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KX 100-2375 An article appeared in the August 18, 1948, iss Knoxvillé Journal which stated that. Mr.’ and Mrs. SAMUEL: B/ 2806 Wilson Avenue, Knoxville, were arranging for “tho appearance of WALLACE ‘in Knoxville on August 31 and Soptember 4, 1948. This article identified Mrs. REECE as Acting President of the Knoxville and Knox County Committee of tho WALLACE-For-President Organizations. This article stated that Mrs. REECE advised that sho attended the Progressive Party Convention in Nash- ville, but was unable to attend the National Conclave. Confidential Informant T-4, of known reliability, advised | that CLARA VINCENT was scated on the speakers' platform at the appearance of PAUL ROBESON on October 1, 1948, at the Masons' Temple, 958 South 5th Street, Memphis, Tennessce, VINCENT was introduced to the assembly by Mrs. LEE ICHARDSON, Shelby County Chairman of the Progressive Party. VINCENT, Sn turn, introduced Reyorend DWIGHT VMKYLE. This gathering and appearance of ROPSSON was held under the auspices of the Sholby County Chapter of the Frogrossive Party. ’ On Septeuber 12, 1948, Confidential Informant T-3 attended , & State Progressive Party Convention at Nashville, Tennessee. At this . , _ convention, the State Electors for the forthcoming Presidential Election _ were named. Among those named wore CLARA M. VINCENT, Zlector for the Stato Legislature, H. N. HATLEY, Greenevilic, Tennossee, District Elector, DORAVTIPTON, Townsend, Tennessee, District Blector, Dr. P. AMSTEPHENS, CP, Chattanooga, Tonnessee, District Eloctor, SIDNEY ALTMAN, Tullahoma, Tennessee, District Elector. The October 5, 1948, ‘issue of ‘theGashville Banner Banner carried @ photograph taken at the October 3, 1948, meeting of the Jennessee State Progressive Party Executive Board, at which time State officers had been named. CI T-3 advised that among those persons in this photograph were CIARA VINCENT and H. N. HATLEY, doth named as Vice Chairmen. Also at this meeting, T-3 advised that HATLEY was named the Party nominee for menbership on the Stato Railroad and Public Utilities Cormission for Tennessee. HATLEY was referred to as a former president of the Tennessee State Farmers Union. Confidential Informant T-5, of known reliability, advised that on Decerber 7, 1948, SEYMOUR SHAVIN gave CLARA VINCENT $8.00 as a contribution toward a school to be held gt New Orleans on December 10-12, 1948, sponsored by the Progressive Party During December of 1948, Dr. RALPH EXXDUNFORD, Dean of Stu- dents,’ University of Tennessee, advised ‘that a "WALLACE-Por-President Club’ had been active on the campus of the university during the Conese -3-