Mr. Tavenner. Was it in the Progressive Citizens of America?
Mr. O’Connell. I think he was head of the Progressive Citizens of America. We had actually, when the Progressive Party was organized we had a real fight because the Progressive Citizens of America were coming in, they had an organizational drive which was in support of Wallace as such, but when the Progressive Party of Washington was actually set up the leadership came not from the people who were in the Progressive Citizens of America, but from people who were in the Democratic Party.
Mr. Tavenner. And people who were in the Young Progressives?
Mr. O’Connell. I don’t think we had any Young Progressives.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you have any position, prior to the formation of the Progressive Party in any organization other than the Democratic Party?
Mr. O’Connell. No. As I told you, we had an organization known as Roosevelt Democrats; I was executive secretary of it.
Mr. Tavenner. Other than that, you had no position in any group or branch?
Mr. O’Connell. No, and Tom Rabbitt was not the head of the Progressive Party. Russell Fluent was.
Mr. Tavenner. But he did hold an executive position as stated by Mrs. Hartle?
Mr. O’Connell. No, he did not.