FARMER-LABOR PARTY

OFFICIALS

-- Farmer-Labor Party of the United States (1923) --

National Secretary:

Jay G. Brown

National Chairman:

John H. Walker

Editor, New Majority:

Robert M. Buck

National Executive Committee (7):

William H. Johnston (District of Columbia)

M. Toscan Bennett (Connecticut)

William Kohn (New York)

John Fitzpatrick (Illinois)

H. Rose Brock (Michigan)

Max S. Hayes (Ohio)

John C. Kennedy (Washington)

Elected July1923

The July 1923 Convention of the Farmer-Labor Party established the Federated Farmer-Labor Party of the United States.

*—believed to be a member of the Workers Party of America. Amter in a letter to the Presidium of the CI dated Sept. 24, 1923, indicates that "the National council of the Federated Party contains three party members and one sympathizer." [f. 515, op. 1, d. 175, l. 83.]

National Secretary:

Joseph Manley * -- Chicago, IL

National Chairman:

William Bouck sympathetic to WPA)

1st Vice-Chairman:

W.H. Green *

2nd Vice-Chairman:

F.H. Shoemaker

Executive Council (7)

(Elected by the National Executive Committee)

Anna M. Brady

James Campbell

W.H. Green *

John C. Kennedy (sympathetic to WPA)

Joseph Manley *

George M. Tries

O.H. Wangerin *

National Executive Committee (34)

Those listed in italics do not represent their international organizations but rather local organizations supporting the FFLP.

S. Allane (Cooperative Organizations)

E. Backus (Non-Partisan League of California)

Anna M. Brady (Non-Partisan League of South Dakota)

William Bouck (Western Progressive Farmers’ League) (sympathetic to WPA)

Mary B. Brite (Farmer-Labor Party of Ohio)

Alexander Boyd (Fairmont [WV] Central Labor Council)

Anthony Capraro (Amalgamated Clothing Workers)

James Campbell (Buffalo Trades and Labor Council)

I.L. Davidson (Internatonal Ladies Garment Workers Union)

William Z. Foster (Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America) *

H.L. Franklin (WV State Federation of Labor)

David A. Gorman (Labor Party of Los Angeles)

W.H. Green (Progressive Party of Nebraska) *

C.E. Hoebel (Wisconsin Womens’ Progressive Association)

C.A.Hathaway (International Association of Machinists) *

M. Jenkins (Independent Workmen’s Circle)

John C. Kennedy (Farmer-Labor Party of Washington) (sympathetic to WPA)

Moritz J. Loeb (Miscellaneous Trades) *

Ludwig Lore (Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit Society) *

Noah London (Independent Workmen’s Circle) *

Joseph Manley (Workers Party of America) *

F.W. McKee (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers)

James McCullen (United Mine Workers of America)

Thomas Meyerscough (United Mine Workers of America)

C.E. Ruthenberg (Workers Party of America) *

J.W. Rasmiller (Order of Railway Conductors)

Richard Swift (Farmer-Labor Party of Illinois)

I.G. Scott (Socialist Party of Minnesota)

Franklin Shoemaker (Farmer-Labor Publishing Co.)

C.J. Stevens (Farmer-Labor Party of Kentucky)

George M. Tries (Detroit Federation of Labor)

O.H. Wangerin (Minnesota Railroad Shop Crafts Legislative Committee) *

Harold M. Ware (United Farmers’ Educational League) *

W.E. Zeuch (Non-Partisan League of Wisconsin)

-- Elected June 1924 --

* - known to be a member of the Workers Party of America.

Chairman of National Executive Committee:

Alexander Howat *

Secretary of National Executive Committee:

Clarence Hathaway *

National Executive Committee (7):

(Elected by the National Committee)

Alice Lorraine Daly

Clarence Hathaway *

Alexander Howat *

Alfred Knutson *

William Mahoney

Joseph Manley *

Scott Wilkins *

National Committee (55):

(Elected by the Convention)

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