Democratic News. Published at Newberry, S.C. By: Alan Johnstone, Candidate for U.S. Senate. Subject to the Democratic Primary Election. Vol 1, No. 1 [caption title]

[Newberry, S.C., 1948. Very good.. 4pp., on a single folded sheet. Evenly toned. A contentious and racially-motivated political campaign leaflet in which Alan Johnstone, a white candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, lambasts James M. Hinton, secretary of the Negro Citizens' Committee of South Carolina for pointing out recent comments made by Johnstone criticizing the appointment of federal court judge Julius Waties Waring, who was sympathetic to African American Democrats. Hinton himself was an African American Democrat, which Johnstone does not seem to welcome. Johnstone reprints two letters sent to him by Hinton interspersed with his own commentary criticizing Hinton, with certain bold-faced, all-caps phrases such as "THIS STATE MAY NOT BE INVADED" and "CARPETBAG GOVERNMENT," pointing out that "Hinton was born and educated in NEW YORK." Johnstone also writes that he believes the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution "were adopted in violation of the Declaration of Independence." After more criticism, Johnstone concludes: "Let Hinton's suit be answered by Democrats of all races at the ballot box. I know he does not speak for the white Democrats, I doubt if he speaks for negro Democrats. I believe he will be rebuked by all Democrats." OCLC records just three copies of this work, at Indiana State, Duke, and the University of South Carolina.