Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-11-14
ENCOURAGING
FOMATION OF THE THIRD
PARTY NOT DECIDED
National Progressive Committee to
Meet in Washington to Call a
National Convention
(By Federated Press)


Washington-Keep up your organ
ization!
That was the tacit decision reach
ed at the meeting of the Washington
group of the national committee of
the Conference for Progressive Poli-
tical Action, which met in the board
room of the Machinists building in
Washington on November 6 to con-
slider winding up the affairs of the
presidential campaign.
Johnston, Keating, Manly, Marsh,
Holder, Mrs. Mabel Costigan and
Isabel Kendig were among the mem
bers present. They reviewed the sit
uation as disclosed by incomplete re-
turns from the field, and their tenta-
tive conclusion was summed up by
Chairman Johnston in the statement
that 100000 votes were sufficient
warrant to go straight forward "to
restore public ownership of the gov
ernment"
La Toilette received 100000
votes! Is there anything discourage
ing in that? Compared with the T.
100000 votes received by the Demo
cratic candidate, with the solid South
behind him, La Follette's vote be-
comes impressive.
Like the rock of Gibraltar, Wiscon-
sin stands the leader today of the
progressive States of the Union.
Next on the roll of honor are those
States which cast more votes for La
Toilette than for his Democratic op-
ponent. California leads the van with
100000 for La Toilette against 10O,-
OOO for Davis. Idaho gave $4,000 for
La Toilette and 10000 for Davis;
Iowa, 275,000 for La Toilette and
$4,000 for Davis; Minnesota, 412,0OO
for La Toilette and $4,000 for Davis;
Montana, $4,000 for La Toilette and
$4,000 for Davis; North Dakota, 94,-
900 for La Toilette and $4,000 for
Davis; South Dakota, $4,000 for La
Toilette and 10000 for Davis; Wash
ingtOn, $4,000 for La Toilette and
$4,000 for Davis. Why should labor
be discouraged with these figures?
Labor's candidate received a half
million votes both in New York and
IN Illinois, while in our own Ohio he
achieved the supreme success, carry
ing the sixth city of the country,
Cleveland, receiving a vote in that
city alone approaching the 100000
mark.
The fact that the ticket polled one
fifth of the total vote has not, how
ever, impressed Senator Wheeler the
vice presidential nominee, with any
enthusiasm. He feels that the defeat
OF so many progressives in the house
and the narrow escape of Brookhart
In Iowa registers an Indifference on
the part of farmers and wage work
ers throughout the country to their
own defense against predatory special
privilege He says the most heroic
work done in the Progressive fight
was performed by veteran radicals
CHIEFLY Socialists-and that without
thelr work the campaign would have
gotten nowhere. The creation of a
new party will depend, in his opin-
ion, on the development of a sense of
responsibility among trade unionists
in general, and among the masses of
the farmers, for the common defense
OF the interests of the wealth-produc-
ers. That common acknowledge
ment of responsibility for sacrifice
and service was not shown in the rec
ent struggle. Instead, thousands of
local leaders stood inert, and MANY
went over to the G. o. T. on salary.
None of the Progressive spokes-
men concede that congress will be in
the control of President Coolidge and
his boss, andrew Mellon. They pre-
dict that within the ranks of the Re-
publlcans just elected will be found
enough rebels to maintain the pro-
gressive balance of power, and that
the most that Mellon can accomplish
Will be a deadlock of legislative ac-
tlon during the coming two years.
The {. P. P. A. national committee
Will meet in Washington December IL
to draft the call for the national COR
yention which will be held late in
January to consider the formal
launching of political party. Until
that convention nothing will be done
to- extend the existing organization
OF national, state and local commit
tees