Hoan Wins Milwaukee in Landslide Vote

Hoan Wins Milwaukee in Landslide Vote Primary Gives Socialistsa Sure Victory Council Majority Seen as likely in Final Poll April 5th (Bf a New Leader Correspondent) MILWAUKEE. — Mayor Daniel...

...Canvassing is now being carried on in Washington Heights, where an organization of the unemployed will be formed shortly...
...Jean Shif-flert, wife of the president of the Ward local of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union, gave birth to a boy In the miners' tent colony this week...
...See Council Majority Fourteen of the 20 Aldermanic candidates in Milwaukee received the highest number of votes in their wards, indicating that for the first time in 20 years the Mayor will have a majority of the council supporting him...
...Speakers were Thomas, A. I. Shlplacoff and Bright, with Louis Sadoff as chairman...
...It will be ten days of a holiday spirit...
...Hillquit and Russell united in predicting a phenomenal growth in Socialist sentiment *ln the United States during the coming cam paign...
...the party In that city...
...select Presidential electors and find ways to place their names on the ballot...
...Eighteen thereupon signed application cards, assuring the formation of a Socialist branch in College Point...
...Jobless Form 2 More Unions...
...The primaries were bitterly contested...
...The Flushing Socialists staged the meeting...
...Paul (By a New Leader Correspondent) MINNEAPOLIS.—A state convention of the Socialist party of Minnesota will be held at the Central Labor Union, 614 First avenue North, Minneapolis, Monday, March 28, at 7 p. m. The convention will elect a state executive committee, state secretary and a national committeeman...
...M. V. Baxter, the party's choice for Mayor, outvoted Del Miller, many times Mayor and considered "czar" of West Allis politics, by 3.682 to 2,469...
...Reservations are being made now at league headquarters, 112 East 19th street, Algonquin 4-5865...
...A by-product of the meeting was the contribution of $100 to Thomas for Socialist work...
...All party members [and sympathizers arc urged to attend the conference...
...Hillquit and Russell Rally D. C. Socialists (Bj • Now Leader Correspondent) WASHINGTON, D. C. — Washington took its place among the growing number of cities in which there is a Socialist reawakening last Sunday evening, when 200 people filled the banquet hall at the Arlington Hotel to hear Morris Hillquit, national chairman of the party, and Charles Edward Russell, noted Socialist author, journalist and speaker...
...The child was named Norman Thomas Shlfflert...
...The conference will give special attention to unemployment insurance and the provision of adequate relief during the crisis...
...Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, Socialist, received 15,000 more votes than all of his opponents combined In the primary election last week...
...Hoan Wins Milwaukee in Landslide Vote Primary Gives Socialistsa Sure Victory Council Majority Seen as likely in Final Poll April 5th (Bf a New Leader Correspondent) MILWAUKEE...
...James McCleary, another veteran Socialist, now living in the Clyde-ville tent colony, has also rejoined the party...
...Others Planned Rallies Will Be Held April 8th in Woodside and Lowest West Side NEARLY 100 people heard Norman Thomasj August Claes-sens and Samuel A. be Witt speak on unemployment at Moose Hall, College Point, last Saturday...
...National Secretary Clarence-Senior will be present at tha con* vention...
...Hoax's plurality over his nearest opponent was 37,536...
...The bazaar opens Friday night, March 25...
...Sixty-eight joined the Unemployed Union of College Point in response to the invitation of the chairman, Leonard Bright So enthusiastic was the meeting that Thomas took advantage of the occasion at the conclusion of his eloquent address to urge those who were ready to do so to join the Socialist party...
...A live committee of the Chelsea branch which Is In charge of the meeting will canvass the neighborhood to call on the unemployed James Oneal will speak...
...Philip Westfahl...
...In Racine, Socialists carried five of the seven wards in both Aider-manic and supervisor contests...
...This makes the third unemployed Union established...
...Paul at a meeting to reorganise...
...Scott, one-time Socialist justice of the peace in Kanawha County, said the reconstruction of the party in the state after years of dormancy had fired him with determination to get Into the fight once again...
...the third candidate, who had the backing of the Chicago Tribune, received 23,-575 votes...
...In addition to the Socialist showing in Milwaukee, the Socialists nominated all but one of their candidates in the suburb of West Allis...
...Brand Scott Rejoins The Socialist Party <Bj a New Leader Correspondent) CHARLESTON, W. Va.—Brand Scott, vice-president of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union, rejoined the Socialist party last week...
...Old age pensions will also be discussed...
...Harry Laidler to Address New History Society on "Peace" The New History Society will hear Harry W. Laidler, executive director of the League for Industrial Democracy, give his plan for permanent world peace In an address tomorrow (Sunday) evening at eight-thirty o'clock In the ballroom of the Park Lane Hotel, Park avenue and 48th street Minnesota Socialists To Convene on Monday Senior to Address Rallies in Minneapolis and St...
...J. Mahlon Barnes, executive secretary of the Washington organization, presided...
...The spirit of the meeting at the conclusion was marred somewhat by the disgusting tactics of several Communists...
...Hoan's vote was the largest ever polled in a Milwaukee primary election...
...Comrades and sympathizers are urged to attend...
...A dinner proceeded the meeting...
...Leonard Bright and Julius Umanaky will speak to jobless workers in the headquarters of the local Socialist party branch, 3109 Broadway...
...Joseph P. Carney, who ran second to Hoan, has for years led a campaign of pln-prlcking persecution of Socialists, and this year lead* a vitriolic crusade, but could poll only 37,536 vetes to Hoan's 75,178...
...A sustaining fund to keep the local organizer at work was started as a result of an appeal for funds made by Morris Stamen...
...Senior will also speak the following day, March 29, in St...
...Re in hold Nlebuhr is chairman...
...The second was organized with 300 present at the Brownsville Labor Lyceum March 17...
...L. I. D. Luncheon to Discuss "Drama and Social Change" Joseph Wood Krutch, Heywood Broun and Cheryl Crawford, director of the Group Theatre, will discuss "The Drama and Social Change" this Saturday, March 26, at 12:45 at the Hotel Woodstock, 127 West 43rd street at a luncheon of the New York Chapter of the League for Industrial Democracy...
...I look forward with supreme confidence to the people of Milwaukee giving me a Socialist common council and other officials who will cooperate jn keeping Milwaukee in the forefront of American municipalities...
...The final elections In all three cities will be held Tuesday, April 5. The party organizations, meanwhile, will make a strong drive to add enough votes to elect Its candidates In wards where the Socialist showing was weakest Cleveland Socialists To Organize Jobless (Br • Hew asssW Our—jlaieat) CLEVELAND...
...Alex Cof* diner, A. O. Devoid, Lynn Thompson, R. Lata, A. Bellmen, W. J. McGongheln, Ed Maurer, P. H. Phelps, Sam Prohofaky, S. M Slonlm, John Kobl, John H. Hurt, J. A. Gonatead, O. P. Vlccorlaa, B. R. Glsslen, Albert G. Bastla sad Leo Glsslen...
...t , Besides entertainment and concerts, dancing will be held every evening...
...ANOTHER NORMAN THOMAS WARD, W. Va.—Mrs...
...Manhattan...
...Recognizing their responsibility of organizing the unemployed, the Socialist party of Cleveland is arranging an unemployment conference for Friday evening, April 1, at the International Ladles Garment Workers' Hall, 1766 East 12th street Three hundred labor unions and othe-friendly workers' organizations have been Invited to send representatives...
...Twenty-five more names were added to the membership of this organization...
...B'sville Bazaar Opens For 10 Days of Fun Work baa been completed for the coming bazaar of the Educational Center of the Brownsville Labor Lyceum, 219 Sackman street Brooklyn...
...The Socialist party has been sleeping along enough In this state...
...The Socialist victories in West Allis, Racine and Milwaukee establish the Socialist party as an Important factor in Wisconsin politics and will go a long* way to wake up the plutes of Wall street...
...Phil Lynch and his Penn-sylvanian band will furnish the music...
...elect delegates to the party national convention, and plan building of the party in Minnesota...
...They discussed the question, "Is There an Alternative to Economic Chaos...
...Each Socialist branch will have two delegates...
...The conference will meet just two days after the Ohio Legislature is called for a special session to deal with unemployment It will choose a committee to appear before the Legislature...
...The next ¦necting will be held April 8. On the same evening an unemployed union will be organized at P. S. 3, Hudson and Christopher streets, in the Chelsea district...
...Fifteen booths of useful merchandise will be displayed where bargains will be had...
...The time has arrived to wake up and help to build up the Socialist party to carry on the tight to abolish capitalism," say* the convention call which is signed by John E. Bala, state secretary...
...Every Socialist Is Invited to attend the convention...
...The Unemployed Union of Wood-side, L. I., held Its second meeting March 18 with J. B. Matthews as the speaker...
...Hoan Thanks Voters "The election not only shows a decided drift towards the Socialist party," Hoan said in a message of appreciation to the voters, "but is a knockout for the element that called In question my personal integrity...
...An unemployed union will be organized Thursday evening, March 24, in the Mornlngslde Heights district, when Max Delson...
...The Socialists nominated their complete city ticket, 20 Of their 27 Aldermanic candidates, and 14 of their 20 candidates for county supervisor...

Vol. 13 • March 1932 • No. 13


 
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