Evening star., 1948-07-23
Wallace Halls
New Party as
Making History
Reaches Philadelphia
For Convention, Coils
Election Chances Fine
By Gould Lincoln
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-
Henry A. Wallace, arriving here
to take charge of the founding
convention" of his Third Party,
told his hackers today that they
are making world history.
This. convention will mark great
turning point in the history of this
party, the United States and the
world" Mr.. Wallace declared as he
arrived at Philadelphia Broad
Street Station.
Speaking to several hundred who
greeted him with shouts and party
campaign songs, Mr.. Wallace said
his party's chances in the coming
election "are fine"
'The New Party will make things
roll after this convention" he de-
clared. Mark my word on that.
Formal Opening Tonight.
The New Party headquarters had
announced that Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace would come from New York by
coach. But they rode in an air.
conditioned state room while men,
bers of his party were in a parlor
car.
A spokesman explained, THE
coaches were too crowded"
At news conference a little
later. Mr.. Wallace took up the
charges that his party is IAN in
strument of Soviet policy" and de-
clared that he will not repudiate
any support that comes to him ION
the basis of peace"
He said that if the Communists
want to support him he will not
denounce them. At the same time
he said no one is going to be able
to prove that he is a Communist.
The press conference was a sort
Of prelude to the formal opening of
the convention tonight.
Mr.. Wallace scheduled a press
conference for early afternoon as
a prelude to formal opening of the
convention tonight.
With Mr.. Wallace and his run
ming mate, Senator Taylor, erst-
while Idaho Democrat, scheduled
to be nominated by acclamation
tomorrow afternoon, the third party
will launch the first serious attempt
since 1924 to cut across Democratic
and. Republican lines with a third
candidate for President.
Over 100000 Votes Seen.
While almost no chance is given
the third party ticket, estimates
are that its vote will range between
the 100000 ballots received by
Robert M. LaFollette, ST., and Bur-
ton K. Wheeler in their third party
attempt in 1924, and 100000 votes
1t was conceded that its efforts will
vitally effect the outcome of the
November election.
The charge that the Wallace
group is dominated by Communists
was made by Joseph Loeb, jr., exec
utive secretary of the Americans
for Democratic Action, before the
Platform Committee of the Third
Party.
Rexford G. Tugwell, chairman OF
the Platform Committee, retorted
that ADA originally wanted Gen
Eisenhower for President, turned its
back on President Truman, and
now, having denounced Mr.. Wallace
seems on its way to endorsing the
only remaining candidate - Gov
Dewey of New York.
Registration Begins.
Mr.. Loeb, at press conference
later, said the ADA certainly has no
intention of supporting Gov. Dewey,
whatever it does. He did not hazard
guess what course the organization
would follow on the presidential
race. He would not admit that a
process of elimination would line up
the ADA finally for Mr.. Truman,
but that is the guess of some OBJ
servers.
The matter, he said, will be taken
up at meeting of the ADA's ma
tional board, probably in Chicago.
soon after the extra session of Con-
yress. The ADA he suggested, might
withhold any Endorsement of presi-
Dental candidates.
The ADA structures evidently
were calculated to strike the WAL
lace party a body blow. 1t is the
same line of attack that has been
leveled at the New Party by Demo-
cratic leaders who fear Mr.. Wallace
will wean away from the Demo-
cratic ticket the radical voters, who
in the past supported the late
sFranklin Delano Roosevelt. This
would make a Republican victory
easier.
The registration of delegates to