The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-13
John R. Hawkins
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? Settle Discomfort


WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. IL.
-(Special)-G. o. P. leaders here
pooh. poohed the idea that Western
chiefs have set next Wednesday for
a strike if their demands are not
met.
The Washington Post, in a special
dispatch from Chicago, Tuesday, de-
clared:
"After marking time for three
weeks, colored Republican headquar-
ters chiefs were ready to quit today.
A general walkout of the Western
division is threatened next Wednes-
day unless there are far-reaching
developments by that time.
Phillips Hands Tied.
J "IE5ner G. Phillips, of st. Louis,
who was defeated by John r. Haw-
kins, of Washington, to head the
Negro Republican organization there,
has discovered that his hands are
tied as field organizer of the West
ern division. Organizers he commits
stoned are to be scrapped and their
places filled by men in Washington.
Estate Senator Odelbert Roberts,
in charge of Negro headquarters
here, brought back the revised or
ganization when he returned recent
ly from Washington. This revision,
it is said. does not meet the approval
of Roscoe Simmons nor of c. c. Cal
loway, chairman and vice-chairman
of the speakers bureau. These men,
together with Arthur W. Mitchell, of
Washington, and Mrs. Lethia Flem-
ing, of Cleveland, feel keenly SEN
ator Roberts lack of national polit-
ical experience as well as his inabil-
ity to arrange satisfactory compen-
sations.
Budget Too Small.
"They believed his $4,000 weekly
budget here is much too small anC
resent the fact that the office per
sonnel has been drawn entirely from
the Windy City. But post of all
tneysresent their station here as 81.
namcnts on Sc daily stipend with.
out instructions or schedule.
Senator Roberts is closely aligned
with major political interests here
and Negro Republican organization
heads say he is about to freeze out
the Tuskegee influence which Phil
lips and his co-workers represent. A
showdown has been asked for in mid
week.
independents at Work.
Meanwhile, with the Elk conven
tion adjourned, much organization
activity has been voted in the Negrt
voters political league opposed t
voteless leadership. The league ha
the appearance of being amply sup
piled with campaign funds which car
be traced to purely Negro sources
How Trouble Started.
Trouble started several weeks ag,
when r. R. Church, Tennessee lead
er, Almond Scott and Finley Wilson
of Washington, declined to serve ol
the colored G. o. p. advisory com
mittee as at present constituted.
Church and Roscoe Simmons too
their complaints to Herbert Hoover
himself, and are reported to hav
had the understanding that the situa
ton would be remedied as far as
concerns the organization in tn
West.
II is this revision which is report
ed as still unsatisfactory to Simmon
and Church and Homer Phillips
chief of the Western bureau.
Hawkins in Chicago.
Claude A. Barnett, chief of III
Associated Negro Press, and secrt
tary of the G. o. P. publicity con
mittec, declared that he did not COZ
slider the threatened Chicago wall
out as worthy of serious notice.
DR.. John r. Hawkins, head of tn
colored Republican campaign con
mittee, is in Chicago, he SAT-
. strengthening out the tangle.