Evening star., 1922-12-11
NEW POLITICAL ERA
DECLARED DAWN|NG
Conference of Farmer-La-
borer, Non-Partisan and
Others Opens.
NOT FOR THIRD PARTY
Progressivism Declared and Voting
for Right Men" Regardless
of Party Faith.
By thu Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. December IL
The two-day conference for progress
sive political action opened here to-
day with representatives of labor.
the farmer-labor and national nom
partisan league groups. prosress'Ves
and socialists in attendance to map
out q policy for present and future
political action.
Most of the opening session was de-
voted to the reading Of reports. ap-
pointment of committees and the an
nual address of William H. Johnston.
international president Of the ma
chinists' union and president of the
conference.
New Hope Seen.
Farmers and labor have discovered
their joint power through the pri-
mary and there is now hope that
our political and Industrial future Is
safer than 1t ever was before" SAID
Mr.. Johnston.
Our first experiment is ended and
our first preliminary skirmish on pc
half of equal and exact justice mas
declared. summarizing the recent
elections Through you. as result
Of the efforts made by your associates
and neighb. RS at home. the American
people have spoken most empha''-
calIy. -
ION November the stored up
wrath Of the people vas let loose
against the so-called captains OF IN
dustry. the freebooters. prohteers.
plunderers and political puppets OF
the discredited Harding adm'nistra-
tion. On that day American citizens
voted more intelligently than they
ever did before.
Prominent Leaders Present.
Approximately zoo delegates from
nearly every state in the Union.
mainly accredited delegates of inter-
national labor organizations and ma
tionaI farm group. attended. Among
the prominent leaders here are War
rem S. Stone. president of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers; d.
B. Robertson, president Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen; Sidney Hillman, New
York, president of Amalsamated
Clothing Workers; Edward Keating
of Washington. editor: Morris Hill
quit. New York. member national
committee Of the socialist party: Ben
iamin c. Marsh. Washington, Farm
ers' National Council; J. q. Brown.
Chicago, national secretary farm
labor party; Fred e. H2%e: 1 New
resenting the National Partisan
League, and representatives of the
United Mine Workers of America, the
brotherhood Of Boiiermakers. order
Of Railroad Telegraphers and tine
Womens Trade Union League ;,,
Each international organization vii!
have three delegates. In the case OF
a roll cali vote. however. instead OF
voting by delegates. each orsaniza-
tfon will be allowed one vote for each
10000 accredited members
No Third Party Contemplated.
Prior to the convening Of the con-
ers said that the formation of third
political party was not contemplated.
Mr., Johnston said that I'VE are COM
mitted to the principle that the pri-
mary is a distinct institution and that
1t Is intended as a means whereby
voters can place their candidates in
nomination, and We intend to use our
power in the primaries to nominate
the right men. regardless OF political
faith" 1t was said, however. that
some of the rank and file were strongly
in favor of third party movement.
Demand for the primary nomination
of candidates in states where there Is
no primary is made in the annual re-
port Of the national committee of the
conference. which states that through
the primary ballot progressive candi-
sia tos can be nominated" The commit
tee declared that in those states where
The primary law does not exist a de-
1nand for the enactment of such a law
should be made on the incoming legis-
latures; in states where the law Is de-
fective efforts should he made to per-
feet them and that efforts Of big busf-
ness and politicians to abolish or
devitalize the primary should be de-
feated. In summarizing the achieve
lnents Of the recent election the report
states: ut has brought together the
industrial workers and farmers and
their common economic
and political interests. and that they
can and will unite their forces in the
political Held" and "it has given dig
nifty and standing to the progressive
that it has never had be-