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Henry a Wallace — Part 5
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ROBERT MORSS LOVETT, Honorary Chairman for the Progressive
Party of Illinois, a retired professor of the University of
Chicago, has a Jong record of activities in left-wing
orgenizations, although it is not known that he ever was
an actual Communist Party member, He has the /iiviable
record of being mentioned seventy~six times in the index
to the hearings of the House of Representatives Special
Committee on un-American Activities. This index only
ineludes a period up to December, 194. In 193 he was
Secretary and, for a time, Acting Governor of the Virgin
Islands, and resigned when declared unfit for office by
the Congress. No attempt willbe made to list his af~
filiations as they cover practically every Communist-
inspired mass organization that has been activerover the
last trenty~five or thirty years.
WILLIAM H. MILLER, of Chicago, who was named State Organiza~
tion Wiréecter of the Progressive Party of T1linois, is a
member of the Commmist Party and, &s a member of the
Executive Board of Commmist District No. 8 (Tilinois-
Indisma~Kentucky), whose meetings ‘he regularly attends,
It is rumored that William H. Miller is not his correct
name, but this has not been confirmed, He has been active
in the organization of the Progressive Citizens of America in
the Chicago area, and was Executive Director of that organ~
ization for Illinois and later was appointed Regional PCA
Director for Northern Yllinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, = -
As Organization Director of the Progressive Party ‘of Illinois,
he will be in a position to see to it that the political and
econamic policies of the Communist Party are followed, and
he will also be able to see to ‘the appointment of properly
indoctrinated officials of the various local committees of
the Progressive Party throughout the State of Illinois. -
His wife, Ruth, is also an active Coummist Party mamber,
who devotes mst of her time to Commmist propagenda in
women's organizations, . a
- Zt ean thus be seen that the whole Walla ce~for—President orgeniza~
tion in Illinois will be dominated by the Communist Party.
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One amazing thing in the Wallace-for—President movement is the ease
with which they can get large contributions. At the big mesting on Saturday
night at the Chicago Stadium admission tickets were sold at from 66¢ to
$3.00 each, end $20,421 was taken in from ticket sales. During the meeting
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