St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24
DELEGATE AL LARGE.
AfrO-Americans Demand This OF
Minnesota Republicans.

The AfrO-Amcriean voters Of Mime
sofa are growing decidedly weary OF
/ being considered as bound and chained
to the Republican party and being
counted upon b vote that party's ticket
without being given any representation
upon its ticket. This year they will
carry their cause before the Republican
state convention and demand that one
OF the delegates at large 10 the national
convention be taken from their ranks.
The demands OF the cOlOred voters OF
the state were given out yesterday in
the following address:
To the Republican Voters OF the State OF
I Minnesota aud the Delegates Elect 10 the Re
publican State Convention - Gentle men:
Does the Republican party Of the state Of
Minnesota owe anything 20 It's Afro Ameri
can constituency The CoiOred people OF
the state are inclined 10 believe that IL does,
and that IL owes a debt that has been ac-
cumulaung with interest for years. debt
created on acc Juut Of their constant party
fealtv-fOr the time has set 20 come for them
10 dissent or fail In the support Of the party
ticket-hence we believe that the time Is now
ripe for at least a payment Of the interest II
not the principal. or part thereof.
The undersigned. having been authorized
10 voice the sentiment ana desires OF tho
cJiored voters Of this state iu this respect.
are unanimous IN the opinion that their
fidelity to party Interests demands recO2nl-
ton by the selection Of II representative Afro
American as delegate 40 large % the national
| Republican convention 10 be held June z.
| 1892, at Minneapolis MINI. and for That end
present the choice OF said voters in the per
son OF Frederick H. McGhee the able and
well known lawyer Of -. Paul. MINI, whom
we believe In every way competent and quail
fed % represent not only that element or
the party with which he Is Identified By
race, but that he would worihig repre-
sent the intelligence ana progressive
ness OF the state. fits record and services
20 his party n the past have been OF admit
ted value aud the recognition we ask is only
Just Acknowledgement Of those services 10
the man and party worker an aekuoWiedg-
meut which becomes imperative in view o.
the fact that from six % eight thousand
voters are unanimous in demanding his 30
lection which wO uld be considered q eau
collation. OF large portion Of the debt re-
fcrred 10.
We deem It not needful that we remind the
party that while IL mas always recognized al
natiOnalties-ns indeed il Ought-in the dis
tributlOu Of places (Ofhcesj yet 10 has tor the
6s lime 10 honor US with anything like
representative recognition. and while we DO
not ask this, or believe it should be given US
because or our race. yet we do urge that 10
will be good, practical politics and Just deal
ing.
national convention. in which viii be be-
tween two and three hundred Afro American
delegates and alternates, coming from q
section Of the country where the belief Is
becoming prevalent that the party has tired
Of its eVer-faithful negro voters. II would
then be most fitting that in the Northwest,
where true Republicanism has not, and does
not wane. that the state whose honor 10 is 10
entertain the convention should show 20 the
country 81 large the true principles and full
good faith Of the party in the equality Of All
American citizens by bestowiDg upon one or
It's competent and worthy cOlOred CITIZENS
the honor OF representing il as one Of S del
egates al large.
The colored voters Of the state Of Mime
sofa are as yet mistaken ia their devotion 10
the marty ana 10 accord them proper fecOBnl-
ton will tend 10 bind them IN SIN hfmer adj
hesion 10 that political organization with
which il has been their pride 70 anliaie ~
times past.
we therefore respectfully ask that the con-
vettiOn which YOU gentlemen viii compose,
do selec. Frederick L. MeGhee. as delegate
al large. Of this state. 10 the Republican ma
tional convention, he being the unanimous
choice OF the eolOred voters Of this state.
Very respeetfuliy
Harry Howard, Chairman, ST. Paul.