Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-23

city Democratic political arponce was NrIi RUSSELL
boed shamofy by prodopnany propowon
amaEing display Of bad manners and mass hysteria
AZ present writing Is impossible for Negroes here set to-
geer even an informal social evening without verbal bre
erupng the Powell Congteasan
hame divides the an.rowohtes pro. pocos
There seems to be no middle ground the subject
Powell charges that the tamounng
only little three thousand dors deliberately planned
disredt him Negro and because threw his support
ofneas no longer Democrat because OF his Eisenhower support
They nss, the charge nothing
case against the Harlem Congressman
The bitterness between supporters Powell opponents
real and very decpscated greatest Negro
America today. say his devoted followers
Powell Is tho biggest fraud in politics
Powell is present day Messiah modern garb
fanatlcai q church members
Powell h a Lucor mcanate who plunge
himself and his followers into the depths sny
Of ha former friends and eSeongrogauon members
Regardless of what he be preenda be Powell
present the most tarodabout individual political
scene Ito has embarked campaign political
organisation run Tor Congress a. a. Independent mo
od he can gei enough signatures valid petitions
name IN the August 18th primaries
my opinion h. has made two mistakes in strategy 40 fr
During hs speech the NAAcp rally charged
that Negroes being sold BY of whom
are West Indian Borough pcsdon, West Indian
Negro also the Democratic
This injecting certainly 30 anything 10
better relations between Amcuoaubo Ne.
groes
The owned and controlled to great
extent by outside The
are for the most part operated ny Negroes
american Negroes as I've written many occasions have little
In the form Of selfo~nod presence
Negroes are politically more aggressive tan Amer,
lean Negroes A. result the Negro more exon
ome and political Influence Harlem otera ssi
on BY their political leaders turn Powell large
cause Of his injecting the nationality apoer viii take
more than his large congregation bail
The second mistake when Congressman suggested that
lnmmany hRwg carlnnc pe sapo end borough
Jack had better not walk Harlem taa
much" going to give them me Same tea,ro,
The Communists gave Vice President Nixon y
make It mighty uncomfortable them"
fun Jack lives Harlem lntmaion that be would bs
of
streets IN his neghhohood wasn't much
nee" 70 worry about De sspu frequeuted m,
Harlem scene anyhow leaat publicly
As write this the rannapy political machine an
octopus with myriad ten0ees has quiet Democratic Aayo
'boH Wagner annneed q his practice Interfere
local primary eoneatn Tho font too a.,
4u'et, something - eooung on the downtown range
Can one man upset political had atfanpsbo
on Democratic politics Now uat man By few ea,
easapoken words CAREER Tsso g4es,ns m M a.
E@cred IN the coming
This aoumn c5pieted mailing 10 Mpneapof
e lat Monday ng SITTER had spent part ~ the da,
a nF discussing u' Powell oaso win number people som,
= l" AuPp'if - The Congressman violently aupue1
hm ihe opinion seemed the part N osa Who af 49,
man INST he ha canr" ~ being Independent Mon
10y evening talked y prominent Harlem attorney haa bocr
"a influential Democrat and personal many ars
nc SAID ~ thought Adam teoaerd ate ~ t,ssi
pressure against him ~ Taumany added They'll %.
hun ao'ner % letter tod bu that thought Congressman bal
mao" mistake by injecting the West gle into h
I"si7y morning the first bulletins ~ fbs dsy az
h'eed mat he NAAc had ropouseed after years ~ sas.
'auon Nh The minister politician gAAcp apparent.
Honh rally 20 further his personal ansk IN rs,,s .
'A4Ee1 Ont Powell guilty ressruF 10 ezeas ff.e
W VnE -" West Indian against lag Iatk ana other Ws
y remains what effect tbs IA Acg , sin ta m
~ Harlem 1annhsstre MssHnAHs us u1fartuafr f -
,hS entire mess IL That s situation aaads fgr 49, ,ess.
80 " 80 '''s wen moro disruption fafa faIgs Jsay
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