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Socialists Seek Backing Of
Several Groups for 1882
Candidate.

) Plans for interesting labor groups
fraternal organizations and various
sother political bodies in forming q CO.
salition for a third-party ticket along
ssocialistic lines to support candidate
for President of the United States ir
1882 were discussed at meeting Of the
National Executive Committee of the
eSocialist party in the Hamilton Hotel
yesterday afternoon.
For this purpose, it was pointed out
the representatives Of various organiza-
lions have been invited to attend del
egates' conference in Milwaukee June
f19, 20 and 81 next, to express the views
of their organizations on the subject OF
forming such coalition.
It was the idea of the committee yes
terday that the coalition would be prin-
.cipally in the form Of a party organ
ization Of the various groups rather
than to rally around any individual
candidate.
The third party would be formed to
stand for the major issues upheld by
the Socialist party, 1t was said. Among
these issues are unemployment insur-
'ance, iye-day-week work schedule
with a six-hour day as means of re-
lieving unemployment, and old-age
pensions.
Plans also have been made for the
gathering Of some 16 peace organiza-
tons in New York some time this
month, the date to be set later, with a
view to working out detailed plans for
promotion of international peace. The
date for this meeting was discussed
yesterday, with no decision reached.
These and other subjects were to be
discussed at business sessions through
A. IT, - - IL =.
hers of the National Executive CONF
THE National Press Club auditorium by
the Victor L. Berger National Founda-
ton. u
Rev. Eliot White, New York pastor,
who was at odds with Bishop Manning
of New York over the question of
Judge Ben Lindsay addressing a group
there some time ago, is to be the prin-
,cipal speaker at the dinner meeting.
Charles Edward Russell, author and
journalist, who is in general charge of
arrangements for the dinner, also Is
Scheduled to speak
The National Executive Committee
spent a greater part Of the afternoon
in endeavoring to work out details Of
plan for unemployment insurance which
the party intends to back in the 1882
presidential campaign.
Policy Committee Named.
Plans were announced for using col
iege students, to be sent out in pairs
throughout the country to distribute
socialistic literature, this work to start
in several months. Plans also are I'M
der way for distributing somewhere be-
tween 100000 and 100000 booklets
describing various phases of socialism,
It's philosophy and progress, it was
made known.
The committee appointed a commit
tee on policy 10 decide on items to be
in the party's platform, and a commit
tee on organization and campaign for
1882.
1t is composed of Morris Hillquit,
national chairman OF the Executive
Committee; James Oneal and Jasper
McLevy. 1t will consider the prohibi-
ton question, although it is held likely
by members Of the National Executive
Committee that prohibition will be left
entirely out Of the 1882 platform Of the
party.
The Committee on Organization and
Campaign Is made UP Of Mrs. Meta
Berger. widow Of Representative Ber-
ger Of Wisconsin,; Daniel w. Hoan,
mayor of Milwaukee, and Clarence SEN
Tor. national executive secretary OF the
organization. All the members OF the
two committees are members OF the
National Executive Committee.