The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-10-18
COP Leader Raises Race Issue In ~. Y
Senator Moses
Hurls Bombslen In
Women $ Meeting

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.--The color
issue was boldly raised here Monday,
this time by one high in the ranks of
the Hoover campaign forces, when
Senator George II. Moses of New
Hampshire. Eastern manager of the
Republican National Committee,
slammed broadside at the Demo-
Gratis for permitting Negro civil
service commissioner to dictate to
white stenographer of the female
SEX" He hurled his scathing criti-
cism out before 500 members Of the
Women's National Republican Club.
Senator Moses, a New Englander,
who is not conversant with the polit-
ical intricacies Of New York, was
following the lead Of the Ku Klux
Klan organ, the Fellowship Forum,
which published a picture of Ferdi-
nand Q. Morton, Democrat, civil
service commissioner, debating to a
white stenographer. His reference
was made of the same man.
Applauded by half Of his audience,
a sector Of equal size received his
TRADE in silence. Leaders. of the Re
publicans openly disagreed with the
remarks, which they contend can
only serve to arouse bitterness and
possibly create a breach between
white and colored Republicans. a.
1t was pointed out, also, that the
senator was unwise in choosing his
subject, for recognition Is given col
ored Republicans in New York as
elsewhere. !, There are Assistant Dis
tfict Attorneys Hubert Delaney and
Richard Baltimore in the United
States Attorneys office; Charles w.
Anderson, Collector of Internal Rev
ehue, post office superintendent
and other Officials holding appoint.
i've offices without ehkendering the
least friction and no Discrimination
is made in assigning white workers
to assist them.
ter speech in which he ridiculed
the Democrats for their tardy es-
pousal of the tariff. Concluding, he
submitted to questioning.
One of the women in the audience
asked about reports that Mr.. Hoover
had placed colored over white men
in the Mississippi flood relief work
and another asked II Hoover had
made promises to colored Virginians
in return for their support.
Senator Moses said:
81 don't know that any such condi-
ton exists, but IL Mr.. Hoover has
made any promises they will be kept.
/ do know this, however, that In
Washington there is no colored Civil
Service Commissioner who dictates
to white stenographer Of the fe-
male sex such as understand Is done
right here in New York.
Democrats Respond
When Senator Moses speech was
brought TO the attention of leading
Democrats here It was pointed out
that there was no reason why Sena-
tor Moses should select Commission
er Morton's case above that Of any
other.
Hubert Delany. very much brown
skinned, is an assistant district at
torney in New York. He Is the Re-
publican appointee and both male
and female white persons are as
signed to him as stenoRraphic as
sistants in carrying on his work.
Republican office holders in Chi
cago and Cleveland also have white
office assistants but no political cap
ital has been made for It.
Regret that the color issue should
be raised BY one of the highest cam
paign officers flowed freely through
Republican circles. The Senator
only meant, IL was insisted. TO, draw
comparison showing that Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike acknowI-
edge the place. of the Negro to serve
in public office. Meanwhile, the
campaign forces await the wave Of
protest expected to come from the
Negro constituency.