The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-13
LABOR PARTY
NEEDS NO ADVICE
convention with the labor party anu
other liberal groups.
The resolution said:
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other liberal groups.
The resolution SAID:
Resolved:
..That we the delegates OF the con
mittee of forty -eight in convention d
sembled hereby discharge all COME
ence committees now acting LOT tni
convention and we further nerep
agrea 10 meet with the delegates c
the labor party and other progressiv
gro,rns in one united convention, III
mediately upon the adopuon VI
similar resolution by the aeiesa.e
and the labor party convention an
hereby instruct the chairman OIL III
convention to appoint committees
one to notify the convention OF th
labor party of the action OF thls coh
yention-" ,,s -,
Carlisle declared he would hold VI
tbo introduction Of his resolution u
give committees an opportunity 10 re
port. s y,
Rev. George Chalmers Richmond, OF
tho Central church, read an unconFen
tionaI opening prayer in when ne Sc
yerely excoriated both old partles'
"The republican party hates Jesus
and takes its order from wan street
he said. This world is not LII love
with Thee, o God. England Is lnile
enemy and America is linked WIN ner'
We thank Thee for what the hussian
people are doing, for the new spirit III
india and the growth of independence
.mony us here assembled. Destroy
.palmerism. Penroseism and other
naganism. Destroy MorganIsm ana
Carnegism. Release POLITICAL pTlsoh-
ers. Bless Eugene Debs."
"Give President Wilson the power
to rise above the low moral stanoaruS
which have afflicted his adminlstfa-
ton" he continued. bless WIZ
Bross Lloyd who is on trial IN TINS
city. Turn our shame into uitimate
world redemption"
Chairman Farley P. Christensen an
nounced the conference committee
expected to make a report shortly and
introduced National Chairman j. a..
n. HOPKINS for brief statement.
81 think when you hear the report
OF the committee you will be salts
fed" said Hopkins.
Swineburne Hale, of New York CITY,
heading the insurgent movement next
addressed the convention. He an
nounced that another resolution,
similar to the one prepared by Car
Isle, would be introduced by him.
Hale's resolution pointed out that
the conference committee had been
unable to get together, called for a
full report, discharged them and then
accepted the invitation Of the labor
party to meet with them at Carmens
hall today.
The convention rose to their feet
and yelled in approval. Carlisle fol-
lowed Hale and read his resolution.
Another demonstration greeted the
conclusion of Carlisle's resolution
Howard Williams, vice chairman OF
the executive committee OF the CON-
mittee of forty-eight, promised the
would have a report that
would be satisfactory to everybody.
"Therc is an attempt being made
10 stampede this convention, but II
know damned we'll that you are not
roing to be swept off your feet"
Williams said.
Robert Morse Lovett, University OF
Chicago professor, declared the ESQ
utions premature and moved that
10Th be laid on the table.
Cries of mo" greeted his mollon.
Thu motion was declared carried
md The resolutions went to thc table
The platform committee then sub
nitteG pal jal report wHjcn proved
o be a redratt of the first tank OF
he st. Louis convention platform OF
he committee Of forty-ei5i,t. The
flank follows:
Public ownership and democratic
control of transportation, including
toekyards, large abba :oirs, grain
Elevators. terminal warehouses, pipe
ines and tanks
Chairman Christensen sad that the
words land democratic control IN
serted had been one Of the s'unb1lng
blocks encour tered by the conferees.
A motion to lay the partial report
N the table until full report was
'eady was defeated.
By an Overwhelming vote the con-
yention decided to receive the partial
export of the platform committee,
which the chairman interpreted as
equivalent to adoption.
II. F.. Wilkie, Maryland, chairman
IF the political procedure committee.
read the report. AS adopted unani'
mously by the conferees, it recon-
mended that the basis of organization
control Of the new party be:
"a national committee composed OF
three members from each state, at
least one a woman. The national
to select an executive com.
mttee of nine, which shall be in
charge of the 1920 campaign
Wilkie declared the existing ma
tional committee of the labor party
would be considered elected to the
national committee of the new party.
The report provided that the ma
tional committee shall be composed
OF one national committeeman from
the committee of forty-eight and the
labor party for each state.
1t was agreed that in states where
the labor party has put a ticket in
the field, the organization shall be
recognized for the 1920 campaign.
The report set out temporary rules
OF organization, fixed permanent
basis of organization and procedure
Of the amalgamation and recommend
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