The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-05
PLEA FROM CO1ORED MEN.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CINCIN:
NA7I APPEALS ron FAIRNESS

NA7I APPEALS ron FAIRNESS.
Declaration That They Want No Special
| Consideration. Hut the Right TO no ns
Other Citizens DO and Enloy Freedom.
! CINCINNATI. July 4.--The National Conven-
ton OF Representatives OF the Colored Face
| assembled In the min audience room OF Zion
| Baptist Church on Ninth street this city, this
| morning. 1t was called to meet at IL o'clock.
| The object OF the Convention is to arouse tho
| sympathy and support OF public sentiment for
q movement to put etop to tho outrages COM
mtted against the colored people OF the South
because they are colorcd, and to remove the
difficulties placed In the way OF their progress.
| 1t was 11:30 o'clock when Dan Rudd. editor
OF the American Catholic Tribune. Chairman OF
tho Committee OF Arrangements. called the
| meeting TO order and introduced the Rev. Mr..
Merri wenther OF Arkansas. who offered prayer.
At that time there were probably 100 persons
in the church. On motion OF Robert Harlan.
Mr. Rudd was made temporary Chairman.
In accepting the post Mr.. Rudd said that the
| colored man occupied peculiar position. In
that being in law clothed with all the powers
and privileges OF the citizen. ho was not
permitted to use them as other citi-
zens are. II colored mon attempt to do
80. In some parts Of the country at
| least. they are murdered in cold blood
| =" II am u man." he said. II want the treat
ment Of a man. and my color hos nothing to
| do with 1t. l believe In that republic which
will protect every citizen in its borders in the
possession Of all his rights and privileges
| lApplause.l Wo ask no special law. no
special favor. This Convention is mot
to ask that men charged with crime
| OF which in many cases thcy have
not been proved guilty Of. shall not be taken
from the officers OF the law. or prevented from
| bring protected thereby. md hanged: that
men be not burned at the stake without n
worthless scoundrels who have no standing in
and girls. be located as other prisoners. and
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conference tho Convention was addressed Ssn1 bn
the Rev. John Merriweather of Artonsos 7
T. johnson Of KENTUCKY. Robert NJ Harlau n
tho Hon. George H. jackson Of Ohio, and 9TH
err, Secretary Hunter charged that the CON
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tone war; boody such a as n tSe war has s
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