Evening journal., 1920-09-11

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Connelly's Friends in New
Party After Being Bar
red by Democrats
LEAGUE
AND PROHIBITION

Disgruniled Democrats OF the Tenth
ward. who have been more or less
peeved over the treatment accord d
William NJ Connolly by the Demo-
cratic City Committee In refusing IN
allow his name 10 be filed as can
dldale for State senator at the re-
cent primaries. met at he Woccacoe
FIRE Company headquarters last
night and organized
Delegates were present from every
ward 10 the city and temporary or
ganizatOn was effected by tn. cleo
ton or James MallOy as chairman
and William Loughrey, secretary. II
Is understood that Mr.. Connolly Is
keenly interested In the new organi-
~ tlon. Another meeting viii be held
az the Weccacoe Co house on next
Friday night to perfect the organiza-
ton.
Mr., Connolly announced today that
ne would De a candidate for state
senator on The new ticket which VIII
nave TO be filed by petition. In dis
cussing the proposed ticket today Mr..
Connolly said There are hundreds Of
voters who This year do not care TO
vote either the Republican or Demo-
] cratic ticket. We viii make the bed
Of me new party soft enough for
them 10 fan in"
AT the meeting next Friday night
when The .organlzation Is perfected 10
IS likely That the blcket will also be
Farley p Christensen. presidential
candidate on ten National Former.
Labor party ticket. and Max Hayes.
Nlce-presidential candidlle. will be
endorsed, and 10 is probable The
| platform Of the Farmr-Labor party
VIII be endorsed In full. An effort
! VIII b. made 10 have one or both OF
these men address meetings In VIII
/ minglOn.
The following statement was issued
/ by Temporary Chairman M8llOy fol-
lowing last nights meeting:
"The object OF this meeting Is TO
organize a political movement In op-
/ position 10 both tho major political
parties, and 10 formulate set OF
principles, both national and local,
/ and support them al The general
election: and TO vote for candidates
for the respective ofil0os, who, II
elected. VIII carry out In every detail
the fun intent OF every plank in The
platform.
The paramount principles upon
which we will establish ourselves
arc as follows: We will wage a
most vigorous and ulrelcntng cam
paign against the League Of Nations,
especially against Article X, we will
use oil our energy to defeat that in
famous measure. fostercd BY Demo-
Gratis. known as the Smiih-Towner
Educational Bill the sol. object OF
which is TO undermine the right of
liberty guaranteed use by the Decla-
/ lion OF Independence and The bill OF
rights OF our local and national con
stitutions. by taking from the people
their right OF jurisdiction over thcil
own private schools; we will fayo
lhe government ownership Of al
railroads. oil fields and an natura
resources now being coralled by ih
trusts and unscrupulOus prontoers
We demand that the President b
elected bv popular vote. and faVo
: the initiative and referendum; w
VIII exert ourselves with the great
est OF force, force without a stint
against the political organizations o
both parties, and check at ever
election the INSCRIPTIONS scheme
! OF the gang; We Will make a unto
EFFORT 10 ihWarl the un-Amcrical
J i9clics Of the Democratic party In 10
anarchisiic and BOlshcVik method
b Of undermining the foundations Of on
b. liberty. thereby destroying the YER
, essencs OF our republican form o
| government by commission Of act
, Fin direct violation OF The primar
, election law and establishing as
precedent. or rule, OF the Democrati
! party. the right Of outlawry an
- like common bandits denying IN
- right OF a voting citizen his privilcg
of being candidate on the primar
ballot. We ask, II these outlaw
), would 20 so far among lhemselN'
}. how FAR would they go TO throttl
lhc win OF the people and depriN
Them OF their vested and conshtt
ilonal rights should they be given u
n Tho organization proposes invitir
the women 10 participate In the Ind
pendent party movement and plM
FOR their cooperation VIII b. worki
d. out at the next meeting.