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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...There are at least ten states in which the colored vote is the deciding factor- Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, New York." So say politicians oft and anon at this period of the presidential cycle. The man who said it last week was Perry W. Howard, Republican National Committeeman from Mississippi. Mr. Howard who is a Negro (light colored) also said: "The group I represent has unfortunate ly for years, and to a large extent, followed the political fortunes of Governor Smith in New York and it is essential that this support be brought-back...
...year-old Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Senator from North Carolina these 27 years, political uncle of Josephus Daniels and William Gibbs McAdoo, unchallenged boss Democrat of his State?until after the Brown Derby's visit to Biltmore, N. C., in April. During that visit, younger men in the State took a look at a man who seemed to promise a supremacy greater than that of little old Senator Simmons. Editorials appeared. Letters went around. Finally, the Senate investigators turned up, instead of a lot of Smith money, a lot of rebellious sentiment against the Simmons rule. Therefore, last week...
...days later, delegates to North Carolina's state convention were elected in North Carolina's 100 counties. Returns were confused but the Brown Derby was clearly defeated. Senator Simmons was content. He still commanded his state. "They considered me the leader in the South against Smith's candidacy," he said...
Texas. Neutrality in Texas comes hard. At the Texas state convention last week, Governor Dan Moody declared himself "crucified" trying to mediate between his Klan friends and the friends of Candidate Smith. Some observers said they saw tears in the ordinarily cheerful Moody eyes as the red-headed young Governor, after siding with the Smith men to prevent instruction of the delegation against Smith, swung
Three and one-half years ago, 1,530,000 men and women voted for a middle-aged widow named Mrs. Florence E. S. Knapp and elected her as New York State's first female Secretary of State. Last week, twelve New Yorkers, sitting on a jury, voted to send Mrs. Knapp to jail for grand larceny in office. During the taking of New York's 1925 census, Mrs. Knapp put her stepdaughter's name on the payroll, then received the stepdaughter's checks herself, forged the endorsements, spent the money on clothes. On the witness stand...