The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-03-27
UNANIMOUS FOR PROTECTION
OF RACE--uR6ElY
ATTENDED
Republicans und Progressives Par.
ticipate---To Wage Fight for
United Action.

A conference Of Negro leaders repre-
senting the Progressive ana Republican
party Was held I'm room X, Chancellor
concluded i'm ths. parlors of Hotel Brown,
Huntington ON the arh inst The efiszr
"f this conference upon the political for
tunes Of the leasl'ug IartIes may be fsr
reaching. Among those Who participates
i'm one or both meetings werr Progressive
stat committeeman. X. Clifford. 81
itor e the Pi neer frs~~, Martinsburg
Prof J X Jefferson. Parkersbnrg; Atty
:. Moon. Wilcoe; Atty. Sweeny, Fay
-tteville. Republican state committee
nisn r. Howard HarEer, Keystone; NJ
L. " Nhittico aud T. Edward Hill, pnb-
fishers Of The Mcdowell Times, Key
stone; W. W. Sanders, state Librarian.
Charleston: Joseph Campbell, Mounds
vilIe; William Carpenter, Parkersburg
Rsv j. 4. Gibbons, VIM. Brown, j. X
Jenkins, Dr e. G.. Barnett. Huntington.
1lIese representative NeYroes from every
-ecti"n Of West Virginia came together
ior the Purf"se OF discussing tire interest
of tlle ~ ,eD Negroes OF the state i'm the
coming campaign and how hest to con
serve tine interests OF the people Of whom
they arr a part
IL Wa agreed 10y all who participated
in tie conferences that the coming cam
paign will bs. fronght with serious con-
SEQUENCES 70 the Negro because of thu
breadth between the Republican and Pro
Yre--ive parties. and that the Negroes Of
the state sss watching keeniy every move
heing Iuade upon the political checker
hoard. Figures were produc~d showing
that there are - ,uD Negro voters in the
STATE and that in ~ counties they hold
the balance of power, while in four coun-
Ties with the white votes divided betw cen
Republicans. Progressives and Democrats
the Negro united can elect members OF
their own race to the legislature and L
some Of the county offices.
Every man present strongly favored
the smslgamation OF the Progressive and
Republican parties. or in lieu of amslga
nation, corporation between the tws
parties in tine selection and election OF
candidates m cOuntiss and the STAT anS
csI@e-ially members of 10th branches OF
tlIe legislature. IL was agreed that both
Republicans and Progrs-siye- are respon-
-'ble for the present state administration
and ali should do everything possible T.
make il succes-ful 10y electiIg Legislature
committed 10 the Huntington platform Of
1912
A strong effort will h. made to organ
tie Nrgroes ~ every county in which
,aerr are fifty Negro voters or more anc
tire Importance oi concerted action on the
Tart Fl the race ia thi- State will h. urged
ihr1ugh the prs, preached from pulpits
proclaimed from platforms and stump
aud Negro settlements will IL thoroughly
ranvassed. No I-o.ificsi party u re-pon-
rii'le for or hack II tins campaign and th.
l'aders viii IL guided in their support of
candidates 10y u cir fairne~- toward ths
Negro rare and local conditions. bnt th.
l'.asiers will co-oIe ate with esch other
in the support Of the lsst men in every
-.etion of the state.
The most determined fight in the his
tory ~ the state COR the ra = will ~ waged
from now on and candidates Sreking Ne
PRO snrport mu-t show a clean ball Of
health. The Piouser PRS. in Martins
burg. the extreme eastern end the stat >,
with - fearless and nstchle-~ editor Jr
,. clifford. Progressive stale committee-
,raD. vii DO battle in the Northern and
} at. ~ Panhand.ss and The Mcdowell
= 1sme-. stalwart Repullican will 6ght E.r
tie pf,.tection II the race throughout the
Stat and e-f'evially in southern West
Virgins. With tlp~~e twopaper- already
interested in the frsy and others n fall
20 line ~ soon a. they learn the details
90 tl.e conference. and the local leaders
throughout the ~tste sighting and organ
ling ~ never before. "a will te tie part
~ wisdom on the part u party leaders n
d.clare their p,~ition in regard 10 tire
rxi,t- - tlle Negro u tlIey desire Negro
support.