The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-03
REPUBLICAN POLITICS TAKES
STRANGE TURN IN SEVERAL
STATES.
(By A, N. Pr

washington, D. c., May 25.-Gif-
ford Pinchot, nominated for Cover
nor of Pennsylvania. following the
Senator in Indiana. defeating Senator
up and take notice."
With November nominations round
ing into form, candidates for office
New, has caused conservative Repub-
licans of the nations capitol to sit
vet to be nominated which includes
Senators in Ohio, Michigan. New Jer-
sey, Delaware. New York.. West Vir-
ginla, and other states where Negro
votes are an important factor, are
whistling tunes of despair rather than
The Associated Negro press is in
receipt of direct information from In
Indiana. concerning the attitude OF
from an unbiased source, and frankly
explains the attitude of Colored voters.
Republican candidates with Coloreo
constituents, are urged TO listen,
and govern themselves accordingly.
Indiana Negroes felt more cordial
to Senator New than to former Sena-
tor Beveridge. but Beveridge chided
the party for failure to pass the Dyer
would bring the bill out of the
pigeon hole If elected This condi-
tion together with dlsRTuntled feelings
on other national matters. caused
main at home. Unless the Republic
cans get busy" writes the A. N. z.
informat, Thousands of these people
will vote the Democrat ticket next
fall as O protest"
In the Pennsylvania Republican prt-
maries, clifford Pinchot, of Teodore
Roosevelt friendship. proved himself
the statesman, while Alter, his OPP
ponent, proved himself the demagogic
politician. The Anticipating Bill was
an important factor in the primaries,
and next fall is election Alter ignored
an inquiry with reference to his at
titude on the bill, and IT is authori-
lively claimed that he is against the
measure, while Pinchot came out with
strong endorsement for the bill,
and declared, over his signature that
he believes in the Roosevelt square
s seme mem anO down. This s" deel "a
| together with the late Penrose machine
attitude on the civil rights bill. that
failed passaged, drove Colored voters
straight TO kinchot by the thousands.
The Philadelphia Advocate, of which
Robert j. Nelson is editor, in re.
ton, came out bold for Pinchot, and
declared he would be nominated.
markable prediction prior TO the cleo
A BIg Political Turn.
| The entire turn of events points
to amazing political turn of event
| that will end, none can say where.
Here in Washington, all sorts OF
things are being predicted. and the
to earnest consideration Of facts.
Can the old line methods holdT The
latest primaries have answered. NO,
most emphatically. VIII Colored Amer
lean citizens 'eat any old corn in
the barnyard." Not that it can be
noticed. There Is no argument of the
most cordial friend of Republican poll
cies that could be advanced which
will cause voters in various states to
enthuse unless there Is a decided
change of front, and an absolute
"hewing to the line OF Justice
Liiy-white policies of the party,
sleeping at the switch" on the Anti
Lynching bill, failure to make major
appointments OF negroes, and an earn
est effort to live up TO the principles
of the Constitution, which was prom
ised in campaign speeches, have so DIS
couraged both leaders and people, that
the road of the future Is rock ana
titled with despair. The sentiment OF
the times is reflected most depressing
IN In the editorial expressions OF
newspapers from one end of the coun-
try TO the other. %.
''What's going to be done about itY
asks one ''By whom, the Republican
party or the people?" comes back the
inquiry. Both" said the fret. TOO
oeep Tor me-" said the second Deep
River" as goes the song