Editor Warley Leaves Republican Party Editor Of Louisville News Sends Resignation To Mr. Chesly H. Searcy JOINS LINCOLN INDEPENDENT PARTY FORCES William Warley, the Editor of the Louisville News, who for a number of years has been regarded as one of the best writers and most loyal young champions of race rights, and for two years the holder of a position in the local Republican organization as "Special Investigator", working from the Sinking Fund department, today handed in his resignation to the local party head, and at once joined the forces of the Lincoln Independent Party.
Though Mr. Warley's resignation was not looked for at this time, and no doubt comes as a surprise to many, those who know him best have never doubted the fact that he is first of all a race man, and of the type that can be depended upon in any emergency, notwithstanding the circumstance--the sacrifice; the consequence. The launching of the Lincoln Independent Party calls for men, and Mr. Warley is among the large number of men and women who have readily answered the call.
In Local Politics.
For a number of years, Editor Warley has taken a part in local politics, though he has been a persistent fighter within the party for a fair and square deal to the Colored party constituents; faithful and loyal as a Republican, and has served it well both at the polls and in advisory capacities.
In 1919 he was a candidate for the State Legislature from the Tenth ward against Dr. Louis Ryan, white. He and his leaders waged one of the hottest campaigns in local history; several well known speakers were brought to the city to arouse the Colored voters to their sense of duty, in the Tenth, as ward in which the Colored votes outnumber the white nine to one. Mr Warley lost the fight, but he and his friends charged fraud and intimidation of the Colored voter at the polls by white workers with the backing of the party bosses. The charges were carried to the courts, but again the decision went against Mr. Warley. The position held by Mr. Warley as Special Investigator was the culmination of the fight, however, and for two years Mr. Warley has been one of the most valuable assets the party had.
His Resignation.
Mr. Warley's resignation in the form of a letter to Mr. Chesley H. Searcy follows:
September 1, 1921. Mr. Chesley H. Searcy, Chairman Sinking Fund Comm., Louisville, Ky. Dear Mr. Searcy: I am handing you herewith my resignation as "Special Investigator" in the Sinking Fund Commission. I do so to save you from embarrassment and myself from humiliation. It would naturally be embarrassing for me to be continually criticising the administration and holding ai office under it. On the other hand it is humiliating to me to try to defend it when the thoughtful elements of my race are wise to its shortcomings and are bitterly opposed to its policies. There will be an open revolt against the party this fall on the part of the thoughtful element of the Colored people. The non-appointment of Colored men to office in any fair proportion to their vote and loyalty; the installation of "jim-crow" signs in the public parks, the opposition of the organization to Wilson Lovett, Colored candidate; the multiplicity of dives and boot-legging joints--all have left a bad taste in the mouth of a thoughtful, progressive Colored people. I am allied by all the ties that bind, to that element Their cause is just and I cast my lot with them.
Personally, our relations have been cordial and you have done certain individual favors for me. In return I have been loyal to you and the organization, keeping you in touch with the temper of the Colored people, and if suggestions I made had been regarded, this revolt would not be on your hands today. Often I have called attention to matters that I warned you would eliminate the Colored vote. Protests made by me on behalf of the better element of the Race have been ignored. The insulting, prejudice breeding signs in the public parks were only taken down at my earnest insistance that they would hurt the ticket, but Colored people are bitter that they were ever put there.
Frankly, I had hoped to be able to go through this campaign without any fight, with its bittel culminations and recriminations. But come what may, without any heroics, without any fourflush, I cast my lot with the thoughtful, progressive, respectable element of Colored people, convinced that the interests of my Race are above party interests and even my personal welfare. Respectfully yours, WILLIAM WARLEY.
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[photo cut out] Mr. William Warley Editor of The Louisville News.
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Editors leave for Chicago.
Editors William Warley, of the Louisville News, and I. Willis Cole of The Leader, left for Chicago last night on business with the Associated Negro Press in connection with the News and Leader anniversary celebration. Editor Cole will be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Robinson with whom he lived for several years in the Windy City.
Mrs. M.C. [Bowles?] the East End Undertaker, has been confined to her room for the past ten days suffering from a street car accident at Fifth and Walnut Sts. At this writing she is improving slowly. Her [many?] friends wish ler a speedy [recovery?].
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Dr. Lattimore Makes Public Statement "I brand as a deliberate and malicious lie a certain rumor going around [illegible] I made a statement that no cook, nor washerwoman were wanted at the dance given in honor of the National Medical Association, that not only did I not make such a statement, but that no such statement was even though of by me, as it was the sincere desire, not only of myself and the Falls City Medical Association that all of the citizens of Louisville regardless of their different vocations meet in the Armory last Friday night in one Grand Reception. Therefore there was only one qualification, a $2.00 admission ticket. There were no invitations sent to any one. An advertisement ran in the Louisville Leader and Louisville News for three weeks inviting every one to be present. To verify the same I asked Mr. Sylvester Hurley to invite all of his dancing class to the Armory on last Friday night which he tells me he did If you will read the Louisville News or Leader of two weeks past you will find an article there written by me where I invited every one to the Armory to spend a social evening with our visiting doctors. I regret very much that after twenty years spent in this city I am called upon to defend myself against such a rumor as I have always thought the greater number of my real friends were among what was called or what might be called the laboring people and just here permit me to say that this race of ours should never think of big or little Negro, working or non-working people. There are only two classes as I have been able to observe, the good and bad of our race. We all work and must as a race for years to come, therefore why think of a working class or a big and little Negro, when we all work and the person who cooks or cleans the streets canbe just as honest and good as the person who practices medicine. In fact it is the sprt of the age, not what work you happen to do, but what you are yourself and what you do to make the world better and to people happer; therefore ltt not any enemies whose only object is to stir up strife and hinder the progress of the race by such rumors deceive you. I have tried in every way to find the originator of this rumor but have failed as is always the case with rumors started to injure certain individuals or causes. I therefore make this public denial so that those who do not know me will know it to be a deliberate falsehood. I am sure my friends could conceive of no such statement as being made by me." I therefore dismiss the matter with this public statement. (Signed) J. A. C. Lattimore.
Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Flack are spending their vacation with the doctor's parents in Alexander, N. C. The annual family reunion was held this week.
Lincoln Independent Party Organized; Race To Put Full Ticket In Field Taxation Without Representation Opposed By 50,000 Negroes RESENT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S ATTITUDE The Lincoln Independent Party will put a complete city ticket in the field from Mayor down, in the November election. The organization of the Lincoln Independent Party is the culmination of months of bitter resentment against the Republican party, both local and national. The party managers for months have been sounding out sentiment and it was ascertained that many old line Republicans among colored people could not be induced to vote the Democratic ticket, but they were enthusiastic about putting out a straight black man's party ticket. This same movement has been rapidly gaining ground in other cities all over the United States; in Virginia quite recently they having put out a complete State ticket from Governor down.
The organization of the Lincoln Independent party has been completed; the General Committee meeting has already been arranged, for it is planned to call a Lincoln Independent party convention on or about the middle of September. The party managers [cannot?], of course, expect to capture [one of?] the higher offices, but it has [been ascertained?] that thousands of Colored people will vote for a [Colored?] man for Mayor and the other city officers, as a long awaited opportunity to express their bitter resentment and disapproval of the treatment accorded Negroes in Louisville by the local Republican party. The managers of the Lincoln Independent party confidently expect to capture ten or twelve important offices in the city government.
Candidates will be offered for Mayor, Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Jailor, Coroner, Tax Receiver, City Treasurer, City Auditor, Clerk of Police Court, Park Commissioner, Senators, Representatives, Aldermen, Councilmen, Magistrates and Constables.
Candidates for these offices have already been partially selected and the list will be completed at a committee meeting this week. As soon as their acceptance is secured, their names will be published.
It is conceded that Negroes of Louisville hold the balance of power here as between the Republican and Democratic parties. The local Republican party, particularly under the leadership of Chesley H. Searcy, is accused of being a "Lily-white" party entirely. Colored people are convinced that the local Republican party counts on their blind support no matter what treatment is given them. This has been true heretofore, but the colored people have determined that if they are to be responsible for putting the local Republican party in power, that proper recognition must be accorded them in the city and state government. In putting out a complete Independent ticket, it is expected to draw Colored voters by the thousands away from the local so-called "Lily-white" Republican party. Colored people unquestionably can elect 8 or 10 Negroes to city officers and if the result expected this year does not teach the Republicans a lesson, thousands of them have indicated that in the next election they will support the Democratic ticket outright.
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Editor Steward says much
In the Primaries for nominations by Republicans held last week in this state colored candidates were unsuccessful as far as we have learned except the fact that in nearly every case Colored Republicans outnumbered the other groups. In Danville two Colored councilmen were nominated by large majorities and they will no doubt be elected evincing the fact that there are some localities which recognize the wisdom of nominating and electing Colored men to office even in Kentucky. Race solidarity in politics in this state whether wise or unwise, is threatened by the attitude of party leaders by the determination to eliminate Colored men from official recognition by the party of their choice. Their votes are needed in most cases [to?] bring success to the party at the polls and if they should resent this hostility by refusing or neglecting to vote for the nominees of the party it would not be surprising and should not be censured. 
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