Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-26

Washington, D. c., October = The trend of the COL
oed vote the current Congressional campaigns defin
itey toward the Republican poy according polls taken
by political analysts voou cities of the east and middle
west
On the other hand, Walter White, secretary of the
National Association for the Advancement of Coored Peo
pe who is beating the tom-oms for political ogn
ment sees little enthusiasm among coored voters for
the Republican porty
Republican campaign workers here have received re-
ports indicating that coored in Pennsylvania will
vote overwhelmingly for Republican candidates in the State
and Congressional elections There similar reports from
political scouts sent into New York. Michigan and other
northern states.
The reason for the falling owoy Of coored voters from
the Democratic poty which they supported in increasing
numbers from the 1882 presidential election through the
1914 presidential election not Clearly indicated by these
polls But underlying believed to be the deoh of
the late President Roosevelt who proved that the colored
vote could be weoned owoy from the Republican party with
out cousing split in the Solid South.
Another major contributing is believed to be
"BiIboism" Senator Theodore G. Bibo Democrat, of Mis-
sisspp has been the most bIoont demogogue in preach
ing white supremacy and Acknowledgement of coIored
voters His rontings against colored people have been
particularly vtroIc during busters in the Senate against
fair employment proctice and ontipo tax legislation Be-
sides coored people, he has nsuted other minority groups
But Mr. White, writing in The Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin sold that the overwhelming majority of coIored
people prefer an out-ondout BIbo or ToImodge other
politicians who make forid promises with notion Of
keeping these pledges"
If substantial numbers of coored voters return to the
Republican fold this year. there will be no doubt Republican
Congressional gains, resulting in Republican control of
the House in the next Congress and probable control Of
the Senate
In the last Congress there we're fifty-sx Democratic
Senator'S thrty-eght Republican Senators, Progress
sve and vacancy. nthe House there 237 Demo-
crots 1872 Republicans Progressive American La
Dor, and four vacancies
net gain of eleven seats would give the Republican
forynne Senators and majority control of the Senate
net gain of twensx seats would give the Republicans
2l8 Representatives and majority control of the House,
Accusations mode against both parties in connec-
ton with the failure of Congress to pass permanent fair
employment procce legislation President Truman fought
for this legislation The break between him and Repre-
sentative Roger c. Slaughter, Democratic of Missouri
suited chiefly from Souehtefs which bottled up the
Norton bill in the House Rues Committee
Mr. White bomes the Republicans for not bringing the
FEPC bill to the floor of the House He points out that
8 out of 1873 Republicans refused failed to sign dis
charge petition to bring the bill to the floor otter the Rules
Committee had refused to grant rule making special
order of business If fiftyhree of them had signed the
petition he says the bill would have been brought to the
floor.
Of the twelve members Of the Rules Committee four
Republicans and two Democrats voted for special rule
while six Democrats voted against the rule
In the Senate the vote for cIoture rule to limit de-
bate and prevent the fibuste against the FEPC bill was
thirtysx against and forteight for The motion foed
for lack of a fwo-fhirds majority
Mr. White mokes no prediction as to how coored
will vote in the November Congressional elections
the 1913 presidential election but he does assert