Due to a certain amount of confusion
concerning the status of the University
Party I feel obliged to explain precisely why
the Party endorsed the candidates of the
Virginia Progressive Party for this election.
Our Party has constantly been given the
stigma of being merely an independent
caucus, but, in fact, the members of the
Party have always conceived of it as a
political party dedicated to effecting progress
here at the University. At the last
meeting the members were faced with a
serious question.
Were we to endorse the liberal candidates
of the new party, thus hoping to ensure a
victory for progress, or were we to nominate
a state of our own, an action which could
divide liberals here and spell defeat. We
hope that our endorsement of the Virginia
Progressive Party will be rewarded with the
solidification of all progressive students
behind the new party, with the result being
a forward-looking and active Student
Council.
Mike Erwin
President
University Party
