Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

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10 amend the elo-
ture rule TO make -
IL applicable TO 49,
correction Of the
minutes and ap-
peals from the
rulings Of the LAUTIER
chair.
Six Senators who voted against
limiting debate on the FEPC bill
will come up for reelection this
year. They are Andrews Of Flor
ida. BilbO Of Mississippi, Byrd Of
Virginia, CarvilIe Of Nevada, Gerry
Of Rhode Island, Mcfarland Of Ari-
IONA, Mcclellan Of Tennessee, Rad
clifre Of Maryland. and Wheeler Of
Montana, all Democrats.
Since the United States Supreme
Court has declared that colored
electors cannot be excluded from
white primaries, which are equiv
alent 10 elections in southern states,
colored voters will have an oppor-
tunity to retalinte against An
drsws, Bilbo, Byrd, Mcclellan and
Radcliffe. All they need do Ii quail
lily to vote.
Colored people constitute 27.1
per cent Of the population Of Flor
ida, 40.2 per cent Of MississippPs
population, 27.4 per cent Of Vir-
ginia's, ia per cent Of Tonnes
sees, and 1876 per cent Of Mary
lands. OF course. Mississippi, Vir-
ginia and Tennessee are still poll
tax states. But n lively campaign
to induce coloTed people in those
states TO pay their poll taxes, spear
headed by the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, ought to, at least, throw
a scare into Bilbo, Byrd and Me
Kellnr.
Neither intimidation nor a poll
tax interferes with colOred peo-
pies voting in Maryland. The
qualifications for them are the same
as they are for white people. Col
orcd people constitute 1916 per cent
Of Maryland's population. Hence,
Radcliffe ought TO be n lame duck
after the Maryland elections. II
colored voters don't get him In the
primary, they ought not miss him
in the elections.
Sixteen Senators who voted
against limiting debate on FEPC
come up for reelection in l0IS.
They are, Bailey Of North Caro-
lima. Bankhead Of Alabama. Bridges
Of New Hampshire. Bushfeld Of
South Dakota. EastlRnd Of Missis-
sippi, Ellender Of Louisiana, Hatch
Of New Mexico. Hawkes. Of New
Jersey. Mcclellan Of Arkansas,
Maybank Of South Carolina, Moore
Of Oklahoma, "Pappy" o'Daniel Of
Texas. Robertson of Wyoming, Rus
sell Of Georgia, Stewart Of Ten
nesseo and White Of Maine-ten
Democrats and six Republicans.
BY la4S colored voters ought 10
be better intrenched in the deep
south. II they are, they should
remember the despicableness of
Bankhead, Eastland, Ellendcr. May
bank. O'Daniel and Russell. Bailey,
Moore and Stewart come from
states where the colored vote al
ready Is siEeabls. The pcrhdy Of
Hawkes. and White. especially
White, Is not to he forgotten,
White Is the Minority Floor Lead
er. He occupies the same position
in relation 10 Republican Senators
that Majority Leader Alhen W,
RRrkley Of Kentucky occupies to
Democratic Senators. The Rspub-
lican party by its party platform
pledged itself to support FEPC
legislation. An overwhelming ma
jority 81 Republican Senators voted
in caucus to support cloture. White
tried to divcst himself of his Min.
ority leadership by declaring that
he was speaking only for himself.
But he could do that only by re-
signing the office. He was Still the
Minority Leader when he an
nounccd he would vote against clio
turc and denounced the bill.
Eleven Senators who voted
against cloture on the FEPC bill
will not come up for reelection un-
Ill 1850. They are Fulbright Of
Arkansas. George Of Georgia, Cur
ney Of South Dakota, Hayden Of
Arizona. Hill Of Alabama, Hoey Of
North Carolina, Johnston Of South
Carolina. MeCarran Of Nevada,
Milhkin Of Colorado, overton Of
Louisiana, and TydinGs Of Mary
land-nine Democrats and two Re
puhlicanS.
Trivia: Treasury Department Of
fcials credit Hamilton jenkins, Of
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