.,, MF D P Congressional Challenge of All LOCAL AFFAIRS Mississippi Representatives- and SNCC Campaign e ln the East Bay, a group of musicians At the Regional SNCC Conference in over the Christmas holidays, circulate is presenting five evenings of chamber music. Each concert will be devoteQ. to San Francisco November 14-.15 discus­ petitions to the constituents of each con­ different: aspects of the chamber music sion of possibilities of reducing Missis­ gressman asking the congressman to sup- repertoire. The first concert of sonatas sippi's· representation in the House of Iport the resolution and the challenge, Representatives via enforcement of the form delegations of citizens to see the and ensemble music for flute, cello and clarinet will be performed by Lucia Yates Fourteenth Amendment Section 2 was • congressman personally and urge him to enthusiastically received,. and we have 1 support the resolution delaying the seat- (flute), Phyllis Luckman (cello), Eugene now received details from Mississis ­ ing and swearing in of the Mississippi Turitz (clarinet) and (pianists) Jean s jppi Freedom Democratic Party and ' representatives. Margen, Sharon Polk and Claire Shallit. National SNCC on the specific congres­ The grounds of challenge in this case It will take place on Saturday, January 23, at the home of Jean and Sheldon sionai challenge which FOP will make to are so fundamental, and the figures of Margen, 1521 Hawthorne Terrace, Ber­ the seating of ALL the Mississippi rep­ the Mississippi FOP's election so clearly keley (turn left 4 blocks east of Oxford resentatives on the grounds that Negroes indicative of the flagrant denial of the on Cedar). Guests are invited to arrive were unconstitutionally denied the right vote to Mississippi's Negroes, that those at 8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served to vote 'in the primary and general elec­ 'I clail;Iling seats in the House of Repre- and the program hegins at 8:15 promptly. tions of 1964. sentatives from Mississippi on the basis The concerts will benefit SNCC, do­ FOP will challenge and contest the i of the 1964 elections should not be allow- nations are from $1.00 to $25.00 for each. ·seats of all the Miss issippi representa­ ed to sit pending the outcome· of the con­ tives pursuant to Title 2, United States ! gressional challenge. The following four Saturday evening Code, Sections 201 through 226. This A fact sheet on the statutory challenge concerts in the series will take place statutory challenge was filed by giving and information on the resolution to delay February 20 - string quartets and duos notice in writing. to the Mississippi mem­ the seating of the Mississippi represen­ for strings, flute and bassoon - at bers of the House and members-elect tatives on opening day of Congress will the home of Mt. and Mrs. Luckman, on December 3, 1964. Under these stat­ be available at each of the West Coast 668 Fairmount Ave., Oakland; utory provisions relating to contested Friends of SNCG offices. Friends of March 20 - trios for violin, cello and elections, all those served must answer SNCC groups should call public meetings piano - at the home of Ephraim &. the notice, either admitting or denying to explain, dramatize and publicize the Barbara Kahn , 2709 Claremont Blvd., the facts alleged by FOP, and serve a congressional challenge and- the resolu­ Berkeley.; copy of the answer upon the contestant. tion not to seat the Mississippi repre­ April ! 7 - ensemble music for flute w1thin 30 days. sentatives. As many members of each and strings and woodwind quintet - The statute provides that in all con­ community as possible should become a t the home of Mr. &, Mrs. Robert tested election cases there shall be ninety informed and write or visit the con­ Sicular. 84 2 Mendocino, Berkeley; days allowed for taking testimoney. This gressmen in addition to the SNCC delga­ May 29 - a recital of violin sonatas testimony may be taken at two or more tions. - at the home of Justin Shapiro, 39 places at the same time. Returned summer volunteers should Domingo, Berkeley. ·The testimoney will be .taken in Mi.s ­ accompany SNCC delegations and other For information and reservations, call sissippi in January and February and groups to visit the congressmen. A list tt)e East Bay F riends of SNCC, 655-95,45 Friends of SNCC groups should give of the California congressmen, by dis­ or Phyllis Luckman, 652-9821. publicity to the challenge and urge public trict and party follows: •In the Mid-Peninsula, beginning with figures to go to Mi ssissippi tor taking 5 Burton (D); 7 Cohelan (D) ; 9 Edwards the New Year. all people will be per­ of testimony on the denial to all but a (D); 18 Hagen (D); 34 Hanna (D); 2 J ohn­ sonally contacted by the newly establish­ token number of Negro citizens of Mis­ son (D) ; 4 Leggett (D); 15 McFall (D); 8 ed Friends of SNCC chapter, from new sissippi of the right to vore for rep­ Miller (D); 3 Moss (D); 16 Sisk (D); 37 headquarters at 180 University Avenue resentatives in 1964 . Van Deerlin (D); 14 Baldwin (R); 1 Clau­ in Palo Alto. Before the testimony begi·ns however, sen (R); 6 Mailliard (R); 38 Martin (R); e Hegionally representatives frafu· •he a resolution will be introduced in the 12 Talcott (R); 13 Teague (R); 35 Utt local Friends of SNCC to the Newsletter House of Representatives on the opening (R); 36 Wilson (R); 11 Younger (R). All committee will meet early in 1965. Watch day of Congress, January 4, 1965, asking of the above except for Martin, Utt and the inter-office MEMO for meeting Jate. that the chailenged Mississippi members Wilson voted for the passage of the Civil ln the meantime local chapters might no: be seated or sworn in until the House Rights Bill of 1964. To all those congress­ consider suggestions for improving the rules· on the election contest after all of men who voted for the Civil Rights Bill it Newsletter. Suggested so far: each re­ the evidence is in. should be pointed. out that the seating of resentative take on the assignment of Northern Friends of SNCC groups must tvlississippi representatives is inconsist­ reading a southern newspaper or national begin immediately to make appointments ent with the 14th and 15th .Amendments periodical and abstracting or reviewing with their congressmen in each district and the Civil Rights BilL NEXT PAGE civil rights items for the Newsletter. CONTINUED political upse.ts that may have-repercus­ West Coast Conference.­ sions beyond s.tate lines. "In Alabamq. , . Reference materials for swdy: 1961. ·voters were not able w vote for the OVER 750 CONVENE United States Commission on Civil Rights Democratic (presidential} candiqate, but SNCC's first westco~sn;opference, held Report P!l V9tiilg, t~les on Mississippi chose between the Republican c~ndidate ·on Noyember 14_.15 in San Francrsc.Q, ~y cOilnties; PJ?· 272-277; 1963 U. S.Com. ~ and a slate o:t.-tinpledg~d . electors .Ci:Pn- drew 0 ver 750 people into ~ weekend of mission (l!l 'Civi·l Rigf,its Report. statl:stics· trolled by.. Governor George Wallace. discussion and prpgram plani)i'ng, on Mi:ssisljlippi voter registration, p.34 · Governor Wallace was leit With the Ala- Bob Moses, SNCC- .staff worker and and list of suits flle!i by United States. bama Democr;1~s in the shambles 'of aRe- director of the Mississippi Freedom Proj~ Department·ot·Justice Til Mi-ssissippi on publican sweep Which, in ·tfie election of. ect, w~s the cen~er of tlie ·conference, discrimi.natoty registration and election five freshmen Republican congressmen, serving as the main speake.r, panelist practices, under 42 United States Code des.troyec! nearly a cennrry of .seniority and resource person. A:mong localfigures Sectiof! 196l(a), pp. 43-49. Also perti­ for three conservative Democrati-c con- who participated in con~ererrce workshops nent: gressmen, and put the GOP in charge of were Assemblymen Willie BroWn anc! T!i.e United States Court of Appeals ten county co!lrthouses. Probab1y only in Mervyn Dymally; political analyst Hal for the Fifth Circuit took judicial notice his battles agains~ school desegregation Dunleavy: jazz colUmnist Ralph Gleason; of the fact that "Mississipp\ has a steel­ has Governor Wallace served better the attorneys Peter Franck, Joe Grodins, bard inflexible, undeviating official policy cal!se he was against." . · J" ....ffi!:fn on and Ed . rer . , ~raiser of segreg3;_tion" in U.S. v. City of Jackson, In Mississippi; the report continues, the Lou Stein;. political leader Nancy Swa 1 ·318 p._2d l (1963). "U.S. House viCtory of a conservative - businessrr!.e.n Hal Light and Gus Ravetz; publican un.Se.at~ one of ~\J.e Democra s' and community leaden> Sue Bierman atJ.d ul t:r: a~ conservatives of long-standin Naomi Lauter.- Representative W. A.nhur Winste;td (op­ .IVIl~~spj::lk.E~UI!&.f>r1~om· ement posed by Mrs. ·Fannie ·Lou Hamer in the in Mississippi as an avenue fur people ElECTION RESULTS IN Freedom Party eampaign,) an irony re­ "to dete:rmine t!J.eir own lives." He de­ peated in severl!J, of the· southern upsets." scribed how Freeqorr! schools an\! the IHE SOUTH ANALYZED From these ang o.ther election res11lts Freedom Democrati~ Party are giving On Noyember 15 the Southern Regional reported, t.Qe Southern Regional Couneil people the organizatronal mearis to· do Council re1eased a report on ''What Hap­ make$ a few general observations: this - and "the sense of community" pened in the Sout!J?" in this year's elec~ "1.