The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
OUR C0L0RED BROTHER
HE SEES THE BENEFIT OF oRGeNl-
ZATlON.

zATlON.
Measures Affecting the welfare of His \
Race Considered by the Central 4
Bureau of RelIeT-Delegates From
Many states,
The delegates to the National Con
vention of Colored Men are on the
ground to the number Of more than
500. This convention was called by
the central bureau of relief to consider
important measures before Congress
affecting the welfare of the race, and to
organize for the purpose of II united
and continuous effort to correct as much
as possible the many disadvantages, po
liical, personal and general under
which it now suffers.
There are four delegates from each
Congressional district of the several
States, like number from each State
and Territory, and ten from the District
of Columbia Delegates have been
puripg in rapidly on every train since
Saturday, and the largest and most rep
resentative colored convention everheld
in this or any other country is now as
sured.
THE FIRST MEETING.
The credit for the existence and sue.
cess of the convention is due to its
president, Colonel Perry Carson Of this
city. Mr.. Carson is now cOnvalescing
from an attack of pneumonia, but
is able TO be about the house and hopes
to gain the permission Of his physician
to attend the sessions of the 'conyen.
ton. The Bureau of Relief was
founded only last October, and this is
its first meeting, but its membership
already embraces nearly all the prom
inent colored men in the country.
From present indications and from
the correspondence in the hands Of the
bureau it is safe TO say that politics will
not as has been expected and prophe-
| sled, he an element in this conveu-
| ton.
Said prominent colored man this
morning: Every State, with the excep.
| ton of Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont, will be represented in the con-
vention by delegates who have been
| elected in their own States and are here,
and not 10y temporary residents of the
District of Columbia or persons in the
Departments"
The convention promises to be har.
monious from the fact that the senti
ments expressed on all sides is that il
| will take up, simply act upon and
present to the country the principles
set forth in the circular and call.
\ LADY DELEGATE.
The only lady delegate to the conven
ton is Miss Matte Jackson, who wa
accredited by the Pythian League o
Oberlain, Ohio. She is graduate o
that institution and daughter of cit,
councilman of that place.
Among the prominent men presen
were
Secretary Il. A. Dawson of New Jersey
j. p. Jones of Arkansas, Philip Josep
and p. j. Crcnshaw of Alabama, Henry 4
1 Fields of California, Hon. w. l.. Burr o
I, Connecticut, James B. Devore of Georgia
Alexander Clark of Illinois, j. NJ. Town
4 send of Indiana, Hon c. Patterson of Kau
/ sas, Rev. w. c. Simons and G. w. Hatto
of Kentucky, John D. Hart of Maine, d
c. Brown of Massachusetts,, w. @. Atwoo
of Michigan, George w. Bryant, and Rev
Il Derreck. secretary of Methodist Book Cor
cern, New York City; Bishop Wayman q
4 Maryland, Governor Pinchback of Ioui:
lana, Thomas jefferson Smith (bette
known rs Broadax Smith, editor of Smith
l BroddoG) of Pittsburg, Pa; Hon. j. T
Il Taylor, eX-Minister to Liberia; Professo
Jt I'm NJ. Langston, James G. Delphy assC
/ ciate editor of Smiths Brodddr; Lewis
i douglass of Boston (son of Frederic
i Douglassl, and Isaiah c. Ware of Phili
/ delphia.
At THE HEMETRoPoLTAN A. NJ. Z. CHuRCr
The programme to day was as TO
/ lows:
4 Convention called to order by Presder
4 Carson. Devotional exercises, conducte
by Rev. &. w. Lee of the Fifth Bapti,
Church of this city. Musical exercises. III
der the management of Professor j. :
Lapgston of Howard University. Addre
of welcome by Hon. J. NJ. Townsend of Ii
diana and response by Right Rev. w.
Derrick of New York on behalf of visitir
! delegations.
A poem dedicated to the conventio
} was then read in an effective manner l
3 4 Solomon Brown, esq.
The exercises for this evening will
under the auspices of committee
citizens of the District, aided by Colon
George NJ. Arnold and Professor j. 7
i Langston, and will be in the nature
literary and patriotic reception. A,
9 dresses will be delivered by w. ii. ]
}. 4 Hart, esq, and L. w. Pulies. Pape
will be submitted during the session
, 4 the convention by the following di
, 4 tinguished colored men:
"On Emigration" Nj. NJ. Smith Of Minn
sofa; "Civil Rights" W. G. Martin of V
f ginia; "Educational Moral and Civil A
!. yancement of the Race,'' DR.. !. G. Stews
~ of Maryland; Education and Blair Bill
Professor William II. Day of Penns,
vsnia; ''Conduct of Elections Hon. Jo
IS r.. Lynch; Southern Outrages,'' 10
!. Mitchell of Virginia; ''Plan of Nation
,, 4 Organization, - Dew. d. Il. Johnson of Ca
L fornia; illegal Relief" r. SSmith
eH Florida and C. NJ. Ferguson of Tenness,