Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-18
SEIDEL FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
EX-MANOR OF MILWAUKEE WILD
BE SECOND MAN IN
THE PARTY.
ANTI violence PLATFORM
section Against Violence Was Adopted
Only Aftcr Long and
Bitter Debate.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May IL
Eugene victor Debs Of Terre Haute,
md. was nominated late today as a
candidate for the presidency Of the
United states by the notional social
lists convention.
Mr. Debs was not In the hall when
the result Of the ballot was announced.
but Mr., Sedel promised ne would
mako the campaign "as lively as tho
capitalist parties had ever seen"
Mr. Debs was opposed for the noml-
nation by Mr.. Seidel and Charles Ed
ward Russell Of New York. After tho
result of the first ballot, which was
Debs Go, Soidel 90 and Russell "a. had
been given out, Mr.. Sedel moved that
the nomination be made unanimous
and IT was seconded by Mr.. Russell.
ScidcI Gets Second Place.
Many candidates, including Kate
Richards O'IIair Of St Louis. and An
ma Agnes Mahley of Seattle, wero
named for second place, but three.
Mr.. Seidcl, John w. Shyton. Penn
sylvania, and Dan Hogan, Arkansas,
remained TO be voted upon. Mr.. Sci.
del on the first ballot received l59
votes; Hogan 73 and Slayton "a. Mr.
Hogan s motion 10 make Mr.. Selders
nomination unanimous was seconded
by Mr. Slayton.
Aside from the nominations the only
other business Of the convention AT
the afternoon session was the adop-
ton Of u section Of the constitution
which places the party as taking a
decided stand against Violence as a
weapon Of the working classes" The
session was the most heated OF the
convention and the section was not
adopted until several hours of debate
which many times ran into PERSONAL
tiles.
The section reads.
ANY member Of the party who op-
poses political action or advocates
crime, sabotage or other methods oi
violence as a weapon Of the working
class to aid in its emancipation shall
be expelled from membership in the
party Political action shall be con-
strued to mean participation in cleo
tions for public office and practical
legislative and administrative work
along the lines Of the socialist party
platform"
direct Actionists' Opposed II.
The section was opposed by tho
direct action" forces who have been
espousing the cause Of thl Industrial
Workers of the World and was favored
by the so-called yellow" or conserva-
tive faction in the party. Bernard
Berlyn Of Chicago denied that he
was yellow and Concluded by say
Ing, Il would go to hell to make a So
ciallst speech there lie said vio-
lence did not gain the working classes
anything.
Congressman Victor L. Berger of
Milwaukee declared those who opposed
the section belonged with Emma Gold
man.
There is no bridge between social
ism and anarchy" said Congressman
Berger Those who stand for 'politl-
cal action are not for the bomb throw
er and the dagger weilder Tho
lCuble IS there are anarchists in tho
party who are trying to hide under
the guise Of the J. W. W."
A motion TO strike out the section
regarding violence was lost on a ron
call vote 80 to 191 and it was then
passed by a vive voice vote.
William ID. Haywood. a member or
the executive board and an !. w. w
leader in the Lawrence, Mass, strike.
took no part I'm the debate on the
lHc"auIc' DUt dlNeI u Hdp pteh passed.
said:
That looks like IT was aimed at me,
but it will have to be put TO a refer-
endum vote before it is adouted.'
While the vote on the me . ire was
being tabulated, the delegates broke
into singing the Marseiles and THE
Red Flag. Many delegates stood up
on tables cheering the singing and
the demonstration was kept up several