The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-27
FARM -,LABOR BLOCS JOIN
 TO CONTROL ELECTIONS
But Democratic Leaders Are Confident Benefits
 Will Be Long Delayed

Washington. Feb. 27-The thoughts of a great army of tOilers of the farm and the workshop are focused upon a conference at Chicago of progress ive-nbera1 spokesm en for union labor, agricultural and other orga ganizations bent upon "'electing the right kind of men," in this years Congressional elections.
 The formation of a ''farmer-1abor bloc'' to conserve the "best interests of the producer. the working man and the consumer, to bring about ''an understanding between all peo- pie who are genuinely interested in the public welfare" is the purpose of the conference which was called by some of the foremost leaders of or ganized labor, it was stated.
 William H. Johnston. president of the International Association of Ma chinists, and others prominently identified with the so-called pro :yressive wing of the American Fed eratiOn Of Labor who are taking an active part in the conference, repudi- ated the suggestion that they had the formation of a third party" in mind.
 Boring from Within.i'
 Tt is the intention of those par ticipating to launch movement rather for the purpose of boring from within instead of from without both the Republican and Democratic par ties in the coming Congressional pri- maries and to get behind Congress SlOna1 candidates or SlIh6r party WhO can be depended upon to serve the best interests of the common people, in either the Senate or House. they explained.
 ate and House who are regarded as Of the reactionary forces is also planned, and nationwide drive is to be undertaken, it was stated. to seat in both chambers men who "are real friends not only of the farmer and of labor but of the great masses of the people"
 We feel that the reactionary are now in control of every branch Of the Government are pursuing a policy which has already wrecked American industry and agriculture, causing widespread bankruptcy and nationwide unemployment, and which. if not arrested, is destined to destroy the fundamental principles of liberty upon which this Government was established,'' said Johnston. "We have invited to the conference men and women from all groups of American life who we feel can best express the hopes and desires of those great masses of American peo- pie who are suffering from acute economic and fnascial distress"
 ''Put Right Men Iu.h
 Put the right kind of men in Congress- is to be the slogan of the countrywide political movement the conference is to 1naugurate. IL Is planned by the labor and agfaflan leaders behind the conference to concentrate their forces in certain States where they regard industrial and agricultural interests as especial ly propitious for the election Of Sena- toriaI and Congressional candidates who can be counted upon to be en- tirely in sympathy with the kind of legislation the proposed 'farmer-la- bor bloc" intends to foster.
 An alliance between. the labor and agricultural interests would also do much to further the promised fight between the prosresSive-ibera1 and the .sreactionary'' forces in this years Congressional campaign. it was predicted. and to prevent the re- aection of a numbe of Senators and Representatives. who have opposed