The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-18
DEBS IS CANDIDATE
 OF THE SOCIALISTS Emil Seidel to Run for Vice
 Presidency H EATED SSION
Section of Constitution Adopted De- nouncing Violence as Weapon of the Working Class"-Con-
 gressman Berger Vigorous

Indianapolis. May 17-Eugene Victor Debs of Terre Haute, Ind, was nom mated late today as candidate for the presidency of the United states by the national socialists convention.
 Emil Seidel, former mayor of Mill waukee, was named for the vice pres idential nomination.
 MT. Debs was not in the hall when the result of the ballot was announced but MT. Seidel promised he would make the campaign "as lively as the cap italist parties had ever seen"
 MT. Debs was opposed for the nom- ination by MT. Seidel and Charles Ed ward Russell of New York, After the result of the first ballot, which was Debs 63, Seidel 56 and Russell 54, had been given out, MT. Seidel moved that the nomination be made unanimous and it was seconded by MT. Russell.
 Many candidates, including Kate Rich ards O'Hair of St. Louis and Anna Agnes Mahley of Seattle were named for the sec ond place, but three, MT. Seidel, John w. Slayton, Pennsylvania, and Dan Hogan, Arkansas, remained to be voted upon. MT. Seidel on the first ballot received 159 votes, Hogan 73 and slayton 24. MT. Ho- gan's motion to make Mir. Seidels nomi- nation unanimous was seconded by MT. Slayton.
 Aside from the nominations the only other business of the convention at the afternoon session was the adoption of d 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 after sev- eral hours of debate which many times ran into personalities.
 The section reads: Any member of the party who opposes political action or advocates crime, sabotage or other meth ods of violence as a weapon of the work ing class to aid in it's emancipation, shall be expelled from membership in the party. Political action shall be con- strued to 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 "di- rect action forces who have been es- pousing the cause of the Industrial Workers of the World and was favored by the so-caled yellow or conservative faction in the party. Bernard Berlyn of Chicago denied he was yellow" and con cluded by saying;
 T would go to hell if told to make a socialist speech here
 He said violence did not gain the workers anything.
 Congressman Victor l.. Berger of Mil waukee declared those who oppose tho section belong with Emma Goldman and are trying to hide behind political ac- tion."
 There is no bridge between socialism and anarchy" said Congressman Ser. ger. Those who stand for political ac. tion' are not for the bomb thrower and the dagger wielder. The trouble Is there are anarchists in the party who are try ing to hide under the guise of the Indus trial Workers of the World
 A motion to strike out the section re garding violence was lost on a roll cal vote 90 to 19l. and it was then passed by viva voce vote.
 William W. Haywood. member of tn, executive board and an l. w. w. leadel in the Lawrence, Mass. strike, took nc part in the vote on the measure, but aft CT It had been passed. said
 That looks like it was aimed at me but it will have to be put to a referen- dunn vote before it is adopted"
 While the vote on the measure wa. being tabulated the delegates broke into singing the Marseillaise and The Red Flag Many delegates stood on the ta- bles cheering and singing and the demon stration was kept up for several minutes