The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-05
THE TAR HEEL NEGROES.
a REPUBLICAN, UPRISING IN NORTH
q. e CAROLINA.

The Colored Body of tho Party Objects to
Having n White Head Any Longer--The
Negroes Must have IA Fair share of tho
Offices or they Will not Cnst tho Votes.
RALEIGH n. c., Aug. 26.--The Color
ed +State1 k8pyeption met here at noon
today, aisthe districts being represented.
The delegates were among the ablest ne
groes in the, State. James III. Young
called the Convention to order, 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 are 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 any recognition until they
thus demand it. The purpose is not to
draw the colorline. White Republicans
did this some time ago, but the demand
is plain that the negro must be recogniZ-
ed in the distribution of patronage.
John 5. Darcy read the call for the Con-
yention, in which it is stated that for
twenty-five years the negroes have voted
wildly.
E. E. Smith, ex-ministcr to Liberia,
WHO was turned out by Blaine, after he
was sSmsed continuance in office, was
made temporary chairman, and declared
on taling the chair that this movement
was the beginning of great work and
the negroes had grievances which must
be redreSsed.
Calls were made for the Rev. DR.. J. c..
Price, the most eloquent negro in the
United States, who said that the Blair
bill should have been passed. but the Re-
publican party is responsible for its de-
feat after its solemn pledges to aid ne
grOes educationally. He said there was
special need for the establishment by
Northern philanthrOphists of Il grand
school of technology for negroes in the
South. He took strong ground against
the negro exodus, particularly to more
Southern States, asserting it was Il great
mistake.
j. III. Harris said it was Il fact that the
RepublicaniSm of many white Republi-
cans was only office deep.
John III. Williamson, one of the pro-
mOters of the Convention, said that the
self-respecting negroes intended to whip
the white Republicans into reason and
Justice, or else kill the party, and that
they will carry war into the State Repub-
lican Convention next Thursday. The
negroes demand the removal of white
oilice-holders who have betrayed them
and ignored them, and measures will be
inaugurated to remedy the evils which
now burden the negroes.
John 5. Leary, independent Republi-
can candidate for Congress from the Sd
district, said that unless the white Re
publicans dealt fairly with the negroes
the latter would not answer when called
on.
Charles Moore, independent Republi-
can candidate for Congress from the 9Th
district, was made permanent secrc-
tary.
\ call was made for Cheatham. the ne
gro Congressman from the 2d district.
minister Smith made q speech bit
tCrly opposing the call, and said he did
not want to hear Cheatham, who had
opposed the Convention, and he positive
ly refused to hear him. \ lively scene
followed, but finally Cheatham spoke and
attempted a defence of himself. 1t fell
very APitaHd did him harm. He said
that President Harrison had made some
abominable appointments, but that still
his Administration was n great one and
llc uDOll lIlc NOllNtIlJlOll TO endorse
it. Republican Senators had planned
and plotted the defeat of the Blair bill,
but he assured the Convention il would
become law next session.
There was q motion for Congressman
Brewer to come forward and explain his
action toward the negroes. but the Con-
ycntion refused to entertain it, the chair
man ruling that white men had no
business in the Convention, and that the
explanation could be made at the ballot
box next November.
The Convention adopted resolutions
which, briefly summarized, reailirn allie
glance to the Republican party and ask
that the negro race receive proper recOg-
milton in the distribution of patronage
commend IIarrison's administration on
national questions, condemn Self-ap-
pointed white bosses who get TO Wash
ingtOn and make representations that
the negroes, no matter whether they
are recognized or not, will support the
Republican party, call for q committee
to 60 to WashintOn to lay the grievances
of the North Carolina negroes before
the President, ask for the establishment
of a negro school of technology in the
South, endorse the Morrill, educational
bill, condemn the State election law. en-
dorse the plan of Southern exposition
in some North Carolina city by both
races, and commend Senator Blair for
his work for the Blair bill--News and
Courier.