The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-20
tBy A. NJ p,


Chicago. Nov. 1S.--The outstanding
fact in the recent election has been
the important part played by our
group. The largest number of Race
candidates since the disfranchise-
ment laws went into effect, were on
tickets In various parts of the coun-
try. The activity OF the citizens Il
an unmistallable sign of their de-
termination to get somewhere in
American political life.
The two candidates for seats in the
United States Senate Hon. w. Ashie
J. r. Pollard in Virginia, were de-
feated. Hawkins received 1000 votes
causing the regular Republican can
didate to fall far behind the nation
Who got a substantial majority at the
hands of the voters This is the sec
ond time in the history of the state
that the Republican party has come
out OF six candidates for Congress
were successful. Candidate Haw-
ldns' run for the Senate was the out
come of a protest by many prominent
Colored Republicans against what they
deemed shabby treatment OF the reg
ular organization In the state OF
which o. E. Weller who was elect
ed. is the titular head and boss"
Pollard's<vote in Virginia was a neg
ligible quantity but II is believed to
nucleus for a strong organization
of Colored Republicans In the state.
Virginia furnished a candidate for
onS ssd FL Fl ,d PSs n sefea tss Rsn snd
in the 18th Missouri district Robert
owens the candidate of the Farmer
Labor party fell before the large
vote given to congressman Dyer,
trict out numbers the white vote re-
gardless of party affiliations. The
one Negro candidate for Governor,
J. Fl. Blount Of Arkansas, was bur-
led beneath the usual large vote for
the Democratic nominee.
Three Colored candidates for legis-
lature were elected in Illinois. Adel-
bert II. Roberts and Warren b. Doug
srd district and s. S. Turner, who
was standing for reelection.
In Ohio Henry Higgins was elect
ed a member of the legislature from
r. Green was defeated for the state
Senate IN the Cleveland district rs
were Harry r. Davis and Samuel E.
Woods who were candidates for
seats in the lower branch of the
legislature. The Rev. George L. Da-
Wis and Attorney Hughes were un-
house in the city Of Columbus.
Y Delaware takes a new place on the
political map by electing to the low
er Drancn OF tne state leBlslature
Dr. w. Henri Pixies from one of the
Wilmington districts Missouri. sends
a Negro to it's lower house, Walthall
NJ Moore of st. Louis, while Langs-
ton Harris of the same city lost. ].
c. Asbury and Andrew +. Stevens are
successful Philadelphia candidates for
seats in the Pennsylvania lower
house.
In New York. was reelected but
Miss Grace Campbell, a candidate on
the socialist ticket went down to de-
feat, However In the orange district
of New Jersey. DR.. Walter q. Alex
ander came through with flying col
ors.
The following statement has been
received from Robert N. Owens. who
was candidate for Congress in st.
Louis:
my vote is estimated at 5000. I
made a good showing considering
the strength of the opposition. The
last two weeks of the campaign. the
Republican Natiopal Committee flood
ed the district with veritable army
of speakers in the interest of Con-
pressman Over. Among them were
Henry Lincoln johnson. Chas. Cot
trill. Miss Halle O. Brown Mrs
Lethis Fleming of Cleveland. Mrs
Victoria Clay HALEY. and many 9TH