The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-11-19
THE NEGROES ASSEMBLE

y COIOlcU convention Was llSIu III
Raleigh Wednesday of last week. The
Gazette, published by J. H. William
son, has been calling for the conven-
ton for some time and some of the
counties had appointed delegates.
About two hundred negroes were
present, most of them being we'll
dressed, and fully representing the
intelligence Of the race. Williamson
called the convention to order, and
after making short speech, appointed
w. Z. Henderson, of Salisbury, chair
man. Williamson said, addressing the
convention: " Had it not been for
your convention here in Raleigh in
August, 1890, the first political con-
vention held by negroes in North
Carolina, the appointment of John C..
Dancy, of James H. Young, and of
G.. e. Scurlock would never have been
made. The plan was to give the
negroes nothing. When the white
Republicans met at Asheville last
summer, they did not ask you to meet
with them. They pretended that they
met to form protective tariff league.
They are liars-they met to form an
anti-negro league. They want to get
control of the State convention next
year. They denounce President Har-
rlson, because he has appointed Dancy,
Young and Scurlock to office. We
are here to organize solid Republican
league inside the Republican party.
We can not be anything but Repub-
licans. The Republican party has
done all for the negro that has been
DONE John c. Dancy and Rev.
J. G. Price made brief reply.
Another session was held at night
in which there was large gathering
of representative negroes. A stormy
time was expected, but it turned out
more orderly than was anticipated.
There was some wild talk, but for the
most part the convention was conser-
vative. J. H. Young was made chair
man, and in his opening speech said
He did not thank the Legislature
for appropriating $4,000 for colored
A. & NJ. college; that the last Legs
lature was the meanest ever assembled"
John Williamson said '.This is a polit-
ical meeting, and if anybody is scared
let them go. The Republicans have
enemies in their own party; they are
white Office holders. The people who
work do not want to be insulted b,
white Republican office holders any
more than by white Democrats. Let
the white Republicans in the South
go if they want to-
Congressman Cheatman and Iohr
Leary spoke urging harmony and re-
Questing that the colored man make
haste slowly in this matter. C. E
Lane afterwards arose and said he
didn't come to attend political but
an industrial convention Politics
was then dropped. Resolutions were
adopted advising the establishment 0
a banking institute, owned and con
trolled by the colored race commend
ing the manly spirit displayed by The
white people Of the State for opposing
the - i'm Crow" car law as it exist:
in Tennessee denouncing lynch Law
and especially the AshevilIe lynching
commencing the Afo American league
calling upon the county commissioner
to put their names in the jury box
eulogising President Harrison's ad
miniStration, and recommending The
reelection of Congressman Chea,ham
| The convention then adjourned.-Salis
bury Herald.
John Wadsworth. of Charlotte. ha
sent TO the Raleigh Exposition tn