Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-20


In four days of convention
Get Out Vote Drive
comprehensive, liberal pro-
gram for the coming year and
detailed it's legislative pro-
gram.
Deploring the grave threat to
American democracy caused by
the failure of many voters to
fully and consistently partici-
pate in their government the
convention stressed its deter
mination to do an outstanding
PAC job this year.
Defeating themselves to "the
mightiest' and most dynamic
registration and get-out-theVote
drive in Ohio's history, the del
egates showed they meant bust
ness by starting with themselves.
They changed the Councils con-
stitution to insist delegate must
be a registered voter to be seat
ed at future conventions.
Recognizing the hardships i'm
posed on voters by restrictive
Ohio laws, the convention de-
manded Governor Frank j. Lau-
sche call the Legislature into
special session to revive regis
tration and election laws. We
want, the convention said, reg
istration brought to the people,
not taken from them"
Delegates Take Action
Refusing to be stampeded by
newspaper predictions that the
convention would endorse a can
didate to oppose Senator Rob
ert A. Taft in 1850, the 1900 del
egates decided to do things their
own way.
Instead of making endorse
ments at this early date, they
decided TO fashion themselves a
Iyardstick by which they could
measure potential candidates for
any public office. That yardstick
is the program, policies and aspi-
rations of the Ohio CIO Council.
AS the convention drew to a
close, the delegates were una
nimous in their decision that
Senator Taft, on his record, fell
miserably short of measuring up
to this yardstick.
Against Taft On Record
Jack Kroll, President OF the
Ohio CIO Council and Director
Of National PAC, summed up
the CLOS case against Taft as he
spoke on the resolution on politi-
cal action.
The only thing we have
against him (TafD is his record
his whole record" said Kroll
It's a record of double-talk,
inconsistency and simon-pure re-
action"
Kroll read the record on Taft,
pointing up his speeches on one
side of an issue and his votes
on the other side of the same is
|sue:
IF ever there was a man who
talks out of both sides of his
mouth, il is the senior senator
from Ohio" Kroll charged.
Liberty OF Big Business
Lashing out at. Tafts alleged
interest in liberty and freedom
from government interference"
the Ohio CIO President pointed
to the record and charger, "the
only kind of liberty Bob Taft
cares about is the liberty of big
business to make more profit
and the liberty of the plain peo-
pie to eat less
He doesn't give damn about
the economic liberties of the
people from the wrong side of
the tracks. He's only interested
in liberty for the fat cats"
But it was issues, problems.
policies and program that inter
ested the delegates most. These
interests were many and varied.
They ranged from political ac-
ton to voluntary fire fighters
in the factories from regis
tration drives, to praise for the
newest democracy-the govern
ment of Israel
In other major action the
convention:
KrOll Reelected
REELECTED Jack Kroll to his
ninth term as President, and
Secretary Treasurer Jacob Clay
man to his second term. Both
elections were unanimous.
ELECTED by acclamation a
slate of II Vice Presidents. who
comprise the executive board. II
was the first time that there had
been no contests for the board,
convincing proof, Kroll noted, of
the Conventions slogan, 1--WE
Stand Together.
1850 A Victory Year