The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-14
PERTINENT POLITICAL PRATTLE
(Bv A. T. Edmonston.l


(By A. T. Edmonston)
jefferson City, No.. May 10.-Here
is the way the "gops" figured it out
at the Kansas City State convention
what each wing of their party was
entitled to in the way of representa-
ton as Delegates -at-large for past,
present and future voting strengths
and importance, and as figures gen.
orally portray real situations, there is
more truth than fiction In this stats.
tical analysis which is based on a to-
tai Missouri Republican voting
strength next November, men and wo-
men combined, Of 100000. More hon
ors were, in proportion, bestowed on
negroes than on white women.
Republican white male voting
strength, 1916, 100000; given five del
egates at large to the Chicago Ma
tional "gop" convention, or 62.5 per
cent of the "big eight" delegates-at-
large, or one for every $4,000 votes
cast four years ago for Hughes, who
was then the Republican presidential
nominee.
Republican white women, future
voting strength placed at 100000,
given two delegates-at-l or %
per cent of the "big eight" to the Chi
cago "gop" circus, or one for each
$4,000 votes the women Of Missouri
with supposed Republican tendencies
are to deliver to the "gop" presiden-
tial end Of the ticket next November.
Missouri negro "gops" voting
strength, 1915, $4,000; given one dele
gate-at-large, or 1875 per cent of the
"big eight, or one for every 60,0G0
votes.
Republican negresses Of Missouri,
supposed future voting strength next
November, 10000; given no represen-
tation among the "big eight" dele
gates-at large; accidentally and en-
tirely overlooked ION purpose) in the
deliberate attempt to forget that such
n future asset exists.
Women to Vote for President Next
Year
A State law enacted by the last
General Assembly provides that the
women Of Missouri q years and over
can vote for their party presidential
and vice presidential nominees at the
1920 general election the same as
men, and every four years thereafter.
No color line is drawn in this meas
ure, a fact which clearly and emphat-
ically means that each and every col
ored woman Of Missouri has as much
legal right as either her racial or
white brothers to help select the next
Executive head of the United States.
But the white majority Of the "gops"
assembled in Kansas City coldly
turned their black sisters who ale now
their equal in presidential sucrage.
down when it came to giving the Co.
coo Republican negro women Of Mis-
souri, representation among the "big
eight" Gelegates-at-large.
And how did the Republican white
women fare at the hands of their
cops on racial brothers who Had the
controlling vote at the turbulent, reek-
ing Kansas City powwow? This sad
story is easily narrated. Buck negro
electors of Missouri. octoroons, quad
rooms, yellow, chocolate, brown. black
and very black, numbering $1,000,
were given more recognition in pro-
portion to their presidential voting
strength at the coming November
election than white Republican wo-
men numbering not less than 80, 600.
Here is another diagnosis of the
way representation OF the big eight
WAS doled out by the "gop' Kansas
City convention to the white women of
Missouri and to the negroes. Facts
don't lie and the graph which follows
therefore is true:
One negro delegate-at-largc in re-
turn for 10000 negro presidential
votes at the November election, or
one for every 10000 votes.
Two white women delegatcs-at.
large in return for the votes Of 3i0,-
600 white women at the November
election, or one for every $4,000 votes.
The negro "gop" voters Of Missouri
were given among the "big eight two
and half times the representation,
presidential voting proportions at the
November election, than were white
women, merely to hold them in line
for the coming Republican State tick
ct. Equal suffrage was denied the
Republican white women Of Missouri
by their white "gop" brothers solely
for 1.-THE reason that they will not be
able etonsote the party State tickel
nextrfalE"
40 After Nigh honors had been lavish
~, dealt out to the negroes, sop was
thrown the white women by making
seven non-voting alternates.
The steam roller. we'll oiled and
otherwise in splendid squelching
shape, was effectively used at Kansas
City to make the several hundred Re-
publican women delegates at the con-
veution fully realize that they were
tolerated there only through the cour-
tosy and on invitation of the Repub-
lean State Committee. with no legal
right to actively participate. Early
in the game they were informed they
must chaerfully accept the little sol
which would be handed them OF get
nothing htball. Those who did rebel
against theHtyrahnical notification and
refuse to submit to the dictations of
the dripping i'g6pn bosses from the
bis cities, Of 'MissHuri. quickly discov-
n.ed that equal suffrage did not con-
thoi this State convention. When one
white woman attempted to voice her
Indignation over the treatment which
was being doe6 out to the sex, black