Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-04
.C0L0RED REPUBLICANS.
They Want Justice at the Hands
of their White Brethren.
They Hold That the Negro Stands as
Good, or Better Show, in the South
as in the North.

Special to the Leaf -Chronicle.l
CHICAGO, June 4.-The National
Conference OF Colored Republicans,
in response to a call issued by repre-
sentatives OF the race in numerous
States, opened this morning at 10
o'clock at the Bethel African M. Il.
church, the main auditorium of
which was we'll filed. Hon. John g.
Jones called the gathering TO order
and read the call for the convention,
which was as follows:
To the colored people of the United
States: After mature deliberation
and voluminous amount of cores
pondence with large number Of
prominent members of our race In
every State and Territory of the Un-
ion, we have arrived at the conclu-
sion that the time has come when the
prominent and active colored Repub-
licans throughout the country should
meet together to confer and deliberate
upon our present condition, and upon
the principles and measures OF first
importance to the advancement, well
fare and progress of our race. We
need the knowledge and Information,
the united character, combined wis
dom and sound judgment of our
prominent men in every section Of
the country in the coming presiden-
tial campaign.
"The separate coach law, which has
been enacted by the various Legis-
latures of the Southern States, sub
jecting our race to injustice and
abuse without end, and the numer-
ours outrages that have been perpe-
trated upon them without the slight
est cause or provocatIon in the South
demand our immediate action and
attention, SO that we may be able 10
adopt some plan or method by
which these wrongs may be re.
dressed"
Among the ,signers to the appeal
are John M. Langston and Perry
Carson, of Washington, ID. g., J.
Price, of Iowa, James Lewis, of
Louisiana, ID. A. Straker, Michigan
Daniel Lucas, Missouri DIR. Il. w.
Payton, Kentucky; DR.. William B.
Denick, New York Rev. Field and
many others, and nearly all OF whom
were present.
In the speeches of the opening
session the speakers took the ground
that the meeting was not for the par
tlcular purpose of denouncing South
ern outrages, and civil and political
were not sectional. It ex.
isted in the North as well as In the
South. The subject OF the conven-
tion was to secure the cooperation OF
the delegates and visitors to Mime
apolis in placing in the party plat
form plank pledging the Republi.
can party to stand for a national law
to the colored people
9qu i political and civil rights. Rev.
J. II. Maghee, one OF the leading
men of this city, said, in re-
alion to this matter: 1--WE want re.
,Ogniiion ON the plans OF. justice.
They may butcher the negro In the
South, but in the North IL Is
almost as bad.
IA few months ago white man
who assaulted Edwin Walker, the
prominent attorney and Worlds
Fair director, in this city,
urned States evidence and went
rec, while his c0lOred accomplice
Was sent to the penitentiary for
years. The colored man
1as few political rights in this State.
Southern States that have never cast
/ Republican electoral vote, and
which have weight only In nomi-
hating conventions, are yet rendered
he plums OF presidential patronage.
We are twenty thousand voters
trong In this State, and those votes
,st with the Democratic party
would make Illinois Democratic.
We want the MINNEAPOLIS conven-
i, TO realize this, and we want the
,arty to bear 1t In mind when the
,'ums are distributed. The conven.
ion will hold another session this