Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-26
n. A. A. G. =. URGES DEFEAT OF
NOW JERSEY CONGRESSMAN.

Congressman from the Ninth Congress
sional District Of New Jersey was tho
only N. ]. Congressman who vot-
| ed against the Dyer Bill when It VII.
passed by the House of Represent, IL.
tives by vote of $50 to 10, the Nat.
| ional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People made public
! today q letter sent to it's Newark and
Orange. N. J. Branches urging color.
ed voters to do everything in their
| power to defeat Mr. Parker who Is q
| candidate for reelection. In the letter
the Advancement Association pointed
out that the Dyer Bill has given coto1.
| ed voters q clear-cut issue on wnlc,.
! to determine who are the friends and
| who are the epemies Of the Negro IN
| the lower House Of Congress and EN-
phnsizes that unless the threats of
| colored voters, made when the Dyer
1 Bill was being debated in the House
| or representatives, to defeat every
congressman who voted against the
Dill, II 1t lay within their power, that
| colored voters might as we'll keen
their mouths shut in the future TN.
| less men like Mr.. Parker were defeat.
ed.
This action against Mr.. Parker Is
IN line with efforts being made by the
advancement Association against Con
gresham Patrick J. Kelley Of Nl,cal.
gan and Caleb r. Layton of Delaware
VINO were the only congressman from
| thelr respective States, like Mr. Park
Ter who voted against the Deyr Bill.
me Associations letter signed by
James Weldon Johnson, Secretary fol
| lows:
ON January Goth when the House
or representatives voted on the Over
NntlLynching bill every congressman
from New Jersey voted to pass the
Dill, save Onc-R. Wayne Parker, rep.
rescnting the Ninth New Jersey Con.
sress'onal District. By that act. Mr.
fhrKer voted with the mob and
] against the interests and wishes Of
every Negro voter Of his district as
well as against the welfare of every
Negro in America.
Today Mr.. Parker is seeking your
votes that he may be returned to
Washington. | am writing you to urge
mat you do everything in your powar
t. defeat him. You us colored yoIors
must view this issue as above and II.
!ohu narrow, partisan politics. We
must never seek to maliciously influ
ence the thought or action Of men
elected to public office, but in this
fundamental question Of protection Of
american citizens from the mob W,
must allow nothing to alter our O.
termination to reward our friends md
l.unsh our enemies politically. rh,,
Eyer bill has given us the clearesr
cut method we have ever had 10 deter.
mine who arc our friends and who
our enemies are. Mr.. Parker has beer,
"eigned i'll tho balance and found
wanting. We must make him remaf,,
"t nome, for If we do not defeat tbo.,
VINO voted against the Dyer Bill, tne,,
we might Just as we'll keep our mouths
smut IN the future on this matter.
Again let me say that the issue IS
clear cut! Defeat Parker! DO
everything in your power to
get tho coiored vote out ut
the primaries OH September 26th.
ana the elections on November 7thi
Ihe day of registration is September
l2th. Before You can vote in either
the primary or the election, you must
register. And get every colored CIT,
zen OF the Ninth Congressional Dis.
tr!ct to register. Any colored man
VINO votes for Parker following his
'oto against the Anticipating bill is
traitor to his race and must he 80
regarded"