St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-17

support OF the u. 5. Supreme
Court decision and favors nipple
mcntation OF the court ruling.
Short was one OF the speakers
Sunday night at the Civil Rights
mass meeting at the Monson
Hotel sponsored by the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights pre-
sided over by Roy wilkinA
Speakers included Gov. Herbert
Lehman and CIo-AF'L vice presi-
dent Walter Reuther who has e
merged rs the top civil rights adj
vocate OF the nation
Reuther told the audience that
the Democratic party had a moral
duty to support strong. positive
civil rights plank. "sueh a plank
Is necessary he said, also be-
cause II Is practical politics"
IT'S 7 a. m. In the morning of
opening day OF the convention
here In Chicago and the bands
are already playing beneath the
hotel windows.
The Minnesota delegation con-
sidered somewhat unpredietable, il
being assidulously courted.
The Michigan delegation has ~
10 10 Negro delegates and IL
quartered in the Congress Hotel
where the Gopher State group is
housed.
The Civil Rights leadership
headquarters n in tho Pine
Room Of the Congress- also.
Former ST Paul Urban League
~ ersttsry1 &agSscA Miseheil -sss4
NAAcp Washington bureau chief
is playing an important part In
the civil rights fight
Mitchell. Robert short, plat
form committee member, and
Minnesota delegate Cecil New
man went into huddle as soon
as the latter arrived Sunday,
Humphrey supporters ordered
1000 copies OF the Minneapolis
SPOKESMAN August 10 for dis
tribution here, The paper con-
tanned the story announcing sup
port Of Minnesota Negroes OF the
Senator for Weep President.
Chicago. Aug. IA Negro dele
gates and civil rights advocates.
chiefly the labor union group.
while pleased generally by key
note speaker Gov. Frank Glenn
ents' speech were dissatisfied with
his moderate civil rights APP
proach.
Tuesday morning several Inn
portant Negro leaders from the
Democrats For A Strong Civil
Rights Plank Committee called on
former President Harry Truman
and Senator Lyndon johnson Of
Texas, insisting that they support
a civil rights plank acceptable TO
Negro voters who are the chief
objects OF U. s. race discrimina-
ton.
Truman. who newspapers had
reported as fayoring reiteration
Of the as" and 'b2' planks when
told Negro Democrats did not ia
vor such an approach In the Sc
platform and considered II UNI
satisfactory then told the delega-
ton and newsmen present that
he urged a strong plank in sup
port Of the supreme court decis-
ion.
The visit to Lyndon johnson
found him. OF course, no red hot
civil rights advocate, but he told
the delegation he realized that
the platform would have to be
written so as 10 make II palatable
TO Northern Negro voters. Fur
Their than that. johnson, who says
now he is a serious candidate for
the Presidential nomination,
would not go.
The same group is seeking a
meeting with Paul Butler. Ma
tional committeeman OF whom Ne
gro Democrats are critical be-
cause he has taken sides against
a strong rights plank.
For delegates the real drama OF
the convention win begin We'd
nesday. when the platform and
committee makes its
report.
Southern leaders Of Dixie dele
cations have had two caucases
in the first two days and have de-
rided to stand solid against a plat
form specifically praising and up
helding the u. 8. Supreme Court