FIGHTING SPIRIT MARKS PARTY'S CELEBRATION
Fighting Spirit Marks Party's Celebration Crowd Cheers Bob's Vow To Fight Under Progressive Banner 2,000 Brave Driving Rain to Attend; Evjue, Hoan, Fairchild, Mrs. Rice Address Birthday...
...Heil, Sen...
...A girls' bugle and drum corps which came from Chippewa Falls broke into "On Wisconsin" and a nattily uniformed girl presented Bob with a large bouquet of flowers from the Progressives of Wisconsin Rapids...
...Dave Fromstein, Milwaukee...
...Bob accepted the bouquet in behalf of all the Progressives...
...One of the best received skits showed a caucus of "Hoover Republicans amd Hoover Democrats" on the night before the "wrecking gang" repealed the state's Wisconsin Development authority (WDA) act...
...More than 2,000 Progressive men and women, representing every county in Wisconsin, braved a cold, driving rain to participate in this remarkable demonstration of Progressive unity and harmony...
...Sen...
...former mayor of Milwaukee, drew round after round of applause with his crushing attack on the reactionary forces in Wisconsin and the nation...
...Anyone choosing three or four of the biggest men in the senate would have to name Bob...
...Political Skits Warmly Received at Birthday Meet FIVE Dramatic, skits presented by the University of Wisconsin Progressive club, a hustling division of the Young Progressive organization, constituted one of the most striking portions of the program at the Progressive birthday celebration at Wisconsin Rapids Sunday...
...A. W. Triggs, pastor of the First Methodist church, Wisconsin Rapids, pronounced the benediction...
...and Mary McMillin, Madison...
...When Bob La Follette was introduced, he received a tremendous ovation from the audience...
...Reactionaries have speculated as to my political course in the coming campaign...
...Striking at the very heart of Republican claims of "economy," Evjue said: "Instead of a cut in administrative costs of $15,000,000 a year which was promised by Gov...
...The skits, marking a new venture in political presentation, were received enthusiastically by the large audience...
...Heil, I say to you that when the record of this administration is written, it will have been the most extravagant administration in the history of the state...
...Rudolph Beyer...
...John Kramer, Philips...
...The city of Wisconsin Rapids greeted the Progressives with cordial hospitality...
...William i. nvjue, editor ot The Capital Times and The Progressive, delivered a two-fisted attack on the Republican state administration after reviewing the 40-year struggle of the Progressive movement in behalf of the great mass of people...
...Marie Pulvermacher, Sauk City...
...Roland Day, Eau Claire...
...Irvin Kreisman, Madison...
...Elaine Eisfelder, Boscobel...
...Vena Rice, Sparta, whose talk received enthusiastic applause...
...Rice Address Birthday Rally WISCONSIN'S Progressive party celebrated its sixth birthday anniversary Sunday at a great gathering In Wisconsin Rapids which was marked throughout by a fighting determination to win a smashing victory in the 1940 election...
...Daniel W. Hoan...
...A story on women's activities at the Wisconsin Rapids celebration appears elsewhere on this page...
...Religious services at the gathering were conducted by a Catholic priest and a Methodist minister...
...Greetings in behalf of Wisconsin Rapids were presented by Herbert A. Bunde, prominent attorney and active Progressive...
...The Rev...
...He pointed to the tremendous progress achieved during the past year in developing the Young Progressive organization and called for the closest possible co-operation between the youth group and the older Progressive organization...
...In meeting these rumors, Bob said: "On this sixth anniversary of its establishment in our state I can say to you with a great deal of pride that the Progressive party is the party of today in Wisconsin, and I confidently believe that it will be the party of tomorrow in the nation...
...I gave my whole-hearted support to this movement for a new political alignment in state and nation because I believe it is essential to a dynamic functioning of our democracy...
...Jean Morgan, Milwaukee...
...Robert M. La Follette, Jr., brought the crowd cheering to its feet when he ripped to shreds th% rumors that he had been contemplating running on a party ticket other than the Progressive...
...August Prey, Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman, and Robert K. Henry, Jefferson banker who has switched his political affiliation from Democratic to Republican in order to run for governor...
...Jack K. Kyle, Whitewater, chairman of the Progressive state central committee, presided over the celebration...
...Alexander Wiley, Col...
...Taking part in the skits were these members of the University of Wisconsin progressive club: John A. Lawton, Madison...
...Lightly satirical barbs were aimed at such political personalities as Gov...
...If this state cares anything about its reputation in this nation, it will send young Bob back to the U. S. senate...
...These being grave time, a state like Wisconsin should have something else besides a comedian in the governor's chair," Hoan declared...
...Marathon City...
...The -;kits dealt with a wide variety of political developments in Wisconsin...
...Peter Stupar, Milwaukee...
...Miles J. McMillin, Madison...
...Urban Baer, Cashton, offered the invocation, and the Rev...
...George Hunt, Madison...
...Madison writer who achieved recognition several years ago for his work in writing humorous productions for the Haresfoot club and the Gridiron banquet at the University of Wisconsin...
...We must learn to join together and plan a program in the interest of humanity in this country...
...Greetings from the women's division of the Progressive party were offered by Mrs...
...My answer to all such speculation as that I did not join in the formation of the Progressive party in 1934 as a political expedient...
...So far as I am concerned the fight in Wisconsin will be waged under the banner of the Progressive party in 1940...
...Director of the dramatic program was Arnold Serwer...
...A number of those attending urged that the program of skits be presented throughout the state during the summer and fall...
...Stores and hotels displayed large greeting cards on which were printed a birthday cake with six candles and the American flag, and this greeting: "Welcome Progressives on your sixth anniversary and best wishes in 1940...
...Tom Fairchild, Portage, chairman of the Young Progressives of Wisconsin, presented the greetings of the youth movement to the audience...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 21
