The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-30
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there are any welcoming speeches"
Nelson Poynter. publisher OF the
ST. Petersburg (Fla.) Times added:
Il am sorry II anybody has been
distressed by our having this meet
ing"
The only person who gave evil
dence Of distress was Gov. Arnall
who had advised the committee
upon receipt Of an invitation that
he was unable to attend. The gov
ernor went to South Georgia to q
friends funeral. He has called for
separate study Of the poll tax
question by Southern leaders.
Asserting that the poll tax fos-
tiers machine control by politicians.
Perry said: There Is not much
difference between a dictator who
selects your officials through con-
troll Of a block Of votes and die
tator who does 1t by force of arms"
Harry M. Ayers, publisher Of The
Admission, Ala, Star. told the group
that sentiment for allowing the Ne
gro vote was growing in his state
dilNA bkidt Wills w lCiiONG lCobA IL
tons would be introduced in the
l945 General Assembly.
Disregarding customary confer
ence procedure, the meeting adj
journed without adoption Of reso-
lutions or the casting Of vote on
any subject.
Chairman Ethridge said printed
reports Of the discussion would be
distributed throughout the South
in advance OF several legislative
sessions
Prefer State Action
Declaring that he would much
prefer" state rather than federal
action on the poll tax and other
restrictions. Ethridge said: 81 am
certain in my own mind what the
verdict Of the South will bet
will be good verdict"
Other speakers included Harry
Stroller. Macon, Ga, attorney:
Tarleton Collier OF the Courier
Journal; Hartnett Kane. New Or
leans author. and George S. Nit
chell. Richmond, Va, writer and
regional director for the CLIO Po-
litical Action Committee.
/ Sponsors of the committee were
Harry M Ayers, publisher, Annis-
ton Star, Alabama; George A.
Buchanan, editor, Columbia Rec
ord. South Carolina; Bryan Collier.
editor. Columbus Ledger, Geor-
gia; Tarleton Collier, editor. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, Kentucky;
w. T. Couch. director. University
Of North Carolina Press; Virginius
Dabney. editor. Richmond Times
Dispatch. Virginia; Jonathan Dam
iels, editor, Raleigh News and OBJ
server, North Carolina:
Ted Dealey, publisher. Dallas
Morning News. Texas; James A.
Dombrowski, editor, Southern Pa
triot. Nashville, "enn.; Roscoe
Dunjee, editor. Black Dispatch.
Oklahoma City: Mark Ethridge,
publisher, Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, Kentucky; Clark Howell Fore
man. author. Georgia; Helen Full
Ter. Washington correspondent,
New Republic. of Alabama; Frances
Gather, author. Lou; siana; Frank
P. Graham, author, and president
Of the University Of North Caro-
lima; Julia Collier Harris. author,
Georgia;
Julian LaRose Harris. N. Y.
Times representative. Georgia;
Louis I. Jaffe, editor. Norfolk Vir-
ginian-Pilot, Virginia: Charles S.
johnson, author; Tennessee; Stet-
son Kennedy, author, Florida:
George S. Mitchell. author. Virgil
MIA; II. Clarence Nixon, director,
Vanderbilt University Press. Nash
vile. Tenn: Jennings Perry. edi-
tor. Nashville Tennessean. Tenn.
Nelson POINTER, publisher. st.
Petersburg Times. Fla; Thomas
Sanction. writer, Mississippi; c. A.
Scott. editor. Atlanta Daily World,
Georgia; Lillian Smith. author.
Georgia; Paula Smelling. editor,
South Today. Clayton. Ga: c. NJ.
Stanley, editor. Montgomery Ad-
vertiser and Journal, Alabama;
Harry S. Stroller, attorney and
contributing editor, Macon News,
Ca: A. L. Swim. editor, Memphis
-Scimitar, Tennessee; Carter
Wesley, publisher, Informer News
papers, Houston, Texas; A. Hope
Wheeler, editor. Arlington Citizen,
Texas; P. B. Young. publisher, Nor
folk Journal and Guide. Virginia.