The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-14
BLACK AND TAN
|. OUSTED IN c. O.P.
|. STATE CONVENTION
Taylor Delegation From Mem
phis Is Seated--Bob Church
Threatens to Lead Negroes
of Tennessee to Bolt.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April "a.
tSpi )-The black and tan delegation
from Memphis, headed by Bob Church.
negro, was thrown out In the contest
before The state Republican convention
late Tuesday. the committee holding
that Church failed to notify the other
delegations OF the contest The dele
cation headed by @. Tom Taylor. was
seated over the delegation led by John
w. Farley and Charles A. Price, Church
said that the negroes were well organ
ICED and would bolt.
The Third district congressional con-
Vention elected Fred Arm. OF Hamilton,
and d. A. Tate, OF Marion, delegates TO
the national convention. with Percy
LoomiE, of Monroe, and Sherman Reese,
of Polk, as alternates. l.. L. Roberts
was elected district elector. The con
Vention sidestepped the league of na-
tlons, eliminating clause reported by
the committee on resolutions express
ing ,unalterable opInosition 70 article y
of the league. The resolutions con-
demned the Democratic administration
and denounced President Wilson as un-
American.
The congressional districts wednes-
day morning elected their eonniuee'
IBeN US follows.
First pistriet-p Permanent organlza
tlon. r. H. Donnelly; resolutions, Ber
w, Hooper; credentials, George r. Bo.
second Distrlct-R Resolutions. Lon
llill credentials, Fred G. Houk, organi-
cation. w W. Garden
Tenth Resolutions. Mrs. c,
ID. Allen; credentials, C. I'll, King.
seventh District Resolutions, James
Foulks, credentials, u. h. Foster. or
ganization, T.. W. Crowell
Ninth District Resolutions, ~ l.,
ScOby; organization. J. Il. Clark cre-
Gentials. Or. V, \. Btggss
Eqth District Resolutions, Mrs W.
L. Jackson credentials. James Parker,
organization. W. H. Anderson
The Flfth district reiterated Us en-
doTsement Of J. W. Parker for state
committeeman, Joe Campbell and Rob-
ert Brown for state committeeman and
Gen. Leonard wood for president
Mrs w. l.. Jackson, Of Murfreesboro,
addressed the Fifth congressional dele
CATION on Women in Politics, She
said that the women would handle the
negro women In voting just as the white
men handled the negro voters. She
said she believed the negroes should be
allowed to vote, but she was unalterably
opposed TO them holding office or posi-
tons as delegates. She was opposed
10 sending negro delegate TO the ma
tional convention.
The rough draft Of this tentative
platform indorses league Of nations
with American reservations II calls
FOR repeal OF the state utilities law
and the passage Of new act giving
the courts authority 10 fix rates for an
public service corporations. II calls
for change in the tax laws. a change
in tho bureau OF mines SO as to take
this bureau out Of politics. ana material
amendments Of the woTkmen's Compen-
sation act so as to increase the maxi
mum wage allowed under the present
law. The committee also recommended
nm instructed Wood dglpnutfpU
The women's advisory compittee Of
the state Republican committee met
this morning and selected Mrs Eugene
PrisFt. OF Huntingdon, as their choice
for delegate from the state at large TO
the national convention Lon Scott. "a
candidate from the Eighth, announced
his withdrawal as a candidate in favor
of Mrs Priest