Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-11-02

announced their unqualified NJ
kcfauver and the Democratic
ed this week IN u statement i
Minneapolis. Minnesota, perman'
ent chairman uf the group, Demo
Gratis For a strong Civii Rights
Plank met In Chicago On July ~,
prior Co the Democratic National
convention To- formulate sug'
gcstcd civii rights plank which
was presented by three nf itH
members to the Democratic plat
form committee
Tho statement said
The fortnight ana courageous
stand taken by Adlai Stevenson
and Estes KefauVor on civil rights
and In support Of the supreme
Courts school decision, before and
during this campaign, AMI In all
sections of the country, warrants
the vigorous support Of Negroes
throughout the nation,
we agree with Governor
Stevenson when he says ciNii
rights In the great unfinished bust
ness of the United States and We
believe that when eieoed preHi.
dent he win Use the prestige and
influence Of the highest office In
the land Ia effectively obtain and
secure first class citizenship for
all regardless Of race or color"
The statement continued
President Eisenhower has fail
ed In dealing with the delicate and
complex issues following IN the
wake Of the Supreme Courta dc.
ciaion ON the degeneration IN pub
lie schools. Ills silence and indif.
ference 10 the supreme Courta
dcciaion was In effect an abdica'
ton of the executive leadership re-
quired by tho Office OF the prssis
dency. A sampling Of voter Hontl'
ment IN our communities makes uA
feel confident that the over
whslminE majority Of NeKro
voters viii stand firm bshind
Adiai stevenson. Estes kcfnuvsi
and the Democratic party, The
voters In our communities are well
aware that II was under the Demo
cratic administrations ~ Frank
I'm Rpoaeyolt and Harry \. Tru'
man that they made the great
caf advances ~ economic ana a.
,lnI we'll being We believe the
Democratic party IL IN our cor
net"
The statement was signed by.
Andrew Hatcher. Han Francisco,
cant Lrrcn Miller, Los Angeles,
CAM Asucnblymou Byron W
tiuufgrd. HcrItoloy. Calif Ma.
lnantoI Coolcy. Sacramento, Calif, t;
Bedford V Lawson j.. Washing
ton. -. g, Frank Reeves, Wash
lugt0u u. G.. Austin r. Walden.
Atlanta. IA. Alderman Kenneth
= Campbell. Chicago. III Repre-,
sentative Corn"ai Davis. Chicago,
~ Congressman William l..
Dswann. Chicago. m. Alderman
William Harvey, Chicago. III ,
sidney 4 Jones Jr, Chicago, III ,
Alderman Ralph " MstcaIfr,
Chicago. III. Alderman Robert "
Miller. Chicago. III
MIKE Bnsed,. Chicago, III Mr.
Kenneth y Wilson. Chicago. III ,
Frank Summers. East r. Louis,
M
benjamin y Wilson, Gary, Ind. /,
Everett J Harris. Louisville. Ky.
Henry hcAlpin, Louisville, Ky.
Charles u. Law, baltimore, Md,
Rgbsri watts, Baltimore. Nd Dr
Hllas y Taylor, Boston. Mass /,
DAVID ~ Grant. ~ Louis. Mo.
AUIe Mae Hampton, ~, Paul,
MINI. Mr.. Alexander Fuller, De
troit. Mich. Ernest Galloway, H.
iDuts Mo
Lillian Hatcher. Detroit, Mich
" " oliver. Detroit. Mich. WI
liam Patrick. Detroit, Mich, 10
tort Tayl0T Jr., Detroit. Mich.
Charles War'mhn. Detroit,
MIch, Congressman Charles
IHgYa. Detroit Mich L. Howard
Bennett Minneapolis MINI
Leonard Carter. ~ Paul. MINI
Cecil D. Newman, Minneapolis,
MINI. EDbrrt ~ Patterson.
~ Paul ninn Councilman Enh
ErDwn. Eew York, n Y Elijah
Crump. New Y0fb. - 7. LlOyd
Dickens New Y0rk. n 7, Her
bert - Evans, Ssw York, ~ Y,
Cao Gregory, New YOrk.
Borough Preslden, Huian Jack
ScV York. Senator James l..
Watson. New York. Or. Robert
C. Weaver New York Ruth W.
Whalsy. New York. WIN. r Mo
knight. Cleveland. ohio; Vice
Mayor Theodore Berry. Cincinnati.
DhbD. Mr. J T McSeely. Okla
homn City. okla Mr. ~ NJ Nor.
gan, Tyler Texas. Dr d ~ Oliver,
Salt Lake city, Titan. Oliver nm.
Va and v l. James