The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-31
Clio POLITICAL
DRIVE in FULL
SWING IN STATE
Vote Crusade Is Key
Business of Membership
For 1914, O'Connell
Announces Locals
Organized for Action.

BUTTE.-Jerry ]. O'Connell, state
Clio Political Action director, an
nounces that his weekly report dis
closes that the 26 CLIO locals and
ladies' auxiliaries in Montana have
made political action their Number 1
item Of business for 1914, and their
crusade for votes is in full swing A
Political Action or legislatice commit
tee has been set up in every local and
auxiliary, and from these committees,
subcommittee on registration has
| been appointed. In the Butte Miners
Union, 10 new members were added
to that committee, in order to give it
adequate manpower to attend to the
details of the registration drive. This
committee is headed by William
Neary. former progressive state legis-
lator In addition, subcommittee
has been set up, whose particular duty
| it is to contact all the other unions
in Silver Bow county, and get them
started in the political action cam
paign.
The Butte Stationary Engineers
have appointed their Political Action
committee, and also sent a delegate
to the Great Falls conference, Charles
Whitley, veteran member of the or
ganization.
East Helena Busy
Probably the most active local on
political action is the East Helena
Mill and Smeltermen's union. Rec
ognizing the paramount importance OF
the part that women will play in the
approaching elections, they have Joined
with their ladies auxiliary, and to-
gether have mapped out compre-
hensive registration drive. The shop
stewards are contracting the men right
on the job at the plants, and the wom-
en- are making a house to house can
vass with registration cards, and sign
ing up the home folks right on the |
spot On Wednesday, March 18th, a |
joint meeting of the union and the |
auxiliary was held in the union hall, |
with Jerry O'Connell as the main
speaker. He outlined the work of the |
CLIO committee, and reported on the |
Great Falls conference. County Clerk |
Jerry Sullivan of Lewis and Clark |
county assigned one of his deputies,
Florence Fabatz, to attend the meet
ing. and 3S members were registered /
O'Connell's talk
William Penman is the president of
the East Helena local, and Harry |
Smith, secretary. Smith and Arden !
Grandey were its delegates to the
Great Falls conference, and Smith
was elected to the executive commit
tee of the state organization. Mrs.
Ada Moe heads the Ladies auxiliary,
and together with Mrs. Irwin was a
delegate to Great Falls. The latter,
tutes the legislative committee of the
Mrs Eleanor Smole of this
was named to the fl
nance committee of the Montana Pro
sressive Council.
Anaconda on Job
The Mill and Smeltermens Union of
Anaconda is on the job in the CLOS
political action crusade. Its legisla-
i've committee consisting of John (Si)
5mmons and M. ]. Mickey Kelly
we're delegates to the Great Falls
Meeting, and with the shop stewards
ire. handling the registration of the
Emmons and Kelly first
heck the membership files with a
list of registered voters provided by
he county clerk, Mrs. Frances Ha-
anna Smith, and then have the shop
rewards, contact the men right on
he job.
other Locals Report
The International Woodworkers of
america at Bonner have organized
heir political action committee, head
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