St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-10-24
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and LOwdOwn"
BY BAuEE THOMAS

PITTSBURGH COURIER's sup
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 '48.
Once upon a time the support
of the COURIER meant a 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 ir
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.
liefs-so much that they were
going at it with their fists. .
Saw a former Twin City fellow
who is in some unnamed business
which has garnered him three
apartment houses and two Cadil.
lacs-count EN-. 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 ir
town Monday The gendarmes
brought Floyd Smith back from
Leavenworth to testify in the
Felix Williams norCotics case
See where they got Good Daddy
again Jimmy Hicks of the
AFRO who left the Stevenson
party down south in protest tc
Jim Crow arrangement has re-
joined the Adlai press train ir
Chicago, Proper apologies were
made to 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 E. 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-Football Bombers this
season and Earl is reported do
ing real good job as men anC
boys worker at Wheatley House.
John Culver is receiving praise
for his handling Of public relations
for the Minnesota State Confer
ence of the NAACP Ditto fol
the state president, Rev. DenZi
Carly whom an industrialist calls
the most brilliant minister he has
met for many year.
Gov c. Elmer Anderson's wife
made a big hit with the NAACE
conference after the banquet
While on the subject, did yol
ever see DFL gubernatOrial can
didate Orville Freeman's frau
Well, she's beauteous. It's 6
wonder Freeman doesn't get hel
in more pictures with him.
The Rev. Jerome Del Pine Is ar
excellent addition to the men OF
the cloth in Minnesota. Intelligent
well prepared, progressive. and
hard worker. his coming to Cam
phOr Methodist will add much Il
the SANITY City.
Twin City Lawyers and Theil
Presidential Choices:
Attorney L. o. Smith is q
strong supporter of Adlai Steven,
son. Raymond w Cannon is ar
Eisenhower man. L. Howard Ben
nett is for Stevenson. Harry l.
Scott supports Stevenson, R A
Skinner says it's no secret hes
for the Illinois governor steven
son. Willie Williams, attorney
with offices in St. Paurs First
National Bank Building believes
Stevenson will make the best
President and is therefore voting
for him Veteran attorney Ham,
mond Turner. long active in state
COP circles, told reporters Wed,
nesday he's still undecided.
Thus five of the seven Mime,
sofa Negro attorneys favor
Stevenson for President, one is
for Eisenhower and one undecid
ed