The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-13
SEEKS IMPEACHMENT
 OF HANFORD.
Gan Alleged Mental Reserya- tl0ns be Invoked to Re-
 yoke Citizenship?
DEBS LEADS IN RAGE
socialists Meet in Indianapolis to Nominate Presidential
 Candidate of Party

Candidate Of Party
 iAoianapolls, Ind, May r3-The right oi 2 Iederal judge to revoke the citi- zenship of any man who has sworn aileglance to the American flag oyer. shadowed all other issues. in tba ca o'a.ist national convention. Federal acton was promised by Congressman victor Berger of Wisconsin. He sup ported the delegates aligned behind 1ne movement to compel Judge Corne-3 has H. Hanford, who on. Saturday. re- roheo the naturalization papers of leonard olssen, to recall his decision or face impeachment proceedines in w asnlngtOn. As. soon as. Rerpar reaches Washington, he says he will take the decision up on the floor of congress Never before has a iur- lst attempted to say whether alleged to revoke citizenship, say the Social 1ste. They have received numerous letters and telegrams from both Dem ocratic and Republican leaders tens dering support in legal battle to prove their allegation that Hanford permitted his personal .prejudices to
 The decision will be carried to the supreme Court of the United States and the financing of the legal battle will be taken care of by men who have no sympathy with Socialism.
 It IS already admitted that if the ruling is permitted to remain unchal- lenged any foreign-born citizen. no matter how long he may have voted In this country, endangers his citizen- ship should he publicly admit that he favors direct legislation
 The allegation was freely made here today that Hanford,s decision was due entirely to his opposition to the judicial recall and that he believed in ruling Olssen out as citizen he would curb the agitation for Judicial recall in many of the western com munities where tue foreign born citi- the presentatfon or the rerDr ~ of IF committees and the permanent offic- CTS Of the Socialist organizations. Great interest centered in the report of Secretary John N Work, who bit-. terly arraigned speaking campaigns in opposed by many members of the Na- tional Committee who read in 1t a repudiatfon of the party idol, Eugene V. Debs. and it was not believed that the convention would go on record as opposing .'red specials or any oth-
  ism nearer to the rank and file of the voters of America.
 The delegates to the convention in- jected the religious issues into today's by calling for an inves- tigation of the reasons behind the is- suing of the "anti-red flag" order by of Police Hy1and. Hy- and, last night following a confer snce between Congressman Berger, Mayor Shank and himself, revoked his original order. He admitted that he had no right to issue any such pro- and that the constitu- ton of the United States protected the Socialists in their desire to carry the emblem of industrial Socialism in any public demonstration. The fact that nclement weather last night inter- tered with the parade had not cooked he ardor of the delegates, however. md it was announced that another week.
 The convention today adopted the jules that will govern throughout the week. Speeches were limited to five minutes each and the committee ,hairmen were given twenty minutes much interest today in the report Of he committee which was named by he national organization to 1nvesti- rate the immigration question and here was consequent relief when the of the committee reported Tn ayor of endorsing the Asiatic exclu- ion act There was strong minor ty in opposition and it was certain hat when the report comes up for dis .ussion later in the week the radi- ,aIs in the delegation will demand hat it be reflected: ,ehind the boom of former Mayor ,eidel of Milwaukee tried to amend he rules of the convention whereby hey would muzzle the. proxies, but, ailed. They tried to make tne ruies cad that a majority or the oele heir suggestion was overwhelmingly -oted down.
 Tomlinson Hall, in which the ses- ions of the convention were held, vas elaborate1y decorated with the colors, the red flag. ana he American flag. The a,s, utillsas'on 4ra Ua he crimson colOrs was admitfeoiy tno nswer of the party to the nation vide agitation against it's use.
 John M. Reilly, of West Hoboken. [. U. Bessie Goldstein of Boston, ana ohm E. Russell of. New. York, were oday elected secretaries or the con ention and it was agreed that hairman would be chosen daily. Be- ond organization and reports no ous- ness was transacted at the morning ession. The afternoon session was eyoted to the reception of fraterna elegates, oratorical pyrotechn1cs be. lg postponed until consideration or eports taken up tomorrow.
 Candidates for the presidency will e nominated on next Friday. Today
 was accepted by the delegates that ,e fight would be between EuEfne V. Iebs. of Terre Haute, who does not ant the nomination, but is admit .dIv the overwhelming choice of the arty at large, and is opposed by the artv bosses: William D. Haywood, or enyer. representative of the militant ement in Industrial unionism: Job arrimon of Los Angeles, and former ayor Seidel of Milwaukee.
 "A universal demand that the SO- aIists take immediate action on hat they termed the San Diego nui- lnce'' featured today's session of the ,cialist national convention. The alter was crystalized by William Haywood, leader of the militant who presented the fol- wing telegram from San Diego So- alist organization signed by .Jan- sr Bauer: s
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