Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
MISSISSIPPI NEEDS A NEW REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEEMAN ---,----------.

We noticed in recent issue of distinguished To-
col contemporary, Editor Willie j. MIIers Mississippi En-
terprse, the publication of letter to Dr. H. H. Hume
President of the General Boptt stoote Convention of
Mississippi and Editor of the Deo Leader, of the
states outstanding weekies, from Perry W. Howard, Ma
tiono Republican Committeeman for Mississippi, in which
there is oso mention of this editor The Howard letter
hoynq to do with the stond taken by the President
of the General Baptist State Convention in which he
supported and seconded by this editor The President of
the General Baptist State Convention coing for
NotionoI Republican Committeeman and new leadership
for the Republican Party of Mississippi
In attempting to defend himself against the charge that
because of his long continuous residence in the nations
copoI he can no longer be regarded citizen of Mis-
sisspp and that because of his long residence in the
tions copito allowing himself to return to the state
time every four years. he has lost touch with the problems
and furnish the needed leadership for Negro peo
pie of the state, Mr. Howard points to the foct that the
District of Columbia, the Nations Capitol is strip of
land set aside by the fortyeish states site upon
which transact the business of the federal government
Thot people residing in the notions coptoI retain their
citizenship in the state of their origin
In roisinq the question of the inability of people to
acquire citizenship in the notions capitol and assuming
that oct genero known and understood by the
intelligent Negro citizens of the stote. Mr. Howard
showing signs of viewing naive and simple those who
chose to remain in the state and try best they to
furnish the leadership badly needed by its Negro
people habit generally found TO have developed in
ton of our folk after long residence other states and
section outside the south As purely egoistc proposition
Mr. Howard is citizen of the State of Mississippi but as
practical realistic fact, and for oil practical purposes,
Mr. Howard citizen of Washington DC, where his
he ndn
far removed and his visits to the state to far opo to
evidence any reoI concern with conditions within the state
as they effect its Negro people.
In his letter Mr. Howard also points to the 1912 Code
of Mississippi and again thot all those who voted
in the 1916 Primary will not be allowed to take part in
Republican offo for the two years, until l948 As
learned lawyer and ostute politician Mr.. Howard
knows thot that section of the State Primary Laws well
other sections which prevent ond restrict the right of
Negro czen any other citizen to cast free and un-
trommeIed ballot in Mississippi whether Republican
Democrat by the pecedents established in the recent de-
cson of the Tilted State Supreme Court in the voting
already heard from other sotes has been effectively
outowed though brought directly against the stote In
reeroting his previously stated position Mr. Howard is
neither ignorant nove UNIFORMED but. by force of
habit he is again accommodating the stoue quo habit
to which he is so firmly addicted until he finds it i'm
possible away from it, in the face of the
whelming weight of both Judicial and public opinion.
Having read Mr. Howords letter we are now more thon
ever before firmly convinced that the interest of the Re-
publican party the state the interest of the Negro
voter and the interest of the ise will best be
ed with the election of new National Republican Com
mitteemon for the State of Mississippi
THE COMMON DEFENSE
MISTAKES OF A CANDIDATE