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| Press Service or the National Association FOR THE Advancement or Colored People j. e. spingarn President 69 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE ALGONQUIN 4-6548 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Mary White Ovinoton, New York Baltimore Carl Murphy Los Angeles Dr. H. Claude Hudson New York Hon. Herbert H. Lehman Boston Joseph Prince Loud Dr. J. A. Somerville Ella Rush Murray Charleston, W. Va. T. G. Nutter Memphis R. R. Church John E. Nail Chicago Jane Addams New Haven George W. Crawford Arthur B. Spingarn Clarence Darrow New York Lillian A. Alexander J. E. Spingarn Cleveland Hon. Harry E. Davis Rev. Hutchens C. Bishop Charles H. Studin Detroit Hon. Ira W. Jayne Dr. W. E. B. DuBois William English Walling Hon. Frank Murphy Rev. John Haynes Holmes Dr. Louis T. Wright Indianapolis F. B. Ransom James Weldon Johnson Northampton, Mass, Florence Kelley Dr. William Allan Neilaon IMMEDIATE RELE ASE WALTER WHITE Secretary ROY WILKINS Assistant Secretary HERBERT J. SELIGMANN Director of Publicity Philadelphia Isadore Martin Richmond Maggie L. Walker Springfield Rev. G. R. Waller Topeka Hon. Arthur Capper Washington Nannie H. Burroughs Hon. James A. Cobb Charles Edward Russell EXTRA!11 2 GOVERNORS ACT ON LYNCHING8 ON MESSAGES FROM N.A.A.C.P. New York, Dec. 12.- The Governors of two states in which there have been recent lynchings, Maryland and West Virginia, are giving assurance of prompt and vigorous action to apprehend and punish the lynchers, in response to telegrams sent by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Governor Albert C, the N.A.A.C.P. in response to Ritchie o: its recent Maryland writes to telegram: "The State authorities are talcing they can to apprehend the perpetrators of the all measures Wi11i am s 1ynch- I enclose you editorial from this morning's Baltimore mg. Sun, summarizing the situation in the matter are concerned," so far as the steps I am taking The editorial reveals that on December 5, Governor Ritchie" ordered the Attorney-General to prosecute the members of the Salisbury mob which had lynched the Negro, Matthew Williams." Concerning Governor William G. Conley, of West Virginia, T. G. Nutter of Charleston, member of the N.A.A.C.P. National Board of Directors, telegraphs: "Governor thoroughly aroused over dastardly crime and is making a thorough-going investigation. Three brothers under arrest and have confessed their participation in the crime, A special grand jury may be called and number indictments are expected to be returned. Governor answered your wire today. Letter follows. The committee waited on him today." |