St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-28

be held at Knoxville, on July 5 next. A
motion by A. j. Plummer to instruct
the delegates to the national conyen-
ton to use their best efforts to secure
the designation of Sept. % as the day
Tor the celebration of EMANCIPATION
day was lost. The convention then ad-
lourned to reassemble at st. Paul on
May 25, 1892.
The Resolutions.
1t was over the report of the commit
tee on resolutions.or platform, as it was
styled. that the liveliest time was had.
The report was lengthy one, which
starts out with several whereases, to the
efect that every man, according to the
laws. has right to vote, and the gov
ernment agrees to see that his vote is
counted without discrimination on ac-
count of race, color or previous con-
dltlon; that in violation Of laws in eight
or ten states of the Union, principally
In the South, colored men are deprived
OF suffrage by intimidation and ballot
boX frauds, and in the discussion of the
election bill in the last congress and its
final defeat it was demonstrated that,
not only in the South is there Opposi-
ton to the political rights of the race.
but many persons in the North are op-
posed to the lawful rights of the COL
ored man; therefore,
Resolved, That we believe it to be the
duty of the colored men of this country to
oppose for office every man who. in the last
congress aided the defeat of the federal
election bill, and that no black man to the
day of his death, should ever cast ballot
Tor one OF these men, whether he be Demo
crat or Republican.
Resolved, That we extend our most CRATE
ful thanks to President Harrison for the lust
and bold stand which he held during the dis
cussion of the election bill in congress- and
10 senator Hoar, who faithfully pressed the
Dill TO the senate,
Resolved. That this convention does most
heartily indorse the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison as being the most just toward
our people. he having given more good ap-
pOlntmentS TO our race than any other preSi-
dent. Therefore if he is nominated by the
Republican national convention in 90 we
believe it is the duty of every Afro-American
to support him by solid vote. We believe
he has given so far to the whole country a
TAR and clean administration.
The report then went on to express
appreciation of the loss to the state and
10 the Northwest in the death of James
Il. Hllyard and Isaac Crosby, and after
thanking the people of Minneapolis for
tnelr generous courtesy, and indorsing
Archbishop Ireland, concluded with:
In matters of politics we know no party,
we know no man, save that party and that
null no Will ACT lor lne interest Oh the AFRO
American, and we call upon every colored
voter of the state to join us in supporting
only the party and the nominee who will
work and act for the interest OF our race.
There were two reports on the reso-
lutions "a majority report signed by
a. q. Plummer, j. G.. Sterrett, Il.
Woods and S. f. Hardy, in which the
resolution indorsing President Harrison
was omitted, and a. minority report,
signed by Rev. Dungee, containing the
Harrison resolution.
On motion of f. L. McGhee, of st.
Paul, the resolution on the force bill
was modified somewhat so as to read
that no support of the colored men
shall be given to any party or set of
men known to be opposed to the enjoy
ment by any citizen Of the rights guar
anteed by the constitution.
MIR. McGhee remarked that a wise
man sometimes changes his mind, but
fool never, and some of the men who
opposed the federal election bill might
yet see the error of their ways, aud
should not be condemned for all time to
come.
The Banquet
in the evening was held at George n.
Morgan Post hall, and was attended by
about one hundred representative col
ored people, ladies and gentlemen. E.
ID. Morris, of Chicago, was at the head
of the table, with E. G.. Potter, presi-
dent of the council, at his right hand,
and at his left sat John GoOdnow, the
state president Of the Union league;
Judge J. p. Rea and Superintendent of
Police Il. r. Henderson. A. q. Plum
mer officlated as postmaster.