St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-11-09

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indication that many OF those
who voted for Ike" liked Ike"
more than they did his party, was
the Congressional races which
showed that many OF the same
people who helped reflect Ike"
voted for Democrats for the Sem
ate and the House, again placing
control Of both houses OF the U, 5.
Congress in the hands OF the
Democrats,
This II the first time In the
history OF the present two party
system. according 90 Associated
Press political analySists that
n successful candidate for tho
Presidency has failed 20 carry
with him nc least one branch OF
Congress.
Another widely noticed result OF
the election was the noticeable de-
lection OF Negro voters in the ur-
ban North and South TO the Re-
publican party. II reminded OBJ
servers OF the 1892 elections when
over 70 per cent OF the Negro
voters. after 80 years loyalty. left
the Republican party for the
Democrats.
Indications that the vote was
heading back Republican-way, at
least on the national level, and In
the Presidential races when II was
revealed a few days before the
election that 20 Negro newspapers
which had been supporters Of the
Democrats since the time OF F'DR
had switched their political al
logiance and urged their readers
TO vote for Eisenhower and Nix
on.
The biggest loss to the Demo-
Gratis was the potent AFRO
AMERICAN chain which operates
papers In Baltimore. Washington,
Philadelphia. Richmond Va. and
Newark, NJ J, The editorial
opinions OF these independent
papers are widely respected.
In some cities, especially in Har-
lem, Negroes who had been voting
Democratic stayed away from the
polls. In New York alone, observ-
ers assert. 20 per cent OF the us
ually heavily loaded Negro Demo-
cratic vote simply did not go TO
the polls.
Carl Rowan. Minneapolis writer,
writing in LOOK Magazine last
week predicted the switch OF
thousands OF Negroes 10 the Re
publican Presidential candidate
because OF the resentment which
many Negroes feel toward the
southern wing OF the Democratic
party. az represented by Senator
James Eastland, Mississippi
Democrat
Eastland was primo target
In the north among Republican
strntegists among and working
on the Negro vote. The attack
was evidently very effective de-
spite often feeble attempts OF
Negro Democrats and others 10
dismiss Eastland and the south
ern Democrats ~ an issue.
A last minute gimmick which
no doubt had some effect in some
Negro areas was a half page ad
inserted In daily papers in the
country, signed by one local min
ister and about 100 Negro minis
tiers from throughout the country.
The ad was scheduled az the last
minute so that II would be diff
cult 10 check the authenticity Of
the endorsements, the Democrats
and the Democrats made
no effort 10 answer the obvious
last minute effort 10 garner un-
decided Negro votes.
Not even Eisenhower's open
admission that he was an adj
vocate OF states rights" APP
proanh 10 the solving Of the
race problem seemed 20 hurt him
among Negro voters.
Stevenson. who was hesitant
turing the primary about his APP
preach TO the civil rights problem
before the national convention be-
gan finally to speak out in forth
light fashion on the subject-but
his did not seem to turn the tide
which was cutting into the rs
Der cent Negro vote he had re-
,eived in 1852.
Stevenson even went right
down into the South and APP
proved the U. \. Supreme Court
decision. but this apparently
did not stem the drift
The national drift TO Eisen-
iower was eleveriy managed and
by Val. J. Washington.
National Committee
lirector OF minorities.
Washington. a former news
'apermAn and an astuts politician