Hide Article Text (OCR)
(Continued from First Pago) — ~od: The polls wore crowded with 11*10 Nogroos, men and women, and they were not interfered with In anywav.”Sheriff Lyle, in an aflldavlt, also I I denied any such occurrence as I nos charged, lie said he was at I he polls j life all day, as were two deputies, andthat the Negroes voted without molestation, some COO or 700 of them..1. F. KinUaid. city marshal, also made athdavit to that effect.Sheriff ('*re.gory, of Quincy, Phi.,telegraphed that it was “absolutelyuntrue” that Dr. \Y. S. Stevens, a idayoatfilmthatlflit he hearesinoilmithmilinNegro physician, had been ordered to leave town. “fan produce l)r. | ZJ»t St ovens* allidavlt that all reports con-J hi, corning him are untrue,’’ the lole-Jw,, gram declared. Henresontative (Mark I j , announced he would present the af-1 rt?. tldavit of Dr. Stevens to tho com- j b1ilt; mlttee when it, reaches him.Demand that Congress investigatethe alleged dlsfranchlsomont of citizens In certain States and reduce representation of those States thrjugh application of tho Fourteenth Amendment was made by Representative Tlnkliam, Ropublt-can, Massachusetts, at sessions today and tonight of the Mouse Census Committee, which is considering the congressional reapportionment bill. I J*1 Should the commttteo refuse his do-1 in and, Tlnkhnm said he would tako I tho matter into the courts, ovon to I )f1tho Supreme Court. I hhAn investigation by the committed I to determine how many citizens of I ^ any State aer disfranchised through 1 Si application of the literacy test I ai should he made, the Massachusetts I mrepresentative assorted, and the rop-Jai resentation of those States reduced proportionately. Mr. Tlnkhnm was before the committee at a day session and reiterated his demand at another session which lasted until | a late tonight. |gAt tho night session he presented what lie said wore ten atlldavlts from j o residents of Winston-Salem, N. C., I v In which they said they were denied | v the right to register for the November election. Tho atlldavlts are all J p dated December .MOth. I pQuestioning by Representative J p Brinson, Democrat. North Carolina, brought from Mr. Tlnkhnm thatnnMassachusetts had a literacy test as J ja suffrage qualification which, Mr.Rrlnson said, was substantially the same as of North Carolina. Mr. Tinkham in tho course of tho questioning said that literacy tests disfranchise people In Massachusetts as in North Carolina, and thnt the representation of his own State ought to be cut down proportionately.WASHINGTON, Jan. !».—The Association for tho Advancement of Colored Poonlo was denounced before the Mouse Census Committee today by Representative Clark, of Florida, as an organization composed of meddling, fussing” persons who “are working on tho Ignorant Negroes of tho South to keep themselves in good positions.”Tho association, Mr. Clark assorted, lias never done a thing that hasn’t injured the Negroes in the South.“Its actions have made for racial clashes, ho declared.Mr. Clark appeared before tho committee to present further documentary evidence in reply to chargesof representatives of tho association that Negroes In Florida wore discriminated against In tho Novombor election.Florida is giving the Negro every right under the law, RepresentativeClark, of that State, declared before tlio committee, presenting further denial of charges that Negroes In Florida had been prevented from voting. Wo nro not going to hnvo negro domination in Florida, Mr. Clark asserted.“Composed of Now York Negroes.1'Not a single Negro from Florida has complained, Mr. Clark said, and the charges wore made by New York Negroes who are feasting and fattening on the honest Negroes of tho South.Mr. Clark presented a telegram from Mayor Martin, of Jacksonville, in which denial was made that Negroes were deprived of tho right to vote there on election day. Tho day was quiet and orderly, ho said, anil passed without a singlo arrest, leading citizens of both races co-operating to avoid any possible trouble.Mr. (Mark also read to the committee a elogrnm from a Negro doctor of Jacksonville. J. Seth Mill,stating that ho had voted on election day. This was one of the casescited by the representatives of,theSociety for the Advancement of Colored People in support of theircharges that Negroes wore kept from voting.Florida, Mr. Clark said, has1 as fair election laws as any Slate In tho Union, and they are as fairly administered. He filed a copy of themwith tho committee.Discrimination Is Denied,There is no discrimination in Florida against the Negro and all persons who wore qualified were allowed to vote and were given tho protection of the officers of tho law, ho declared. IIo also said that there was a white Democratic party, a white Republican party and a party composed of both whites and No-groes who claimed a Republican designation in his Stat’o in the last election.PC. Clark read a telegram from the supervisor of Orange County, which stated that tho Negro ovei whom tho Ocoee riot started war not a qualified voter. Mis Insistence on voting, Mr. Clark said, was whal ho understood was tho cause of the trouble.Representative ?eo-s, also of Fior Ida, made a general denial of thlt; accusations .against his State. Hisaid that in his election he had rnadi whito supremacy tho Issue, and al though nearly half tho people of hi: district came from Northorn States nearl all of them vqted for him. Hi also declared thnt ho stood for Jus tice to the Negro, and that there wa no discrii.Mention In Florida agains them.In closing the presentation of thcase Renroen-'totlvo Clark told th committee thi ho was glad to so • the '-rgnn.ig*'‘.cn of n whito Rernh Hear arty, c ho bolloved tho whit . mon svould run tho parties, as thl Is a white man's country.
Newspaper Details
Richmond Planet
Richmond, Virginia, US
Sat, Jan 08, 1921
Page 10
Full Page
Clipped by
Gregory S.
FL, USA 27 Jun 2020
Other Publications Near Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Family Visitor
Richmond Evening Truth
Richmond Critic
Richmond Childrens Friend
Richmond Christian Observer
