. \ lively scene
followed, but finally Chratham spoke and
attempted defence Of himself. 1t fell
very Hat and did him harm. lie said
that President Harrison had made some
anomInah hlr appointments. but that still
ms Administration was Il great one and
he called upon the Convention to ocndorsr
IT. Republican Senators had planned
;ulu plotted the defeat of thr Blair bill,
but he assured thr Convention if would
become law next session.
There was motion for Congressman
irrWcr to come forward and explain his
action toward the negroes, but the Con-
NcntlOn refused to entertain it, the chair
man ruling that white men had no
business in the Convention, and that the
explanation could he made ut the ballot
box next November.
The Convention adopted resolutions
which, briefly summarized rrallirn allie
glance to the Republican party and ask
that the negro race receive DrOprr rccOr-
milton in the distribution Of patronare.
commend llarriSon'S administration on
national questions, condemn Self-aD-
pointed white bosses who get to WASH
lngtOn and make representations that
the negroes, no matter whether they
are recognized or not, will support the
Rcpublican party, call for 4 committee
to go to NaShinton to lay the grievances
OF the North Carolina negroes before
the President, ask for the establishment
of negro school of technology i'm the
south, endorse the Morrill, educational
bill. condemn the State election law, en-
dorSe the plan of Southern exposition
in some North Carolina city hy both
races and commend Senator Blair for
his work for the Blair bill. News and |
Courier.
Against Ingalls,.
ATCHTSON, KAN, August 2G.-The |
Farmers Allianc. and knights of La
Dor or this city met as the peoples con
Nrltlon yesterday and nominated three
Democrats; and pDn Pnn,,I,I;,,, e.,