Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-29

neWSpapefS-94 In the SOuth,
Coast. All over the country the
story Is the same: the Democrats
Just have a little more to offer
this time. II the Republicans have
a good man, Dwight Eisenhower.
30 have the Democrats, Adlai
Stevenson. Little can be said
against either one. II Is true that
Tke's running mate, Richard Nix
on, has drawn no noticeable ire,
while John Sparkman for Vice.
President raises the Negroes
hAckles-he's from Alabama, isn't
he? But some solid thinking
journals point out that died-in-the
wool Bible Belters like Hugo
Black and Alben Barley went to
Washington and turned into fair
liberals; so there may be hope for
Alabama John, a "calculable"
risk
COP Plank Target
The chief target OF the Negro
editors barbs Is the Republican
civil-rights plank, which just did
not make the grade; accusations
of 'double-cross" in the engineer
ing of il have also been heard.
Roy wilkins Of the NAACP label
ed it a state 's-rights" plank.
There are apologists for 1t but no
champions. The Democratic plank
praised by NAACP secretary,
Walter White as a victory" is a
stronger statement, say the edi-
tors
Afro Headed Towards Adlal?
The nations largest Negro
paper, the Afro American
weekly circulation 205 .O0O). an
Atlantic Coast chain published at
Baltimore, Washington, Richmond
Newark and Philadelphia, seems
headed toward Stevenson, though
II supported Dewey both times he
ran. How else construe that
black. eight-column, two-line
streamer carried on July 10
Weak COP Rights Plank APP
peals TO Dixie Voters" and its
editorial warning, by being
fortnight the Democrats can still
count on the support Of the great
masses Of the people? And what
about its reminder on August 2
that Dixie votes were not needed
TO put Stevenson over, and It's ex-
pressed admiration for Stevenson
a. an experienced administra-
tor?
Defender Pro-Democratic
The New Deal--Fair Deal Chi.
cAgo Defender, third among Ne
gro weeklies, stands firm, and its
four strategically located affili.
ates-the Louisville Defender, the
Michigan Chronicle lat Detroit)
the New York Age, and the Tri.
State Defender tat Memphis
are unabashed Democratic con.
Verts. At least three officers OF
the Chicago paper have received
Democratic appointments during
the past year. To its post-conven'
ton streamed 'Dixiecrats Bow
Eat Crow" the Chicago Defender
added a photograph Of sparkmar
(no lessD, and its lead editorial
headed Democrats Stay the Dixie
Dragon" was accompanied by q
cartoon showing President Tru'
man holding q scroll labeled. The
Program Of Roosevelt and Tru'
man In one hand and raMine
Stsvenson's hand in victory viii
the other.
The newly acquired tabloid. tina
New York Age, played down thu
Republican convention and amply
covered the Democratic. The same
imbAlGnce was apparent in ths
Detroit and Memphis papers. Ths
Louisville Defender prefers thc
Democratic platform, but Il can
not forget q blunt truth with
which every Negro editor mus
reckon: Since Negroes became
two-party conscious II In M
Innger posdbIe to presume q Ne
gro's political affihatiOn-"
C0uF1eT For IKE
II IL safe 20 place the Pitts
burKh Courier. second In ctrcula,
ton TO the Afro-Amsrican In IN.
EAsenh0wer-Ntxon camp. MS re
port that Governor stsvensoE
was 10 Campaign on q watsrst
platform" went on the last page
while page one carried this ban
Ber: Clark Undresses Democrat
Empty Cvfl Rights Program
LAshes southeFners. Gullible Ne
Rroes" John Clark IL the Courier
political analyst
Missouri Papers Play Coy
In Humans home state IN,
papers are coy. The trAditionAlll
Republican Kansas city Can. Will
Q circulation Of 5000, who's
general manager recently receive,