Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-28
THEY ENDORSED HUME.
A Resolution That Caused Bolt In the
Virginia C0lorcd Convention.


The much-talked-of colored convention OF
tho eighth Virginia congressional district me.
yesterday at Purcellville. in Loudoun county
The avowed purpose Of the convention was to
consider the educational, political and fnan-
cial status Of the colored people. The body,
however, got into something of a tangle over
the local political situation. Tho eighth dis
trict is tho one represented in the present
Congress by Gen. Lee, and the political pot
just now may be said to be fairly bubbling
over in this locality
Yesterdays convention consisted of dele
gates from all Of the counties in the district
In all about sixty delegates were present. The
body was called to order at IL o'clock. Mr.
John H. Harrison being elected temporary
chairman and later permanent chairman.
THE OPENING SPEECH
Mr.. Harrison in his opening speech referred
to the condition of the colored race immedi-
ately after the war and Of the progress which
had since been made. He spoke of the
eminent mon which his race had produced and
eulogized Hon. John NJ. Langston as second to
none.
A new and brighter educational age had
commenced for the colored man. said Mr.. Har-
rison, who predicted that the advance OF the
race in the near future would be marvellous
In speaking OF the political situation Mr.
Harrison said that only one bill in many years
had been passed with tendency to benefit the
negro. This was the civil rights BILL which,
for a short space Of time, had telling effect.
The bill had been made null and void by the
supreme Court, however, just as the race was
climbing to the level of humanity.
mo measure since" continued the speaker,
has caused moro interest among our people
than does the federal election bill. which we
regard as tho second emancipation OF the
negro"
IT CAUSED CONFUSION
The convention was quiet and attentive
during the reading of the address, but the ex-
element came when the committee on resolu-
tions reported a resolution indorsing Frank
hume for Congress. Immediately the widest
confusion prevailed. Mr. Harrison left the
chair and, taking the floor, vigorously de-
nounced the resolution. The colored men
should not indorse any one, he thought. but
should tight out their grievances in the regular
republican convention. After lively debate
the delegation from Orange county and part of
convention. The remaining delegates then
passed the resolution indcrsng Mr. Hume and
adjourned.
WHAT CHAIRMAN HARRISON SAYS.
MIR. Harrison, the chairman of the conven-
ton. said to STAR reporter today that the col
ored republicans of the eighth district con-
sidered that they had been unjustly dealt with
IN the matter of patronage. Their race was
simply used as ladder, by means of which
white republicans climbed into Office Every
office in Alexandria had been filed with white
republicans: The colored people had been
satisfied with this, feeling assured that they
would receive some recognition from the post
master. This they had not received and the
race were now forced to organize. They wero
not independents nor democrats, but colored
republicans, adhering to the principles of the
party and in no way disloyal. To really ac-
cept Hume in place Of the present situation
would be jumping from the sublime to the
ridiculous. The colored republicans of the
eighth have ceased to support any party as long
as they are Disseminated against on account
of color"