Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-09


The single takers, who arrived Thurs
day to prepare for their convention which
opens Saturday, declared they would
bolt the combine and nominate q separ-
ate ticket if the majority chooses La
Toilette.
While the single takers were threat
ening to present their own ticket, Amos
Pinchot and George L. Record, of the
committee of the Forty eight were in
Madison, Wis, comforting with LaFol-
lette who has received majority Of a
mail straw vote of the party.
The committee of FortyEight and
Single Tax conventions open Saturday
and on Sunday the labor party of the
United States, another prospective NOM
ber of the proposed third party combi-
nation. meets here. The national Non
partisan league, triple alliance Of the
northwest, national peoples league OF
Minnesota. world war veterans and Ma
tional public ownership league have been
invited to send fraternal delegates to
the conventions and later endorse the
platform and candidates.
Jerome c. Refs, Single Tax commit
teemen from Pennsylvania. announced
today that the single takers would
accept the committee of Eorty-eighth
invitations to attend the third party
convention but would leave if they were
unable to prevent La Follette's selection
as standard bearer.
'erhe committee of 4S has a most
wonderful opportunity to create the long
looked for new political party in Amer
ica' he said but LaFollette will GER
tainly be the wrong one to follow. | do
not believe there is one delegate to
the single tax party convention who would
stomach LaFollette, and [ am sure that
those from my own state are against him
to man. LaFollette's entire political
history is replete with the paternalistic
or even soeialistic legislation which the
Single Tax party unalterably opposes
Plans for the committee Of Forty eight
convention went ahead, however, un-
affected apparently by the threat Of the
Single Takers. J. A. HHopkins. ma
tional chairman, opened headquarters in
downtown hotel where the convention
will be held and several score of delegates
from a number of states reported.
I'VE are delighted with the new party 8
prospects," Mr.. Hopkins said. I'VE have
a far more powerful nucleus Cor fight
ing organization than the progressive
party had in 1912. Our strength is COM
ing from Democrats as well as Repub-
licans. For the first time since the civil
war, there will be break in the solid
south"
Madison, Wis. July S.-No intima-
tion as to the plans Of Senator LaFol-
lette regarding his candidacy for presi-
dent on third party platform was Civ
en- following conference with Amos
Pnchot, of New York and George Il. Re
cord of New Jersey who visited him at
his farm near here to discuss third party
affairs and politics generally.
Little belief is expressed by friends
of the senator, however, that he would
consent to head third party although
he is known to favor certain of the plat
form planks that the new organization is
expected to adopt
''Mr. Record and spent several hours
with Senator LaFolIette and went over
the whole political situation Mr.. Pin
cbot said Thursday. He asked that a
campaign be staged on a brief, clear
platform calling for government owner
ship of railroads and Of the principal
national resources, and that no land
should be held out for speculative pur-
poses or to aid monopoly. No definite
conclusions were reached. The conference
is to be resumed tomorrow.