Arizona sun., 1962-08-23
Information Can Mean Voter Power

Phoenx has for some wears had probably the largest eligible
Negro voting population Arizona However since have been
Arizona accomplished great deal for yourselves or
Party by There opinion three
outstanding for this We have solicited and have ac
cepted much the of payments for our ser
ices as that there oe pros
among who used election campaigns occasions for reap
ing themselves. White politicians knew whom 20
90 to dollars less, to the Negro
vote they elected they owed consideration be-
they had already paid off They might give out few
mena jobs at the request OF these same ole pros pu nee
measy gifts the extent of reward for vote We
made know for ourselves who the strongest
and best candidates of the issues they
poued what they expected to do to improve the plight OF Ne
groe for these matters was lost sight OF IN our
expectation of financial rewards SIoo many OF those quaed 70
vote tangible results from eectng people to office and just
who recently from the South where they had
no voting background preferred to remain voees than to risk
the hazards of trying to vote and to sign things whch they oon
understand. that stuck in front OF them-
This sort of electoneerng begin disappear
our young people graduating larger numbers from high school
and many colleges the ranks of voters and
Joined by new comers parts the nation with political
experience considerable knowledge how to make effective use
of the ballot.
In the last two decades slowly but surely brew
ing sharp Phoenix Negro voters with their
oitcaI image This discomfort has suddenly given among
some of the and precinct committeeman In egS-
ave attempt to create an organization nat
may actually all the city Already the
idea is spreading Recently people from all
three with the original organization In dis
[ Of tho homo of Mrs Marie Ogeree and decided to join
in indorsng National State and County
offices all complete acord all candidates endorsed
the enlarged organization plans to con-
from all angles.
These certainly not binding voters
intended the voters the joint opinions OF peo-
pie who have most carefully investigated the candidates and the
issues they will So far the candidates ndorsed
are Sam Goddard for State Senator'S Ray
Busey and Hiard Brooke Atty General Wade Chrch
from District l. Charles Farrell; for Maricopa
County Supervisor, District l, Alton L. (Pat) Riggs.
In future THE ARIZONA SUM- the Associate Editor
will give the information about these endorses and
will give the endorsements by this organization
The Joint organization will from Endorsement of
candidates legislative districts because the people in
those districts about their candidates than people
outside of the district.
CANDIDATES SHADEGG AND MECHAM
There very little doubt that the Democratic candidate
for the encunaben Carl Hayden that many
of us lust take granted His Republican opponent will sure
y be either Shadegg Mecham have never found myself IN
agreement with single either of these but what read IN
Eddie page article the Journal OF Friday Aug IL
of their ideas other has suddenly caused to agree
with both Fundamentally that neither one OF them has any
business in the u that Senator Hayden
returned to the will make the Republicans un
happy. -
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ARIZONA AIRPORTS
Why do Conservatives remain silent when the Federal
government aots the state airport construction
THINK of all the control this brings into Arzona Dom
e NO advocates from the Governor down owe
if h Arizona to blast thing? What conservatism IN
Arizona coming to? they that of A. aunnuS Barry
CUaer has that Washington more to be feared
than Moscow they patriots? Why should they allow this
IN ARIZONA stronghold of patriotism and conservatism
w. A. ROBINSON