The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
MASSACHUSETTS
C.P.P.A. EvADES
A LABOR PARTY
Contention RePudiates
Independent Action
BY JOHN ]. BALKAN.
Especial to the DAILY WOrker.l

BOSTON, Mass, August 16.
The convention of the Massa-
chusetts Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action, which
met here Sunday, Aug. 10, 1924,
at Franklin Union Hall, and
was attended by about $50 dele
gates representing such bodies
as the League for Democratic
CO ntrol, Committee of 49,
Socialist Party, labor unions,
met to endorse LaFoIlette's
ticket and proved that the claim
of the yellow socialist poll
ticians, that the LaFollette
movement will eventually bring
a Labor Party, is nothing but
bunk.
Everything went along pretty
smootly, the convention listen
ing to Chairman Clark's open
ing address in which he said
1T h e present progressive
movement is a movement of all
forw blocking men and
women of all shades of political
belief, united in bond of serv-
ice, men with great hearts who
exalt flesh and spirit over dol
lars and cents"
Thanks Capitalist Press.
All committees were appointed by
the chairman with the exception of
the campaign committee, which was
selected by a committee appointed by
the chairman. A number of resolu-
tions were introduced, including the
Endorsements of Senators LaFollette
and Wheeler, indorsing the platform
adopted by the national conference of
the c. p P. A. at Cleveland, July 4,
and the list of LaFollette electors
given out by Chairman Clark. Sent
greetings to the Grand Army of the
Republic, and thanked the capitalist
newspapers of Boston for their fair
ness to the Massachusetts progress
sive movement and for their generos-
ity in giving them space.
Another Betrayal.
Everything went along smoothly
until the resolutions committee re-
ported a resolution recommending |
that state convention be held Nov. |
80 to consider the advisability of |
forming a state labor party in Massa- |
chusetts. Delegate after delegate
took the floor, claiming to represent
labor, and said that if this resolution
passes it will harm our united action
and that they came there to work for
LaFollette and Wheeler and don't |
want anything else. Those who de- |
Tended the resolution did it in cow
ardly fashion, without openly declar-
ing for labor party, but pointed out
to the delegates that the resolution
did not mean that they were really /
pledging themselves to form labor
party, but merely asking for con-
ference to discuss the advisability of
forming labor party on Nov. 30.
The New England organizer of the
socialist party, Mr.. A. Weisboard
said.
1--WE have been promised a labor
party ever since we are with this con-
ference, since 1922, and always this
thing is postponed"
The socialist attorney, George E.
Roewer, Jr., who is the campaign
manager for LaFollette in this state,
appealed to the delegates to put all
differences of opinion aside and to
work for LaFolIette. The resolution
was finally amended after one hour
and a half of debate to read:
THAT a conference shall be called
Of all organizations affiliated with the
Conference for Progressive Political I
Action in Massachusetts to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of forming perma-
nent political organization"
The resolution was passed in this
form.
George Roewer appealed for the i'm
mediate raising of fund of $4,000 |
and received $50 in cash.
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