Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
National Election
Roundup
ASSOCIATED Negro Press Exclusively

TENNESSEE
Memphis (AP)-AThough supported by Daily Com
mercdal Appeal a seat
on the city winner
who had the Endorsement Of the Memphis and Shelby County Bar as
ISOLATION lawyer public did
not enter the PRIMARY the group.
GEORGIA NEGRO MAKES GOOD TRY IN FOR COUNCIL,
SEAT
ona tANJP)-A4hOugh Negroes
southern Georgia cys first ntegrsed Democratic prtn
election enough put Davis
yearoM cleaning
tabNnt pOed opponents placed second IN
valid ballots
RUNS LAST IN NEW HAVENS HIAYORAL RACE
CANSP-The catys Negro CANDIDATE
Paige any appeable support
hast field OF three polling
32 and the COP candidates ,657.
Ex-GLOBETRoTTER WINS CITY POST INDEPENDENT
Lexington KY (ANP)-A teacher
star and of bowling alley became
field Of eight candidates for the City last
Negro tys history elected, Sykes
UP against competitor Running
independent his campaign strategy designed equize the
odds against being elected public office South
His strategy called Negro voters Sykes when
casting their ballots Eight candidates the field and the voter
could select four BY selecting only voters withheld
candidates Sykes victory
Sykes, &c. bachelors Kentucky State college
and masters degree from the University Minnesota He has stud
led National Science foundation grants ait the University Of
Kentucky and university
NEGRO TRIPLE FIRST KENTUCKY COUNCIL RACE
Glasgow, KY ANP)LElza Twrnan chalked three "rss"
seat the city council from Ward He was the first Negro in the
history the city election council, and the first the
history county elective office addition led
the field Of 10 candidates by polling top $40 votes Tunan prn
cpa Ralphe
THREE NEGROES ELECTION BID IN LOUISVILLE
ArIP)Three Negroes local
city posts
Iature and city ademandc posts
J. l. legislative
respectively
the 4ot district johnson narrowly the nod Mrs Amelia
Tucker by Tucker
Atty
legislature had totals been reversed Johnson 49, high school
teacher.
had
better his COP opponent Frank Hendrix The count
was 1902; 30 35ee.
Russell
Youth Administration,
time Juvenile court probation officer defeated Mrs William W. Beck
49yearod funeral home operator and Kentucky State college
graduate eighth representation the city council
garnered
Republican and Mrs Beckett Democrat She seeking the seat
occupied years
TWO WIN LOSES IN TOLEDO, OHIO
Toledo Municipal Judge Robert " Franklin Jr
William N Thomas 51year
attorney school board seats
in municipal election last
Defeated in political office Wyatt Johnston
executive finished 18th field Of s for nine
city council seats
Judge Franklin serving a two-year uneortred
elected in 1851 second treeay
received trailing colleague Judge
George N. Kiroff, 1850
Nfore1oue University Toledo graduate Judge
is 81, of two children
Thomas serving uneSpired
to fOur-year term tally s7,7s7.
Ohio State university
will likely serious consideration for the board presidency
his splendid showing in the election.
s getting
Republicans counclanc
backed by the Democrats,
SECOND NEGRO ON COLUMBUS SCHOOL BOARD
Columbus (ANP)NIrs Norma w. wife
executive director Chester Negro
local elections held last
Of
candidates Negro
Watson Walker S
Negroes however
William Brooks seeking election judge and the
Jones and Harvey HaNston for city council seats
CLEVELAND CoUNCnNIEN FOUR NEGRO JUDGES
IN OFF-YEAR ELECTION
(ANP)-C1evelanders
offyear election
four Negro judges
During primaries October George White,
fifty
m-off Tuesdays
Armstrong John Kellogg
Gaines emerged victorious
Predictions along that Clarence Gaines
politics. would defeat Williams VINO dared trek
to during the disturbance there
question
violation Lowell Ward another
the authority the went defeat with the
help into Williams (25 and
openly Gaines Locer also to the aid Of
Forbes In ward 27
spoken D chief assistant
Deocco the Cleveland
Theodore Williams
opposd gives the Cleveland
four udges-Py Jackson and Charles w. White the
others
For Cleveland Education Boyd
Gillespie opponent
Andre Ziou