Mr. O’Connell. I do not remember whether he was there during the period when the party was actually organized, but he was there for a period of a few weeks.
Mr. Tavenner. That was in 1948, was it not?
Mr. O’Connell. In 1948 when the organization work was being done. Then he later went on to the position with the national office of the Progressive Party.
Mr. Tavenner. He finally became the head of the Progressive Party for the State of Ohio?
Mr. O’Connell. I think that is correct.
Mr. Tavenner. According to his testimony, he was employed as a State organizer for the Progressive Party in Washington from sometime around February or March, perhaps even later, of 1948, up to somewhere around June of the same year.
Mr. O’Connell. I think that is comparatively correct. My remembrance of it is that the provisional committee operated from about March, I would say around March 23 of 1948, and we actually had the founding convention of the rest of the party in the State of Washington the latter part of May.
Mr. Tavenner. DeLacy was a paid functionary for the Progressive Party during the period he indicated, was he not?
Mr. O’Connell. He was a paid organizer during that period.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you employ him?