Minneapolis spokesman., 1957-09-27
YDFl Cancels Sen.
Church Appearance


September rs meeting II he came
Wsa reported Hs also received
copies of the Minneapolis sBokes-
man ia which me state YDFL.
aided and abetted by senior party
chairman vas cuhcized for
bringing hlm here
sieanwblie interest In the pro
pU~sd picket hnn was evidenced
bs the fArt thai 50 persons had
voluntarily announced their
willingness 10 Join the protest.
90 ihr group ~ picicts pledged
u demonstrate were % white
persons and 80 Negroes an Df1.
party members.
The picket line threat which
party officers AZ drst tried 70 dis
miss as hlnff grew with the
1oYa Mr. Hemsnway accoapan~
led BY the party executive direct.
Or George Farr. visited iniiud.
aaliY with number N members
uS tbs Committee Tor lnteKratipn
n an effort 10 disusds thou from
pieketiug Everywhere il Is re-
ported hs received a firm reiec-
ton
Eafly last week II was reported
state YDFt chairman, George
Robinson, had received Hugge8-
ti0na from rank and fle ~ his
group aad somo of the executive
board that the Church Invitation
DO Withdrawn by the state board
A special meeting was called tor
Sunday at the Hotel Ryan IN 80
FaW Members came g. The meet
ing ffum an parts Of the state
invited 10 state their views on
The provocative matter waa Jane
Preston ~ White Bear Ramsey
County pFr rhurt8mlni Curtis
CHiyap wse chairman OF the Itth
Ward pFL ana mombrr Bf the
state central committee and T.
Howard licnuett vee chairman uf
the Fiuh district pFT
an threr said They had nothing
personal against the Idaho sena
tor hut thoy felt b5 should not toe
brought Ia Minnesota bcr rause Of
the opposition OF members ta the
part Ge plsyei tn tho seuats cYl
rights battle
Clint Lee ~ Minneapolis
mstphar or enc exacutiye commit
teo and . leader ia the state OIL
madc spooct, IA which he urgod
Withdrawal Of the Church invita-
uon
a matina made hy tee % with
draw the insitstiun 10 Church and
ths either aetioua described aaflief
1T thia article we're siso approved
Eighteen % the "a board mem
hers were present ono member
who could not attend scnt telo
gram urklug withdrawal Of The
church nwtaboo. and another
wired that she would approve any
action the committee took
PAU Thatcher. storm center ~
the controversy was ont ~ the
rlty returning emily shortly after
The mertinE lie was heart on
Estp on the 10 D m news sun
day might IN an angry denunoia
upn ~ the executive boards ag-
ton
George Robins0n state chair
man alsn appeared on the news
east aud explained why the exscu-
tive 1owuattae took its action
Protest 81 Negro pt't leaders ana
rho planned picket line was cited
"a contributing factors 10 the
board action
while efforts W1crv made ta
make tt appear that rNe final can
collation. waa due 20 Internal poll
ties in the YpFt, Il was evident
that the ehlet factor was the pro
tssls og the Negre members " the
party IN Minnesota
The eycnts IA the south where
a Democratic governor callej out
TROOPS 10 prevent inisErstinn q
The schools ordered hy the Federal
court sttsfrncd the oproaition of
the Negro Differs who felt the
watorot doWn civil rights bu
passed. by CouGrcss WAS con,
tHbutiug factor 10 the crisis in the
south
This Kroup was raiulrd,
throatsncd and denounced hut
q hrii firm undrr a harrugc ot
cfltisi>gs that u would pscket
any n,rctieg uod-r party aus
pi,r. ,shiyh senator Church al
dressed
rnc MIC CBs ara ARC ~
and uewa departments bad been
aleHrd shd tngro waa 60 bc ma.
uanRl govsrAre az tNr rigkst lire
rhe press ass1 .staas siNt plan
uo,t eovarAEe Tire spcctseie 20
Democrats p,eEoung 4 I'emocrats
meetiNg with scioe ~ the lss3IDs
Democrats n tho NATION having
te mAkv a shoicr ng passing
through the HuS or not was con
sidrrvd = PRIME national news
-4s D. E.sas