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Supreme Court — Part 20
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8-1. Supreme Cour Court Decision
Upholds Texas Negro Vote Ri
‘S By John Meldon_ - \
a "Delivering one of the severest blows ever suffered by the political.
N feudal overlords of- the entire South, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8
. {fe 1 decision yesterday upheld the constitutional right of Texas Negroes
to vote in the Democratic primaries.
Justice Stanley Reed, who delivered the decision, declared that the
an against Negroes partici-
pating in the primaries was a
violation of the 15th Amend-
ment, Lone and bitter dis-
senter in the 8 to 1 ruling w
Justice Owen J. Roberts. ,
The case attracted um-
versal -attention throughout
Southern states, fgr in the high
court deciaion e Texas case—-
known as ee primary case”
the politicarfiture of a whole gang
of Texas anti-Roosevelt, anti« .
Teheran Congressmen hangs fire. -
Among these notorious notables are a
essmen Martin Dies, Richard {
(greatest wner in
America), Hatton Sumners and .
others of similar stripe. ~
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STICE OWEN D. ROBERTS | Yesterday's court decision was‘
J JUSTICE STANLEY REED JU WEN D brought the high court by \
: on Writes Decision © ~ a fe E. ith, Houston Negro, ,
a who t the Democratis
Party of -Texes hed been
federal constitution and den:
ing. Negroes their right to vote fi.
_ primaries solely, because '
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