The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-02
SOCIALIST PARTY
IN fierce WRANGLE
over EXTREMISTS

, CHICAGO. SPIT. r.s,,"I n Il"
! Soc,alist Iarty ,r.r,rsrd to-day whrn
: r'..h. wing ,l"i""0tH& ~ ~ partN'S
/ ,n',"mpl emergency convention STn'
. o}-- a Iror"$Hl u cXr'"d' from thu
. ,rr,r:.t:rr Gunr ~,"r'L,0r l"f' wing d"'"-
. stt-s who prey ,"Us'y had left TIA" meet
"a. a.!I announced rirjr .ut'mti"n e
D u,r,'rr-- III i',r communists. The M
;'r,, WI d..t, .l'"l by iwn votes.
; lutrudur,!ou of tn. motion followed
; charges or tn. floor Of II" f"rvcutl"n
: thar certain d..l'l:at,s W." ;NHsIUHrn!-
= n. rs "i"y,l' CONSERVATIVES a"h IN fn,t
were attending ""u;'r'u"r* - tn" i':t
. Wing r.,dlral> Tn" G"f. r3otI"n
! would hav" prov ,d"d thai amy delegate
! pnrtr,irtr.nr in l"fr VIM conferences
after "a r'ci3cK tomorrow morning h.
. excluded from ia" c"uI,n'."n.
Red Flag Comes Down
: Left WING delegates; mt hurln= tn"
: day with leaders Of IA" ,mmnnists who
oprurd Il national mr"tiuG '",iHN TIA"
nrru:nr ur th. communists lalh"I,u"
I was c,liyrurl by an order from TIN
, policc that red hammers and f"~t""u"
! a,lorninC tho walls Of III" convention
, hall he pulled down AVID American ilaG$
/ substituted Tho red banners wrr"
taken down after n delegate. who gave
his name as Charles Nnut%"m"ry nud
, said hc was m attorney. had been
arrested for diSord"rly prntCStatlon.
! Chairman Louis F'TaIna, Of New York
I said in his opening statement al III"
! ccrnmunists' meeting that IN" Conv"n-
! ton was called I" discuss n" "ncW
. ora" in the history of IN" nation. The
. times. ho assorted. called for r"N"!uti"h-
: airy actions.
! Leaders Of tho right wing socialists.
! couprisinE the Cuns"rvatiN" majority.
In hS
marty would BE- patched vi by tomor-
row night.
VIII 30 Adjusted.
Seymour St"dman. chairman or tho
Il conventions said perhaps nifty delegates
had left the meeting.
BY tomorrow night" he said. 9TH"
|, differences will y" adjusted. conf
IDENTITY expect that many of the seeding
/ delegates will return. Som" Of them
|, can't come back if they desire. They
I probably will join the communists.
i don't believe there is the slightest pos
+ sihiIity that the Socialist party viii d'-
! vide into two factions.
! He named John Reed. s"lf-Strl"d "un-
. recognized Rulshcvik amba SSHdor TO the
, United states" rs ono d'!cEat" who
would not u" taken back int" tn" CON
yention. Reed has been leader OF IN"
, left wing Socialists.
marked virtually all 6iScuSSI"EN at TO-
davis sessions. During debate on
motion 70 declare void II referendum
vote on the election Of tn" national "\-
eCutive committee Of tn" party when
would have the effect Of "Ecrthro"inI
the present committee. said to be under
I control Of the left wing. charges WHr"'
( made that fraud had been pract,c"d by
the radicals in gaining n majority or
the committee. A member OF the Massa-
chusctts delegation asserted that In
many locals in that stat" votes had
hccn cast for members who were dead
and for others who were living in
/ Oklahoma and Texas"
1t was said that the convention Will
/ take I'D before adjournment proposed
. amendments TO tn" constitution when
+ will permit negotiations between the
marty and the national nonparNsah
league and other farmers organizations.
AS Il now stands" said Mr.. Sl"dmth'
"+bo constitution OF the party prohibits
s,,cb negotiations I do not believe any
! effort will be made at this tim" 10
effect affirmation with the farmers or
carnations. do believe. however that
4 the constitution Will be amended -
permit Of fraternal exchanges OF views.