Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-28
Humphrey And The Jet Poll

The Magazine Presidential Poll of 200 leading
Negro Democrats showed Senator Hubert Humphrey running
neck and neck with twome Democratic candidate Adai
Stevenson the preference of this important segment of the
voting population.
Both Humphrey and Stevenson were the choice of 1913
per of those poed Senator John Kennedy who
had active campaign effort among U s. Negres for months
in poor fourth behind Michigan governor Mennen
Williams
Humphreys wide support significant because it
expression appreciation of things which stands
which important both the NegroAmercan and the
United States a whole
important also because the Mnnesotan has had
organized drumbeang campaign among the Negro voters The
wide support he received therefore could only be
the perception and memory of Negro Democratic leadership
who recall that it Humphrey who struck the first big
political blow for human rights by his memorable speech before
the 1913 Democratic convention which for the first time in 70
years platform committee report and thereby committed
not too willing Harry Truman to strong civil rights plank
for the "48" campaign.
The Negro Democrats voted for Humphrey in the JET
poll also remember that Humphrey laid his the line
for human deency and equality in the US when he made that
speech in Philadelphia in 4s They recognize the powerful
effort which has been made during years
to depict Humphrey radical irresponsible and knowta
They perhaps recognize also that effort has been made
show that Humphrey has changed his position civil rights
American Negro political leaders acutey of the
capabilities of the who hold public office Many of
with whom this newspaper has been in contact realize that
pound for pound Humphrey mind for mind is of the
able In American public life today and well qualified for
the Presidency They know too that his bid for national
preemen suffers will be because he chooses stand
human rights and the dignity of the individual in country
which prdes itself theory these virtues but which hest
tates too often to put them into practice.
Humphreys strength in the magazine poll also gni-
cant because the poll made before his speech
the 5Oth anniversary the NAACP in which he
stood along with that organization for freedom equality
for all Americans
In that speech he made crystal clear that he would
not sacrifice the human rights principles in which he believes
the interest of personal political advancement
In their vote for Stevenson many of the Negroes in
JET poll were simply reacng the stimulation exposure and
experience Of supporting the party standard bearer in the 1852
and 1856 campaigns could be that the major portion
of those who Stevenson the 3S per tie with Humphrey
would most naturally be Humphrey supporters it, and when
Stevenson eliminates himself from consideration candidate
for the 1860 nomination.
The results of the poll actually victory for Humphrey
and credit the Negro leaders who supported him for they
representing well the rank and file Negroes everywhere
who remember the Hubert a. Humphrey 1948 Hubert
Humphrey who than any other individual began the
which made the 1913 Washington De- the capital of Jim
Dixie the 1859 Washington DE- the capital of the United
States Of America where Negroes citizens
rather than pariahs.