Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-10-29
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m .vr.. :. J, ,ooo II KRAMER, Notary Public
this sgracefu prediction February
party The Republican national committee passing upon the
credentials of delegates to the Republican national convention
June 1920 carefully considered the question and decided seat
delegates its convention strong bid the
solid negro VOTE This action described in item fol-
lows:
Florida by splitting the decision the Republican National Com
mee today took what members construed be of the
most important actions Of years respecting the pay
Southern States Aroused by the number Of delegate contests
held places where negroes excluded by practice
the committee by unanimous resolution gave notice that
tons for the selection of delegates 1924 must be held places
where race was no barrier to participation"
Further action regarding delegates described in an
Associated Press item, Chicago, June A. as follows
The spectacular decision Of the day the hard fought and
delayed contest from Georgia where the delegates headed by
Henry Lincoln Johnson Atlanta who it testified
before the Senate committee investigating campaign expend
received $4,000 for the Lowden campaign fund resist
eral Wood.
johnson and his small Of cohorts waiting
the for decision and when the OF the
TO him reached them scenes which are familiar to any
reenacd The shouts and of the Johnson party
the negroes danee
committee in the next had difficulty in proceeding to the
Of the district contests Me Johnson ,red
Atlanta Ga made Republican national committeeman from
Georgia and welcomed and received in the nnermost coun
But how does Senator and Republican candidate Harding
for It and is hand in glove with the leaders of color See
lowing item from the Chicago convention appearing Sun
day, June 49,
NEGRO DELEGATES PLEASED WITH HARDNGs ATTITUDE
Chicago 2Durng the deegates representing
s @ o ae 6 5aTs pSe they On had e9
ngro population and Wu throw S. to his during the
paofs than
sPs's s Believe s pa
e ss ss,
sympathy and aid that the American spirit of fairness and business
With what these bids for the negro vote have met
best shown also by recent item appearing in the Charlotte
Observer, Sept. II, as follows
DELEGATIONS NEGROES MEET AT FRONT PORCH
Promises Federal Government Will Not Fail TePses Their
Camp Meeting Spirit Amens Hleuhs
Ohio d 5 5 R, Rsps sfs .,ssi
Sssl5 & % sss ssss
the Rspbiesa the
h
The af and ]
this black e G SsT Harding also heard the
leaders and assured them would make careful study
two the things s Visitors made particular plea
of Baps a1 " and in
Co., ; $ $ ) e
poured their
a f s sss the republican ga CT Ias4a ans Gssat for
me- and the
afternoon of the National Baptist
African Methodist Episcopal Church the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
of conventional William H. Lewis
ony Charles cotr Toledo collector
at Honouu Mrs Thomas Fleming Of Cleveland head the
Cooed Womans Bureau the Republican National Committee Halle
Brown president Of the National Federation coored Woas Clubs
"A afternoon meeting which had
before Senator Harding reached the speakers
hands.
wo hundred thousand from were promised
by the speakers, whom his
said the
ernment in proportion to their number"
In the face of this evidence intelligent and honest
voter of the South and of the State Of North Carolina going
give support to the candidates of the Republican party? It
said that the question dead This