The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE JUNE 18th
CONVENTION

New York, April I'm view of
the great interest in the Third Party
Convention which will be held in st.
Paul on June 18th, and the many de-
mands for information relative there
to, the following statement was given
out today by Mr.. J. A. H. Hopkins,
one of the National Committee hav-
ing charge Of the Convention ar
rangementS:
Everybody interested in politics is
discussing the new party movement.
Ex-Governor Preus of Minnesota is
emily one of the many political OBJ
servers who admit that the new party
will carry at least enough states to
throw the presidential election into
the House of Representatives. Re
alizing this, the Demo
cratic Party leaders are working
overtime to misrepresent the char
acter and composition Of the new
party.
The National Farmer-Labor-P Pro-
gressive Convention in st. Paul June
18th, while perhaps the indirect out
growth Of the progressive revolt in
1912, is built upon a very different
foundation
The 1912 movement began in a
political personal controversy at the
top; while the new party of 1924.
founded upon the economic issues
which require political expression, is
built up from the bottom. 1t is a
political amalgamaticn of the eco
nOmlc political commercial, and pro-
fessional organizations from Maine
TO California which have subscribed
gram.
This program strikes at the Abol-
htlOn of Special Privilege, and adj
vocates: (a) public ownership of rail
roads; OBJ control of money and
credit by the people. through gov
eminent and cooperative banks: (c)
public control Of natural resources;
id) preservation of civil rights guar
ahJeed by the Constitution; (e, pre-
Fentlon of judicial abuses.
The statement that this program
saVorS of communism or that the
movement will be controlled by COM
munists is absolutely false.
All partisan or nOnpartisan far
mer, labor, commercial and profess
slonaI organlZatlons-natiOnal state
or lCcal-whether political or ecOnOr-
&c, have been invited to join this
movement, but only those which sub
scribe to the above platform NAV
participate in the June 18th Conven-
ton.
1T is incorrect to state that this
movement is of an Independent rath-
or than new party character. Every
organization and every delegate who
participates In our Convention will
be pledged in advance not only to the
platform already adopted and the
nomination of candidates endorsing
TINS platform, but also to launch
nationally the new party already es-
tabhshed in many states.
Senator LaFOllette, who has con-
sistently fought Special Privilege
since he first entered the political
arena, IS our logical candidate. He
viii undoubtedly be nominated on
June 18th unless his health forbids.
But this movement is not built
around any personality, and if the
Senator is unable to take on the
strain of campaign. another stand
ard bearer will be nominated.
1t IS not surprising that rumors
have emanated from Washington
that LaFollette is unsympathetic to
our platform. But such rumors are
absolutely without foundation. The
best evidence of this lies in the fact
that every plank in our platform is
included in the official LaFollette
Platform.
1T is not true that the Call for
the June17th Convention has been
signed only by few irresponsible or
carnations. It has the official sup
port Of the Farmer-Labor Parties of
Minnesota, South Dakota, North Da-
kota, Washington, Montana, and els
where, the Progressive Parties of
Nebraska Idaho, Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA.
New York, and New Jersey, the
National Progressive League of Mis-
souri,. and the Federated Farmer-La-
Dor Party. It has also been endorsed