Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-12
~ Associated Press

alsy Associated Press
Chicago. July 12.-Work on ANAL
i'amating the various elements as
''embled here for the formation Of a
llew party continued behind closed
doors this morning, while the con-
Yention OF the committee OF forty
eight and national labor party
marked time.
Everythins appeared to be pro-
t:eeding on schedule with the sinlxle
fote OF excitement provided by
platform fight over tho Irish ou,as-
tion.
The negro question was BROUGHT,
pefore the convention by the Rev. w.
Y. Bagnail, colorcd minister of de-
F.roit, representing the National as
isociation for the Advancement Of
tColored People.
.. w. Thompson, lecturer for the
national nom partisan league. an
fertained the forty eight convention
delegates with a recital Of state on
terprises initiated by the leacue
administration in North Dakota. He
said the league had given union labor
ali It asked and some more.
q Speakers were called to entertain
the committee Of forty -eight dur.ng
the long wait for conferences.
Swinburne Hale, Of New oYrk.
talking about deportation proceed
irgs, attacked Attorney General
Palmer, and received applause. Hale
said that Perley P. Christensen, Of
Utah. permanent chairman OF the
convention. was one '.of the first
Offenders Of the I. w. W.
d Delegates cheered. at this until
christensen was forced to &c
knowledge by bowling.
The department Of labor has since
become emancipated," Hale said.
dealing with Palmer, .sby the courage
OF Louis Post"
Here the delegates, a number OF
them rising, gave three cheers for the
assistant sec1etary OF labor whose
impeachment has been urged by At
torney General Palmer.
Hale referred to himself occasion
ally as IAN old fashioned revolution
.ary American" and asserted that
Attorney Generl Palmer has 'the
highest ideals and the lowest prac-
tice Of any official in all history"
Cannon De Valera, who got a
roustng reception as he entered the
hall. cut short Hale's talk and was
presented as .'the president Of the
Irish republic" De Valera was ap-
plauded when no said, ''the Irish
question" was ian American OIles-
tion." He asked for recognition Of
"ti1e irish government in ireland.
De Valera was warmly applauded! as
he concluded.
Formation Of new party Is no
longer question Of whether but
OF 'ehow," Arthur A. Hays, chairman
OF the conference committee, repro
senting the comforting element, told
the committee Of forty-eight conven-
tion today.
Mr.. Hays made this statement in
reporting the first report Of the con-
ference committee to the convention.
Discussion was continuing, he said,
between representative OF the COM
mittee Of forty-eight, the national
labor party. the non-partisan league
of South Dakota, world war veter-
ans, American constitutional corr
mittee, rank and file veterans Of
single tax party.
The report read assured the dele
gates that before they left the city,
amalgamation Of all political parties
meeting here would be affected. AS
surances were given in it that all
groups would Join in one conven-
tion.
BY Associated Press.
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 plat
form and one presidential ticket, are
Included In the Recommendation sub