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Show SOCIALIST PARTY SHOWS A GAIN OF 50 PER CENT New York, Aug. 8. A report of the progress of tho Socialist party through out the United States for the last three years, compiled by the offlc-rj of the party here, show a gain of ruore than fifty per cont In that time. The report says that on Januarr 1, 1907, tho Socialist party had regular regu-lar state organization in thlrty-nlno states, comprising 1900 local organizations organiza-tions with a total membership ol 2C7.840. At tho present time the report re-port finds the party is fully organised organis-ed in forty-two 6tatcs, the number of its local organizations have growa to 5.200 and the average dues paying membership to 03,375. |