YOUNG PROGRESSIVES PLAN STATEWIDE CONVENTION AT PORTAGE IN EARLY SUMMER
Young Progressives Plan Statewide Convention At Portage In Early Summer Conference of Youth Leaders Cheered by News of Craning Enthusiasm ; Fairchild to Announce Definite Date OSHKOSH, Wis.—Young...
...Charles Stoltenbcrg...
...Waupaca: John M. Kremer, Phillips...
...Kathryn Handlcy...
...Edward, Rodd, Edgerton...
...Milwaukee...
...Portage, state chairman and son of Justice Edward T. Fairchild of the Wisconsin supreme court...
...Heil's decision backing down on the plan to clo.»e branch offices of the highway commission...
...Steven K. For-stcr...
...Ed-gerton...
...D. O. Ohmholt...
...O. J. Pfrll...
...Frey indicated public hearings on the commission investigation might be held in two weeks...
...Crawford...
...James...
...lola...
...Madison...
...Madison: June Courtney...
...Milwaukee...
...Edward Llghtbody, Stevens Point;, Edwin Schultz, Jr., Merrill...
...Milwaukee...
...When he dropped in at the capitol and found himself surrounded by protesting delegations, Heil quickly backed down...
...Maybe the highway commission matter is not closed yet...
...In reporting on the progress of Young Progressive organization since the Wausau conference late last summer, Fairchild cheered county and district leaders with the news that the educational program is proceeding with growing enthusiasm among young people and that the organization now has the names of 1,000 workers on file...
...Alfred Pla-mann, Merrill...
...Olive Nelson...
...Marathon: James H. Meult-r, Chilton...
...Leland Nehrn-Ing...
...therefore he it "Resolved...
...Young Progressives Plan Statewide Convention At Portage In Early Summer Conference of Youth Leaders Cheered by News of Craning Enthusiasm ; Fairchild to Announce Definite Date OSHKOSH, Wis.—Young Progressives of Wisconsin will hold a state-wide convention at Portage early this summer, according to the decision of county and district leaders or Young Progressive clubs who conferred at Oshkosh Sunday...
...Iola...
...Whereas, the last few years has witnessed in America an increased concentration of economic power in (he hands of the few...
...Waldo...
...It was Frey who conceived the idea to abondon the district offices...
...Bob McSwaln, Merrill...
...Kenneth Anderson, Stevens Point...
...The constitution, as revised by the executive officers, will be presented to the Portage convention for modification and ratification...
...Mllford Roehr-born...
...Frey said he was displeased to find his scheme abandoned by the governor...
...Asked about his plans ior investigating the conservation commission, Frey said: "1 was just wondering whether it would be any use In go ahead with the conservation investigation after what hapnened lo my recommendations for the highway commission...
...That the Young Progressives of Wisconsin rail upon young people to oppose restrictive monopoly, to combat every threat of Involvement in war, and to act (hereby with a living enthusiasm for the great tradtiions of the Progressive party as established by its founder, Robert M. La Follette Sr...
...Heil approved the scheme, but he was absent from the office so much that he did not know the extent of the public protest against the move...
...Returning from a long sojourn in Florida, his second this year...
...Carl W. Thompson...
...The Oshkosh conference adopted a resolution calling on Young Progressives to act for the "great traditions of the Progressive party as established by its founder...
...and "Whereas, the penally for this lack of economic democracy has been unemployment, insecurity, wasted resources, violation of civil liberties, and an alarming tendency hi high quarters to disregard the importance of keeping America out of war...
...Rudy Beyer...
...Madison...
...Bernard Johnson...
...Fond du Lnc...
...Paul McHenry, Waupaca: Robert W. Anderson...
...Sigurd W. Krostue...
...Stevens Point...
...Mike Roprlln...
...F. Wydallis, Oshkosh: Burton C. Han-ctcr...
...Clifford Krueger, Merrill...
...Stough-ton...
...Selection of the date was left with Tom Fairchild...
...John A. Lawton...
...Stevens Point...
...Hurry Abriulioth, Recseville...
...Robert M. La Follette Sr...
...Robert Lawton, Madison...
...F. A. Osterhous, Oshkosh...
...Frey Disgusted By Heil's Move on Road Offices AUGUST FREY, the Republican administration's $3,000 a year chief snooper, returned from his second Florida vacation last week to express disgust with Gov...
...Monroe...
...Doris Waehler, Lomira: David Fromstein...
...Roland Day, fiau Claire...
...Madison: Tom Falrihild, Portage...
...John Kellcy...
...Frey added, however, he had no plans for reopening the highway investigation or for abandoning the conservation investigation...
...Oshkosh: Jerry Flemming...
...Svene Roang...
...Chilton...
...A tentative draft of a state constitution for Young Progressives was submitted to the county and district leaders...
...Marie Pulvermachcr, Sauk City...
...Nancy Hart...
...Stevens Point...
...Robert Saurer-man...
...Sheboygan Falls...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 15
