New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
SOCIALISTS NAME DEBS
Their Choice for President
SeideI for ViCe-PreSident.
DECLARE AGAINST VIOLENCE
Representative Berger Asserts
There Is No Bridge Between
Socialism and Anarchy.

indianapolis, May l1-Eugene Victor
Debs. OF Terre Haute, Ind, was nominated
late to-day as candidate for the Presi-
dency Of the United States by the national
Socialists convention Emil se!dcl. ex-
Mayor of Milwaukee, was nominated for
Vice President.
Mr.. Debs was not IN the hall when the
result OF the ballot was announced but Mr.
Sedel in d few words thanked the dele
gates, and promised that he would make
the campaign "as lively as the capitalist
PARTIES had ever seen"
Mr. Debs was opposed for the Presidential
nomination by Mr. Seidel and Charles Ed.
ward Russell, Of New York After IN" re-
suit OF the first ballot, which was D"bs 49,.
Seidel IS aud Russell -, had been given
out, Mr.. Seidel moved that the nomination
be unanimous and IL was seconded by Mr..
Russell.
Many candidates. including Kat" Rich
ards O'Hair OF 81. Louis, end Anna Agnes
Marley. OF Seattle, were named for the
second place. but only threc-Mr Seidel.
John ". slayton. Of Pennsylvania. and
voted upon Mr. Sedel on the Ntst ballot
receiv ed $50 votes Hogan, 3, and Slayton.
"a Mr.. HCpan's motion 10 maxi M
Seidel's nomination unanimous was second
ed by Mr. Slayton
Aside from the nominations. which we're
not completed until 73o o'clock tonight.
the only other business Of the convention
at the afternoon session was the adoption
OF a section Of the constitution which
places the party as taking decided stand
against violence as a weapon OF the work
ing classes" Tho session was n" most
heated OF the convention. and the section
was not adopted until after several hours
of debate, which many times ian into per
sonalities. The section reads
ANY member OF the party who oppose
political action or advocates crime. "a
botage or other methods Of violence as a
weapon OF the working classes 20 aid IN
their emancipation shall be expelled from
membership I'm the party Political action
shall be construed 10 mean participation
In elections for public office and practical
legislative and administrative work along
the lines OF the Socialist party platform
The section was opposed by the direct
action" forces, who have been espousing
the cause Of the Industrial Workers Of the
World, and was favored by the so-"alled
yellow" or conservative faction I'm the
party Bernard Beryn. OF Chicago In
speaking in favor Of the section. denied
he was yellow" related his experiences in
Colorado, where he was sent into various
sections which he said were regarded as
unhealthy for Socialists. and concluded by
saying: Il would go to he'll II told to make
Socialist speech there" lie said violence
did not gain the working classes anything.
Representative Victor l.. Berger. Of MIL
waukce, declared those who favor violence
belong with Emma Goldman and are try
ing to hide behind political action"
There Is no bridge between socialism and
anarchism," said Mr.. Berger. Those who
stand for political action are not for the
bomb throwcr and the dagger wieldcr. The
trouble Is there are anarchists in the party
who are trying to hide under the guisc Of
the |. w. W"
A motion To- strike out the section re-
garding violence was lost on a rollcall
vote, 80 to 49, and II was then passed 10y 4
viva voce vote.
While the vote on the measure was being
tabulated the delegates broke into singing
"The Marsellalse" and THE Red Flag"
Many delegates stood upon the tables.
cheering and singing, and the dcmonstra-
ton was kept up for several minutes