St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-04-18
Negro Voters Dilemma

The American Of Negro extraction soreIy pu, try
ing decide best for president Of these United
States Negro still under special dcrm
mated against daily by fat law and custom he Is not able
afford luxury Of observing each candidate from the lofty
approach Of of his fortunate fellow citizens
His approach, however is similar to that of the
farmers labor industry and the manufacturer all OF
whom have their measuring rods which they apply to can
didates for public office.
Usually whenever Negroes party which
pleases their interests they labeled bloc voersths i
laughter every in America controls tries
70 control bocs of votes Apparently the only
is when Negroes try it,
AS an example: After keeping South Carolina Negroe,
from voting years. their oppreors complained when the
u Supreme Court forced the polls open them that they
1.-THE Negroes voted racial bloc All they did what al
most any would do in similar circumstances
against those forces which had kept them from exercising their
right Of franchise before Certainly they would have been less
for the Dxecrats who tried to keep them
from exercising their ballot
In the l948 campaign all three candidates. Dewey Tru
man and the iated Wallace champions
the extension TO NegroAmercans Of equal rights and priv
eges Many Negroes who voted for Truman trusted Dewey
going let the Msouan down when the south
part in revolt against him because of his civil
rights stand Wallace they liked but discarded when the
Communist influence observed pulling the Progressive
party strings.
SO far there no avowed active presidential candidate
in either political party who has announced strong federal
civil rights program This places the Negro voters especially
Estes Keauve the front running Democrat from Tenne
tries sound liberal the civil rights sSue-promss
abide by the decision of the Democratic patfomat Hum
phreys proddngbut all this doesn't ring the crca
NegroAmerican Right he has appeal Negro
voters
Stevenson Of Illinois according to JET Magazines poll
Negroes presently holding Offices IS per cent of their
support this stage and date he not avowed candidate
Hubert H. Humphrey who is also not a candidate got
vote Of 10 cent the bronze skinned political office
holders Humphrey decided become serious contender
he probably could attract the largest Negro support because
his fight in that groups behalf throughout his whole adult life
Gov Mennen Williams though we'll known nation
ally the three mentioned before in Democratic ranks
well thought of by Michigan Negroes.
Senator Robert Kerr, former governor Of Oklahoma
popular among the Negro Americans Of his home
state Any candidate who doesn't come into the national
presidential without the blessings of large segment
of his Negroes apt attract the favor
Of Negro voters nationally.
Senator Richard Russell of Georgia who thinks such thing
as cvil rights" for Negroes is communsc of
considered presidential timber by this group. His ap
pearance the Democratic ticket presidential
candidate would wholesale exodus among enrolled
Negro Democrats and those Independent Negro voters wh
have been voting for Democrats for president FDR
OF all of the souhencrs Judge Fred Vinson might dc
fairly well with this group since his T. Supreme
court decisions have been favorable to the extension of full
rights to the Negro.
Averin Hartman might be able 70 obtain consider
able support Negro voters reason instnc
lively 70 trust wealthy aspirants for political office
especially they alleged be in the Franklin Roose
welt tradition.
Eisenhower at this date to have captured the i'm
agnaon of many Negro voters who Republican minded
He will be able TO hold this present good climate if
equivocaes civil rights and does change his orme
expressed opinion that Army ntegration wont work
Professional Negro politicians have considerable admira
ton for Senator Robert Taft despite his generally poor
issues affecting this of the countys population
the Republicans nominate him. he will be extremely vuncrab
because his interest the Negro OneTenth is
constructive.
Governor Earl Warren has fairly good support from
California Negroes although have read nothing in his
record that indicates his real position the civil rights
issue.
Harold Stassen, who has standing with the majority
Minnesota Negroes backed by Joe Louis the heavy
weight champion Apparently SaSsen won't be able make
ticket If miracle should happen and he gains either
top COP nominations he would be weak candidate for tina
party present TO Aframercan voters.
OF other Republicans mentioned New Jerseys Gov. Al
fred Drisco would strong among Negroes As
fact if he decided become serious candidate he could
pace Ike among Negro because he has
ing record friendship in their peculiar prob
lens
If the presidential asprants think they going
around the $64 civil rights questions they badly mistaken
Negro leaders of all shades of political opinion going
meet in New York early in May plan strategy force
candidate to say either yea nay the question whc