The Washington bee., 1892-06-18
THE CONSPIRACY.

Never before in the politics
history of this country has ther
been such Q combination of dis
gruntled politicians assembled il
any one convention as there wer
ct Minneapolis. Every effort wa
made by q majority of the Nation
al Committee to defeat the Presi
dent and count out Legitimate snt
regular elected delegates.
The outrsges psrpetrated ag ms
the colored people in the Soutl
and which have assumed such {
national aspect, would not be
good looking-glass in comparison
with the nefarlous and diabolica
crime that was committed by thu
committee against legally elected
delegates. So desperate, 30 de.
termined and anxious was this
committee to defeat Mr.. Harrison,
the irregularities that were per-
petrsted would make q ward poll.
ticisn blush:
For the benefit of the readers OF
this paper sample of the methods
practiced by the National Com
mlttee will be given and if they
are not enough to make Tammany
blush and the Southern brigadier
pay tor all the ex-slaves, the BEE
will be unable to say what will:
In the District of Columbis
ease which is we'll known to the
people of this city, the committee
placed the boiling delegates on
the roll and ignored entirely the
statement of the recognized chair.
man of the Central Committee.
Gleason of the boiling delegation,
while contest was pending, was
placed on the committee OF ere,
dentials to sit as a judge and
juror; this was 90 in all cases
where there were contests.
Before the temporary organiza-
ton was perfected, the National
Committee perfected q permanent
osganlzstion and whaie sucn al
organization was in vogue th,
committee on credentials was our
and had been out fully % hours
Not being satisfied with what haG
been done in the so.calIed tenn
porary organization, and while
the committee on credentials was
still out, the two alternates were
placed on committees to act as
regular delegates This Tam
many committee on credentials
that had been out 90 long and az
it was plainly manifested that the
sntl-administration forces wanted
to delay the report and thus de-
feat Mr.. Harrison, a certain time
was designated for the committee
to report. The administration
forces had become tired of such
methods and compelled the
Blaine contingent to either cease
lts Tammany practices or come to q
vote. Anybody who would come
before the committee and claim
that he was elected and was a
Harrison delegate was thrown out.
Such were the methods adopted
to increase Blaine's strength but
ell without success.
Senator Quay admitted that
the Chase delegation was the reg
ular delegation, but, said he, 1--WE
can use Carson and have used
him." These were his remarks.
80 it can be seen that it was q
disbolicsl conspiracy to defeat the
President no matter what it cost
or how it was done.
Every effort was made by the
Blaine forces to purchase South
ern colored delegates, but, all |
without success. And when it
could not be done Senator VOL
colt commenced to abuse them on
the floor of the convention. The |
eld>time cornfeld delegates could
not be seen in this convention;
there were men of brain, influe
ence, honor aud money with but
few exceptions.
There were such men present
10 Hon. j: G. Asbury, ex>Com-
monwealth Attorney of Norfolk,
Va, Hon. j. G. Dsncy, the silver
orator of the South and
one OF the bralnest young men in
he negro race; Judson G. Lyon,
IF Va, John III. Brown, DR.. l.
Irum, and e. A. Dease, of s. G III
leo. q. Scurlock, and Young of
I. c., the brilliant and digniied, &
ieo. L. Knox. of Indianapolis, S
nd, John II Davis, of Va, j.
Aadison Vance, Louisiana, and G
uzens more of such men. These b
len could not be purchased which r
as surprise to purchasers of d
otes who could heretofore shake il