St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-01
Democrats Nominate Stevenson


convention wrangng the embated Democrats came forth
with Ada Stevenson acceptable candidate for president
and worthy opponent for the Republican standard bearer
Dwight Eisenhower
The party also produced civil rights program which
e stronger than the COP plank despite the threats of the
southern element of the party did not please OF the
northern liberals much they would have liked the Ne
gro who have along with the Democrats for 20
years but it could be considered retreat from the 1913
civil rights plank
Since neither party apparently in its desire
TO federal civil rights legislation the opinion Of
papers like the Christian Science MONITOR and the Min
neapOs TRIBUNE suppose each of the party planks
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 maneuverng they seemed nep
poorly organized and sometimes bewldered they kept the
Democrats of the Tamadge Brne and Byrd variety off bal
Only coalition of the draft Stevenson people big
delegations temporarily joining the southees kept the
Dixie Democrats from receiving sound dubbng and not
subtle invitation to leave the party if they wanted to.
The northenes had the assistance of the labor political
figures in their battles but real help from the Negroes
of the northern who really organized for helping
their friends do job in political convention This is unfor
tunate and of both parties where Negro dominated
districts have second white politicians often machine domna
ed representing them in city county state and national party
councils This something which will have to be corrected if
the Negroes the liberals of the north and south
real Opeel support in the party councils of the major
parties
Congressman William Dawson Democratic wheel
horse criticized for compromising a stronger civil
rights plank in the Democratic convention Just COP
delegate Harold Burton accused Of letting down the
Republican Negroes that partys civil rights panks
Chicago earlier in the month
More NegroAmericans of intelligence and leadership ab-
y interest themselves in politics from the precinct level
upf this group to make its contribution to national
political life.
good choiee-the choice that the Republican high
command feared He has ability background is excellent
public speaker and he bound by promises and fractional
problems While might appear that the reaconary southern
clique interested in his candidacy actually not for
Democratic leaders in Georgia had only few days de
nouneed his civil rights stand camouage and bad
Harrimans.
Actually on civil rights, Stevenson to have
position similar 70 great extent to that of Republican
standard bearer Eisenhower However while Eisenhower
appears TO be about the conditions
ity people live Stevenson has been the firing line in his
state trying to get state FEPC since his nnaugura
governor.
Stevenson has broader with Negro leaders and
has openly expressed his desire bring greater
of democracy to all Americans Our coumnis and staff
Nell Russell called attention first readers this paper
Stevenson was close to John Sengacke publisher the
Chicago DEFENDER and the New York AGE
This contact with first class Negro may not be
discounted because such be helpful
the learning and training of any public this
Stevenson has all his opponent for the presidency
John Spariman the vice presidential candidate
in the minds of most American Negroes would
date for national political prefemcnt who down
south in Dixie. AS long Dixie insists and dictates this
country shall treat its Negro Americans SeconcaSS c
there will be few Negroes enthusiastic about any south
becoming vice president president Kcauver
the Senator from Tennessee just about as a south
be and continue be elected office he would
have doubt lost thousands northern Negroes be
cause of his below the Mason Dixon line residence
Sparkman in second place will probably many
votes for be remembered that Negroes voted for
three southernes in the past 20 years for There
was Garner definite conservative Truman with
northern exposure, and Aben Barkley of the Kentucky
variety Aside from Garner the others have been more than
friendly TO the Negroes progress
We told that Sparkman of the growing tribe of
Overwhelming southerners who follow all of the programs
of the New Deal and Fair Deal except always ouchy race
problem but who from time time indicate that they a
like TO join the Union too full democracy.
AS in the Republican convention, Minnesoans lead by
Humphrey and 0re Freeman made the rather proud
of the it has in both political parties Humphrey kept