The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

SMALL HACKERS
FACE EXPULSION
FROMF.-L-. PARTY
Fitzpatrick Is Placed in
Unhappy Position

Contradictory statements, charges
and counter-chafges are flying around
in the utmost confusion as the result
of the Endorsement of Governor Small
for the April 9Th primaries, bv the
leading trades union officials and some
Of the executives of the Farmer
Labor Party. Those implicated in the
inconsistent situation are trying to
squirm to cover with denials and
voluminous explanations. All are
agreed, however, that the predicament
OF John Fitzpatrick, who violated the
constitution of the Farmer-Labor
Party by indorsing Small, is far from
a happy cNe.
May Mean Expulsion.
Two members of the executive
board of the Farmer-Labor Party
Cook County branch, have allowed
their names to be used in circulars is
sued by the Len Small for Governor
Wage Farmers Campaign Committed
Thus we have the Contradiction Of
John G. Clay and sChas. f. Wills.
members of the executive board Of a
party whose constitution prohibits al
lance with any othA- capitalist poll
ticians or parties, acting On a commit
tee with other labor LEADERS," which
IS In charge of the Lien Small for
Governor Wage Farmers League"
Arthur Olsen, also a member of the
executive board Of the Farnner-Iabor
Party, admitted, when interviewed bv
the DAILY WORKER, that this stu
atlon VIII have to be thrashed out at
the next executive board meeting.
and may lead to the expulsion Of
some of those acting for Small.
Il don't see how member of the
executive board of the Farmer-I,abo
Party can indorse Small or any other
candidate" said Olsen. "Our con-
stltution expressly states that no
member may indorse a candidate af-
filiated with another party. Certain
ly those endorsing Small are incon-
sistent and are violating the Farmer
Labor Party constitution"
Why Use A Goat, Fitz?
BY common consent, Thomas Nc
Cabe, secretary of the Cook County
Farmer-Labor Party, seems to have
been made the goat in the frantic eff
forts to save the face of John Fitz-
patrick, E. Nockels, and the others
who have allowed their names to be
linked with Small in the primary cam
paign.
Despite the fact that John Fitzpat-
rick admitted to the DAILY WORK
Elk that a newspaper clipping men,
tlonlng him as a signer of commune
cation endorsing Small, was correct.
those who are trying to save the stu
alton declare Fitzpatrick has not vio-
lated the ruling of the Farmer-Labor
Party against participation in the pri-
mary.
But it was definitely stated at the
Small campaign headquarters, 30
North Wells street, by Ike Volz, sec
rotary of the campaign that, John
Fitzpatrick, NockeIs, and all the
labor leaders of the city have come
out for the governor"
Clifford Ernst, of the Rodriguez
Ernst, Illinois Farmer-Labor Party.
gave the DAILY WORKER the fol.
lowing written statement: 1.-THE Farm
er-Labor Party of Illinois is not re-
sponsible forth statement of Thomas
McCabe, who pretends to speak as
secretary of the Cook County Farm.
er-Labor Party. His efforts 20 I'M
pugn the motives of all the leading
trade unionists who have warned the
people against the possible nomina-
ton Of Essington in the Republican
primaries and who are therefore
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