The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-10

MllWaukee's Socialist Head
Encouraged by His
REELECTION.
BY WILLIAM II. MCCALL

tCopyright. 1885. by United Press
MILWAUKEE,, April 1o.-Socialist
Mayor Daniel Webster Hoan, re-
elected to his seventh term, today
pledged himself to carry on the
good government" policies that
nave marked his 20-year admin
istration.
He will swing neither more to the
left nor the right In the next four
years from the path he has followed
since nrst elected mayor in 1916. the
lanky 1rishman said as he paced up
and down his flower banked office
I regard my election as a crown
OF glory to the sincerity and stabiI-
lty OF character of vast majority
OF our citizens rather than a tribute
TO me personally he said.
Sees Labor Party in 1910
Hoan expressed satisfaction with
the results Of the election for the re-
Gently formed Federation of Social
ISIS, La Toilette Progressives. Farm
er-Laoorites, and labor unions.
The Federation welded into a
solid phalanx all Socialist, Progress
sive and liberty-loving Milwaukee
ans, he said. That's what we
wanted. 1t is now ready for a solid
front in the fall campaign.
We can't expect to do ANYTHING
nationally this year, but in 1910
maybe. I believe it is the beginning
OF an American Labor Party based
on the British Labor Party. In this
election the Federation has, in the
lace OF bitter and unclean opposi-
tlon, made most encouraging
showing in the tremendous outpour-
ing OF votes it marshalled in its first
municipal battle"
Many Colleagues Beaten
However, the mayor was nearly
alone in his partys victory. indi-
eating his great personal popularity.
His conservative opponents will have
20 of the 81 City Council seats. His
close adviser, Socialist City Attorney
Max Raskin, was defeated.
Many of his veteran Socialist
council colleagues, including Alder
man Frank Boncel, author of con-
troversial ordinance permitting the
mayor to close strike-bound indus
trial plants, were not returned.
My opponents now control the
council and therefore the purse of
the city, Hoan said. "They cannot
shift their responsibility of making
good their boastful and exaggerated
claims.
Il will do my utmost to cooperate
on any worthwhile plans, but they
will not be able to tear down the
work of a quarter century. The peo-
pie will see to that, thanks to our
referendum system here, and to the
fact that they can't hurt my ap-
pointment of capable department
heads"
Socialism My Guide
This opposition control of the
City Council would circumvent any
desire of the Mayor to swing the
Milwaukee city government to the
left, even if he had the desire.
Socialism has been my guide for
20 years, because it is the best means
of diagnosing coming economic and
political trends" Hoan said. OPP
position on the Council is not
new situation for the Mayor. He
has had working majority in the
Council only for two years out of 90
The shaggy haired Mayor reiter-
ated his belief that the Socialist
advocated production for use" prin-
ciples could be put into effect only
on statewide or national basis.
He's Proud of Victory
Hoan was proud of his victory,
despite the fact that the issue of
municipal ownership of the privately
owned Milwaukee Electric Utility
was defeated, as were many of his
running mates.
ut was my most bitter campaign"
he said. II knew was taking deS-
perate chance politically urging
vote at this time on the power is
sue, but I wanted to get something
done.
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