The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-01
FLAY The DEMOS
Kansas Negroes Condemn Rec
ord of Democratic Party.
In State Meeting Here They
Note Lynchings in South.
ASK G. 0. P. TO PROTECT NEGRO
VIII Send Delegation to Con-
ventiOn at Chicago.
Would Purge Elections in South
of Alleged Corruption.
ASK G. O.P. TO PROTECT NEGRO

Corruption. brutal murders and
lynchings were charged against the
Democratic party in resolutions adopt
ed Friday night by Kansas negroes at
a meeting held at Metropolitan hall
here. These methods. the negroes de-
clared. were used by the Democrats in
the south to force the negroes of the
south away from the polls and insure
the solid south" for a Democratic
president in the electoral vote.
The meeting Friday night was held
for the purpose OF preparing for a
fight at the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago against the alleged
unfair tactics pursued by southern
Democrats and to get plank inserted
in the G. o. P. platform, pledging that
party to assurance of the right of
suffrage to the southern negro and
making the southern hanging bee"
an offense against the government.
Big Delegation to Chicago.
One hundred and twenty five mem
bers of the negro race from every
county in Kansas went on record in
dorsing this movement Those attend
ing announced their intention of pre-
pairing a large negro delegation from
Kansas to the Chicago convention who
would haunt the doors of the platform
makers to get a protective clause for
the southern negro into the platform
In resolutions adopted, the negroes
went on record as condemning the
Democratic party because of the man
ner in which it, by bribery, corrup-
ton. brutal murders and lynchings, is
BILE to hold its representation in con-
gress and thereby to build up and fos-
ter an electoral vote that enables il by
such crimes to elect president"
The meeting also went on record
declaring in favor of race loyalty and
deploring and condemning any act or
deed directly or Indirectly establish
ing a semblance of disloyalty to free
and open expression, liberty and the
right to vote. 1t declared votes should
be counted fairly and that voting
should be conducted without any mo-
testing on the part of any citizen of
the United States.
Each and every Kansas Republican
who may be n attendance at the Chi
cago convention was urged to join with
any and all measures favorable to the
colored race and to introduce a plank
in the national Republican party plat
form making lynching a felonious Of
Tense against the United States They
also were urged to work for the adop-
tion OF a plank for strict enforcement
of the second section of the fourteenth
amendment, giving to the negro right
OF suffrage.
The Republican party and its prin-
clples unanimously were endorsed.
The resolutions were signed by T.
w. Bell. Leavenworth, chairman; f.
ID. G. Harvey, Lawrence, and James
H.. Guy, Topeka.
Permanent Organization.
The organization was made perma-
nent with S. Garland of Kansas City,
Kan, as chairman. and Elisha Scott.
Topeka. as secretary. Two candidates
were endorsed for state offices. DR.. f.
d. q. Harvey of Lawrence will be sup
ported by negroes for state auditor.
and Forrest B. Anderson of Wyan-
dotte. was put in the race for the leg
islature.
Addresses were delivered by F. C.
Helm. Wichita the Rev. J. r. Ran
som. Wichita; DIR. c. NJ. Moates and
r. W. Bell Leavenworth; Judge John
w. Clark, Lawrence; the Rev. Mr..
Burbridge, Salina; Mrs. Essie Clark,
II. 1. Monroe, S. II. Tarbet. the Rev.
f. e. J. Watson, George Charles, all
OF Topeka