Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-11-05
VOLUME XXXVIII, NO. 81

MITCHELL WILL GET BIG
NEGRO VOTE IN STATE
News Leader Staff Man Finds Col
orcd Electorate Holds Resentment
Against the State and National
Republicans.
(By r. l.. C. Barret in Richmond,
@s Va. News Lcader.)
LOUISA, VA, Nov. 1.-Within n
3circle with Richmond as center
I and having O radius Of 100 miles,
! lies the bulk of the absolutely de-
apendable Democratic vote Of Virgin
j ia. In this section, since the adop-
ton Of the present state constitution
there is hardly u county which has
I at any election failed to return a
clear cut Democratic majority. Dur
ing the last few days have travelled
10 good deal in the counties within
this circle, and in some just on the
outside. I find that they are still
democratic and will give large ma
Sjorities for Trinkle, although in all
Sof them the Republicans have made
small gains among the white people
since the nomination Of Anderson.
8But these gains will be more than
|3offset by the loss OF the Negro vote.
due to the action Of the Norfoll,
convention, excluding the Negro
From its deliberations.
NEGROES BACKING MITCHELL
Since I have been OH the present
tour Of tho state I have made an
Especial effort to find out what is
Che attitude Of the Negro voter as
TO tho tickets in the field, whether
his ingrained habits Of party regu-
y arity would lead him to vote for
Anderson, whether his desire for
vengeance would cause him to vote
FOR Trinkle and thus crushingly de-
eat the lilly white" ticket, or
Whether a new race consciousness
!, you'd lead him to the support Of
ohm Mitchell, Jr., Negro candidate
or governor.
It has not been easy to obtain
This information, as the average
Negro does not care to discuss poll
les with q white man, but from q
hui i Cttil btliiSl IhS NllSiSil ltShCI
Will get the bulk Of the Negro vote.
have not before mo tho figures as
0 the Negro vote Of last year, but
Democratic campaign speaker has
eclared that Pollard, Negro candi-
ate for the United States Senate,
oiled 10000 votes.
On this basis there should be ap-
roximntely 10000 Negro votes cast
! &,{e IF thncn 1E 0ln
hould go for Mitchell. Practically
II of the remainder will go for An
erson. Whatever grievance he may
4 ave against the Republican party,
he average Negro is not yet in tho
rood to vote for the Democratic
cket and Senator Trinkle will get
he votes of only such few Negroes
have been Democrats for the past
lirty or forty years.
- I talked today in Louisa with one
the most intelligent Negroes I
Ave ever known. He has always
J. zen tho friend Of the white man
nd his business is entirely support
by white trade. But like prac-
cally all other Negroes he has con-
\ silently voted the Republican ticket
lNIIOTSlS III lLINl ~ u. ~.
4 Discussing the present situation,
i said
"The Negro is bcwildcred by the
cent upturn in the political situa-
- bn in Virginia. We have been cast
4 bdilv out OF the Republican party
= hid for a. time we have been at Il
SIS what to do. We would not
4lve been so much disturbed over
action OF the Norfolk convention
\ 1t were not for the fact that ev-
ything indicates that the expulsion
the Negro from the party had the
prevail OF the national administra-
W bn. Indeed, there is much to lead
the opinion that the whole plot
IS hatched at Washington. I do
t believe that Congressman Slemp
,uld have taken the position that
- has unless he was assured that
~ was in accord with the wishes Of
Il esident Harding.
"The Negro feels that he has been
![8 gated very badly by the Republican,
rty. I intend to vote for the
= tchell ticket and all Of my friends
II vote the same way. 1t may be
ht some of the old-time Negroes,
in the sticks, will vote for Mr..
Aderson. because they do not UNI
Il rstand the situation, but news, 'hy
3apevine' travels mighty fast among
Negroes and there will be few
them who will not know the facts
sE election day"
ME NEGROES FOR ANDERSON.
When 7 was in Petersburg fow
ys ago I was told that nearly all
the Negro voters would cast their
lots for the Mitchell ticket. In
,mation az to Orange was to tho
- ne effect. The principal Negro
der in Orange county was NOM
Of tho convention which nomi-
ted Mitchell.
BIT was only in Fauquier that I
4 ard of Negroes who intended to
- te the Anderson ticket. Democrats
H. re charging that Anderson sup
i ftera hid Registered n number of