The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
FLORIDA STATESMAN DENIES THAT NEGROES ARE DSFRANCHSED
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
FROM FLORIDA DECLARES
THAT QUALIFIED NEGROES
WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE.
DENOUNCES N. A. A. c. P.

Washington, Jan. 2O.--The Assocla-
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People was denounced before the
house census committee by Represen-
tative Clark, of Florida, as an organi-
cation composed of 'meddling, fuss
Ing persons" who are working on the
ignorant Negroes of the south in or
der to keep themselves in good po-
The association, Mr.. Clark asserted
has never done n thing that hasn't
injured the Negroes in the south p
Its actions have made for racial
Mr.. Clark apeared before the COM
mittee TO present further documen-
tary evidence in reply to charges of
representatives of the association that
Negroes in Florida was Disseminated
against in the November elections He
declared that Florida was giving the
Negro every right under the law and
that Florida's election laws as rair
and as fairly administered as those
of any state in the Union.
But we are not going to have Ne
gro domination in Floriday," he added.
Among the documents presented TO
the committee was one from the SUI
perVisor of Orange county stating that
the Negro alleged to have started the
election day riot as Ocoee. was not a
qualified voter.
Washington. Jan. 20.-Florlda is Civ
ing the Negro every right under the
law, Representative Clark, of that
state, declared before the house CEN
sus committee considering the con-
sidering the congressional reappor-
tionment bill in presenting further de-
nial of charges that Negroes in
Florida had been prevented from vot-
gro domination in Florida" Mr.. Clark
asserted.
Not single Negro from Florida had
complained, Mr.. Clark said, and the
n aNrA Ill INNW IL
Negroes who are feastlng and fatten-
ing on the honest Negroes of the
South" Representatives of the Society
for the Advancement of Colored Peu-
pie, who made the charges, Mr.. Clark
said, have never done a thing that
hasn't injured the Negroes in the
South. Their actions have made for ra-
cial clashes"
He denounced the organization as
composed of "meddling, fussing' per-
sons who. he said, are working on the
ignorant Negroes of the South in or
der to keep themselves in good posi-
tions and are not really Interested in
advancing the welfare Of the race.
Mr.. Clark presented telegram
from Mayor Martin, of Jacksonville.
in which denial was made that Me-
groes were deprived of the right TO
vote there on election day. The day
was quiet and orderly, he said, and
passed without single arrest, lead
ing citizens of both races co-.operat-
Mr. Clark also read to the commit
tee a telegram from a Negro doctor
% Jacksonville. j. Seth Hill, stating
that he had voted on election day.
This was one of the cases cited by the
representatives of the Society for the
Advancement of Colored People in
support of their charges that Negroes
were kept from voting.
Florida" Mr.. Clark said, has as
fair election laws as any state in the
Union and they are as fairly admin
istered." He filed copy of them with
the committee.
There is no discrimination in Florida
against the Negro and all persons
who were qualified were allowed to
the officers OF the law, he declared.
He also said that there was a white
Democratic party, white Republican
party and a party composed OF both
whites and Negroes, who claimed a
Republican designation in his state
in the last election.
Mr.. Clark read a telegram from the
supervisor Of Orange county, which
stated hat the Negro over whom the
Ocoee riot started was not a qualified
His insistence on voting, Mr. Clark
said, was what he understood was the
cause of the trouble.
Representative Sears, also Of Flori-
da, made q general denial of the &C.
cusations. against his state he salo
that in his election he had MADE
about half the people of his districC
came from the Northern states, near
ly all of them voted for him. He also
declared that he stood for justice to
the Negro and that there was no dis
crimination in Florida against them'