The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-13
RADICAL SPEECH ES A I
INITIAL MEETIN c OF THE
48ERS WHILE AWAY THE
TIME v HILE WA|T|N c
ON COMMITTEE REPORTS

Formation of a new party is no
longer question of whether but
Of how" Arthur A. Hayes, chairman
Of the conference committee repre-
senting the conferring elements, told
the committee of 48 convention.
discussion is continuing, he said.
between representatives of the Com
mittee of As, the national labor party
the non-partisan league of South
Dakota, world war veterans, American
constitutional committee, rank and file
veterans and single tax party.
The report assured the delegates
that before they left the city, ANAL
gamation of all political parties meet
ing here would be affected. Assur-
ances were given in it that all
groups would join in one big con
vention. Arrangements were at once
begun looking to a mass meeting Of
the delegates to the various conven-
tons.
Speakers were called upon to en-
tertain the Committee of 4S delegates
during the long wait for conference
reports. Swinburne Hale of New York
talking about deportation proceedings
of the federal government attacked
Attorney General Palmer and won
applause. Hale told the audience that
Harley r. Christensen Of Utah, per-
manent chairman Of the convention,
was ordered, "one Of the first de-
tenders of the /. w w"
The delegates cheered at this ana
Christensen was forced to acknowledge c
them by bowling.
THE department of labor has since
become emancipated," Hale said, deal
ing with Palmer, by the courage OF
Louis Post" Here the delegates, d
number of them rising, gave three
cheers for the assistant secretary Of
labor, whose impeachment has been
urged by Attorney General Palmer.
Hale referred to himself, casually
as an "old-fashioned revolutionary
American" and asserted that Attorney
General Palmer, "has the highest ideals
and the lowest practices of any Of
ficial in our history"
Swineburne continued his speech
had been heard.
We've got to get after these may
ors, these chambers of commerce,
these local authorities he assertal, 'it
we want this country free. l deny that
/ anybody can commit a crime by Ut
10 nr /, ,f, ~
| ing black marks on paper. l know
they are trying "a people here for
criminal syndicalism. l deny that there
! is any such crime. Free speech is
being fought by these local authori.
ties.
"There is nothing that stands be-
! tween the United States and Russia,
but the new party which is being
formed here.
II don't want revolution. Nobody
who was a soldier wants force ana
violence. ! was a soldier I'll never be
drafted or serve again in another war
! Of offense or defense. You hear that
soldiers will not vote for LaFollette
! if we nominate him; I'm one; I
know that they will; 1 know, too,
that If they try to have another war
with Mexico they'll have to fight tho
world war veterans to get it over"
Miss Mary McCreary a delegate from
! Milwaukee, advised the labor party
members to cease buying or suppor,.
ing the "capitalisuc press" She
charged the Associated Press garbled
its stories or sent out plain lies abou,
what we are trying to do.
Miss McCreary told the delegates that
If they nominated Senator LaFollette
for president the capitalistic press
would sabotage the news by not print
ing anything about him.