The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-03-22
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< Johnson is in CHARGE
I.,..rs Party in 1924 if Demands
car Refused. Republican Leaders
=. plainly Concerned Over the
Affairs Have Taken.

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pefused. Republican Leaders
~ \. Plainly Concerned Over the
Furn Affairs Have Taken
CASHTNGTON, D. C.-The ne
vote throughout the United States
-. rsgarded by republican pollti-
os an inalienable asset while
po,;aos are being waged, has be-
disagreeable liability now that
soo;l. Of victory are being distrib-
.,-o politicians, hungry for office,
Fe 4san,apding their share OF federal
us,na and administration leaders
\ o SaeS;ng means of satisfying their
br ,s" allies, however distasteful the
1 onre Of the clamor OF the latter
4 he lust at this time.
\ awhile, a subcommittee OF the
t,bi;can national committee is about
mead ITSELF out over the south in
ssfort TO bring about limited dl-
H. a'V between the white and black
rs Of the republican party in that
'tiop by finding basis OF reduced
[esentation OF the southern states
frh,re national conventions.
Headquarters Opened.
banned over the prospect of losing
Standing as important factors IN
q republican party, negro politicians
opened headquarters in Wash
Ion from which they are making a
to figure in the fruits of the re-
victory and to dissuade the white
ership OF the party from taking too
tic a stand against the negro ele-
Rhe Washington bureau which pur-
IS to speak for the negro race at
< l. is being operated by Robert Lin
81 Johnson. the negro republican ma
al committeeman for Georgia. His
tenants are a Tennessee negro,
bert R. Church, and a Mississippi
70, Perry Howard.
These politicians want full recogni-
& Of Their race by the party with
ch the race is additionally associat-
in politics. Each of them wants a
4 Tor himself and collectively they
II jobs for many OF their colored
ciates. Jobs are concrete evidences
recognition, they insist, and if they
ito be prescribed by the appointing
Ter no other mark of friendliness
pts for anything,
Johnson Assured of Place.
hnson himself seems to be assured
& place. Overtures have been made
PIN to take the registrarship of the
sury which will be offered to him
Il will withdraw his opposition to
program for reducing southern
eSentation and if he will not show
much personal activity in politics
hlS own state.
ut Johnson's co-laborers are as
4 OF nothing, it is said. They have
IN the papers of President Hard
assurance to democratic senator's
ne south that he will not force ne
ofhce holders upon the southern
Ie as former President Roosevelt
to do. All this has an ominous
to 1t from the negro point of
II no local Offices in the south
10 be gwen as awards for party
lulneSs little IS to be expected.
not as easy to disregard the
Us oil negro politicians, however,
may seem, Republican leaders
admit It. The southern negroes
ge treated as rough as the party
Oe pleased to treat them. Few of
nave vote anyway, and white
gnC &c; IN the south have long OPP
me alliance between the black
negroes Factor in North.
Inc negro vote in northern COM
to . IS no longer negligible. For
las III years the movement of
80 10 northern states has been
and during the period of the
was almost a stampede. A few
,'il nave returned to the south.
S, vast majority have remained
n%'e become an exceedingly i'm
u, political clement.
vi NE last election, for example
,puoHcanS had won no fight in
,, 20 'oI 10 years except by the ne
Ell H,s, IN OHIO, in ordinary times,
Tibs sro mold the balance of pow
n ;p FAR. are tens of thousands of
-; IL limos, in Michigan and even
s ,gIoLslh. They have focked to
bcrs '"ll'a and New York in large
lew T. ana they are multitudinous
ren nJsfo bureau here is reminding
md dIbG w. leaders OF this. John
eas "" II followers are insisting that.
d d tba MI. Harding may not have
rar9 ,ns northern negro vote in the
b P%@'gh' he may need it sorelv
or ~, ~ lie Is candidate for re-
IN anu IIu unless some attention is
ID k ,ne race now it will be diff
T Tlep the negroes in line.
1 Threat Gives Concern.
al " I Is giving concern to re-
ms ,5daers They are acting I'M
con MEDIATE from the last republi-
Ess n.g9tlon in reducing southern
5e ~.allon in future conyentions
nd expect to go through with
lew VI the business within the
Clans &ISy know that all the negro
nj oi i. are saying about the
be-, y, The negro vote in the north
elem ue and how to deal with
still IL, without surrendering to
oil Unanswered question.
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