The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-20

groes are numerous, spread this and
| other rumor, utterly without founda-
| ton, that McJimsey was at the scene
of the riot when the killing was in
progress. This latter canard caused
500 Jefferson City negro Republicans
TO scratch McJimsey and vote for
Hyde and thereby carry the State
Capitol City for the Trenton, Grundy
county, decidedly arid Republican APP
ostle. In Kansas City a similar roor-
back had the same effect. More than
half Of the vote cast primary day in
those places for Hyde came from ne
groes.
A few years ago Senator Spencer,
then practicing law in st. Louis, do
mated heavily to and helped raise a
fund to erect headquarters for Y.
M. G. A. negroes in that city. Ever
since Missouri negroes have been
strong for him on all occasions. As
was the case with Hyde, most of the
vote of Senator Spencer in st. Louis
and Kansas City on primary day came
from negroes.
Negro for st. Louis Postmaster
1t has been suggested by friends of
L. C. Dyer, the Republican nominee
for Congress in the Twelfth District,
who again won that honor, this time
through defeating two negroes, one
the venerable minister, VIM. A. Ven
cradle, and the other the negro law
yer, Geo. L. Vaughn, in case he is re-
elected and republican president al
so put over, that he and Spencer and
Hyde exert their combined efforts to
have these two blackmen appointed to
high-class, well paying positions. IN
der such conditions Rev. Venerable
would make splendid Republican ma
terial for postmaster of st. Louis.
Hyde, if he is elected, could name
Lawyer Vaughn Chairman of the
State Public Service Commission. The
berth has a salary of $500 a year
attached to it. The St. Louis Post
mastership pays $4,000 year.
Two such high-calibre appoint
ments are due the $4,000 negro "gop"
electors of Missouri if they once more
cast their lot and their votes with the
Republican party. Such a promise
mr lie before election by "gop" lead
ers who can deliver the goods, would
once more cause this powerful wing
of the Republican party to forget
that no negro was honored by that
party on primary day through being
nominated for either Lieutenant Gov
ernor or State Auditor, berths the
blackmen asked for, and line up at the
November election for the "gop" tick
ct from President all the way down.
If such a deal is made the negro
"gop" voters of the State had better
get it down black on white, with
score or two Of affidavits attached to
cinch the document or else they will
Cnce again be counted out" after
the election, as has always been the
case in the past. In 1908 when the
blackmen so materially assisted their
white "gop" brothers in putting into
power the mysterious stranger, the
only plums which were tossed their
way were few cheap janitorships
and jobs as spittoon cleaners, which
no white Republican would accept.
Negro Insurrection in the Twelfth.
The Republican sea in the Twelfth
Congressional District in st. Louis
continues to offer anything else than
smooth sailing. One proposition put
forard by some of the negroes who
ran for nominations on the "gop"
ticket and won only to be counted
out" is that Missouri negroes to the
of 10000 on election day only
vote for the "gop" presidential cleo
tors and for Spencer and Dyer,
scratching everyother nominee from
Lieutenant Governor down, including
all congressional, state senatorial and
legislative candidates and in this man
ner help the democrats to overwhelm-
ingly defeat this portion of the re-
publican ticket. 1t is argued that