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Collins Warns
Charges Hurt
Racial Amity
TALLAHASSEE -IP-- Gov.
LeRoy Collins charged yesterday the present campaign for governor, with its over-emphasis on the segregation issue, is breaking down race relations
in Florida.
"In recent weeks, since the
start of the campaign I am frank to say, I have observed a dangerous deterioration in our racial relations generally,"
Collins said. "Over the years, we have built up mutual respect and confidence between the white and colored races, but it now appears we can lose all this progress. as the extremists and radicals on both sides wage their irresponsible
war.
Collins, a candidate for reelection, made the statement in opening a conference here on segregation. The governor, who has done little campaigning and made only one speech on segregation, launches his campaign officially tonight in a statewide television address from West Palm Beach. He will round out the week stumping in Dade and Broward Counties.
LOWRY CHARGES
Sumter Lowry, who has
made segregation the sole is- sue in his campaign for governor, aired his views in Wauch. la last night, accusing Collins of being "weak" on the issue and challenging him to call a special legislative session immediately to adopt the doctrine
of interposition.
Farris Bryant discussed campaign financing in an address over an 11-station radio network from Jacksonville. Bryant, who said he had been offered financing by gamblers and other sordid interests, spoke on the theme, How Elections are Bought."
Former Gov. Fuller Warren
continued a hand-shaking and stump tour of populous Dade County where he said he already has contacted thousands of voters personally.
Collins, in his appeal for a sound approach to the segregation problem, cited several instances of the racial breakdown, including the report from Florida A&M. [Negro] University that white citizens have quit attending their Sunday vesper services. WHITES INTIMIDATED "Fear of being labeled integrationists ha s intimidated them into staying away," Collins declared. He also said the practice of employing Negro police officers who over the years have "rendered excellent service is now being con-1 demned as integration."
Radicals and extremists are criticizing the pardon board for commuting a Negro's sentence from death to life imprisonment b"he said, "and a Tallahassee television station received a barrage of angry pro tests because a group of Negro singers, participated in a program all by themselves.' Lowry told his Wauchula audience Collins has "tried to dodge' the scgregation issue. In a speech earlier at Lake Wales, he charged Collins favors "gradual integration, but it trying to get on the segregation bandwagon for the duration of the political campaign."
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Collins Warns Charges Hurt Racial Amity TALLAHASSEE -IP-Gov. LeRoy Collins charged yesterday the present campaign for governor, with its over-emphasis on the segregation issue, is breaking down race relations in Florida. "In recent weeks, since the start of the campaign I am frank to say, I have observed a dangerous deterioration in our racial relations generally," Collins said. "Over the years, we have built up mutual respect and confidence between the white and colored races, but it now appears we can lose all this progress. .as the extremists and radicals on both sides wage their irresponsible war. Collins, a candidate for reelection, made the statement in opening a conference here on segregation. The governor, who has done little campaigning and made only one speech on segregation, launches his campaign officially tonight in a statewide television address from West Palm Beach. He will round out the week stumping in Dade and Broward Counties. LOWRY CHARGES Sumter Lowry, who has made segregation the sole is-sue in his campaign for governor, aired his views in Wauch. la last night, accusing Collins of being "weak" on the issue and challenging him to call a special legislative session immediately to adopt the doctrine of interposition. Farris Bryant discussed campaign financing in an address over an 11-station radio network from Jacksonville. Bryant, who said he had been offered financing by gamblers and other sordid interests, spoke on the theme, How Elections are Bought." Former Gov. Fuller Warren continued a hand-shaking and stump tour of populous Dade County where he said he already has contacted thousands of voters personally. Collins, in his appeal for a sound approach to the segregation problem, cited several instances of the racial breakdown, including the report from Florida A&M. [Negro] University that white citizens have quit attending their Sunday vesper services. WHITES INTIMIDATED "Fear of being labeled integrationists ha s intimidated them into staying away," Collins declared. He also said the practice of employing Negro police officers who over the years have "rendered excellent service is now being con-1 demned as integration." Radicals and extremists are criticizing the pardon board for commuting a Negro's sentence from death to life imprisonment b"he said, "and a Tallahassee television station received a barrage of angry pro tests because a group of Negro singers, participated in a program all by themselves.' Lowry told his Wauchula audience Collins has "tried to dodge' the scgregation issue. In a speech earlier at Lake Wales, he charged Collins favors "gradual integration, but it trying to get on the segregation bandwagon for the duration of the political campaign."
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