The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-15
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opted at Omaha, Which Has Escaped
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oaGAa Special III 81 LOpis Glooe- Democrat
Tho most important action OF the
Peoples party has escaped publicity un-
til now. The national committee is
composed Of three members from each
state. An executive session Of the COM
mittee was held tho last thing before
the general scattering. At this session
the attitude OF the party toward the ne
gro vote was thoroughly discussed.
Southern members OF the committee
led of. The northerners fell IN with
the common sentiment and pledged
their support to the proportion ad-
vanced by their brethren. The propo-
sition was nothing less than that the
negroes shall vote at the coming cleo
ton and shall have their votes counted.
Committeeman spoke from all 81 the
Southern states. One after another
from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, the Carolinas and FLORIDA
said that tho negroes had not been al,
lowed to vote for years. They declared
that. II tho negroes wore assured SUI
fragc they would vote the Peoples par
ty ticket. They said that the sympa-
thics OF the negroes were naturally with
tho movement and that gratitude to the
pcople who restored to them suffrage
would prompt them to vote for Weaver
and Field. From the standpoint oil
abstract right and practical politics
the Southern committeeman declared
for a full negro vote.
ave will vote the negroes. We can
handle them, because We have done u
before and know how, We will see that
the votes when cast are counted" they
said.
And tho northern committeeman re,
piled, go ahead. 1t was agreed
unanimously by the committee that
shortly, at the proper time, q declara-
ton shall be issued and copies OF 1t
shall DO distributed throughout the
south. These circulars will inform the
negroes everywhere that the Peoples
party intends they shall vote and have
their votes counted. 1t will also notify
the southern Democrats that the south
ern Peoples party men will insist OH a
full negro yoto in every part OF the
south at;whatever cost.
The decision to take this step was
not reached by the committee without u
full understanding of WHAT; may mean.
The southern delegations 20 Omaha
were composed Of strong material. They
consisted not only of southern born men
and Of ex-Confedcrates, but they in
cluded many who were active Demo-
Gratis at the time the carpet baggers
we're overthrow, who belonged to tho
Kuktux, and WHO participated in tho
shotgun campaign on the side that won.
These men, who were in at the begin
ming of the suppression OF the negro
vote, were the most pronounced in their
attitude for o full negro vote now.
One OF the committeeman said at the
close OF the meeting:
"We shall vote the negroes. have
between 500 and 400 who work for mo.
When election day comes shall say to
them, Boys, go and vote And they'll
go and vote, and their votes will be
counted"
"You're not afraid Of negro dOmina-
TONI"
"No, sir. We know how to handle
tho negro. When white men came down
from the north and attempted 10 vote
the negro they let him get away from
them. The negro will run over you ii
you let him. We understand all about
him. We know just how to deal with
him. We propose that he shall vote"
"Will he vote right?"
"There is no doubt about that. The
Peoples party appeals strongly TO the
negro. He'll como with US fast enough.
The organization among the negroes
already has n big start. Humphries, OF
Texas, has been attending to that He
has taken between 100000 to 100000
black men into the colored organiza-
ton"
."Do you suppose the southern Demo-
Gratis will stand by and lot the negroes
vote?"
1--WE are the men who stopped the
negro from voting. Now that we are
determined that he shall 80 to voting
again, he will vote"
The committeeman strong under jaw
came up into its place, and he stopped
talking.