The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-21
PROCRESSIVES
 FOR ROOSEVELT
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 the odds overwhelmingwly in favor of outright endorsement of tho Roosevelt Garner ticket. The first organized liberal move against Leiike'S candidacy end in defiance of Father Charles D. Coughiin's Nas tional Union for Social Justice which has endorsed the union party ticket, was made this week bY Cl- son. He telegraphed Senator Robs ert M. L:gollette, progressive, Wis., consin, cossponsor Of the progressive conference, that the 1e30 choice icy between Mir. Roosevelt and Cover nor Landon. H0 spoke kindly of Lenike and Father Coughiin. But he insisted that Liberals must unite in 1886 to Te-elect Franklin Rccse- velt."
 Never Be Forgiven
 If we liberals" llO continued, "by splitting our vote place Landon 1n office we will have performed ail act for which we never will Do for. glven."
 Olson will not Dc present ct the Chicago meeting but the LaFollOtte brothers, Senator Robert and dov. ernor Phil, are expected to pledge the Wisconsin progressive crgeniSGs ton to the New Deal. This alliance, with Mir. Roosevelt however, will not extend much beyond November. The executive board of the farmer labor progressive federation Of Wis. consi1 and the farmer.labor party of Minnesota announced this week that they had merged toNereate "a unified national SArmer.iabor party for the congressional campaign of 1898 and the presidential campaign of 1040."
 Berry Labor Party
 There are other Independent lib- eral labor or progressive organiga. tionS or the Roosevelt band wagon now with every intention of dis- mounting next year. Maj. George L. Berry'g labor non-partisaa league was organized to boost the New Deal in this campaign. But ln It's August conference in Washing. ton the league established itself on 6 permanent basis and pointed di. Fectly toward formation of Q labor party for 1888 and 1e40.
 John L. Lewis committee for in- dugtrial organization is directly con- cerned with organizing the mass production industries for union Ia- bor, beginning with steel. But 1t has political implications and, in Lewis, feared of large political pos. abilities.
 LaFolIettes stand By
 The LaFollettes are standing by for an opportunity to expand. It ig evident they do not consider io36 to be opportune. Until Olson's ill- ness he was Q 1040 presidential pos- sibiiity, assuming that either of the two major parties failed to survive the 1886 campaign wars. Strategy of these minority group leaders is based on the belief that party rec alignment iS inevitable and that there will be on opening in 1040 for a liberal party, embracing the 100 per cent democratic New Deal- CTS, labor, progressives, farmer. laborites and whatever following Lemke may attract.
 If Mr. Roosevelt were reelected the conservativ edemocrats, such as Senators Garter Glass of Virginia, Willard D. Tydings of Maryland, Royal 8. Copeland Of New York, and many others, probably would be compelled during the ensuing four years to withdraw formally from Q New Deal-democratic party. The i040 liberal-progressive-New Deal coalition would be erected on the foundations of the two Roosevelt administrations with new faces at many control points.