The Detroit Tribune

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B. Bryant Examination Set Friday

Golee Bristoe Bryant, successful Democrat senatorial nominee in the Monday Primary election, will appear Friday for examination on charges of embezzling $2,600 from his former partner in real estate business before Recorder's Judge Joseph A. Gillis.

The 44-year-old conductor of the radio program, "Brisk with Bristoe," stands to lose his seat if he is convicted because of a recent bill passed by the Legislature which banned seating
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All-Race Slate Named
Primary Election

two-for-one deal was in the State of Michigan as handed the Negro segments A results of a grand slam Pri- mary election Monday. Instead of retaining one sen- atorial seat in State Legislature, election of two race senators was assured in an unprece. dented move when voters in Detroit's Second and Third dis- tricts elected an all-Negro slate on both party tickets. trict. and Charles ( Diggs Jr. dise jockey. in the Second Dis- banner were Bristoe Bryant. radio Winners under the Democratic who succeeded his father in the Third Distriet. Young Diggs won opponent with a Io0o majorit; while Bryant topped his nearest sily with a 4.000 vote majo:itv

Bryant
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of State Congressmen who have been convicted of a felony.

.Bryant was arraigned before Judge Gillis last Suturduv on a four-vear old warrant obtuined in 1947 bv Rollin II ckett It was served last Fridav three days before the Primarv George Bashara Brvant'- at- tornev. declared that the serving of the warrant was a "Dirty Po. ltical Trick." and curetioned the action as legitimat. since the firm has been disband.d and such a long delay was t kon to secure Igal action. Brvant's victory "as su'n ivin in that he defeati tetorn fo mer Senator Anthony W.lkow ki who had been urited in th present term by the Senate for having a prison reoid-as a prac- tical vnknown politician. He is the bu-ines partner o Leroy G. White popular disc jockey. who urgd Brvant to run and publicized his candidacy on his "Rockin' with Leroy" air show.

GOP
Victors

Carrying the GOP banner will be Frederick E. Byrd, accountant and attorney, Second- District; and Robert L. Ward. Common Pleas Court bailiff, Third dis- trict. Bryant's victory was surpris. ing in that he defeated former Senator Anthony J. Wilkowski who finished third, in h. own backyard as a relativciy un- known candidate. Wilkowski and Diggs were un- seated by the Upper Chamber last month because of their pris- on records. Wilkowski was sen- tenced for participating in a fraudulent state election recount in 1935, while Diggs Sr., s served a prison term for bribery con- spiracy while in the Legislature. Defiance To Senate Seated in the Senate three times after his conviction. Wil- kowski ran in defiance of the Legislature's refusal to seat him. Diggs Sr. chose to run his son In his stead. Bryant is scheduled to appcat for examination Friday after be- ing arrested and held on bond on a four-year-old warrant charg- ing embezzlement of s2.60o from his former partner in a real estate deal. His law ver. George Bashara, claimed the arrest was a "dirty political trick." Young Diggs successfully evad ed disqualification last Wednes. day when a Circuit Court judge "uled that a charge that Diggs did not le in the district of which he sought office was made too late by plaintiffs and there- fore jeopardized all Third Dis- trict ballots. Some 30.odd candidates wee in the Primuy race