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EDITORIALS
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a reflection of the policy of The Voice.—Pub.
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is the result of an unprecedented
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Voice.” We are calling this matter
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Is Your Answer Here?
By Alvin Moses.
NEW YORK. (ANP). Q. Now
that Louis has fooled us again
about his retirement, wrho is
there for him to fight?—“Cotton” |
Harvey, NYC.
A. Possibly the winner of Joe
Baksi vs. Ezzard Charles—that’s
all.
Q. Do you think Jackie Robin- j
son would have handled Doby’s
Cleveland incident as did the ex
Newark Eagle infielder?—G. H.
*K.
A. 1 really don’t know to be
perfectly honest. I think he
would have because of his conse
cration to the cause.
Q. Tell me again who were
the “Big Four of 1910,” were
they the four best colored heavies
of any period since then?—
Thomas Gray, Cleveland.
A. Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe
Jeanette and Sam McVey (or
McVea). As far as my vote counts
they were.
Q. I read a United Press report
of the bend-over-backward atti
tude of Coach Joe Sheeketski,
Nevada U. football team, who
accepted meekly Tulsa U’s
threatened refusal to allow two
colored players, fullback Sher
man Howard, and sub-quarter
back Alva Tabor, to appear on
the athletic field ag^nst whites
in Oklahoma. Do you think Uni
versity officials sided with the
Haywood, Newark.
A. No. In 1946 when Nevada
was scheduled to play Mississippi
State and the same sort of pre
judice issue based on state law
of athletic control immediately
canceled the football meeting
explaining: “the people of Ne
vada could never stand for such
treatment of its residents.”
firms who advertise in The Voice
and the size of ads they give. This
is of special significance.
We must make it known that
this is the only direct independent
medium of expression the Negro
people of Lincoln have. It is just
as important to the people it rep
resents as any paper can be to
any people. But it is -up to us—
you and I—to make this fact
known. We can do sq through a
continued cooperative venture.
When we think of the business
firms who have made the publica
tion possible—many of whom have
advertised in every issue—and
others who have taken a larger
space and have advertised peri
odically, it gives a feeling of pride
and encouragement because we
know that their interest goes be
yond the mere fact of buying ad
vertising space. They are inter
ested in you. We are therefore
urging you to show your interest
and appreciation. R.W.S.
Starch your ironing-board cover
after washing it. It will stay clean
longer. Also, replace the cover
while it still is damp. When dry,
it will be tight and smooth,
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Out of Old Nebraska.
By James C. Olson
Superintendent, State Historical
Society
Of all the elections in the na
tion’s history, one of the most im
portant and bitterly contested was
that of 1860 which put Abraham
Lincoln in the White House. In
Nebraska territory, the national
; campaign was somewhat over
shadowed by an acrimonious race
for the position of territorial dele
gate to Congress.
The Democratic candidate was
J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
City, a young man of 28 who
was Secretary of the Territory.
Candidate of the newly-organized
Republican party was Samuel G.
Daily of Peru, who was seeking
re-election.
As frequently was the case in
pioneer politics, the campaign
consisted largely of a series of
joint debates held at various points
in the territory. Considering the
language the candidates used
about each other, it is a
little surprising to learn that
frequently they traveled from
town to town in the same buggy,
and on occasion slept in the same
bed. Accommodations and condi
tions of travel apparently were
such that the candidates found it
expedient to declare a truce be
tween debates.
This should not be taken to .
mean that the contest was not '
hard [ought. It was one of the1
most bitter in Nebraska’s history, |
and was followed by a contest of ;
the election in which each can- 1
didate freely leveled charges of
fraud at his opponent.
The final count showed that
Morton had been elected by a
vote of 2,957 to 2,943, or a major
ity of just 14. Daily immediately
filed notice of contest, and both
candidates spent the autumn
months traveling about the ter
ritory taking evidence to support
their cases. (This time they did
not travel together). Each of them
produced sworn testimony that
there had been irregularities and j
fraud op behalf of the other, j
What’s more, each probably was
correct. I
Finally, the case went to the
United States House of Represen
tatives. The evidence was pre
sented at length before that body,
but the case was decided largely
on a political basis, with the Re
publicans voting down the line for
Daily and the Democrats for Mor
ton. The election of 1860 and
the withdrawal of the Southerh
States had given the Republican
control of the House and Daily
was seated.
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Meharry
Registrar
Resigns
Mrs. Emma White Bragg.
Miss Emma L. White, in pri
vate life, Mrs. Jubie B. Bragg, re
signed as register of Meharry
Medical college after 10 years of
service and joined her husband
who recently opened his dental of
fice in Daytona Beach, Fla.
A member of the American As
sociation of Collegiate registrars;
the National Associational Associ
ation of Collegiate Deans and reg
istrars, Miss White served as reg
istrar of Meharry where she intro
duced the most modern and evid
ent technics of student personnel
services. A member of the Ameri
can Educational Research associa
tion, the National Council on
Measurements Used in Education,
the division of higher education
of the National Education associa
tion, the American Association of
University professors, Miss White
developed the area of educational
research and improved technics of
student admission, advancement,
records and publications. Miss
White holds a master’s degree in
education and has done special
work at McGill university, Mon
treal, Canada. (ANP).
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