Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-22
FORW WARD.
THE NEW YORK SECTIONS
 ISSUE A CALL.

Necessity of d State Organization
 With Nearly 12,000 Votes tO its
 Credit the $. L. P. is a Legally
 Recognized Party and Must Main
 tain the Advantages of it's POsi.
 ton.
 To AM Sections Qf the s. L. ?. iu he
 .Stote of Netr York.
 COMRADEs:-We have been charged at joint meeting of the American, Ger man, Jewish and Polish Sections of the city of New York to submit to you for action the following matter:
 At the late elections the $. l.. P. boiled Ii 300 votes; that is, more than one per cent. of the vote cast in the State. According y, the party is. by virtue of the new election laws, an established and recognized party, no longer compelled to solicit signatures in order to put up candidates officially, but with power to do this simply by means of the certificate of it's repre- sentatives In order to derive the full advantage of this, the party should take d hand in the elections every year. To this end a State organization becomes necessary.
 To your New York comrades a State organization seems necessary also for the further reason that it would enable us not only to agltate more thoroughly and systematically in the future, and thereby to obtain still better results from large number of places where We have received an unexpected and good vote, and which evidently offer promis- ing fields, but also because we would thereby spread and strengthen both the Socialist movement and the organiza ton of our party throughout the State. That the agitation and organization within the State should be undertaken without delay, and that, with this end in view, we should address you so soon after the election, would be sufficiently explained by the natural desire that animates us to preserve and secure what we have won. But there is a special reason why we should forthwith take in hand the organization of the State There is a possibility, namely, that in a number of localities which will hold spring elections, our Sections will be enabled to join in those elections In such case the campaign should com mence immediately, and a central State organization would be requisite in order to concentrate our forces as much as possible and thereby bring about an effective agitation in such places. If by so doing an increase of the party s vote could be effected, such a result would not only rebound to the benefit of those local Sections, but it would also encourage the whole party, and would thus be the very best preparation for the Fall elections.
 The above named Sections therefore request you to take action, as soon as pos sible, upon the following proposals and to communicate the exact result of your vote to the undersigned:
 1) Shall there be formed a State or ganizatiOn?
 9 Shall, as a step in that direction, a State Committee be established imme- diately and consisting of members?
 3 Shall the seat of the committee be in the city of New York, and shall the committee itself be chosen by the Sec tions of this city in joint meeting as- sembled?
 A If not New York, what other city shall be chosen as the seat of the Com- mittee?
 The first three questions have been answered in the affirmative by the Sec tiOns in the city of New York. We propose the city of New York as the seat of the State Committee, for the reason that New York seems fittest thereto not only because of it's present existing connections and its facility tC establish new ones, but also because of the greater number of politically ex' perienced comrades resident here.
 With regard to the organization of the State, the adoption of rules and regula tions. the provisions for funds, etc., the State Committee itself could call fOl further votes. This, nevertheless, wt consider it important to avoid all delay in the matter of putting on foot tho practical agitation.
 We request that the result of tht voting be reported to Benj. J. Gretsch ? E. 4th street, New York.
 Fraternally,
 The American, German, Polish and
 Jewish Sections of New York,