The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-05
NEGRO REPUBLICANS BOLT
AGAINST LILY WHITES

The following article was released
recently BY the Independent Repub-
hcan Club No. / Of Nashville and is
being circulated among the negro
voters Of the state, endorsing the
entire Democratic ticket:
AT a recent conference held by a
number Of representative eolored
Republicans from the various sections
of the state, it was decided that the
proper course for the independent
colored Republicans to pursue in the
coming November election is to think
for themselves and consider the nom
ination of the Hon. Austin Peay by
the Democratic party of the state
for governor, and cast their vote for
him in November; not only vote for
Austin Peay for governor, but for
every candidate that the Democratic
party nominated in every county for
representative, for both branches of
the next legislature, for the communi-
ties in which each colored man and
woman lives, and especially cast their
vote for every Democratic congress
man that has been nominated by the
Democrats from the third, fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth districts, and Mcclellan for
United States senator.
"From all appearances it is not by
any means to be taken for granted
that the negroes of the State of Ten
nessee are to be voted blindly this
fall for a coalition ticket that is be-
ing attempted between the so-called
independent Democrats and Repub-
licans. For several months there has
been a steady increase in that di-
rection- independence in politics, and
in many states and districts in this
campaign this fall they are going to
make their attitude known and felt.
1t is an OMEN secret that in practically
every district in the North great con
Germ is being manifested by the Re
publican managers.
"As to how deep and widespread
is this dissatisfaction among the
negro voters in the Southern States,
where any number of negroes can
vote, they are at least taking into
consideration the wise counsel given
by few of the leaders for years,
that it is folly to fly in the face Of
the inevitable and continually vote
against these people, among whom
they had to live and have their be-
ings, and who in many instances
formed the greater portion of EN-
ployers and real friends
"The fact is brought out in many
of the negro publications in Tennes-
see, of instance, that while the state
has practically been Democratic for
all times, the negroes of this state
have good educational facilities and
are making more progress than any
other state in the Union, with the
possible exception of Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia. That this con
dition could not have obtained had
not the dominant white people re-
manned friendly to them, goes with
out saying.
Recurring to the Tennessee stu
alton, it is patent that no large pro-
portion of the negroes of the state
are going to vote the Republican ticket
this fall. In the first place, their
leaders are in no manner satisfied
with the administration of affairs
within the party and are very, very
sore at the ascendeney of the Lily
White element.
Gone man tersely remarked that
AN open enemy was better than a
doubtful friend;' and while the as
sertion of intimation that the Demo-
cratic party in Tennessee is inimical