St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-14
National Election
Roundup
ASSOCIATED Negro Press ExcIusive)
S CLOSE RACE IN JUDGESHIP RACE IN

NEGRO LOSES CLOSE RACE IN JUDGESEHP
TENNESSEE
Memphis (ANP)Ahough supported by the white Daily Com
mera Appeal newspaper Ben L. Hooks
on the city court bench by count
who had the Endorsement Shelby County
soahon Hooks minister, lawyer public defender
not enter the primary group
GEORGIA NEGRO MAKES GOOD TRY IN BID FOR COUNCIL
SEAT
oca Ga NTp)-Althougt some 25o Negroes turned out to cast
ballots in this southern negrated prd
election enough put Clarence Davis 49,
yearoh Negro the city a dry cleaning
field Of three The incumbent
valid ballots Davis the first Negro
RUNS LAST IN NEW HAVENS MAYORAL RACE
New Haven (ANP)-The cys Negro candidate for
Raymond H Paige failed appreabe support
his candidacy here last running independent
last in field of three polling 722 votes the Democratic
S2,9 and the COP candidates 657
EX EXGLOBETROTTER WINS INDEPENDENT
Lexington KY (APA teacher Gobetrotter
star and of bowling alley
field Of eight candidates for seat the City Commission
Negro cys history elected Sykes raked
total against competitor Running
independent his campaign strategy equaze
odds against being public
His strategy called Negro only Sykes
casting Eight the field and the voter
selecting only ys-Negro
Sykes victory.
Sykes degree Kentucky college
degree University
led National grants University
Kentucky nc Purdue university
NEGRO A TRIPLE KENTUCKY COUNCIL RACE
Glasgow KY (ANP)LllSa J. Twman chalked
during the elections last when elected
In
history OF the city TO win election to the council and the first in the
history county addition
the field of 19 candidates polling pn
dpal Ralphe
THREE NEGROES WIN ELECTION BID IN LOUISVILLE
(ANP)-Three Negroes among
elections for city state
lature, and for the city adermanic posts
Smith, legislative
the respectively
the 4Ot district Johnson
Tucker COP candidate vote of 16s 1905
Atty Ebank Negro
teacher.
district Smith, running ticket
better margin his COP opponent Frank Hendrix The count
1902 10 3566.
city level 54-year-old Russell Lee former supervisor of
the
probation officer
EFT 4svearld funeral home onerar and Kent state college
graduate eighth representation city
5471s votes Mrs Beces 54OOs 7Osvoe edge
Republican Beckett seeking
occupied by her husband for 10 years
TWO WIN, ONE LOSES IN TOLEDO, OHIO
ArP)-NInic4pal Judge Franklin
humping margin William Thomas 51-year-
old attorney led the field in the for Of two school board seats
in the municipal election last week.
Defeated his first bid for political office Wyatt M Johnston
S5yearOd insurance executive finished 18th field of 1s for nine
city council seats.
Judge Franklin serving twoyear unxpdred
elected in 1851 second in treeay fight for two seats for
received So 413 votes trailing colleague
George F1roff who 1850
University graduate Judge
Franklin is 81 married and the father of two children
serving the unexpired the N.
Brown president the Toledo
to a four-year term lis tally was 37,7s7
graduate university school, Thomas
likely serious consideration for the presidency
his splendid showing in the election.
Johnston despite his loss showed vOegetng potential
ton favored Republicans
backed by the Democrats.
SECOND NEGRO ON COLUMBUS SCHOOL BOARD
Columbus (ANP)NIrs Norma w.
League executive director Chester Jones the sole Negro
local elections held here last week She
for of four seats the school board third
candidates She thus becomes the
Watson Walker the other
Negroes however, for election Atty
William Brooks seeking election judge Russell
Jones and Harvey Halston for city seats.