The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
CoLORED MEN ELECTED TO THE
LEGISLATURES IN q. 8.
LAST WEEK.

If one will read the following list of
colored men elected to the legislature
from the various states it convinces one
that the Negro race is fast coming to
the front and their influence is begin
ming to be felt in the communities
where they live. The late Booker T.
Washington Is words are fast becoming
true, is to let your bucket down where
YOU are, make q good citizen, an honest
man, kind neighbor, and nobody can
long keep such man down. Prove
your worth by your good deeds and
true manhood. The men who have been
patient can hope for better days COM
ing for the colored race in America
very soon. In Illinois there were three
colored men elected to the state legis-
lature this fall, the largest number that
that state has ever sent at zone time.
They are Hon. i B. Turner of the First
district and Hon. Adelbert Roberts and
IIon. Warren Douglass of the Third dis
trict of Chicago, III.
In New York all Harlem is on fire
with enthusiasm over the election Of
Edward A. johnson and John G. Haw-
kins to the general assembly. Mr..
johnson, noted lawyer and author, was
reelected by handsome vote, while
Mr.. Hawkins, also lawyer and, like
Mr.. Johnson, fine type Of citizen, was
given fattering vote.
Mr.. johnson made an excellent rec
ord in the last assembly, and the
friends Of Mr.. Hawkins expect him to
make record both as to courage and
intelligence in keeping with the stand
ard. set by Mr.. johnson. The election
of johnson AMI Hawkins is striking
commentary on the passing of the old
type Of race leader in this city, who
was all for himself, and for nobody
else
And now what do you thing hap
pened in old democratic Missouri. Why
tho republicans elected Judge Spencer
United States senator from st. Louis
and DR.. William Riley of the 4th dis
trict, colored man who was on the re-.
publican ticket, was elected to the leg
islature, the first colored man thus hon
ored in Missouri. He had hard fight:
from the following:
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 6-The election
result in Missouri took everybody off
their feet, and took Champ Clark very
Inueh off his. Tn this city DR.. w. NJ.
Riley was elected to the lower house
If the state legislature by handsome
majority, while Charles Fl. Turpin, the
BUSINESS man, was elected constable by
N overwhelming vote. Mr.. Turpin has
ield this position before, and recently
rent through the courts on contest |
or it..
DR.. Riley is progressive citizen, and
yiIl make q good representative.
viii represent the district, said Dr..
they, land will remember that rep
esent all the people in the district y
BY J. n. Batchman.
In last minute appeal to defeat DR..
William NJ. Riley, republican candidate
or the lower house OF the state legis-
sture, the Chouteau- Linde1l Improve
,ent Association, representing q part
the city which was very active
gainst the colored people in the segre-
alton election, adopted the following
esolution which would do the soul Of a
.leasc or Tillman good:
q Whereas, The Chouteau- Lindell I'M
royement Association, a non partisan
rganization to protect the homes of
shite persons in Chouteau place and
indell place against the invasion of
segroes, has learned that William NJ.
'ilcy, republican candidate for the leg
stature IN the Fourth district, is
segro; and
- Whereas, The great majority Of
oters In the district are white, and
glowing that great majority of the
,hite voters are not informed of the
acts il the case ii non bipartisan meet
il Of the white voters of the TWEEN
nth, Tvcnt first and Twentys second Z
ards wss called for sae psFpcss q n. 8