The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
THIRD PARTY MOVE
STARTED IN WEST
Several States Will Send Del
legations to Chicago Con-
ventiOn Set for July
NORRIS URGED TO LEAD
Effort Will Be Made to Draw
Southern Drys Into the
Movement

Results of the old party nation
al conventions have strengthened
the movement for third party
ticket, and there will be strong re-
presentation from a number of
western states at the convention
which is to meet July 10 in Chica-
go, it was announced today.
Senator George w. Norris, of
Nebraska, is being urged again to
permit use of his name as cam
didate for president, and indica-
lions are favorable for his ac-
ceptance in the opinion of Joseph
A. Poirer, of Minneapolis, secre-
tary of the committee which has
called the convention.
Senator Norris was to be met in
Lincoln today by committee from
the third party organization, con-
sisting of H. A. Grosbeck, Charles
c. Shirley and Farley P. Christen-
son, who was the farmer-labor can
didate for president eight years
ago.
After the Kansas City conven-
ton this committee interviewed
Senator Norris, who did not give
a decisive answer and it was agreed
they would see him again after
the democratic meeting. Now that
Senator Norris has expressed his
dissatisfaction with the Houston
platform, it is thought he may be
in a favorable mood to lead new
national movement.
Chief issues of the new party,
Mr.. Poirer predicted today, will
be government control of water
powers, and farm relief.
ssNeither of the old parties took
definite stand on farm relief" he
said, "nor on Muscle Shoals, the
Boulder Dam, and the power trust.
The time is ripe for a battle on
these issues" Prohibition will not
figure in the Chicago meeting, ac-
cording to Mr.. Poirer's view.
Whether Senator Norris agrees
to take the nomination or not, the
new party will have ticket, it is
declared. Plans are being made to
send number of delegates from
local organizations in Minnesota,
though the state farmer-labor par
ty is not committed to the move.
The national farmer-labor party
which had called a convention 70.
meet May II in Milwaukee, called
| it off and :niced in the plans for
tie July ~ ,.eeting. The Jcfer
sor Lincoln League, an caste n or
ganization, Is to ave a meeting IN
Chicago July 9 to plan par1 pa
ticn.
South Dakota IS promising 10
send 100 delegates, according to
Alice Lorraine Daily of Mitchell.
The progressive party of Idano is
having a state convention to send
delegates. Representation also g
promised from Montana, North Ia
kota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Illinois and from several cas- sr.1
states, including New York and
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Poirier is going to Chicago
Thursday evening to taKe :Ealge
of preliminary arrangements for
tie convention, which IS % meet
here July 10.
Although the convention nami-
rally is that of the proi,ibitioi
party, efforts Lave been made to
combine the strength Of all those
factions whic, fail to find in the
democratic or repub'ic:.c Mat
fo1ms the E. omises Tn - desire.
Farmer-la5or and Other groups
have been asked to be represented.
The Jefferson-Linco,n I.eo~1e Of
which James A. Edgerto1 Of WASH
irgton is president, was ore of
those organizations invited TO CO.
operate.
The names of William G. Nc
IAdoo, former Senator Robert L..
Owen Of Oklahoma ard David G.
Ro,e who was comm .acner CT
internal revenue under President
] Wilson, were being mentioned in
connection with nominee for the
presidency of the United States.
ID. Leigh Colvin. national chair
man Of the prohibition party said
that ga prominent democrat" from
the south was under consideration
| for he nomination..
| Colvin indicated that the prohi-
b.. or. arty and the Antisaloon
League were not in accord on the
question of proper political pro-
cedure in the approaching CAM
lpaign The Antisaloon League, he
said, would not participate in any
plan for organization of a third