Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-23
LaFOllette Named
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ley delegates. representing the far
mer group moved over in a body to
TIE radical conference called by
Johnston"
This conference Mr.. Littleton said.
did not content itself with the pro-
gram of depriring the supreme court
Of the ultimate power to determine the
constitutional act of Congress. but
they included also the acts of the leg
s'atures of the various states"
Significant Sequence
at is strikingly significant" said Mr.
Littieton, that within four months
after this declaration Senator LaFol-
lette declared his intention to intro
duce constitutional amendment which
would enable Congress by the repas-
sage of an act held unconstitutional to
make that act the supreme law of the
land. 1t is even more significant -
that the day after that the
American Federation of Labor at Gin
1innati endorsed the LaFollette pro-
posal."
Mr.. Littleton then traced the gradual
consolidation of radical organizations
and mentioned by name some of the
prominent leaders.
Hand Of Johnson Seen
Meantime" said Mr.. LittIeton. "an-
other organization known as the Peo-
PIES Legislative Service had been ac-
tive. Its organization dates from the
year 1920. Its president is LaFollette.
and it's secretary and treasurer is none
,ther than Mr.. William II. Johnston,
the :hcf of the conference for Progress
Sive political action. the chairman Of
the national committee director of the
Civil Liberties Union, member of the
council for the League for Industrial
Democracy. the defeated Socialist cam
didate for governor of Rhode Island"
Referring to meeting called by Sem
ator LaFollette. Mr.. Littleton said
This meeting was we'll timed, for
the Peoples Legislative Service, work
ing with the conference for progressive
political action. were concerned about
giving LaF'ollette a position of control,
if possible, in the Senate
Some with Court Records
Mr.. Littleton quoted from state de-
partment records ard other sources
concerning action taken by various
radical groups and declared some of
the men behind the movement had
court records. He mentioned Jay G.
Brown. "who served two years for
hurelarizing with a gun" He said an
other man identified with the move
mert was Joseph Pogany. alias Jo-
seph Lang. alias John Pepper former
Austria revolutioniSt.
"Ptprer, this unmistakable Red Com
munist. was one of the members of the
Communist convention ard the first
national convention which was raided
at Bridgeman, Mich, on August q,
1872" said Mr.. Littleton
Mr.. Littleton then attempted to
show by circumstances" that the
pretended exclusion of Communists at
the conference held in December. 1922.
at Cleveland, was a sham and that
these Communicate forces are diligently
aiding the other revolutionary forces
which brought about the nomination
of LaFollette and Wheeler"
Referring to an article written in
the October, 1923. number of the Lib
orator by Pepper about "the LaFol-
lette revolution" Mr.. Littleton said
while it does not appear that La
Toilette or Wheeler inspired this ar
ticle. or that they were aware OF Its
publication 1t would not have
been difficult for them to discover
that their candidacy originated IN
and was promoted by a combination
of the revolutionary elements in the
United States whose object is the
overthrow of its institutions
Il do not say" said Mr.. Littleton,
that Senator LaFollette had an
dorsed the Soviet government OF
Russia out l do say that son-
sidering the source Of his candidacy.
the means by which it was brought
about, the confederated agencies
which runfrom the cellar OF the COM
rnunist through the back room OF the
socialist into the parlor of the paci-
fist. that Senator LaFollette has not