New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-07
THE COLORED MAN as A FACTOR
A MOVEMENT TO SECURE PLANK ON rh'iE'
ruoN To TnE SOUTHERN NEGRO

A MOVEMENT TO SECURE PLANK ON PRoIEo-
TON To The soUTHERN NEGRO.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 0.-It has been many years snce
Republican National Convention contained 50 h'u'y
co,or,d Delegates as will be seated In the Coh'e,"o
uaJ tomorrow noon. mass-mectDg OF ooio'oi
d,,,.s and poll,icIaus has been held in this CITY,
az which the following resolutions were adopteo
Resolved That the colorcd delegates 10 the IA, .,
tional Republican Convention ana we ',v .io~ re.
sprctful hearing aud consideration OF me the Sa
presented and con'"ncd IN one and that the coored
delegates stand upon such defamation OF lgn,s ~
the least guarantee wmoh they cir "'Oop " VIZ
OF the Republican party. .,o,
The memorial will be presented to tho conVei'lo"
in IT'S earlier hours and II will be espoused by "ioio''
w. Tourgce, the well known as'tatof
The movement which was started at Chicago, having
for It's object the protection OF negroes III INC 'o"
from violence and awlcssness ana III tio'i -
10 vote has I'm Minneapolis comes TO point
where n seems 20 figure In the political fight over
,he nomination for President. Tho movement Ias
the support Of John NJ Langston Of Virginia. WINE
cx Senators Bruce and Lynch who represent ING oe'
wing of the color,r element, are Opposed 10 u'e
schemo Mr. Lnngson, In an interview on tAe euo
cct today, said that the coloed men propoSeu "
uush the matter. lie said THE fcenug Ok INC
color,, In one word Is this That any needed Iesls
aiion with respect 20 the protection Of the white ana
cokrcd voters OF tie South should be 80
cured through the agency Of the Repiphoa"
party n there Is no need for leglshuon' IL ID 'no
feeling Of III. coOrd people and their friends that inc
laws heretofore enacted shall be promptly ana eneo.o
ally enforced These laws calculated to enforce uie
doctrines and principles Of the Fourteenth ana III
tee,lth Amendments have been entirely Ignore" uo
ef, neglected aud unonforced by tho present ADMIN
ls,nton OF the General Government The coiored
men feed that with Attorney General Miller again III
the Cabinet OF the President no change could DC eA
pec,ed IN the administration VI tho Department Oh
Justice and we would be left In the same condi'ioh
that VIC are tod day, with murder. Ynchins' aiio
other deeds going unpublished. We desire change
and n change which NAV benefit the Southern sec
uon OF our country through the influence oi
nws wisely maintained and enforced. We mean
IN orcnnize and TO get from the Nnntonal Con-
y,a,t,on n Nightly brave, patriotic utte'1nce on the
s,b,ct OF the protection Of ihe negroes In the south
Xuditor Lynch, Of the Treasury, said that he Ia.
NOT heard Of any organized movement ana ANNOUNCED
himself as Opposed to Il. lie said that the coorei
men expected OF the Republican party aud would
-s,,rc recognition OF their rights What they wailttsi
and would ask that the party should put IN It's
platform a plank guaranteeing to the coloi'd nnh
tno right to vote and to BE- free from Intimidation
riey wanted q law passed for The general coptro
Of elections wherever right Wis d.ali,N 10 ueu
but he again remarked that he would not take part
In such u movement MS the present seemed 10 oe