Phoenix tribune., 1921-09-24
BLACK POLITICIANS
GROWING INDIGNANT
over TURN OF Events
(By The Associated Negro Press)

Washington, D. c., Sept. 22.- The
great daily newspapers of the United
States have begun to give special no
tice to the remarkable political condi-
tions existing at his time among col
ored Americans. The alarming and
significant feature is brought out that
the undenied policy of Lilly White
ism" adopted by the administration
and the Republican party, promises
to arouse reflex indignation in eastern
and western states where NEGRO
votes count"
The Washington Cd. CO. Star an
administration newspaper, calls at
tention to the fact that never before
in the history Of politics has there
been such a state Of affairs twelve
months before the next congressional
election, and states that "this is bound
to attract and lead to some sort of
expression as to it's national value and
significance.
Says the editorial of the Washing
ton STAR under the caption, "Colored
Voters: "In dispatch from Rich
mond telling of the lily black conven-
ton held in that town this appears:
The convention after nominating
full ticket adopted a resolution au-
thorizing Chairman Joseph Pollard,
Negro candidate for the United States
Senate here last year against Senator
Carter Glass, to get in touch with
leading Negroes from every section of
the United States, and to call a con-
ference in Washington simultaneously
with the resembling of congress, to
place the case of the Negroes before
the country. They claim the White
Republicans have thrown them over
board and they want to know, where
they are at Pollard at once got busy
and expects to get a large attendance
at the proposed Washington confer
ence.
"This is the meat of the lilly black
movement. The effect sought is out
side Virginia-outside the south. If
possible, colored voters living in states
where the votes of colored men are so
licited, and when cast counted, are
to be marshalled against lily whitery,'
and the Republican party put on no
tice. No lilly whitery,' or, if lilly
whitery,' then no support of Republi-
can candidates, state or national, any
where by colored men.
In New York. New Jersey, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and other
states ranking with them in Republi-
can calculations, colored voters are
numerous, and their estrangement
would cost the party heavily.
Lilly Whitery" thus becomes ma
tional issue, and the Republican ma
tional leaders are to be asked to go on
record with regard to it.
Raised thus twelve months and
more before the next congressional
elections, when there is to be siren
uous muster of all voters, white and
colored, this issue is bound to attract
attention and lead to some sort of ex-
preston as to its national value and
significance"
The time has come to speak and act.
The Associated Negro Press states
with unqualified authority that every
colored leader in Washington, includ-
ing Henry Lincoln Johnson, Perry w.
Howard, DR.. J. R. A. Grassland, Chas.
A. Cottrill, Phil H. Brown, and others
who are in favor with the present
Harding administration, together with
Robert R. Church, of Memphis, Wal
ter L. Cohen of New Orleans, Isaac
H. Nutter of Atlantic City, William
C. Matthews of Boston, and numerous
others Throughout the country, are
not only disappointed, embarrassed
and alarmed at the present state of
affairs, but many of them are in a
state of mind bordering on indigna-
ton.