Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-06-10
CAa1PAIGN DRAWS TO CLOSE,
NECESSITY OF VOTING URGED

Ending with week of feversh ac
tivity on the part of both opponents.
The outcome OF the Mayorality cleo
ton, is probably the most doubtful one
in many years.
Election odds, among those who real
" bet as a business, are in most places
almost equal with Leach having
slight advantage among some Of TIE
followers Of chance
Friends of the present administration
are stressing as most important, the
necessity of everyone voting, as apathy
is most likely to te the foe of both
candidates.
One Of the most interesting angles,
is the attitude of the colored vote,
which may PLAY very important part
in this campaign
Supporters OF the Eide ticket have
worked hard in presenting their side OF
the story Leach supporters have held
rallies in various sections where
large Negro vote is polled
One interesting angle which may be
solved with the count of ballots is
just what inroads the Farmer Labor
Party have made on the dominant1y
Republican colored vote.
In both the National and the more
recent State elections, the peronality
of the individuals aspiring for office
probably had more to do with the
voting trend, than party affiliations
Possibly due to an opinion that n.ost
Negroes are labor minded because of
economic necessity, perhaps because
OF division of opinion as 10 just what
procedure to take as regards the Ne
gro element Farmer Laborites have
passed the issue during the lull be-
tween campaigns and have resorted to ,
high powered vote getting among Ne
grOes when the necessity arises
1t is fact that there are very very |
few Negroes in Minneapolis who are
bona fide members of the Farmer La
Dor Party
Those who happen to carry such !
membership are Of the more outstand- |
ing type.
When the most vigorous Of Negro
Farmer Laborites among this group
was indicted into the party a com
paratively short time ago there was
considerable wrangling over the ac-
ceptance of the membership, and no
doubt the character of the man was
largely responsible for his final &C
ceptanCe.
Being social as we'll as political in
functioning Farm Labor groups have
been up the we'll known tree as to Just
what course to take. 1t was assumed,
that had separate and distinct organi-
zaticn for Negroes been created. an i'll
consistency would have been made en-
barassingly noticeable
On the other hand. had the party
memberships been thrown open with
out reservation there would have been
another hard bone of contention, for
not ali Farmer Laborites have turned
deaf ear to the pleadings of prejudice.
The medium chosen has resolved it
self into a situation something like
this:
Lock at John Doe, he and Richard
Roe are a. fine type OF outstanding citi-
ben among your group
They have embraced our platform
and policies, and are highly respected
by us. If more of your people were
like them, could see eye to eye with
them, there would be no Negro pro-
blem"
Negroes would move a thousand
miles nearer economic Utopia, were
this only true"
The difference in Individual person
alities and backgrounds are overlooked,
and the argument is the best that can
be made to relieve an embarrassing
situation.
We doubt that very many Ne
groes will be fully accepted for long
time to come.
We base our opinion on the history
of Negro relationships in Minneapolis. |