Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-15
BREAKING INTO CHI DEMO
CRATIC PARTY.

The action - tho colorcd support
ers Of Hon. John HirschberE In ell.
dea9oring to have the Democratic
Urinary recently held for tho nomt
nati n Of candidates for the Mayoral
ty and other city ofices declared null
and void IS an inter cstins. if not
An amusing state Of affairs. 1t Is to
settle tho question sE to the legal
right OF a citizen Of celor TO vcte i'll
tic Democratic primary. localized by
law, when tho rulcs, regulations aud
bylaws specify jus, what citizens
sull be pcrilttcu 90 join Lhat Far
iy. When II party W,Ai.cb ire machih
ely o. all Oh the pcve!c nus that Par
W The teGlt liG"u a. discriminate
against some Of the ajtizess on &c
count o. ,"C,t r,cc. ..sior 81 rcligr
OH.
The Attorney General OF the State
says tina, IT. has that right. Jhis
CONSTRUCTORS of the Law IS laid down
and interpreted by the Executive De
par,mcnt CT lne Cove. hmcnt and is
legal Advisor muct st.as until IL has
Aeon over ru,cl hy =" judicial De
partmcnt cf he Government and wc
presume that this appeal to the
courts is for the purroEe of deciding
this most cmbarra sling question. But
all OF the colurcd folks were not in
favor OF Hon. John lIirschbcrg
a',hough considerable number woro
iLr him ana his SLY noslors.
TMelo are large numbcr OF color
Ell folks, VINO Mould hSvc voted for
Mayor George A!nslie, hid thoy been
permitted so to do. Would It not be
.,iissenters in order to enphasiHu the
position i'll this matter? Mayor Aims
With many Of our best colored ci,i-
z'ns and certainly, IT, the colored cit
lens are raising Cain" because they
were not permitted To register.
their votes for this popular champion
Of the interests Of labor, the others.
who were enthusiastically in favor
with the good-iookins, suaye and ac
communicating Mayor should be permit
ed to raise "Sheol' for tho same
reason
But, joking aside, we are not
enough interested in the contention
tC go around corner to soc the re-
suit OF the controversy. Why should
cclored citizens want to break into
the Democratic Party, when the men
Inside of the Party arc not interest.
ed enough to contend for the climina-
ton Of this unjust Discrimination
within the Democratic Party itself:
Certainly, no colored man could hope
70 be nominated in the primary, If
nc must necessarily plead for the
ri:ht to v0.e III this came Negro hat
:ng organization.
When we wish to show our appra-
cation of any popular Democrat. We
d this at the regular election. These
DEVOTED colored men can 10 the
sanie thing in this instance. They
we're not permitted to vote for Mr..
Hifschberg III the primary election.
but they will be permitted to vote
fY. him in the regular electica. Let
them write his name on the bAj.
iot. as testimonial Of their Aevot-
ION to his cause. Those cOlorod
felix's, who believe in tho accomplish
ed Mayer of this city can vote the
Democratic t&ket u:iA 'he nance
rheaeon Of such dtmoclo'a ~ they
chdf so to honor with their suffrage.
We do not knoS, wt,a is paying
the EXPENSE Of this pc".tent litigation
WHICH we presume is moTs TO affect
fdtnrc primary elections thnn to up
SIT the past one, but We presume as
the lawyers are front md foremost
in the matter that they ale doing it
tree Of cost to the devetees. who con
time to worship at tie ,tohn Hirseh
b<sEg shrine. The time is not far dis.
tart when southern white men will
IealiHe that col0rel aitizens can be
just as honorable Ia q Democr at ic
Urinary as they were faithful in Re.
publican Party Conventions. Certain
It Ia, ttais bar against Hs on aa@suat