The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1890-02-08

1 wise, naO Des0 cOmmlLteuS auI
that Ex-Governor Pinchback hsc
received large majority OF th'
votes cast. Immediately after th'
adjournment of the meeting tht
previous night, the two candidates
with their friends held secret
conference, and realizing thai
trouble was brewing, had decided
that in order to prevent a rupture
both men would withdraw and al
low the committee on permanent
officers to name the chairman,
neither of them permitting their
names to be used.
The morning session was opened
with prayer by Rev. Doctor Brax
ton. of Baltimore, after which
B shop Wsyman aro-e and stated
that be and Ex-Governor Pinch
back had decided to leave the
matter 20 the Convention. Ex-
G. vernon Pinchback said he would
preside until permanent chair
man was named, end that he de-
sired harmonious action great
deal more than chairmanship.
During the introduction Of q
number of resolutions John NJ
Lsngston entered, and was at once
called upon for a speech. For
thnty minutes this eloquent gen.
tlemAn addressed The large
audience. He said that the coIored
man was in a peculiar condition,
but not more 80 than the law, and
the law makes no distinction on
account of color.
Rev. DR.. Price, of North Caro-
lima, made an address of which
was decidedly humorous in its n t.
ture. He said that for one be did
not wish to crowd Heavens gate
and prevent others from entering,
and yet there seemed to be a dis
position on the part of some to
hustle the colored man away with
out ceremony. All the colored
men wanted were the rights guar
anteed them under the Constitu-
tion, and for this they should not
appeal 10 parties but to the nation.
They wanted a platfcrm broad
enough to protect them in every
right.
Dr.. Price was followed by Rev.
Isaac Ware, who made an address
far from being conservative. If
certain things in the South did
not change, he advocated VIM
chesters being brought into requisi.
tion. just as the speaker reached
certain point, the com"
mittee on permanent organization
came in from the committee-rnom
and read the following LIST of off,
GERS, and the chairman of the COM
III mlttee asked that the vote upon
lts adoption be made unanimous,
which was done:
President. j. G. Price. of N0rth
Carolina; first Vice-President,
Thomas Pearson, of California ;
Secretaries, r. A. Dawson, of New
Jersey, and w G. Chase, District
of Columbia; Assistsnt S creta--
RES, DIR. William M Lively. New
York; A. S. Richa dson, North
Carolina; Miss Matte R. Jackson,
Ohio.
Dr.. Price, in taking the chait,
made neat address, stating that
he was ready to do anything in his
power to advance humanity. The
honor conferred was a surprise.
and he asked the convention 10
cooperate with him in giving
character and dignity to it's pto-
ceedlngs.
No sooner had DR.. Price con.
cluded his speech than Mr.. D,w..
soI, one IF the secretaries, got thu
f 'or, aud wanted To know who
Vas secretary; that after he had
done go much work, that some
one else (ms aning Mr.. Chase,
would get al the glory In reply
Mr.. Chase said that he had gn
glory enough, and 80 far as he was
concerted Mr. Dawson could have
whatever glory was left to be got,
and that he would do all he could
to assist the ambitious secretary
who wan ed glory. Applause.
EVENING SESSION
1t required repeated rappings of
tie gavel last night at 8 o'clock
for the president to call the con-
vention to order, the large church
being densely packed with dele-
gates and spectators, and sll SEEM
ing disposed to talk and whisper |
at the same time.
The session was opened with |
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