The Washington times., 1920-04-19
Creenpoint Man Made Tenn
porary Chairman.
BROOKLYN LEADING SPIRIT
Name Adopted Is "American
Constitutional Party"

Delegates representing twenty As
sembly districts in Brooklyn. Queens
and Manhattan, as well as sections
outside of the State Of New York.
met yesterday in this borough ana
formed the basis OF an organisation
which they intend to spread to every
part of the country. with tho avowed
purpose of Thinning william Ran
dolph Hearst for President OF the
United States.
A temporary organization. was Of
fected, which seiscted Ias its head
Thomas ]. Mahoney, Of Greenpoint'
the president of the National Ameri-
canization League; Miss Rosiynd
Durham and Mrs. Katherine Dolan as
vice presidents; Thomas kohlwelss'
of Queens County, as secretary;
lanes F. Barry, OF Long Island CITY
SIS treasurer, and a campaign COM
no.ttee of one hundred which Is 10
teein at once the work of organizing
in six states.
The founders OF this movement
have decided to call themselves the
American Constitutional party. ana
they have adopted as an emblem 10
20 upon the ballot "a cooked nat.
typical of tho American Revolution
,ry period. Their motto Is 10 De,
Restore the Constitution ana pus
toe Government back IN the hands OF
sne people"
Hearst. according to the pioneers
of this movement, is the man for the
sob. and they are going ahead 10
secure thousands of signatures 10 pc.
titions demanding that he come OUT
and head the movement and make
the run for the Presidency at inc
head of a third party.
The movement is said to be the
outcome of a petition which was CIR
cuiated several days ago by Junen
Il Thomas, formerly a leader OF the
Drogress!ye party in Brooklyn, and
st one time editor OF the Progressive
-Sews. the official organ of the party
which named Roosevelt In 1917.
The Appeal to Hearst.
In his appeal to Hearst. which was
quoted widely throughout the coun-
try, Thomas said:
1--WE ask you, Mr.. Hearst to lead
our cause, tho peoples cause. The
people have learned, from bitter ex-
perience, that the platforms OF the
old parties are rich in promise, but
barren of results. They know that
;he captains that command the polit-
ltal party ships, be they Democratic
or Republican, sail by the same chart
"a chart that guides ever to the ports
Of special privilege and private gain.
"We want you. with the magnin-
cont machinery of publicity at your
command. to come out and show how,
through unpardonable neglect OF civic
,,uty. the people have allowed those
privileges and prerogatives, so dear
10 a free and Independent citizenry,
40 be stolen from them, how the willy
politician has lulled them to indit-
ference by the siren song of party
regularity: how political party organ
jyation has lifted men from jail to
freedom, from poverty to affluence;
betrayed the public, but kept faith
with special interest.
1--WE want you to show the public
what a sfmpleton IL has been; how
IT'S streets, transportation systems,
mas. water. public necessities OF all
sorts, have been given away or sold:
how the political boss and crooked
financier have grown wealthy at the
peoples expense"
Thomas, then, in = series Of state
nents, reproduces what he considers
80 be the leading grievance of the
people throughout the country, and.
at the same time, cites the alleged
facts that while he sees no hope in
the Democratic party on the one hand,
the Republicans, believing they have
a walkovcr in the coming hEht' are
beginning TO put forth a reacttcnsry
candidate who will be moro OF a pup
ret for the interests than any man
who ever sat In the White House"
Predicts Greatest "CIesn-ur."
n. declared that profiteers through
out the country are beginning TO get
r.sSv ser the ereatset cleanup In