The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-31
An Earnest Body Of Representatives
add indicative Of Success.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION TO Be HAD
Problers Confronting the Race Are Dealt
With-Speeohes by Profs. Broyles,
Bleokshear and Others.

The colored mems convention Of repre-
sentative Texas negroes met at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church. corner Bell
and Travis, in this city at ~ m. yestet
day for the purpose. EXPRESSED in the call
Of having a free aud face to face dis
cusson Of the ways and means for promot
ing the moral, educational civic and ma
teria welfare Of the race The dele
gates In attendance were selected at mass
meetings held at the county seats OF each
county throughout the State on October
70, it being the desire of the promoters
that as many prominent frceholdeIs as
practicable throughout the various couu-
ties be placed on the delegations.
AS result OF the call the most lntclli-
gent ana patriotic representatives OF the
race throughout the State assembled here
yesterday aud II their first session rs an
index TO subsequent proceedings, they are
practically a unit in the determination to
adhere strictly to the purposes specified
In the call for the convention. While there
Is radical element In the convention, 1t
is not q controlling influence, aud was
more than once set down upon during
yesterdays proceedings.
AN EARNEST GATHERING
lake all large delegate conventions, the
proceedings are rather noisy at tunes. but
on the whole. it is a good natured body OF
apparently earnest men gathered together
for the one purpose Of lettering the condi.
tion of their race along lines that they
hope VIII meet the approval OF the white
people among w1Om they live
Tho convention WAS called 10 order
promptly at ~ IN. by Prof H. NJ. BrOyles.
member Of the faculty Of Prairie View
state Normal school. DR. A. r. GTiggs
OF Dallas invoked the blessings of divine
guidance upon the deliberations Of the
body, To the end that good might not only
accrue TO the negro race. but to all peo-
the earth.
c. H. Love OF the Harris county dele.
CATION took the chair aud introduced John
r. Adkins, who. IN behalf OF the delcga-
lion from Harris formally welcomed the
convention TO Houston. city. said he OF
schools and churches Of fnctorles aud
hanks. the head Of water navigation, city
OF fourteen railway centers. city that
frst set in motion the DEVELOPMENT OF the
OIL Industry. the METROPOLIS OF the state
10 this busy busting. hosptable city"
SAID he. u hid Won cordial welcome
ne eyes Of the nation are uuou you: may
your deliberations be 10 keculng with the
great interests Entrusted to you"
RESPONSES no WELCOME.
Rev Mr. Reemer Of Dallas responded
In few well chosen words accepting the
hospitality rendered. and earuesla be.
seeching divine direction in both speech
and action. The occasion Is very i'm
portont one and the wisest among us are
unable TO say which Is the best course to
pulsue.
lie was followed BY Rev. sledge OF wash.
ingtOn county, who said:
We are here to do the best we can for
the advancement " our people and / be-
AeFe the meeting VIII rebound to the in.
terest OF the colorvd ruce."
Prof' H. M Broyles next addressed the
convention as follows.
4
gfatniatod upon your presence In such large
numbers and this privilege is particularly
FIhllSlng Wnen We remember that You are
here upon 50 short call Your presence
here il compliance with this call II nosi
tive refutation Of the repeated imputntiOn
thai, touching the vital questions of civil
lznllon, you are dormant. lt eyinces the
lact tnat you are not indifferent TO the
common welfare of the whole people Not
only 50, it clearly demonstrates TINT YOU
are thinking II evidences the fact that
you are not absolutely content lu the face
OF conditions inconsistent with the most
advanced stages OF civilization and under
circumstances Incompatible with the high
est state OF human happiness And even to
tne casnnl observer 80 say nothing of the
close student OF human history This evi
uent lack Of apathy ia the face of prevailing
conditions and general tendencies Is the
most hopeful sign of awakening. conSr-
auent effort and genuine progress
1enuemcn, in many respects we are q
distinct class Of tue social aggregate, aud
Of the body pblitlc Natural and artihcmi
circumstances past and present. mako as
such. Aud us SUCH we are confronted by
many conditions, affected by mnuy mons
ures and moved by many Tendencies npart
from an other classes composing the social
aggregate aud the body pollti ot our com
mon country; IN this peculiar state we
have gathoted today for Informal aud hrief
discussions OF questions Incident to these
conditions, measures and tendencies IN the
nope that we may stimulate ourselves and
tn mo rtf.a .tIsfl
5000 and more noble deeds OF virtuc
No class Of citizens, similarly situated