Colored Republican Convention
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Title
Colored Republican Convention
Source
From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions
Publisher
Rocky Mountain News
Date
1888-04-26
Scripto
Transcription
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Colored Republican Convention.
DETROIT, Mich., April 25.--A A state convention of colored men met at Jackson yesterday for the purpose of organizing a state association and considering matters relative to the coming political campaign.
Resolutions were adopted lamenting the death of Roscoe Conkling, indorsing the Blair educational bill, indorsing the candidacy of General A. Alger, and unequivocally indorsing the Republican party.
Colored Republican Convention.
DETROIT, Mich., April 25.--A A state convention of colored men met at Jackson yesterday for the purpose of organizing a state association and considering matters relative to the coming political campaign.
Resolutions were adopted lamenting the death of Roscoe Conkling, indorsing the Blair educational bill, indorsing the candidacy of General A. Alger, and unequivocally indorsing the Republican party.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State, City
City
Jackson
State
MS
Country
USA
Start Date
1888-04-25
Event ID
1888.MS-04.25.JACK
Citation
“Colored Republican Convention,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2664.