The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-07

in which the contests have been. n.deoided anC
the outlook for the undecided ones. They
complain that everything is going agains,
them and threaten TO make a fight on the
national committee all along the line. Some
OF their best friends are advising against
this course, as it is almost certain
that appeals from the decision OF
the regularly constituted tribunals would
be adverse to them, and the effect Of defea;
in preliminary skirmish might have AN
Injurious effect upon the more important
battle. The Alabama contest will be car
ried to the full executive committee. but
whether or not the fight In other contests
Will be carried further it Is too early to
say, there being a difference of opinion
as to policy. The Brady subcommittee
adjourned from last night and after a five
hours session decided against the protest
! OF Chairman Brady OF Virginia and to
recognize the anti-Mosely crowd in most OF
! the contests. The struggle in the subcom-
mite was earnest, but Mr. Conger of Ohio
and Mr.. Filley of Missouri outnum-
bered the chairman Mr.. Brady
will submit minority report.
The decision of the majority seats
Long, Vaughn. Dawson and Cash as the
delegates at large. Hendricks and Fitzpat-
rick in the Third district, Wilson and B land
in the Fourth and Austin aud Ashford in
the Eighth. In the Fifth district the Mosely
men seat Bingham aud Walker In the
Ninth district one delegate from each side
will be admitted.
THE FIGHT IN ALABAMA.
The fight In Alabama grew out of the fact
that one wing of the party refused
to meet with the other, and the
ceeS,t defeated men claimed that they
should be seated as having held the
regular state convention. They filed affl-
davits from l3 out OF 20 members of what is
said to constitute the state committee, but
they came here as contestants in the face of
papers They are quite bitter over the row,
and said 10 was due to deal by which their
opponents agreed to vote for Mr.. Blaine and
gave out warning that the Blaine men
would be disappointed when the time came
to ballot, as several offlceholders were In
the delegation seated.
The reform republicans" as the party
opposed to the regular delegation from
South Carolina, headed by NJ
Webster Crum and Mr.. Bray
ton, style themselves, not having been
recognized they will appeal to the full com
mittee, They say they are Blaine men and
urge recognition on the ground that they
are the white mans and respectable ool-
ored mans party, and that il in control
they would draw many white voters from
the third party in the Palmetto state. The
prospects for them are poor.
DEMANDS OF THE NEGROES.
1t has been many years since repub-
ilcau national con yention contaiued so many
colored delegates as will be seated in the
convention hall Tomorrow. A preliminary
mass meeting of the oolored delegates and
politicians has been held at which the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
ResolUed, That the colored delegates to the
national republican convention here assembled
especially demand Of the national convention
respectful hearing and consideration of the
ma ad m nod in fha
memorial of ths National Civil Rights Assoca-
tion ana that the colored delegates stand upon
such declaration of rights as the least
guarantee which they can accept at the hands
Of the Republican party.
The memorial will be presented to the
convention at an early hour by the colored
delegates, and it will be eSpoused by Albion
w. Tourgee
The South Carolina contestants selected
DR.. 4. w. Memminger as chairman. r. f.
Wall as secretary and j. Hendricks Nc
Lane as their choice for national commit
teeman.
THE NEGRO CRY FOR PROTECTION.
A meeting which was started at Chicago
having for its object the protection OF
negroes In the south from violence and law
lessness and in their right to vote, has come
in Minneapolis to the point where it seems
to figure in the political fight over the
nomination for President. The movement
now has the support of John M.
Langston of Virginia, while ex-Senators
Bruce and Lynch, who represent the other
wing Of the negro element, are opposed to
the scheme. Langston in an interview on
the subject to-day said that the negroes
proposed to push the matter He said: THE
feeling Of the colored people In one word is
this. that any needed legisla-
tion with respect to the rep
resentation of white and colored voters
OF the south should be secured through the
agency of the Republican party Of the
United States; IL there is no need for legis-
latIon it is the feeling Of the colored people
and their friends that laws heretofore
enacted shall be promptly and effectually
enforced. These laws calculated to enforce
the doctrines and principles Of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments have been
entirely ignored aud left neglected aud un-
enforced by the present administration of
the general government. 1t is generally
felt by the colored people that Attorney
General Miller is a man tar wanting In
legal nowledge and disposition to enforce
the laws upon the basis Of recon-
truction in the south; that he will in
fact do nothing, as Attorney General
to this end. Tne colored men feel that If
Attorney General Miller be again In the
cabinet of the President, no change could
be expected in the administration OF the
department of JUSTICE and we would be left
in the same condition that we are to-day with
murder, lyncbing and other deeds going
unpunishsd. we desire a change, and
change which may benefit the
southern section Of our country
through the influence OF laws wisely main
tanned and enforced. We mean to organize
and to get from the national convention a
highly brave and patriotic utterauce on the
subject Of the protection OF the negroes in
the SOUTH
LYNCH OPPOSES THE MOVEMENT.
Auditor Lynch of the treasury said that
he has not heard Of any organized move
meEt, and announced himself as opposed to
it, lie said that the colored meu expected
of the Republican party, and would secure
from It, recognition of their rights What
they wanted and would ask was that the
party should put in is platform plank
guaranteeing to the colored man the right
to vote and to be free from
intimidation. They wanted law passed
for federal control Of elections wherever
the right was denied to them, but he again
remarked that he would not take part in
such a movement as the present one seemed
to be.
OPENING OF THE HALL.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June6, 11:40P. NJ
The republican convention hall Of 1899 was
opened to the general public tonight with
an event long and pleasantly anticipated in
local and musical circles, grand concert
by q chorus OF 1000 voices, sup
ported by the Second regiment band
Of Chicago. The vast audience,