Evening star., 1928-06-10
COLORED SUFFRAGE
CAMPAIGN OPENED
6. o. P. Delegates Start Fight
to Enforce 14th and
18th Amendments.
special pi.natch to The star.


KANSAS CITY, June Eff tn,
Republican party writes into its plat
form a declaration for the enforcement
Of the eighteenth amendment, it must
include the fourteenth and the fifteenth
amendments" is the slogan of colored
leaders here today.
The report that Senator William E.
Boral1 of Idaho Is on his way here with
plank naming the prohibition amend
ment specifically has aroused Southern
O. o. P. leaders and wet" members OF
Congress.
s. d. Redmond, colored delegate. who
has been selected for the Mississippi
member Of the committee on platforms
and resolutions, declared he would
insist on piedging the Republicans to a
vigorous enforcement of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments.
Thoroughly aroused, colored delegates
we're busy today calling on their white
friends from other States, urging them
TO stand by them.
Statement Issued.
Negro leaders in attendance at the
convention" said a statement issued
by Redmond Of Mississippi, Robert r.
Church Of Tennessee, John r. Risher,
District OF Columbia; Ben j. Davis,
Georgia; Walter L. Cohen, Louisiana /.
Roscoe Simmons and Oscar Depriest.
Illinois, ARE planning TO make a de-
termined fight to have plank inserted
in the platform committing the party
70 the enforcement Of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitution. They understand that Sena-
tor Borah Of Idaho has prepared a
plank committing the party unre-
Servedly TO the enforcement of the
eighteenth amendment. and they feel
that the amendments involving their
suffrage rights are as sacred as the
eighteenth amendment, and they cannot
understand why the platform should
contain plank on the eighteenth
amendment and remain silent on the
fourteenth and fifteenth.
The Government Is spending about
$50 900 900 year To enforce the pro-
nibifsoD amendment, but nothing IN
carry out the provisions Of the four
| tenth and fifteenth" said Cohen, the
/ Louisiana colored leader. why this
difference7 II ] am a member OF the
platform committee viii urge upon
us other members a square deal for
the negro"
Perry W. Howard. Republican nation
al committeeman from Mississippi and
| special assistant 10 the Attorney Gem
erai Of the United Etates, will argue
for the inclusion Of the fourteenth and
| fifteenth amendments.
THAT proposal OF Senator E0rah,"
said ie is very vital 10 the South. ]
an not opposed 10 the enforcement ot
| the prohibition amendment. but / can
| MT see any difference. The fourteenth
| amendment provides for the cxpendi-
/ tIre Of money for It's enforcement.
| Why not include IT snd the fifteenth
/ and pledge the sum of 10000 J0G0 for
| their enfOFcement7"
A lively controversy h brewing oyer
| this question. I1r. r. c. DinWiddie.
/ speaking for IS Temperance sssocia-
lions, said toda2 that his Organizs-
tlons are ready N support the Borsh
! plank, They demand an enforcement
| plank with real teeth IN it,
We nave brought y very large snd
/ powerful delegation h@re to fight for a
| definite decision In favor of The er :
| f0rcemTni Of the eighteenth amend
nleHt," said Mr.. DinWiddia we ere
glad 10 have Senator Borah manifest 70
much interest In this subject. He viii
he ~ great service ~ the dry cause
and the ksti6n."
] VIII Protest Exclusions,
I While Secretary Hoover has the sup
port of n majority ~ the c1lofed DELE
gates seated for the convention, Mf
L0ydeB seems N have the greaNi
number ~ colored workers, From 81
early hour to-day the iDwdeD head
quarters IN the Baltimore Hotel WA
the geene ~ great activity on the par
~ the eGIoTed supporters, who tiayf
been for him f0r President ever sincf
1920.
The protest against the DiIstlng ol
seykfaI EoutheFn colored men ny i1'
Dsti0nsI committee early this week II
groying stronger. II yss decided tG'
day ~ take q large number " Gsse'
~ the committee on credentials wbtcl
viii be made Hp ~ delegste iron
eacfl NJ ttie States ~ the Union. EhOulo
this committee undo what the natl0i9
committee DID, then a large number G'
votes nov counted foF Hoover would
80 elsewhere most If them ~ L0yden
! The Niiky Way, the white band across
/ ne night skies, IL composed ~ mgrladi
uf stars