In 1877 he was secretary of the State convention of colored men , a part of the Colored Conventions Movement , and was the chief secretary of the State Republican convention in 1880 , 1884 , 1886 , 1888 , and 1890 . In 1880 and 1882 he was elected recorder of deeds of Edgecombe County , and was chairman of the county Republican Committee for many years . In 1884 , he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention , where he supported John A. Logan . He was again a delegate at the 1888 Republican National Convention where he supported John Sherman and at the 1892 Republican National Convention . He was a prominent campaigner in all three elections
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1884 Republican National Convention
John C. Dancy