Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-04
BISHOP wAYMAN ELECTED.
A President Chosen by the Colored Con.
vention After q Stormy Session.

The first days proceedings Of the national
convention of colored men. now being held at
Metropolitan AM.E. church, was protracted
until late in the night In the evening the
wilder spirits OF the delegates got the upper
hand and 1t really seemed as though order
never would be restored. The total results of one
days steady work was the election Of a president
After the meeting had been called to order
yesterday noon and an organization effected,
as told in yesterdays STAR, temporary officers
were chosen as follows: President, Ed B. Nc
Cabe, ex-state auditor of Kansas; secretary, W.
Calvin Chase of this city. Rev. J.w. Townsend
OF Indiana delivered an address Of welcome,
which was responded to by DR.. W. B. Derrick
of New York
Solomon G. Brown read poem written for
the occasion. A committee Of credentials was
appointed and the morning session adjourned
THE EVENING SESSION.
A few moments before the second meeting
OF the convention at o'clock last night Senator
Blair appeared in the church and was escorted
to seat on the platform amid the cheers of the
delegates.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
Hon. j. R. Lynch offered resolution: ''That
the heartfelt and sincere sympathy and con-
dolence OF this convention are hereby rendered
to the Hon. B. F. Tracy, Secretary of the United
states Navy, upon the awful and unfortunate
calamity to himself and family land that he may
speedily recover from the effects of his serious
accident Is our most earnest hope and sincere
prayer"
An amendment proposed by Rev. Mr.. Der
rick, SO as to make the resolution include an
expression of sympathy for Secretary Blaine
and his family In their recent bereavement
was accepted and the resolution then upani-
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ern the proceedings of the convention a report
from the committee on credentials was submit
ted by Lewis H. Douglas.
From that point on disorder reigned supreme.
Motlons points OF order, resolutions and re-
marks Of all kinds came from every corner of
the room and the chairman seemed utterly I'M
able to do anything with his unruly charge.
Finally he managed to make himself heard
above the uproar and decided that nomina-
lions Tor permanent president and secretary
were in order.
MAKING NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas nominated ex-senator
P. B. s. Pinchback for president and Mr. Lewis
OF Virginia and Mr.. Turner of Missouri seconded
the nomination. Then the noise and excite
ment broke forth once more. The delegates
rushed up around the chancel, shouting and
gesticulatng and trying to get the recognition
OF the chair. This would amount to nothing
as 1t was impossible for even the chairman to
make himself heard above the uproar. After
quite awhile Chairman McCabe was heard to
remark that no one would be recognized until
all the delegates returned to their seats and
order was restored. This had the desired eff
feet and nominations were proceeded with al
though with the greatest difficulty, as disorder
broke forth again and again. At the end of
three hours fight it was found that the
names of Mr.. Pinchback, Rev. w. b. Derrick of
New York. Bishop A. W. Wayman of Maryland
and John Mitchell of Virginia had been placed
in nomination.
SCENES OF DISORDER.
MIR. W. H. H. Hart of this city tried to make
speech and scenes of the widest excitement
were enacted. The men were shouting and
yelling and rushing around the chancel rail at
each other with clenched fists as though intent
on doing bodily harm. 1t seemed as if moth
ing could ever restore order in such an assem-
blage, but finally the announcement from the
minister of the church that he would order the
lights turned out if such scenes were con-
tinued seemed to bring the delegates par
TALLY to their Senses During the hubbub DR..
Derrick and MIR. Mitchell had withdrawn their
names, leaving only two nominees in the field
and along toward midnight the roll call for the
election was proceeded with. At 1920 o'clock
this morning the announcement was made that
Bishop Wayman was the choice OF the conyen-
ton for its executive. The meeting then ad-
journed until today