Evening star., 1948-01-16
Third PartyConvention
Expected 10 Stem From.
PCAChieago Session
By Gould Lincoln
Stny Stcff cnr,s.n.nd.rt

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Plans for
. national Wallace third party
meeting in April to launch more
formally Henry A.. Wallace's
candidacy for President are ex-
pected to develop during the
meetings of the Progressive
Citizens of America, which will
open here tonight with a meet
ing of the Pea executive board
and will continue with the an
nual National Convention of the
organization tomorrow.
Robert w. Kenny of California,
co-chairman of the Pea and presi-
dent Of the National Lawyers Guild,
FIRST to launch the Wallace-for-
President drive, said.
"The Pea will lend its machinery
to help bring together the many
groups which will support Mr.. Wal
lace, including labor groups, church
groups and others which are dedi-
Gated to peace and to progressive
government.
Many Problems to Meet.
"Since this is a third and new
party which is to be launched, it Is
necessary for us to meet early in
the year. There are many problems
Of organization, many problems of
getting new party on the ballot
that must be met without delay. For
those reasons, it will be necessary
to hold this national meeting be-
fore the national conventions of the
Republicans and the Democrats"
The Pea, 1t was predicted, will
go whole e-heartedly in favor of the
Wallace candidacy at its meeting
here. Mr.. Wallace is scheduled to
deliver an address to the conven-
ton tomorrow afternoon, a high
light of the meeting.
Zalmon Garfield of the Progress
sive Party of Cook County, set up
last year and now designed as the
vehicle which will place Mr.. WAL
lace's name ON the ballot in IL
linois for the November election,
made q fiat prediction Mr.. Wallace
would receive 100000 votes in this
State.
Sees Truman Losing State.
Mr.. Garfield said that, if Mr..
Wallace should poll such vote, it
would be impossible for President
Truman to carry Illinois, although
he said many of the Wallace votes
will be cast by independent Re-
publicans."
Truman" he said, could not
carry Illinois, even if Wallace was
not in the race
The late President Roosevelt in
1914 carried Illinois by 100000 over
Gov. Dewey of New York.
Mr.. Garfield said, too. the Pro-
gressive Party which rolled up a
vote of $4,000 for Homer F. Carey,
law professor at Northwestern Uni
versity, in the election for State
Supreme Court judge last Novem-
ber, would, If possible, place a full
slate of State and congressional
candidates in the field this year. He
said it would certainly have a can
didate in the field against Prof.
Paul Douglas, Democratic candi-
date for the Senate, and Senator
Brooks, Republican, who is run
ming for reelection
Douglas" he said, "parades as a
liberal. Yet he is one of the most
omen red-haiters and war-mongersI
today. IT would be dangerous to
have him in the Senate"
Might Indorse SABBATH.
On the other hand, Mr.. Garfield
said, the Progressives might indorse
Representative SABBATH, Democrat,
for reelection, who, he said, has
been faithful"
Mr.. Wallace, he said, can get on
the presidential ballot in Illinois
through a petition signed by $4,000
registered voters. 1t would be an
easy matter, he added to obtain
thousands more signatures than the
necessary $4,000.
In New York, Mr., Wallace said
coming by the hundreds. !"
show that many Americans realize
they must vote Independently if We
are to achieve peace and abun-
dance"
He said he had received nearly
1000 letters and kilograms showing
"how the common man feels about
the political situation" and indicat-
ing that "the ordinary American is
alert to the danger of war and de-
preston"
Similar letters, Mr.. Wallace's Office
said, have been received by local
Wallace committees elsewhere, many
of them containing contributions for
his candidacy.