Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-28
NEGIsO-HATEl,s IN THE sADDIts

this race question has reached an acute
stage IN the councils of the Repul,li
| can administration at Wnshington
AT the meeting of the National Reput
ltcan Convention at Chicago, the
Lily White" Republican organizations
III North Carolina and Virginia were
recognized and accordingly had the
stamp of regularity. Now, that the
election is over. these organizations
are recommending to the President 9:
the United States for appointment 70
oillce, men who were front and for
most in the advocacy of these un.Ra
publican dogmas.
The Administration Is taking the
ground that it must recognize these
| white men and must yield ia THAR
wishes In tho matter of appointment
while mighty unpleasant, this ia t,e
logical conclusion. But, certain It Ia
II President Harding and his cob1ne.
could not control thes" Negro hatcrs
before the appointment to Office. lo
can control them after their anpoin..
ment to office. Will they be given a (.
piicit instructions as to their duties
and VIII. he see to 1t that their nctiops
now be made to square" with the aft,
tude Of the present administrations
II was reported that the Judicinry
committee of the United States SCI,
ate mad rejected the nomination n
Attorney Frank Linney as lJpitca
states District Attorney for the Yves,
ern District of North Carolina. Th,
report was as follows:
washington. ID. C.--The Kinney nom.
NATION came before The Judiciury
committee OF tho Senate on Mondoy
May 10th, hut that committee balkeJ
at confirming the lily-white Rcpubli
can as United States Attorney for the
Western District of North Carolina
Llnney's nomination for this office. In
the lace of storm OF protests from
Negroes OF the state, is due lnrrcly
TO the fact that Linney, as Republi.
can dclegatc-at-largc TO the Chicato
convention, disrcgarded instructions
or the state primary which declared
IN favor OF Johnson of California and
VotHl FOR Harding after having SUD
ported Lowden until his elimination
by disclosure of financial scandals.
1t Is noted in this connection that
the confirmation Of David II. Blair Il.
commissioner of Internal Revenue for
North Carolina Is being held up IN
the Senate by the fight conducted by
Senator Hiram Johnson based on the
same facts, /. G., Blair rs Il delegate,
ignored primary instructions and yot.
ell FOR Lowden first, switching altar
wards to Harding. The PRINCIPAL ot
stake, says Senator johnson, ia wheth
er or not n delegation elected to ma.
lohal convention can ignore the YER
dlct OF IT'S state preferential primary
ana vote for some one else other tllnn
| tho choice of the state primary.
The appointment OF Lnncy as WIS
that OF Blair, Is believed to be III nay
ment FOR the support given Harding
at Chicago and it entirely disrcgards
the welfare OF the Negro Republican
of the South.
The Judiciary Committee at one stage
OF its proceedings practically reject
ed Linney but decided ut the request
OF Senator Overman OF North Carolina
one of the Democratic leaders, not 10
! close the case and to give Linncy Il
hearing.
The committee was first appriscd
OF the allegations that Linney cXertcd
his influence and efforts against the
voting OF Negroes by Bishop G. w.
C.in%on. colored bishop of North
Carolina. He wrote n letter Of com
plant to the committee. In addition
10 THIS Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia advised the committee that he
had received number of letters
| from North Carolina protesting
against Linncy's selection for district
attorney and charging that he had not
only opposed voting by Negroes but
had sought to form q coalition with
Democrats to bar the Negro from tho
polls. In the documents submitted by
senator Johnson was a letter written
by Linney, as chairman Of the Repub.
llcan State Committee to the Demo.
cratic State Chairman in which he had
made 1t plain he was not only opposed
TO Negroes voting, but wanted to enter
into coalition with the Democrats @
,, Keep them away from the polls for
years to come.
After listening to the letters and
documents Senator Borah declared he
would vote for O. yellow dog" before
he would vote for Linney. Sesator
Reed OF Missouri. Democrat, also said
as much. Senator Overman moved to
report the nomination favorably. This
was voted down by large vote.
the matter would have ended there
with Lfnney rejected had not Senator
Overman urged that final action be
deferred until a hearing could be a..
ranged. The committee granted Semi.
tor Oyerman's request The matter
was referred to subcommittee con.
sistlns Of Senators Ernst, Of Ken
lucky; Cummings and Overmaa.
Attorney Linney won. The New
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