Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-24
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
REFUSE TO ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS OF N.A.A.C.P.

National Association the Advancement Coored
People today that fifteen the presidential
candidates failed reply QUESTIONABLE them by the
association February Is repeated March H. asking
their views main issues which Cored people regard
fundamental The QUESTIONABLE asked whether they
favor the enactment of federal laws against ncng whether
they would advocate Congressional enforcement of the Four
eenh Amendment by reduction of representation of states
which dsfanchse their citizens whether they would advo
the appointment of United States commits
soners to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment whether they
would endeavor bring about the abolition of Jim Grow in
interstate traffic whether they would urge national aid to ee
menary education without discrimination against Negro chill
whether they would the apporonmen of Negro SOL
ders and officers the army proportion to their numbers
the population whether they would abolish racial segregation in
the civil service of the United States whether they
draw armed other interference with the independence of
Haiti
The candidates who replied the associations ques
onnare Senators Harding and Poindexer the former
stating that consistent with his to take the
categorical questions asked by the association that conventions
called upon platforms and policies and that the
candidate selected be expected to stand the platform
thus made Senator Pondexter stated that he n favor of
maintaining the legal rights and opportunities of all citizens
regardless of color condition.
Despite the repetition March II of the questionnaire
further replies have been received except Acknowledgements of
the receipt of the QUESTIONABLE by secretaries of five of the
didates.
"he questions asked by behalf the
people America says the association in its state
regarded by Coored voters vital national issues to
twelve million American Negroes Failure to reply to these
straightforward questions will be regarded by the Coored people
distinct evasion of the issues which they feel deeply
The QUESTIONABLE sent to the following men, Herbert
Hoover, William G. McAdoo, Governor Goodrich of Indiana
Murray Butler president of Columbia University At
orny General Mitchell Palmer Senator Hitchcock Governor
Oho Senator Warren G. Harding, Governor Frank O.
Lowden of Illinois, Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Senator Miles
Pondexter Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, and Cen
Pershing Senator Pomerene James W. Gerard
Senator Underwood General Leonard Wood.
Following the QUESTIONABLE sent out by the National
Association of Colored People presden
tal candidates:
IF ELECTED PRESIDENT
l. Win you the enactment of laws making lynch
ing a Federal ofense?
g What is your attitude toward the disfranchisement
of Americans of Negro descent: (a) Will yiu advo
cate that Congress enforce the 18th amendment and
reduce the representation of states which disfran
chise their citizens? or (b) Will you advocate the ap
pointment of United States commissioners to enforce
the 18th amendment?
3. Will you endeavor to bring about the abolition OF
Jim Crow in interstate traffic?
4 Will you withdraw armed other interference with
the independence of HIATT?
Will you urge national aid to elementary education,
without discrimination against Negro children?
g. Will you pledge the apportonment of Negro soldiers
and Negro officers in the armed forces of the United
States proportion to their numbers in population?
Will you abolish racial segregation in the Civil Serv
ice of the United States?
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