The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1894-09-15
NEGRO STATE CLEVELAND
LEAGUE.
LIE CoNDCCT OF ii. c. c. ASTWOOD
AND c. III. j. TAYLOR WARMLY DE-
NOUNCED.


ALBANY, Sept. 5.-Tne Executive
Committee OF the New York State
Cleveland League completed their bust.
ness III this city to-day. Organization
was perfected 10y the election of Gerrit
). Loguen Of Syracuse, Chairman: VIM.
Ill. johnson OF Albany and j. A. Crom-
well of Montgomery, us Secretaries.
and VIM. +. Gross, Treasurer. There
were representatives present from
twenty-five Senate districts of the
State. 1t WAS large but very ORDERLY
and gentlemanly representation 4
heated discussion took place. ari sing
out OF harsh criticism against cOlored
men belonging TO the democratic par V
caused 10y the conduct at Washington
OF two or three cOlored men who had
been nominated and appointed to office
by President Cleveland The follow
ing were adopted during the session of
the committee:
==Resolved, That the Senate of the
United States acled wisely When it re-
jected Ill. {. &. Astwood, who was nom
mated Onsul to CaliaS, France. That
imposition OF this man, who in Septem-
ber' 1892, was a resident of the city of
New Orleans and Il citizen of the State
of Louisiana, and on the 9th day of No
vember, 1892, less than three months
thereafter, registered from a New
York hotel, corner Pearl and Fulton
streets, New York city, and voted at
the election district i'll which that hotel
is located; and we declare that he is not
or ever was, ii legal resident of the
state of New Iorh. and denounce the
deception prlCtlced upon the President
us TO his character When he hOnOred
him with an appointment aS Il worthy
representative citizen of the state of
New York.
Resolved. That we protest against
the scandalouS conduct of 4. Ill. !. Tay
lor. the PRESIDENT of Il ou-calied Negro
National Democratic League, in send
inc into this State aS his personal rep
resentatiVe the noudeScript styling him.
self the Rev. }. Ill. Hampton " hite, a
fellow without home OF character. to
eXtort money from Democrats III on
the plea of defraS ing the expenses of
an al. ged convention of colortd Dem
ocralS To be held III the city of Syracuse
10 which The said White and his COM
paDion. one Charles T.. Brown of New
York City. were the sole delegates:
that such action OH the part OF colored
men made prominent by official recog-
milton bring TO respectable colored CIT
liens no credit, but the same humilia-|
ton aud disgrace; that the assumption
arrogance. and falSehOod of the said
Taylor at indianapolis, i'll the State of
Indiana. Oh the 18th day of August,
1891. brought upon colored men OF the
Democratic party when he claimed
that he and his tWenty-three assistants
represented the character and worth OF
the colored men OF the nation who are
identified with the Democratic organi-
cation: that New York State is hot re-
sponsible for Taylor, DIS he is Il resident
OF the State of Kansas.
Resolved, That we undeServedly de-
nounce lawneSSneSS whether commit
ed north, south, east or west; that we
have no apology TO offer for the bruteS
neither black OF white, who are guilty
of outraging OF attempting TO violate
the chastity of a woman i, this broad
land. and while thus emphatically pro-
nOuncing against crime committed
through ignorant and brutal indlvidu-
ais. we desire to put ourselves on re-
cord rs denouncing i'll equally strong
terms the lynching OF amy person accus-
ed of crime, and call upon the authorl-
ties in the several States to maintain
the honor and credit OF the nation by
the forcible suppression OF disorder IN
their several Jurisdictions.
Resolved, That the officers OF the
committee, together with the PreSl-
dent of the League, are hereby CON-
Stltuted a subcommittee, With power
TO represent the committee during the
recess of said committee. SAID sub
committee shall pass upon the quallh-
cations of the several district delegates
i'm the State. here and decide conteStmg
claims. subject, however to The APPROX
nj of the full committee. The SAID
sub- committee is hereby directed
hold its fist meeting at the Drought on
House. Saratoga springs, Oh " u
Sept. I'd, 1874, at $50 p. III.
Resolutions were also adopted eX-
pressing tie leagues fidelity to the
President and the democratic party,
and endorsing il. {. Smith OF Alabama,
Archibald Grimke of Massachusetts,
and Dr. Daniel Ill. Williams OF Illinois
AS creditable representatives Other
resolutions were referred to commit
tee. who made their report III the IorlG
of a statement to the country defining
the position of the league, and protest
ing that colored men III the Democrat
lie party were wickedly misrepresenteda
10 their character and standing, ana
against being measured 10y that stand
ard of manhood sought to be fixed for
them by the neutrality-suspicious. OF such
men as e. IL. j. Taylor, I'll. Z. Z Asst
wood and their immediate assoc lateS