Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-01
Democrats Nominate Stevenson

with Ada Stevenson an acceptable candidate for president
and worthy opponent for the Republican standard bearer
Dwight Eisenhower.
The party also produced civil rights program which
Ae stronger the COP plank despite the threats Of the
southern element Of the party II did not please some OF the
northern liberals much they would have liked the Ne
gro who have gone along with the Democrats for 70
years but could be considered retreat from the 1913
civil rights plank.
Since neither party IL apparently sincere In IL desire
pass federal civil rights sgGlatiOn a. the opinion Of
papers like the Christian Science MONITOR and the Min
neapcs TRIBUNE suppose each Of the party planhs
the best which could have been obtained with so few
honest advocates Of full equality for minority people
present In either party
The Democrats Of the north believe decided
victory the conservative southern element Although In
the final days Of convention maneuvcrng they seemed nep
poorly organized and sometimes bewldered they kept the
Democrats the Tanadge, Byncs aud Byrd variety off bal
Only coalition Of the draft Stevenson people, big
delegations temporarily joining the Southenes kept the
Dixie Democrats from receiving sound drubbng and not so
subtle invitation to leave the party " they wanted to-
The noherncrs had the assistance Of the labor political
figures their battles but not any real help from the Negroes
Of the northern who really not organized for helping
their friends do job In political convention This Is unfo
and OF both parties where Negro dominated
districts white politicians often machine domna
ed representing them In city county state and national party
councils This something which will have be corrected II
the Negroes give the liberals Of the north and south
real opeve support In the party councils of the two major
parties
Congressman William Dawson Democratic wheel.
horse criticised for compromising stronger civil
rights plank In the Democratic convention Just COP
delegate Harold Burton accused Of letting down the
Republican Negroes that partys civil rights panu at
Chicago earlier In the month
More Negro Americans Of intelligence and leadership abi
y interest themselves in politics from the precinct level
up this group to make its proper contribution to national
political life
Getting back to the Democratic candidates Stevenson
tn, ,knsaa NhaNNk a RaNn
command feared lIo has ability background excellent
public speaker and he bound by promises and fractional
problems While Is might appear that the Caconay southern
clique interested in his candidacy, actually for
Democratic leaders in Georgia had only few days ago de-
nounccd his civil rights stand camoufagc and bad
Harrmans.
Actually on civil rights Stevenson TO have a
position similar to great extent to that Of Republican
standard bearer Eisenhower However, while Eisenhower
appears 70 be about the conditions under which minor
iy people i've has been the firing his
state trying get state FEPc since his inuaugura-
as governor,
has broader with Negro leaders and
has openly expressed his desire bring greater
of democracy to all Americans Our coumns aud staff writer
Nell Russell called attention first to readers of this that
Stevenson very close John SenGstack publisher
Chicago DEFENDER and the New York AGE
This contact with first class Negro leaders be
discounted because such exposure apt 70 DO helpful
the learning and training Of any public servant In this
Stevenson has all his opponent for the presidency
John SparkmOn the viceprcsidenta candidate suffers
in the minds of most American Negroes would any cand
date for national political precment who from down
south in Dixie AS long Dixie insists and dictates that this
country shall its Negro Americans sccondcass cit
there will be few Negroes enthusiastic about any south
becoming president president Estes Kcfauvcr
the Senator from Tennessee just about liberal south
be and continue to be elected 10 office but he would
have doubt lost thousands of of northern Negroes be
cause Of his below the Mason Dixon line residence
SparkmRn in second place will probably lose many
Il ha
three southerner In the past 70 years for president There
Garner definite conservative Truman southcrner with
northern exposure, and Alben Barklcy of the Kentucky
variety Aside from Garner the others than
friendly TO the Negroes progress.
We told that Sparkman Of the growing tribe Of
Overwhelming ouherners who follow all Of the programs
of the New Deal and Fair Deal the always ouchy
problem but who from time to time indicate that they'd
like to join the Union too, on full democracy
As in the Republican convention Mnnesotans lead BY
Humphrey and 0re Freeman made state rather proud
OF the men it has in both political parties Humphrey kept