Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
COLORED LEADERS
PLANNING TICKET
Convention Called for Next
Week in Chicago to Name
Presidential Slate.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 14.--An-
other unique note was added To this
campaign today when 1t became known
here that in all probability negro
race ticket" for President and Vice
President Of the United States would be
named next week in Chicago by con-
pentlon representing almost half a mill
hon colored men and women.
The organization backing the move
Is the Independent Order of ElkS.
The grand attorney of the Independ
ent Order Of Elks now contemplating
this entry Of the race into national poll
tics IS the nationally known Perry How
ard. Howard IS Republican national
committeeman from Mississippi He has
been an Assistant United States Attor-
ney General He IS under suspension
from that post following Federal indlCt-
nlent in Mississippi or charges Of SELL
ing Federal Offices
His Indictment has been widely al
tackled in the negro press on the ground
az discrimination" White men, ii is
ealo, who are equally guilty Of selling
Federal Offices have remained "un-
noleste6. Therefore Howard as grand
attorney" of the Independent Order Of
ElNS viii be portrayed to the convention
n Chicago IS race martyr
The Howard affair IS one Of hun
GredS--or even ;houSan6S--Of incidents
sn0 situations which have been cur
rently exploited in the colorcd press and
pulpit as alleged proofs Of "intolerabC
hostility" 20 the negro by political
parties
The argument Is made that now is
the time for protest vote" The
nominee of the Chicago convention, Il
Is understood here. may be Louis Ander-
son Of Chicago. said 70 be member Of
the local board Of aldermen. A full re-
port on the prospect. along With an eSl-
mate of its extreme seriousness. has been
conveyed to Herbert Hoover At Palo Alto
personally by Roscoe Sinmon. who has
been an outstanding Republican ma
tsonal politician Of the negro race since !
the days a. Mark Hanna. and who is !
nov chairman Of the Colored Speakers /
Bureau in the Republican national |
Western campaign headquarters in Chi |
eaCo.
Simmon was Joined in his talk with /
Hoover at Palo Alto by Robert R. Church |
ef Memphis. member Of the Republican |
State committee Of Tennessee and don1i-
nant negro character in all Memphis /
END Tennessee politics Church is a !
member Of the colored executive COM
Y1if'ee Of the Hoover national campaign. |
but by an awkward chance he is also /
chairman Of the executive committee Of |
the Independent Order Of Elks. which |
a. present seems determined. IN its Chi
csEc convention to bolt away from all |
Political partv affiliations with whites.
The total number Of negro voters who |
actually voted in the close and doubtful |
States Of New York. northern New Jer-
eey Maryland. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. |
Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri and Ok |
iaf7onla is responsibly estimated this
year 70 exceed $50 600 In each of these
States the colored ballot is q conceiv- /,
ably decisive factor
In these circumstances unprece6ent-
ed efforts are being made by both Re-
pubhcans and Democrats to gain or re-
gain possession of that factor.
A new negro national Democratic /
aeague" has been organized which has
penetrated even into Arkansas. where
at Little Rock not long ago local
branch Of $50 negroes was formed 10
support Gov. Smith. William McDon-
aid more distinctively known as
'sGooseneck Bib q veteran negro /
aeader Of Republicanism in Texas, has
announced his detection from Hoover
and his transfer Of his allegiance TO
Smith
Bishop Reverdy c. Ransom of the
Afro American Methodist Episcopal
Church has preached TO the effect that
ssEsnitn is more promising to the ne
Eroes than Hoover" John j. Raskoo. L
chairman OF the Democratic national
committee, has authorized an earnest
Democratic speaking campaign in ne
Rro quarters.
The Republicans are countering By
asserting that the recognition given to
NEGROES in New York City by Tammany
Hall has not been duplicated by Gov.
Smith at Albany. They also dwell upon |
the chicken-wired cage in which negro |
spectators in the gallery OF the Demo- /
cratic national convention at Houston /
were Segregated" and lin crowed. /
Their tone is pitched on the general |
theme of a recent editorial in the Her !
aid and Commonwealth Of Baltimore, a |
negro weekly, which declares that |
smith would turn the negro over TO /
she RobinsonS. the Bleases, the Hefiins |
ard other deynagogues Of the South /
who delight 10 below Niger" on the /
foor Of the United States Senate"
With both parties thus determined |
"a ca pture the negro vote Of the North |
Er,Y States and Of the border States. it |
renaa ms 70 be seen II the negroes who |
twill meet in Chicago next week will be |
. bic TO escape long enough TO estab-
Ssh a party OF their own
6C0pyrlght. Iaes.A