Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02
OPPOSE LILY WHITE
G. 0.P. IN VIRGINIA
Regular CoIored Delegation
Going to Chicago to Pro-
test "CoId Shoulder"

RICHMOND. Va, May l Especially
A fun set of regular colored repub-
iican delegates will appear at the
Chicago convention from this state.
They will go to oppose the lilly
white" brand of republicans which
held convention at Roanoke and
named the usual quota for this state.
The colored brother was given the
cold shoulder and distant stare when
the lily whites met. and for the first
time in years there was a convention
of republicans which was noted tor
the absence of the colored deleg ates
Chairman J. r. Pollard of the local
forces said that the time had come
for the colored voters, the bulk of the
republican party in the south. to
stand up and fight for the principles
of the party. He alleged that the
district conventions were held in
private offices and in hotels. the col
ored voters having no invitation or
notice of the affairs. and if they did
the conditions were not such that
made them welcome.
Attorney J. T. Newsom Of Newport
News made the keynote speech. in
which he said that "a voteless people
is a helpless people," and that if the
republican national convention at
Chicago did not give them their
rights then the people Of the United
States will elect democratic Pres
ident the, next election. This senti-
ment was applauded roundly.
Will Go to Chicago.
These delegates from Virginia will
attend the Chicago convention. they
will make their fight In the open and
they hope to win out. The chairman
of the meeting, ]. r. Pollard, said
that che lily-white district conven-
tons and the state convention were
not held in accord with the proclama-
ton of the republican national COM
mittee. that the colored voters had
been ignored and disregarded and
that they did not propose to have the
door shut in their faces without
knowing the reasons why. They are
strong enough and intelligent enough
to give considerable trouble before
they have been disposed of and their
political status determined. II they
are shut out they will not. they indi-
cate, stand by the party. but they
will either abstain from voting or
else they will vote for the democrats.
Chicago, and whoever may be In con-
troll Of the convention will stand or
fall by the decision of the committee
on credentials which will open the
doors of the convention or shut them
tighter.
Richmond has organized Make
Hoover President Club" Alvin NJ.
Smith, a we'll known business man. IS
the head of the organization. when
is enrolling members rapidly. Inc
members are democrats. republicans
nrohibitionists and independents. with
an occasional mugwump and Duh
moose. The club has no other pur-
pose than to do exactly what us
name implies.
Changes i'm Liquor Sentiment
There has come a change in the
LIQUOR sentiment and agitation In the
last ten days. When the counties be-
gan instructing delegates to vote
against the injection Of the issue
into the state platform the decision
was suddenly reached that the mat
ter would not be brought up IN
Roanoke. and this in the face OF
dered -that the delegates insist on a
plank in the platform for the repeal
or amendment of the Volstead llquor
law. Chesterfield county elected It's
delegates. instructed against men
ton of the liquor issue and mace
the member of the house "a We.
mani one Of the delegates to the
Roanoke convention. the meeting re-
versing the vote cast last ran Mnem !,
the wet" was elected over the dry.
Considerable interest attended me
announcement of the acton OF .ne
democrats of Loudoun, where Gov
Davis was Endorsed for district oefe
Years that the governor should at
tend the presidential convention On
one of the delegates at large:
HORACE A. HAWKINS.