African-Americans
give Clinton
'overwhelming
mandate'
The long Presidential el c­
tion camp ign i over and
Governor Bill Clinton of
Arkans i winner,
In the African American
community, Gov. Clinton'
victory is being interpreted in a
very positive manner, de pite
om grumbling that the presi­
dent-elect 'took African­
American for granted and
went after th white Reagan
Democratic uburban vote".
Bill Clinton, unlike George
Bush, attended many major
African-American annual con­
ventions,-the NAACP'
(where he and Vice President­
elect Albert Gore, made their
first major campaign speeche
before a national Black
audience and received tand­
ing, cheering ovation ) and
others, including the Urban
League, the National Baptist
Convention, SCLC, and the
National Association of Black
Journalists. And he preached a
positive message urging racial
tolerance.socialjistice, and na­
tional unity in a nation that has
been sorely divided during the
12 Reagan/Bush years.
In the final days of his gruel­
ing 13,-month campaign, Na­
tional Democratic Committee
chairman Ron Brown, an
African-American, shared the
podium with the winner, often
taking his place as speaker,
when Clinton's voice failed
him.
Brown should be given
much credit for helping the
Democra tum from presiden­
ti I losers to winners in four
short years, for providing Hie
coattails for four more women,
including Illinois Caro]
Moseley Braun-the first
Black woman-to enter the
hallowed chambers of the U.S.
Senate, and for the thrust that
pushed 16 new Black members
into the Hou e of Repre­
sentatives, along with can­
didates like Ben Nighthorse
Campbell, a U.S. Repre­
sentative who was elected as
Colorado's first Native
American Senator. Quite a job,
and a large deserving feather in
Brown's hat!
AND WHILE we are ha -
ing out plaudits, I think the
NAACP is also deserving for its
long and unrelenting fight
against lynching, the hated poll
tax in the 19305 and Jim Crow
primaries; non-discrimination
in the sale of housing in the
1940s; for equal education op­
portunities that led to the his-
, to ric Brown vs. the Topeka,
KS, Board of Education
decision in 1954, and for its
jobs, employment promotions
and its uncompromised pur­
suits of human diginity-all of
which have transformed
America and paved the way for
the election of someone like
Bill ainton.
Of prime importance were
the pre-election registration ef­
forts that were especially effec-
. live among young people.
Black American leaders, in­
cluding those of the NAACP,
across the nation, were par­
ticularly effective in registering
tens of thousands of first-time
vo .. M NAACP executive
tlirector, I personally visited 25
cities in even states to en­
courage registration.
In effect, African-
Americans gave Governor
Clmton their overwhelming
mandate to insti tute ne
policies that will improve
education, create jobs, deal ef­
fectively with the menace of
drugs. e tabli h univer al
heal thQi re, and repair th in­
frastructure of our crumbling
citie .
In the end, the African­
American community made up
its own mind and voted for th
candidate it thought would do
tl1 very best for all Americans.
And now we TV notice that
we will tay on th until the
job i complete.
,
• I H. (AP) --
Hundred of p ople, from
collectors to the curio , howed up
recently to bid on u Klu Klan
memorabilia at n event a civil
rights leader bl ted as remini cent
of I ve uction.
Among the 250 items 0 fered
were tined cotton robe and
hoods, a well ging documents
and letters from a now-defunct
Klan chapter that op rated in the
Newaygo County area in th 19205.
"It remind me of the auction of
the slave," said Glori White
Gardner, e ecutive director of the
Urban League of Mu egon
County. "I'm offended because my
ancestors lived through th reign of
terror by thi organization."
Gardner and Ted Davis, who ate
By BERNICE BROWN
Benton Harbor residents were
looking for a change and went to the
polls and cast their votes in the
. November 3, Election.
Of the 2,974 votes cast in the
Presidential Election in Benton
Harbor, Clinton received 2,760, to
President Bushs' 204.
U.S. Representative Fred Upton,
(Republican) was re-elected to
Congress defeating Democrat Andy
Davis of' Kalamazoo for the 6th
District seat.
In Benton Harbor Davis received
2,668 vote to �ton' 326.
According
City Clerk's 0 ce, this was one of
the }arge turnouts ever; in ny
. election in the City.
Some 46 percent (3,384 voters) of
the 7,351 registered voters in Benton
Harbor went out and voted.
On the four state ballot proposals
A, B, C, and D, Benton Harbor
residents rejected all four.
Proposal A, proposed to limi t
annual increases in Homestead
Property Tax Assessments and
provide separate tax limitations for
different property classifications,
received 478 for and 835 against;
Proposal B, a proposal to
res trict/li mi t the number of times a
person can be elected to
Congressional, State Executive and
State Legislative Office, received
569 yes votes in the city and 754 no
votes; Proposal C, a proposal to
exempt property from a portion of
school operating property taxes and
limit annual increases in all property
tax assessments, received 470 no 808
yes; and Proposal D, a proposal to
amend Michigan's Auto Insurance
laws, received 646 for with 724
against.
The 911 Emergency System
passed 764-469 votes.
,peopJebid
much 1,000 for robe nd
hood . The framed ch er of the
eway 0 County Klan o. 29 of
the Invi ible Empire of the Knigh
of the u Klux Kl n, d ted ept, 9,
1925, old for $3,100.
Th 250 item fetched total of
29,910, organize id.
Th items were found earlier thi
month in an ttic at a 1 O-year-old
family farm. Al 0 offered in
ep rate auction were farm
equipment and antiqu . But it was
the Klan memorabilia that drew
hundred of people to the bam
w re it wa di played. '
, 'All the emphasi is put on the
Klan stuff wh n th re' 0 much
BENTON TOWNSHIP al 0 had
a large turnout with 6,037 (52
percent) of townshlps 11,500
registered voters going to the polls.
For Township Supervisor,
Benton Township Clerk James
Boothby (0) beat out 18-year old
Mike Flory, (R) 3,422-1,824 vote.
In the race for Township Clerk,
Former Berrien County
Commissioner Willie Askew (D)
won over Chri Nearpass (R) by
3,307-1,806 vote.
Township Treasurer Ben
Mammina was unopposed and
received, 3,543 votes.
Tq 0 seats for Townshi
rustees won by all Democra •
They were newcomers, Charlej
Molt, 3,501; Leo Isaac, 3,411; and
Billy wens, 3,207. Rosie Hudson
. retained her seat with 3,209 votes.
Others seeking a seat on the
Trustee Board were, Herman Miller,
1,951 votes and Mike Poluhanycz,
1,779 votes.
Following is a total of the votes
broken down in Wards:
PRESIDENT
Democratic: Bill Clinton/Al Gore
- Ward 1,683; Ward 2, 612 ; Ward
3,532; Ward 4, 743; Absentee Vote,
190; for a total of 2,760.
Republican: George Bush/Dan
QuayJe - Ward 1,53; Ward 2. 37;
Ward 3,52; Ward 4,28; Absentee
Vote, 34; for a total of 204.
No Party Affiliation: Ross
Perot/lames Stockdale - Ward 1,
40; Ward 2, 16; Ward 3, 0; Ward 4,
7; Absentee Votes, 7; for a total of
70.
Tisch Independent Citizen's
Party: Howard Phillips/Robert E.
Tisch - Ward 1,0; Ward 2, 3; Ward
3, 3; Ward 4, 0; Absentee Votes, 0;
for a total of 6.
Libera tar ian:
Andre
lilt (i mInd me of th v
uction, I'm on no d
bee u e myance tor.
ltv. d through the reign of
terror by thi organization. "
whichi bout 40 mil north to
Grand R pid .
And on died in 19 ,and hi
KJan cb p r
th time h
married Ande on' broth f, Carl
in 1 31, and he didn't thi th
item tored in th attic were worth
much.
Fred Meijerm bought robe for
$275 and aid he would donate it
to the Gr nd R pld Public
Mu eum. He recalled how hi
father, a barber in Greenville,
re j ted pre we to join th Klan.
"I don't even li th id of
eeping the thing in my house
overnight, "he . d.
Mike Smith, an engineer, pent
nearl y $6,000 for three robes, the
charter and the group' byla .
"To start, I'm going to wear (a
robe) to a Halloween party
tonight," he aid. "M ybe I'll
make some money b ck by winning
for best costume."
- GLORIA WHITE
Th material can be traced to
Slager' uncle, Ledford Anderson,
ecretary-treasurer in 1925-26 of
the Klan' Chapter in Fremont,
Marrou/Nancy Lord - Ward 1, 1;
Ward 2, 1; Ward 3, 2; Ward 4, 0;
Absentee Votes, 0; for total of 4.
Workers League: Helen
Halyard/Fred Mazelis - No Votes.
Natural Law Party: John Hagelin
- 1 vote in Ward 4.
CONGRESSIONAL
Representative In Congress 6th
District
Democratic: Andy Davi -
Ward 1, 578; Ward 2, 556; Ward 3,
696; Ward 4, 687; Absentee Votes,
151; for a total of 2,668.
Republican: Fred Upton - Ward
1, 9a;' Ward � 62; wate!'a."81; ward A
4,39; Absentee Votes, 62; for a tola)
of 326.
- Legislative Representative in
State Legi Jature 79th District
Democratic: Robert L. Ziebart­
Ward 1, 577; Ward 2, 549; Ward 3,
694; Ward 4, 680; Absentee Votes,
152; for a total of 2,652.
Republican: Bob Brackenridge
- Ward 1,55; Ward 2, 39; Ward 3,
57; Ward 4, 28; Absentee Votes, 50;
for a total of 229.
STATE BOARDS
Members Of The State Board Of
Education
Democratic: Roman P. Bochenek
- Ward 1, 570; Ward 2, 543; Ward
3, 687; Ward 4, 682; Absentee
Votes, 143; for a total of 2,625.
Kathleen N. Straus - Ward 1,
588; Ward 2, 558; Ward 3, 700;
Ward 4, 690; Absentee Votes, 160;
Beulah Baptist to quench
'Sprititual Dehydration'
By MARY GOLLIDAY
Beulah Baptist Church will be
having their 5th Sunday Mission
program at 7 p.m., November 29.
Their theme will be, "Spiritual
Dehydration," Matt 5-13.
Mrs. Jeanne Johnson will be the
'guest peaker. Other Missions of the
city have been invited.
Rev. Willie N. Paul, Jr., is the
pastor.
Clayton Hardiman, columist and
feature writer for the Muskegon
Chronicle won first place for a
collection of columns he wrote in the
past year.
The award was announced at the
Fourth AnnuaJ American
As ocaition of Sunday and Feature
Editors Excellence in Writing
Competi tion.
Congratulations, Clayton.
Incumbent County Board
Commis ioner William "Bill" Gill
held his seat on the Board in the
election recently.
Congratulations Bill, I know yo�
will continue to wor for the people
of Muskegon County.
Carrie Carter won the election for
ister-in-Iaw, Jean Ander on,
recent} y decided to give up the
farm,
BH vot d in number .and force for
Register of Deeds. Congratulations,
Carrie, I know you will serve
Muskegon County well.
The West Shore Symphony and
Maestro Murray Gross will present
Scandinavian Delights on Friday,
November 13, and Saturday,
November 14, at .8 p.m. in the
Frauenthal Theater, downtown
Muskegon.
Tickets for 'this pair of concerts
are $18, $15, $13, � $12 with a
student and senior discount. Tickets
are available at Tickets Muskegon,
726-2400 or at the door.
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
The office of the
Michigan Citizen will be
elel ed at 5 p.m., Wednes­
day, Novem r 25, until 9
a.m. Monday, ovember
30 ..
Deadline 'for an ads and
story copy is 12 oon, Mon­
day, November 23.
ange
for a total of 2,6696.
. Republican: Dorothy Beardmore
- Ward 1,47; Ward 2, 34; Ward 3,
46; ward 4, 22; Absentee Votes, 43;
for a total of 192.
Harry Greenleaf - Ward 1, 37;
Ward 2, 1:1; Ward 3,42; Ward 4, 21;
Absentee Votes, 37; for a total of
164.
Tisch Independent Ci tizens
Party: Fayanne Kaufman - Ward 1,
No Votes; Ward 2, 4; Ward 3, 3;
Ward 4, 2; No absentee votes; for a
total of 9.
Donald Schneider - Ward 1, 1;
Ward 2, 5; Ward 3,4;' Ward 4, 0; No
a� vo • Cot a tota! of 10.
. Ubertarfan: Mmy J. Ruwart ..... I
WaId! Ir 7; WIUd' � 1, arcS 3i 3;
Ward 4, 4; Absentee Votes, 2; for a
total of17.
Workers World Partyi- William '
Roundtree - Ward 1, 3; Ward 2, 3;
Ward 3, 6; Ward 4, 6; Absentee
Votes, 2; for a total of 20.
Natural Law Party: Nancy 1. List
- Ward 1, 3; Ward 2, 1; Ward 3, 0;
Ward 4,6; Absentee Votes, 0; for a
total of 10.
WinneIS of the August-Primary
Election that ran unopposed in the
General Election are as follows:
- Berrien County Prosecutor
Attorney: Republican Dennis M.
Wiley - Ward 1, 61, Ward 2, 38,
Ward 3, 57; Ward 4, 32; Absentee
Votes, 58; for a total of 246.
Ward 4, 38; Absentee Vote ,60; for
a total of 284. ,
COUNTY CLERK
Republican Louise Stine - Ward
1,67; Ward 2, 43; Ward 3, 63; Ward
4,37; Absentee Votes, 58; for a total
of 268.
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Republican Bernice Tretheway
- Ward 1,55; Ward 2, 41; Ward 3,
57; Ward 4, 33; Ab entee Votes, 56;
for a total of 242.
Drain Commi sioner: Lowell
BruoIs �)Wud 11" ,S6; Ward 2,'I�
Wmdr&\, �;>CfI -G 1; II\bIeIl i1
Voa,155; lor a total 235.
'01umy rveyo� RepubJl�
Maurice R Rushlow - Ward 1, 54;
Ward 2, 37; Ward 3� 55;' Ward 4,32;
Absentee Votes, 56; for a total of
234.
County Commi sioner, 4th
District: Democratic Glenn
Yarbrough- Ward 1,587; Ward 2,
573; Ward 3, 720; Ward 4, 689;
Absentee Votes, 161; for a total of
2,730.
According to records from the
Berrien County Clerk's Office, tbere
was a turnout of7 4,260 voters (7227
percent) in Berrien County.
SHERIFF
Republican Bob Kimmerl y -
Ward 1, 75; Ward 2, 43; Ward 3, 68;
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