Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-03-15
TROUBLE IN OHIO.

The astute Republican leaders OF
Ohio have succeeded not only IN out
whiting the Republican colored leaders
of that State but in fomenting discord,
which leaves them in a most embarras-
sing position. 1t seems that meeting
of the Afro-American Republicans held
in Garfield Hall at Columbus, Ohio.
February 4, 1924, it was decided to ask
for the naming of one Afro'Amerlcaa
delegate,atlarge on the Republican
ticket and special committee was APP
pointed to present the resolution to
Chairman Montgomery of the State Re
publican Executive Committee and TO
the Republican Party leader in that
State, the Hon. Hoke Donithen,
The committee succeeded in making
an engagement with the latter and was
treated with scant courtesy, being adj
yised that no Afro-American would be
named as enc Of the seven alternates'
satlarge but that two Afro-Americans
would be named as alternates. He furth
er informed them that some OF their
own leaders had concurred in this ar
lrangement and that it was too late now
TO have the matter changed or ADJUST
ed. Editor w. P. Dabney served on the
Committee and Chairman L. H. Cox
was chief spokesman upon this occas-
ion.
Mr.. Donithen had agreed to meet the
committee at 1870 but did not put in
appearance until two hours later. The
result now is that the Afro-American
leaders of Ohio are fighting each other
and some of them threaten to bolt the
Republican organization in November.
The truth of the whole matter is that
Ohio does not seem to have leader
ship of presidential size, so far as the
colored folks are concerned and this is
why when the Republican Party is IN
power, no representative citizen Of col
or is given an appointment in keeping
with their political Importance.
The late Ralph w. Tyler was the
last colored leader to land an appoint
ment of sufficient Importance to attract
the attention of people outside of the
Buckeye State. What is needed is a
united front Either pledges should be
made to give to some of these Afro
American leaders an appointment Of
national importance or the fight begun
by Hon. H. c. Smith and his support
,ers should be continued to the bitter
end. Supine submission cannot win in
political contest.
Manly men alone can secure man
hood rights for either themselves d
for some one else. We hope that united
action will take the place of divided
council, which now seems to be domi-
mating affairs in Ohio at this time. II
Jne CO1Ortu people VI thaI SIotS WAL
get together, all that they demand cah
be secured without being out to the
hazardous trouble of fighting in the
open for it. The report Of the expert
.ences of that Afro-American committee
as published in the Cleveland Gazette
Of March Sth. 1924 is decidedly humili-
.ating.
These men were not ON a personal
mission and were advocating no parti'
cular candidate for the position. They
took high ground and left to the white
Republicans themselves, so far as the
resolution goes the naming of one OF
their number to go TO the Republican
National Convention at Cleveland. The
matter can be compromised but this
compromise can only come by pledg
ing to appoint to position of nation
al importance some one of the able Re
publican AfrOAmerican leaders Of
Ohio.