 Nationwide, just three newspapers endorsed Wallace's candidacy; one of those papers was the "National Guardian", which was established in 1948 by Norman Mailer and other Wallace supporters.Wallace's supporters held a national convention in Philadelphia in July, formally establishing a new Progressive Party.The party platform addressed a wide array of issues, and included support for the desegregation of public schools, gender equality, a national health insurance program, free trade, and public ownership of large banks, railroads, and power utilities.