The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-11
LABOR PARTY PLANS FIRST CONVENTION
MAX HoVUs TELLS WHAT NEW
PARTY EXPECTS 70
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CLEVELAND O-Tho fret con
VsniiOn of the new National Labor
Party, mvetlnf ~ Chicago November
..l Will pinrr itaHif un record nH up
posing the Russian method ct ropd
Iustmcnt fullois. riots. hioolfhcd nll
FORMS eft Violence will hc froWnct
upon
"Wcn win hy the ballot" declared
Max Hayes. temporary president of thn
national convention "ltu le ballots.
not hullets. Cor us. Labor VIII not
couuipnAnrc disorder r'oting nor ut
tempts % u'orturn the American ruN.
ornmvnt the American constitution
nor American democracy
Tim convention VIII como our Flat
footed for
Restoration Of civil libersicai
Public owrsrship ard manage
ment o. the means OF ,ransporta
ton land coutmurl cation. mines
finance and al other monopolios
and natural resources, and
Abolition 81 excessive lard
ownership and holding land out Of
uro for speculative purposeo.
These VIII hc the maln ana strong
e1i rluuke OF the now pnrtya platform
liayes said. when I saw him nt hls
office here
"rhc old PARTIES don't mean nny
thinr." Mnycs said They has hcon
used too long Tor office holding and
tu sccurn spnciui pliNiluErH FOR the
Cows. Their platforms and prom sep
are intendcd only go throw 20 cloud
of smoke before the vnt re rycs
"rhe time ia rine for national
labor party We have received en-
cuuiaring word fr0m labor orraul1n
tionH all over the country riley
wani party OF tholr own 1hey
are not tho citigons Who would coun
tcnHnro amy violence who would not
think 0f oyrrfhrnWiur government
WHOM tfrN can net ni' thpy ask for hp
uHc of Che ballot guaranteed them Zoo
thn constitution
"'coplc who have tho haliot don
need the bullet Labor o. the most
peaceful thing in the world"
Who win be- at ihe convention 2'
J erkrd
we expect thousands of dologatcs
EvCry Hinto. CITY county nud local
i1hof org ni1lfiou iH rni ticd fo rep
rescntntlon Womcn's organizations
AFFILIATED with labor mny come Bona
fido cooperative bodies wny sant
delegates Amy group of citizens mon
cor women forming local labor party
club may send 70 delegate Tor every
500 members. The permanent nation.
III party organization VIII Doe formed at
Chicago"
unycs was NOT sure 70 the Novem
hrr convention would pick the unrty's
presidential candidates Ne lnumat-
ed that several n1iacs had been mg
rostod
California labor groups have sug-
nosted the name Of senator Hiram
Johnson" IlnNos seid
other possibilities are said 10 be-
samuel GomperH Frank Walsh Glenn
Plumb and Lynn Frazier farmers gov
oruor of North Dakota
Sc present there is mo- intention OF
q combination with the farm
ers Nonpnrtisnn League although Mr.
hu'es explained that tile labor party
would have q working agreement with
the league in states whore the farm rs
nro organized and mtimated hpt ln
time the two may got together I'm on"
large PARTY tio said th's was avor-
ed Nv President A. g. Townley 90 tho
National Nonpariisan league.
"Thcrc is strong sentiment among
labor people" llayrs uld eco POSTPONE
thc presidential nominations untl %
mtcr convention. possibly next spring
ur summer They ihink 10 urem7tur"
90 name the candidates THIS fall How -
over the convention DELEGATES NAV 20
ahead ANA select thc standard bear
crs"
luvcs believes b. would Doe best 90
give the November convention over 90
orranizing work laying down Tine party
platform and laying plan for labor