Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-12
URGES USE OF
LEAGUE BANKS
LaFollette Remains Most
Talked Of Candidate For.
Election.
Single Tax Party Divided as
To Presidential Can
didate..

Chicago, July 12.-Nonparttsan
league representatives today appealed
to the labor party convention for the
financial support of its party mem
bers in moving the league farmers
crops. s-,
Carl D. Thompson, a league leader,
asked that working people" transfer
their savings, deposited in CAPITALIST
banks" to league institutions. He de-
clared that the grain farmers of the
that through the proposed transfer
their needs could be met at low
rate of interest.
Thompson's appeal was responded
to with resolution by the conven-
ton which made his speech a part Of
the record of proceedings. Max hayes.
national labor committee chairman.
said the appeal could thus be widely
distributed and "labor would answer" :"
Before adjournment at noon, the
convention agreed to night session
to receive the report of the confer
ence committee which has been nego-
tiatine with a like committee from
the Forty Fighters convention on the
question of amalgamation.
Chicago, July 12.-Amalgamation
of the labor party of the United States
and the committee of forty-eight In a
new political movement with single
party name, one platform and one
presidential ticket are included in the
recommendations submitted to the Ia
Dor and committee of forty-eight con-
ventions when they reconvened today
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette OF
Wisconsin remained, the most talked.
of candidate in the presidential race
Conference committees appointed
yesterday by the labor convention IND
Saturday by the forty-eighters smooth
ed out objections to amalgamation in
a protracted session last night, and
adopted series of recommendations
to be offered to the two, conventions
today. Besides urging the combining
of forces under q common standard
with common name. they also pro.
posed appointment Of special sub.
committees to draft the: machinery
under which the combine viii york
and to prepare a joint PLATFORM
The Recommendations, II, approved
today. as the leaders confidently ex
will preserve their separate identity
and continue to function ir, separate
functions. with sub-eomnitteess re
porting Identical measures to each To-
discussion and action.
Single Tax Men DIVIDED.
The single tax party, alsosin nation
al convention assembled, is divided
according to expressions of variou
leaders, on the availability! Of Senate
LaRbllette. as presidential nominee
= One group of single takers has an
nounced that it will bolt the proposed
combine rather than stand for La
Toilette. while another faction has de
clared it will accept any presidential
nominee 80 long as a single tax planl
. is incorporated in the platform.
II Senator LaFollette wants tn
third party nomination he can have il
both forty-eighters and laborite
agree. He is already the overwhelminl
choice Of the forty Fighters a mai
referendum has shown.
Frank P. Walsh, Kansas City, Chas
H., Ingersoll. watch manufacturer
and Henry Ford have been mentione'
for the nomination, but there is n
apparent concerted action to furthe
the prospects of any one of them
Walsh is also being discussed for vic
president. =.
Yesterday was given over to the op
ening session of the labor convention
with delegates from sixty trade unio