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and Mrs. Robert Gray. Photo by Jimmy Carter
Black Republicans
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black voters into its ranks.
While the Republican call toarms
ison a wave length that appears to
be beyond the antennas of the over
whelming majority of African
Americansin the state, this year, a
record number of blacks have en
tered the political arena flying the
Republican banner — 21 is the
number.
According to a recent public re
lations dispatch from the Republi
can National Committee, Georgia
leads the nation in the number of
African Americans that have quali
fied for public office as Republi
cans. The feat caused Republican
National Committee co-chairman
Patricia S. Harrison to announce,
“the beginning of the next Repub
lican wave that will sweep across
the country.”
The fact that so many African
Americans showed a willingness
to run as Republicans indicated
that the GOP’s New Majority
Council had succeeded in its stated
goal of bringing more minorities
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into the party, Harrison noted.
But Teresa Jeter Chappell, presi
dent of the Black Republican
based, Republican Vanguard,
called such a claim appalling.
“The Republican National
Committee’s New Majority Coun
cil will use this kind of effort to
proclaim a victory for inclusion,
however, we as African American
conservatives know this is sym
bolism over substance,” Ms.
Chappell said.
According to Ms. Chappell, the
Republican National Committee
and the Georgia Republican
Party’s efforts amount to little
more than tokenism and suggested
that when it comes time to work
for the election of black Republi
cans, they find they are usually on
their own.
“As the leading black Republi
can organization in the state, our
experience and information show
that Republicans’ efforts have not
been fruitful.”
In fact, Ms. Chappell states, it
was the unwillingness of the Re
publicans to take recruitment of
African Americans seriously that
On Friday, May 15, the Stoney
Medical, Dental and Pharmaceu
tical Society and the Augusta Con
ference of African American At
torneys celebrated the first annu
al scholarship gala to benefit area
studentsenteringthe medical and
legal professions.
Hundreds gather to hear Sena
tor Charles W. Walker deliver the
keynote address.
The organizations announced
the establishment of four schol
arships.
led to the formation of her orga
nization, which she calls “the lead
ingblack Republican organization
in the state.”
The organization has its own
candidate training center called
the National Center For Leader
ship Training and Recruitment.
Black Republicans know or should
know, that most of them will not
win in the fall, Ms. Chappell said.
“We must be honest about their
chances of winning,” Ms. Chappell
said. “Politics is about two things:
raising funds and getting votes
that equals to a victory on election
day.
And while that day is not around
the corner, it is coming, Ms.
Chappell believes.
“Our strategy for winning over
the black vote will not be done
over night,” Ms. Chappell said.
The preparation needed to recruit
and train candidates to qualify for
office takes time, but it will come
in the end she said.
Goldie M. Taylor is among the
Black Republican hopefuls. A suc
cessful businesswoman and politi
cal organizer today, just six years
ago, she was homeless and on wel
fare. According to Taylor, being a
black Republican is not for the
feint hearted.
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M.D., served as the emcee
for the evening.
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“It’s tough,” Ms. Taylor said.
“You get it from both sides.”
Because they are on strange
ground breaking political bread
with blacks, white Republicans are
not used to seeing African Ameri
cans vy for leadership, Ms. Taylor
suggests. And on the other side of
the fence, many black Democrats
often view black Republicans with
suspicion, if not contempt.
But sleeping with the Republi
cans makes sound political sense,
Taylor says.
“This is becoming a two-party
state and we need to be in both
parties,” shesaid. Additionally, she
points out that the Democratic
Party has not done all it could for
blacks, especially in state con
tracts.
Arecent editorial in theAugusta
Chronicle suggested that the
Democratic Party in Georgia was
losing ground because it was be
coming too liberal. What it really
meant was the Democratic Party
was becoming too black.
Perhaps Ms. Chappell was “on
the money” when she decried the
tokenism promoted by the state
and national Republican hierar
chy. Do Republicans really want
black involvement — en masse?
Don’t count on it.
M ETW Briels
“Church ladies”
On the afternoon of Sunday May,
17, Myrtle Peggs complained that
twowomen arrived at her Wheeless
Road residence and claimed they
were with Hillcrest Church. She
invited them in and began a conver
sation in the living room.
Miss Peggs stated that one of the
women went to use her restroom.
The woman stayed in the bathroom
for about 10 minutes. Her compan
ion walked down the hallway to tae
restroom to tell her friend it was
time to leave.
The two women left in a tan car.
Miss Peggs later noticed that the
women had gone through her
clothes in her bedroom. Missing
was a white gold wedding band with
six diamonds, a white gold engage
ment ring, a gold dinner ring and
other jewelry worth about $8,500.
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Woman’s dog is
poisoned in yard
On Saturday evening, May 16,
Melinda Bently reported to authori
ties that an unknown person en
tered her backyard and placed a
bowl containing a small amount of
antifreeze. That night, Miss Bently
let her dog out. The dog became ill
late that evening and died the next
morning. Ms. Bently stated that
she had been having problems with
a neighbor who had threatened to
poison the dog in the past. After
taking the animal to a veterinarian,
Miss Bently was informed that the
dogdied of kidney failure asa result
of consuming an unknown amount
of anti-freeze.
Woman attacked
and beaten, .
Late Saturday night on May 16,
Heather Miller stated that Phillip
Hardgrove punched her in the face
and stomped on her foot with the
heel of his foot. The man also
slammed her against the wall sev
eral times, she reported. Richmond
County authorities observed that
Miss Millers lip was bloody and
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bruises covered her foot. Officers
obtained ; mnm:y Mr.
Hnrzow or un
der Family Violence Act. He
was arrested and taken to jail.
attacked, robbed
Saturday night, ebout 11 p.m. on
May 16, Virginia Yonce stated that
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unknown man ran towards her. He
grabbed her by the neck and stuck
an unknown object into her back.
He told her he had a gun and would
shoot her if she didn’t give him her
money pouch, took out $54 in
and fled on foot.
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with man’s child
Thaddeus Chisley stated that his
ex-girlfriend, Lavern McNeil, was
watching his child while he went to
thedoctor, When he returned home,
the woman and the baby were gone.
He said he received an anonymous
call that the child was at the King’s
Inn Hotel on Peach Orchard Rd.
When authorities arrived, they
found the baby in the room with a
strange woman. The woman stated
that Miss McNeil had come with
the baby, then left to go to the store
and never returned. The baby was
returned toMr. Chisley at the scene.
Mother, daughter
On Sunday May 17, about 6:45
p.m., Donna Harris stated that she
was involved in an argument with
her daughter, Ife LaTonya Harris,
who attacked her. According to Ms.
Harris, she tried to defend herself
with a plastic baseball bat, striking
her daughter on the left side of her
face. LaTonya punched her mother
in the face and arms. When Ms.
Harris attempted to flee, she fell in
the mud and scratched her knees.
Police noticed scratches all over
Ms. Harris’ arms and reported that
her face was also swollen and red.
LaTonya was arrested.
Compiled from Richmond
County Sheriff's Depariment
reports by Christy Allen
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