Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-14
BY Associated Press.

survival OF the new fusion party were
at ebbtide ~ the all-night conference
Sof the new bodys resolutions conn
niittee dragged along today in an ef-
f'ort to get together on platform ac-
csptable to Senator LaFollette. {
Tho extreme left, which yesterday
scontrolled the amalsamation and
forced It's platform desires on the
more conservative element in the
convention, struck snag when II
rnet the veto power OF the probable
Presidential nominee OF the n,.w
party.
/ Forty Fighters. who constitute the
right wing group OF the fusion mo,e-
Inent, are bitterly opposed to the
more socialistic ideas Of the radical
labor faction. In this stand. trtey
have the support not only OF LaFol-
lette but Of several minority orge. n
dzations subscribing to the political
combination.
Single Takers Withdraw.
The first evidence OF a possible dis
ruption followed last nights sess ion
when the single takers withdrew,
adopted their one plank platform.
and nominated presidential cardi-
dates.
For president, they chose Rot,ert
G. McCauley, OF Philadelphia, and for
vice president they selected r. q.
'Barnum, Of Cleveland. They quit tho
new party. Jerome Reis. a single tax
leader. said, because it was not cnly
apparent they could not obtain their
platform desires and candidate
committed to them. but also beca use
they could not stand the socialistio
ideas" OF the dominant labor party.
Party Faces Tumultuous Scenes.
The birth Of the new party yeser-
day was attended by tumultuous
scenes In which more than once the
isledgins movements faced shipwrsck.
In the beginning. the labor party or
ganfsation grabbed the rudder and
ssteered the cars until considera tion
Of tho platform resolutions was be-
gun. Several plankA had been read
and approved when forty eighters In
terposed strenuous objections.
There followed demands for the re-
vision OF the procedure by which the
resolutions were being passed. IAAd-
ers Of the forty Fighters insisted ,,on q
more prominent position In the pro-
ceedings. In an effort to placate them
the labor leaders surrendered the
chairmanship to Bailey Christiar.sen,
Of Utah, who presided over the orig
inal forty eight convention.
The concessions failed, utterly.
however, and as a result. tho fusion
movement was again placed in 1eop-,
ordy.
Platform Partially Prepared.
A majority report Of the platform
committee Of the fusion attempt at
creating a labor party was finally
partially prepared today. It repre-
sented chiefly the labor party ,pin-
ions. and members Of the committee
OF, forty-eight stood ready after its
presentation to serve notice that Sem
ator baFollette, Of Wisconsin, g,sner-
ally proposed as the fusion nominee.
would not run for president on 1t.
& In consequence, a part of the ma
jority report was still being held
back. for endeavorers to reconcile the
differences.
The preamble and two planks Of
the majority report were given out.
The preamble declared that, III the
United States, the power Of govern
ment has been stolen from the peo-
ple"; classed the peace conference as
a greedy spectacle; said, the mas
ters of our government
leagued themselves with the money
masters of other nations to prevent
self-determination by helpless peo-
pie; declared that effort is now be-
ing made in the United States to
stifie the discussions and strip rights
and liberties from Americans, and
announced that into this breach step
amalgamated groups of men and
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