Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-12
VIRGINIA PRIMARY VICTORY
BRINGS COMMENTS FROM SOUTH
ERN EDITORS

New York, July 3.-The victory won
in the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
by the National Association for hte Ad-
vaneement of Colored People against
the White Primary exclusion of colored
voters in Democratic primary elections,
has brought masy editorials from white
southern editors calling attention to
he Importance of the victory.
The Gadsden, Alabama, Times de-
clares: THE decision of the Court OF
Appeals that the Democratic party IN
Virginia has no legal right to bar Ne
groes from elections presents one OF
the gravest cituatioss developed since
the Negroes were encouraged to take
an increasing part in southern politics
as a result of the Republican victories
in several souheren states in 1928" The
editor warns that the South is drifting
dangerously scar to return to the
unspeakable conditions which arose
during the period of Reconstruction
and comments on the part played by
the N. A. A. C. P. in breaking down
the barriers erected by the Democrats
of the South agaisst the Negro race
He continues: "The ascendency OF the
Association for the Advancement of the
Colored Race since four southern states
went Republican in 1928 and Democra-
tic majorities were slashed severely is
others, has been one of the amazing
post-election Developments" This ed
itor asserts that the only solution" OF
is for the South to become more solid
than ever and ito demonstrate by vote
that it has nosympathy for the social
or political aspirations OF the smart
alex northern Negroes who are laugh
ing in their sleeves as they achieve
victory over the South and over the
southern sentimest."
Other editorial comments from the
South on the Virginia White Primary
decision are as follows:
Naorfolk, Va, Virginia Pilot: ut may
as we'll be accepted as final in the
South that the constitutional provisions
applying to general elections apply
with equal force to primary elections
and that there is no legal way to close
primary elections to Negro voters mere
ly because they are not white voters
Greensboro, N. c. News: Most De-
mocrats were probably aware OF that
but they didn't expect Negroes to go
into court to secure the privilege OF
voting in a Democratic primary"
Durham, N. C. Herald: THE day OF
raising the Negro as an issue IN poll
tics is rapidly disappearing. Neither
marty will have 4 right to arouse pre-
mdice on that issue. He will be in poll
lies more and mere each election and
vi be found voting the Republlean
and Democratic tickets as it suits his
fancy"
Asheville, N. c. Times IF Negro
vo;.s for Democrats are acceptable IN
Inc general tl-. Ia "hs not peIn'.
the small number OF Negroes qualified
to register and vote in the primaries
if they so desire 2"
Richmond, Va, News Leader: I'm
less Virginia intends to adopt a dellDer-
ate policy of Fascism, she must adjust
herself to the conditions brought about
by the better education of a new gen.
Grafton of Negroes"
Greenville, S. C. News: the
ruling is of profound interest to south
ern states, particularly those southern
states which have a high percentage OF
Negro citizenship and where the Demo-
cratic primary is, frankly, mechanism
for a white mans selection of candi-
dates for public office"