New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Capital Target
Ar Convention
OF Labor Party
800 Delegates Present at
Schenectady as the First
Session Begins; IS Are
FROM New York CITY
Lunn Assails Unit Rule
Negro Editor Makes a Bid
for Race Representation:
Bar Unicn Questions


SCHENECTADY, n. Y, May 90
Three hundred delegates attended tie
opening sessson this morning Of the
American Labor party, which is holding
2 .wo days state convention here. New
York City IS represented by seventy FIVE
delegates, the largest number from any
enc city. In the afternoon 100 more
arrived from various sections of the
state.
Declaring the negro has been duped
by the Republicans. fooled by the
Democrats and held at bay by the So
c;alists, in spite Of the latter's belief
IN "c!ass consciousness" H l. Nanton,
VI Nsw York. editor of The New
negro created a sensation at the
oDenlne Of the convention in Machin-
isss' Hall. Little business was trans
sc-e0 az the opening meeting save the
appointment Of committees on creden-
tials ana committee appointments.
The capitalists nave used the negro
against you white men as they have
used the mulattos against the blacks"
Mr. Nanton SAID.
The negro must live You will not
iei him into your unions, therefore he
must scab on you, That is not his
fault; It $ your fault. You must
prove % the nego that you are with
hn!; that you 90 not draw the co or
Inc in the matter Of political freedom.
The negro does not ask social equality.
le wants political freedom of expires
s'on. L You give it to him you will
fei the 100000 Of the colored race
v.th you 20 a man; if you Go not, he
must 20 somewhere else
Want Liberty-Loving People
william J. Kohn, chairman of the
Labor party Of Greater New York, was
made temporary chairman Of the con-
'encion and Hardy r. Zeiner. of Kings
County. secretary. Chairman Kohn in
opening the convention said that the
American Labor party desired as mem
bers all liberty loving people"
We have been buncoed and bam-
ooOzled long enough" he declared.
He announced that no trade union
Jurisdiction claims would be adjusted
By -he convention.
Those having axes that they want
70 bury Ia somebody's skull must do
II elSewhere.' Re said
After the selection Ct committees on
committees and credentials Mayor Lunn
was introduced. The chairman said
Schenectady had been selected for the
convention because OF its known repu-
Jation for dealing fairly and squarely
w-H all
The Mayor in his speech of welcome
re1erred to MS fight against the unit
rule of the New York State delegates -
TIE National Democratic Convention at
San Francisco, and added:
- am going TO San Francisco to rep
resent this district. No unit rule viii
hinl my words or actions there"
Says Labor Must Have Power
Labor must have political power in
order 70 enforce it's industrial power"
sad A. ( Bennett, Of Hartford. Conn.
The Lever act has been ana is being
used against labor despite the assur-
ance Of the Administration on the floor
OF The Senate that such was not the
Intention Of those supporting the
measure
Referring to the unseating of the
Socialists at Albany Bennett asked and
answered his own inquiry.
The answer is this he said. eve
must send back fifty to the state Lecis-
la-ere ct New York next time"
The committee on credentials is:
George Z. Caisse, Albany County; John
\. Kelly Orange County; James
Barry Rensselaer, County; F. G. Nell
son, Saratoga County; Fred Switzer.
Erie County. and L. J, McDermott.
bronx County
The committee TO select standing
Committees is composed of L. J. Nc
Dermot,, Bronx County; George W.
Glsos. Jefferson; James McGuire,
"7s: Mckenzie Sutherland. Monroe;
Elmer Go6'e, New York; James Whit
bread. Onondaga; Henrietta RodmaN,
Queens; j Vinehart, Schenectady. and
Phi,is Fenjgston. Westchester.