Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-10-24
BRIEF
n EWS
SCENE
High and L0wdOwn"
BY RAuAEE THOMAS

port of Eisenhower was long ex-
pected. The news services. A. p.
and U. p. however, reported in
correctly that the Pittsburgh
paper had supported Democratic
candidates in 1914 and 1913. The
COURIER supported willkie in
"a and Dewey in '4s.
Once upon a time the support
OF the COURIER meant q great
deal to a presidential candidate,
but the emergence Of the AFRO
chain, the development OF the
DEFENDER chain and the
growth of good local papers in
almost every Negro community,
have reduced the power Of the
COURIER or any other so-called
national media, to influence Ne
gro voters on a national political
issue.
In Chicago the other day this
columnist ran into two guys who
were partisan in their political be-
uefs-so much that they were
going at It with their fists, . d.
Saw a former Twin City fellow
who Is in some unnamed business
which has garnered him three
apartment houses and two Cadil-
IAcs-count 'em. This col. is not
envious, but we bet he has a big
gasoline bill-not to mention what
one busted Cadillac fender costs
It says here that Pascal Todd,
the N. w. railroader is now the
commanding officer of the Elks
military units from Detroit and
Chicago clear to the Pacific coast.
His title Is major-genreal.
Arnold DeMille, general mana
ger OF the N. Y. AGE was in
town Monday The gendarmes
brought Floyd Smith back from
Leavenworth TO testify In the
Felix williams nSFcot:cs Oass..a. :
See where they got Good Daddy
again Jimmy Hicks Of the
AFRO who left the Stevenson
party down south in protest 10
Jim Crow arrangement has re-
Joined the Adlai press train in
Chicago. Proper apologies were
made 10 his boss, Carl Murphy
for the fat-head play Of Flanagan
Stevenson's press secretary.
L. Howard Bennett, Mill City
barrister in New York on some
startling business DR.. w. d
Brown Is dieting that's what
he claims Bill Seabron wrote
the boss from Detroit that he
liked his column on Vince Owens
Earl Bowman and Glen Pullens
were the mainstays Of the Mime
apolis Pro-Footbal Bombers this
season and Earl is reported do
ing a real good job al men ant
boys worker at WheatIey House.
John Culver IL receiving praise
for his handling Of public relations
for the Minnesota State Confer
enoe Of the NAACP Ditto fol
the state president, Rev. DenZi
Carly whom an Industrialist CALI
the most brilliant minister he hA'
met for many n year.
Gov. c. Elmer Anderson's wife
made a big hit with the NAACF
conference after the banquet
While on the subject. did yor
ever see DFL gubernatorial can
didate Orville Freeman's frau
Well. she's beauteous. It's
wonder Freeman doesn't get hei
IN more pictures with him.
The Rev. Jerome Del Pine II Al
excellent addition 20 the nDen Of
the cloth In Minnesota. Intelligent
well prepared. progressive, and
hard worker. his coming 60 Cam
phor Methodist will add much Il
the SANITY City.
Twin City Lawyers and Thei
Presidential Choices:
Attorney l.. o, Smith u
strong supporter Of Adlai Steven
son. Raymond w. Cannon IL ar
Eisenhower man. l. Howard Ben
nett Is for Stevenson. Harry l.
Scott supports Stevenson, r. A
Skinner says It's no secret. he'i
for the Illinois governor Steven
son. Willie williams, attorney
with Offices in St Pauls Firs
National Bank Building believes
Stevenson viii make the bes
President and IL therefore votinl
for him, Veteran attorney Ham
mond Turner. long artive in stat
COP circles. told reporters Wed
neSdAy he's stiIl undecided.
Thus FIVE Of the seven Mime
sofa Negro attorneys favo
Stevenson for President one 4
for Eisenhower and one undscid
ed