Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-27

tee. We had hoped that tho colored
peorle Of the United States could
rally around him as the ational race
leader and put such unanimous sup
port behind him as to enable him to
dc much for himself aud much moro
for the colored leaders, who placed
their trust in him.
But the Atlanta Independent edit.
cd by Il. J. Davis, one OF the ablest
orators In these United States oil
America lets tho cat out of the bag"
i'll It's issue OF November 13. 1920. II
says:
A few days ago we sent out com
mun,cations to every member OF the
State Central Committee, white and
black asking them TO join us in do
nand that Gorcc and Karnes tender
their resignation, for reasons set out
III the note.
We believed at the time Mr.. Goreo
was elected chairman that he was un
lit Ior the position and we told Hen
ry Lincoln Johnson so at the time
and without making an opeh fight.
wo sought to tmpregB the republicans
that Mr.. Goree was lacking in both
moral stamina and mental fitness to
fill the POSITION; Nhat his motives
In aspiring to the place were utter
ioI; that he was not dependable and
tho momeLt he was clothed with pow
er, he would rule the party or ruin
1t; that his conception of leadership
was onc-man rule, and that he, i'll
common with majority OF poor
white men, was Il Negro hatcr. We
had heard him stand in Marietta ST.
ut Grady Monument when former
Mayor Woodward was a candidate in
tho white democratic primary to sue
coed former Mayor Maddox. and say
that THIS was a white mans country
and the white family OF Atlanta
would never again submit to the set
ting aside Of their will with Negro
votes and, tissue ballots; tSlat tho
kid glove crowd had elected dude
mayor two years ago In the teeth Of
tho expressed will of fhc white peo.
pie by resorting TO Negro votes and
tissue ballots.
This, in itself, untitled this man
for republican leadership; and IL any
member Of tho party has any doubts
that Goree's usefulness With tho re
l.uo scuuon party is at an end and It
is his duty to resign Mt once, read
the following infamous plot conceived
by him and cnunciated by Karnes.
Roberts and MLC'ure, three dipr cd,
dyed-in-the-wool Ely whites. Goree
sees the handwriting OH the wall,
and know ing That he must go, that
IL no does nus resign, charges OF dis
itr W | lc Nrefcrred against him
and process issucd on him to show
cause why he should not be expelled
and If he fails to put in his appear
ance, the committee Will proceed OK
part and eXpol him.
The Independent then publishes a
letter showing that Mr.. G. p. Goree.
g about 20 organize and charter
Republican Club IN Georgia., from
which colored citizens are to be OK.
clpdcd. Editor Davis ovcrlooles the
fact that n political party cannot bo
chartered, but political club can be.
Rut what we cannot understand is
how Hon. Henry Lincoln Johnson
and d. 7, Davis, Esq, have drifted
so far apart. Certainly, If Mr.. John
son recognized the Negro hating c..
p. Gorec, he must have had a reason
for 80 doing. He may have been di.
ioctcd to do it by "the powers that
&c"
4 he were so directed, how could
this he brought about without com.
mun.cating the fact to his bosom
friend, Ben. DAVIS of Atlanta, Gcor-
Gla? AS we said before there is some
F. lEg mysterious about all of this
and it would seem That "pGlitics IN.
deed make strange bed-fellows. :"
Brother Ben. Davis has a unique
method Of getting rid OF a chairman
ana Vice-ch@.rman. This is how lie
proposes to do it:
Let Goree and Karncs resign: and
II 'h"v do not resign ask them 20
call the committee together, and if
tho chairman refuses to call the com
mlttee. asks the vice chmrman, Karin
es; and in the event he rcfuees ask
The secretary to convene the commit
tee and let the chairman and vice.
ch'irman show eau Q II thov can,
Why toy Should not be removed
from cff'"c 70" the good of the par.
ty. ~
Who believes that Chairman Goree
will convene his own committee 10
bring about his own undoing? How
can the Committee he convened with
out the chairman calling the meet.
ing? Rrtthcr Davis has concluded
that all Of This IS easy. He tells then,
how 70 do it and we shall watch
f,lN l..