The Omaha guide., 1934-11-17
DR.. THOMPKINS
SPEAKS AT END
OF VOTE RALLY
N Negro Democratic Leader
Helps Close Successful
Campaign

of Deeds, Washington, d. c., arrived
in Omaha, November 5, to address
the closing democratic drive for the
North Side Democratic Club Execu
tive committee. DR.. Thompkins was
accompanied from st. Louis by DR..
G. B. Lennox and wife. He arrived
at the Union Station at 2:30 p. m.
and was met by representative Johnny
Owen and Mr.. Harry Leland who
had extended an invitation to him to
visit Omaha. After a conference at
the Democratic headquarters with
members of the executive committee
and Mr.. c.. c.. Galloway. chairman
Of the executive committee, he retired
for the afternoon
The meeting opened with a packed
house at $3.50 at the Elk's Building,
with Mr.. c.. G. Galloway, chairman
Of the meeting. Attorney William H.
Wright, candidate for Attorney Gen
eral on the Democratic ticket was
introduced by the master of ceremo
les fer the first address Of the even
ing. Mr.. Wright made a very force
full appeal for the entire ticket. Mr..
Wright. is the son of Judge Fred
Wright who resides in Omaha. Fol
Lowing Mr.. Wrights address an ap
peal was made by a representative Of
Organized Labor in the interest of
the Honorable Roy L.. Cochran, can
didate for governor. Mr.. James P.
Hector was introduced by the chair
man, and he made a brief address as
to his fitness for the Office of Coun
ty Clerk for which he was a candi
date. Attorney Francis P. Matthew.
chairman of the Douglas County
Democratic Central committee made
a forcsful appeal in the interest of
the election of Mr.. Johnny Owen.
DR.. Thompkins answered Congress
man Oscar DePriest four questions
speech that was made at the St.
John A. M. Z. Church in the inter
est of Robert G.. Simmons. He also
spoke in the interest of the Senatsr
elect E. R. Burke and representa-
tive Johnny Owen. DR.. Thompkins,
asked the audience to ask Congress
man Oscar DePriest four suestions
which were as follows: Where was
Congressman Oscar DePriest when
the Republican party was demsriliz
ing the pride of the American Ne
groes, when they made boot blacks
out of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry
and the oath and 25th Infantry.
DR.. Thompkins asked the audience
where was Mr.. DePriest when the
Republican party refused to give the
Negro Gold STAR War Mothers the
same accommodation on the trip to
view the graves of their fallen sons
who was in the World War. in France
as they gave the White Gold Star
Mothers. DR.. Thompkins asked
where was Mr.. DePriest when the
Republican party was trying to seat
Judge Parker of South Carolina on
the United States Supreme Court
bench for life. Where was Oscar De
Priess when the lily white republi
can party on the south kicked out
Mr.. Perry Howard and Mrs. Mary
Booze. the Negro Natonal committee
woman and committeeman of Mississ
ippi. He stated that Oscar DePriest
was not only a representative of all
Negroes OF America. that he had the
opportunity to become one of the
greatest Negroes Of the world if he
had taken a stand against the dis
grazing things which were perpetrat
ed against the interest Of the Ameri
can Negro.
DR.. T~hoxnpkins said if DePrtest.
had loeked out after the interest and
the Welfare of Black America. he
would have been Americas outstand
ing citizen today. dnstead of raising
a fog aoout American Citizens Being
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