The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
THE KICKED OUTS
Negroes Urged to Oppose
Conventions Nominees.
Result Of the Unseating Of Coored Delegates
at the Republican Convention at
Greensboro,
Especial to News and Observer

| NSpeclal TO news ana observer
| Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 29.-The fol-
lowing report of the proceedings of the
| delegates who were shut out of the Re-
publican convention yesterday has been
sent me for publication.
| The fun of it is it amounts to nothing
especially in view of the fact that only
| two Republicans were put forward yester-
day by the lilly whites" for negroes to
vote for; all. the rest being Democrats
whom the negroes have never voted for
anyhow.
| The report follows:
| After the gratuitous insults offered to
| the colored delegates, duly elected and
certified by credentials as delegates, by
the convention composed mainly of reve-
nue. collectors deputy collectors, store
keepers aud postmasters, United States
court officers, their employees, Populists
and Red Shirt Democrats, the said dele
gates ard large number of negroes went
t. the Piedmont Hotel in Greensboro on
August 18th, 1902 and after an address
by Scotland Harris, a duly certified dele
cation from Halifax county adopted the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, the Republican convention
this day assembled in the city of Green's
horo, has refused to seat the negro dele
gates, duly elected and certified to the
said convention, and the leading expo
nent of its plans and purposes has de-
clared openly that the negroes are not
wanted nor will be tolerated in the Re-
publican convention; be it therefore
Resolved, That the Republican con-
vention by its acts and utterances has
absolvcd the negroes Of the State from
any further allegiance to said party;
Resolved further, That we recommend
and urge upon every colored voter in the
State to fit himself to fill the require
ments of the law in regard to his quail
fcations as a voter and under no cir
cumstances vote for any ticket nominated
by said convention.
Resolved further That we urge the
organization of the colored people in the
counties of the State for the purpose OF
opposing md defeating every candidate
for the Legislature and other offices of
ne State of the men favorable to Senator
Pritchard or his allies.
Resolved further, That in all National
affairs we are in sympathy and in full
accord witt the Republican party.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
given to the press with request to pub
lish.
''W. H. REAVES,
Vance County, Chairman.
SCOTLAND HARRIS,
Halifax County, Secretary"
One of the interesting events of the
convention was the soulful manner in
which Chairman Price dealt out his evil
IDENTIFY long treasured desire to give
Judge Clark a piece of his mind He
spoke. looked and acted like it was the
greatest pleasure of his life to have this
opportunity to hurl anathemas at the
Judge and his extreme language sur
.prised not a few who knew Captain Price
at all times as a man of few words and
great dignity.
James S. Forbis, former Senator from
Guilford, has announced that he will be
a candidate for the Senate in the pri-
n.aries tonight and tomorrow against
Senator James d. Glenn. All other cam
didates having withdrawn, Mr.. Forbis
and says he mas been prevailed upon by
hosts of friends to make the race.
The new State Executive Committee
held an organization meeting in the Ben
bow this morning, but the proceedings
were purely routine, there being large
majority of the members present Sena-
tor Pritchard presided and the policies
of the coming campaign were informally
discussed.