Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-06-05

CIiAlRsIAN c. BASCOM SLIINIP'S
DELIVERANCE.
The following letter received by
Attorney J. Thomas NcwSomc of
I Ncwpor; News, Va, contains infor.
nation that will be interesting ana
| iinri' ruHtive to the average coiored
! Republican voter in Virginia:
! Washington, ID. c.,
! May &c, 1920.
, Dear Mr.. Ncwsome--
| We want you to know before the
! I,nsenlon meets III Chicago, tic
very general enthusiastic approval
that has been given to the plan Tor
building up the Republican party i'll
| the South, us expressed i'll our pam
lnlct "A Plea Tor National Unity.
We are therefore enclosing anoth-
, or booklet containing extracts from
Il few OF the great many letters wo
have rcccivcI. We trust you will
| find time to give these excerpts care
IuI reading as they demonstrate how
| thoroughly the thoughtful leaders
oil our party, in all parts OF the coun
| ty, appreciate the imperative need
| OF Il vigorous instructive policy to.
ward the South at this time.
Our headquarters In Chicago will
be in Room A-20 Congress Hotel. We
urge you to call upon your arrival
that We may have the pleasure Of
| personally meeting you and liscusS
| ing this situation which is of such
great importance to tho party OF
| the entire country as well as the
South.
Very sincerely yours,
G. Is. SLEMP,
National Republican Committee
from Virginia. Delegate at large
to tho Chicago Convention.
JOSEPH l.. CRUPPER,
Chairman Republican State Com
mittce of Virginia. Delegate at
Large TO the Chicago Conven-
ton.
10 Mr.. J. Thomas Newsome,
| Newport News, Va,
| Mr.. Newsome stands well among
| the white people of the community
and as on attorney is often not list
| cd according, to his color We arc
wondering if this rs not one OF tho
many letters sent to white men in
\ irPiniD with Wow to Jpttinp
them to join in the movement to
| luild up II white Republican Party
/. this old commonwealth. For
| Avmly half Il century, white men
IN the Northland have been led to
believe that the Democratic power
| in this section OF the country could
| le destroyed If the "brother-in-black
could be eliminated as a factor in
the regular Republican organization.
Clerk James ID. Brady was bru.
| tally frank enough to declare that
this could be brought about by tho
| elimination of the colored citizen
| III d by tho bringing into tho Repub.
| l,cun organization the best men in
tie State. He evidently concluded
Tat no citizen of color. regardless of
Lis ability, training or money could
IL classcd among the hest citizens"
! "hcy must all be white citizens in
! o.dcr TO he included in his favored
list. Hon. c. Bascom Slcmp may
| !, - n Tropnso1S. hn nlnns.
T.. but when he and his associates
| abandon fundamental principles ;tn,.
p;occcd along commercial lines IT.
| respective Of the rights and privi
lcpes OF any considerable number OF
lie electorate, they and the Part"
| Tat endorses the movement are
.iding for Il fall"
! Many olliccsecking white men are
! tommercialiZing present conditions
and arc now aspirants in fact not for
elective Offices, but for appointive ono
; 20 the exclusion of colored Rcpubli-
can voters, who have wcathercd the
storm of political persecution and os-
t.acism. There were just four colored
! delegates in the State Republican
: Convention at Roanoke. Chairman
VIII II. Hays was invited there to
Wow this newborn Republican Par
: ". Evidently, this deceptive show
Jig was accepted at it's face valHe
ard it was believed that d. revolution
IN the political affairs in this State
was iminent.
! The success at the polls was OF
course declared to be dependent up