Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
c. 0. P. IN VIRGINIA
PUTS BAR ON BLACKS
State Convention at Norfolk
Elects All But Three Negro
Delegates.
n 1900 t.rre, 70 Every F:vrnins.

Norfolk. Va. July 15.-The barring
of all hut three OF the negro delegates
and the decision 70 put out State
ticket headed by Henry W. Anderson
FEATURED the session of the Virginia
state Republican convention here yes
terday Despite the action of the con-
vention in barring the negroes, the
sessions were orderly and everything
passed of quietly.
The negroes We're barred on the
ground that they We're not elected and
not duly accredited delegates under the
regulations Of party organization. me
three exceptions were two delegates
frCn Newport News and one from
Hampton. who presented credentials
duly accredited and came into the con-
vention with the white delegates elect
Ell in the same ward meetings. Ihey
were seated by the Credentials Com
nlittee.
The inside story seems To be that
the negro Republicans of the State
wrerc caught mapping by the white he
puhlicans, who for years nave beeh
anxious 10 get rid of the negro eie-
r,nent in the party. believing that 1t
was hindering the progress ot f>epup-
ncanisnn in the State. When the S'ale
Chairman announced tho date Tor the
state Convention the white kepupll-
cans of an of the larger cities, ana IN
ths Republican strongholds IN Rhe
N,rth District. headed hy Congress
man {. Bascom Slemp. quletiy eaheu
usr,i district and county ConNehtlohS'
and named delegates to the cohNeh-
uon. INCLUDING fully nifty white women
These delegations obtained the ~
credited credentials properly slsiicu
bv city and county Chairlnsn.
when the negro leaders of the
marry learned what had been cone
they Immediately called independch'
meetings in a number Of the principal
c,ttes including Richmond, Norfolk.
1.vnchhurr and Roanoke, and named
ail-nes-ro delegations These delega-
,ions today presented their creden-
tcaIq and contested the seats of the
white delegations. They lost cut ~
tba nrht III the Credentials Com
rrttree and the convention sustain
cd the acton. cjccting all ST these
delegations The three remaining III
th hoor. il seems. Joined Win the
white Republicans in The accredited
MEETINGS in Newport News and We're
named is delegates and they could
not p, barred.
The general impression among the
leadcrs of the convention and the Ee-
publlcans VI the city is that i was
the uiSeSt move ever made by the
Republican Party IN the state. Tbs
feeling Is strong that il the policy
il adhered 10 vigorously the Marty VIII
randy grow in strength in Virginia.
IL is pointed out that one 81 the great
arawi,a cks in the post has been the
prartical domination Of the part hy
the negro element. causing white mcn
az the state inclined toward Rapnb-
itran principles To refuse 70 align
themselves with the party.
John r.. Adams. Chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, sent
n letter that was read to tho con
~epuon. He had intended to be
present. bur sent word that he had ro
remain in Washington. in his COM
rnuuication he invited Virginia r.
rake the role OF pilot in bringing the
new south into the harbor OF Re
rshlicAnisrn" and declared that on
Fundamental issues. Virginia IN sen
tirneni i as strongly Republican as
Iowa. This State should assume its
r7ehtfm pace in the councils Of the
nation"