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passed with few dissenting votes.
char IS i. Hoffman of Florida presented
to INC convention a committee report on
rules and credentials. which occasioned
much debate and some amendments before
It's adoption. BY it all delegates attending
were seated. with fractional votes where
the number attending exceeds the a!irt-
ment to their state or territory.
w. q. Cailerwood of Minnea polls. for
merry Prohibition party leader. moved
an amendment which was adopted unani-
mously, limiting nominating speeches TO
70 minutes.
APPEAL TO BhBOR1TES ADOPTED
After n two.lour session the conven-
formal resolution Of appeal to the labor
tho permanent officers were installed
without oratory.
G. l, France of Seattle introduced a
formal resolution of appeal to the Labor
party convention which opens tomorrow
asking delegates to unite as a body with
the Committee of Forty-eight gathering.
1t was read amid cheers and adopted by
a rising vote.
realize that there is no material
difference either in purpose or ideal be-
tween U.s." ii said in part. 1--WE feel deep
~ the obligation resting upon us both to
compromise any slight differences which
no '|Ib 49, ~ 'Niii ms INV oHt s'o.s
sue cssful political movement.
shall we give o,- ommon enemy, the
u:torabie JOY which would follow our
fa.;urc to unite in n solid phalanx"
with hose thoughts, which we know
arc your thoughts. we suggest that your
'cuv.nitjon pro-iGe Cor a subcommittee
soicc:~a from vour platform committee,
10 confer with the subcommittee: that
,t"ee 'T' committees meet with n firm
dete 'nii,,otiol 20 itta,n = platform Of
fundamentals 0ron which we can both
uri:e. a method for concerted political ac-
t.cn IA COMMON o2p6i1atAs.
W further suggest that all through
tao ~pr7,ed;nIs re our two conventions
Ni'l Joia: committees be appointed from
I'm, to 0mc SO that we may york in
n1tual ha tmony to the end that our
" c~O.rVenJc1s may come together in one
wres' body and present such a challenge
t. TIE au;ocrAcy of America that this
rove:rInt will &c down in history"
Tte?rt sentatiyes OF tho Labor party and
Nor. ?er;i7an League conferred last night
and n. Labor parry committee met yes.
te-day morning with the committee of As
in an oNort to a;raose Tho terms Of
inauguration NJ that liberal and radica
orEartA-.i ,rs.
Difficulties cetw,cn the programs OF
TIE cui:im..t.ee Of as and The Labor party
remain atute wherc they touch on tbs
ra..rox6 :nvbIaul, leaders of both groups
saiT v~ert@7lay after conferences. Both
grrJos favor government ownership. bu'
d,Tcr ~ to tho amount OF 'dcmocratic
management" OF The transportation sys
tcrs f they should be taken over by thu
government.
T.2 labor group representatives insis
that boards of directors and the con
trolling officers under government ad
miniStr3tion OF the roads should be Sc
lectcd by and from tho employees almos
exclusively, while the committee OF 4
representatives insist that control should
be largely in the hands of officials, repre-
senting the public.
Several minor organizations in the com
oination are threatening to bolt unles4
their planks are inserted in the thir'
party platform, it is reported. Amonl
those actively working for planks are tn
Peoples Money party. the Farmers
Equity society. Producers and Consumers
League and League for the Independents
of India. represented by Tarak Nath Da
of New York.
While the convention got under wa.
the Friends of Irish Freedom arrived. Sc
up a booth on the sidewalk and un
furled banners urging the third party t
recognize Irish freedom"
George l.. Record of New Jersey wa
elected chairman of the platform com
mittoe and n. F.. Wilkie of Maryland
chairman Of the committee on politica
procedure. Both bodies held executive ses
sions. lasting well into the night, but ar
ranged to carry on their work with tn
assistance of outsiders on Sunday.
The procedure committee devoted 1t
efforts to drafting a tentative plan unde
which the various groups might lend thei
support, to a single presidential can
didate, while carrying on Independent
work in the interest of their particula
sets Of ideas or local requirements. "Grou
autonomy was the objective to be worke
for. participants in the discussion stated.