Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-13
GET READY FOR
NOMINATIONS
"IJnited New Party" Nom
inations Special Order
of Business.
MANY RESOLUTIONS
FINALLY APPROVED
Vote For "Misratery Workers." Sym
pathy For Debs, Repeal Of Esoh-
cunmins Law. Among Resolutions
Atdopted-Differences Between Two
Factions of Party Revsaled-con-
vention Prayer cheered.
BY Associated Press.

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Chicago, July 13--Amalgamatio
OF The principal groups attempting TO
form new party was defeated here
today. The committee of forty eight
voted to Join the national labor par
ty. "A large non partisan league group
and a delegation of single takers
marched in the labor convention and
announced they had decided to ANAL
gamate.
Rev. George c. Richmond. of st.
Louis. opened the forty Fighters con-
ven'.ion with a prayer that was re-
ceived with cheers.
I'VE are not concerned with heaven
and hell" he said. ut is this world in
which we are interested. AS Jesus
failed, SO do we."
The prayer charged that repubu-
can candidates take orders not from
Jesus, but from Wall street" 1t
charged that the democratic party
"has, sold out to these forces which
face moral ruin and spiritual disso-
lutie,ns."
''In illinois," he said, "the governor
and his parasites are cursed by plut-
ocracy. selfishness.'
He added, I'VE are corrupt, low
visitned and selfish. Forgive us. Oh
God! and in the great revolution now
coming save US from national disso-
luton
DR.. Richmond specifically gave
thaliks for revolution In Russia. for
the new spirit Of self assertiveness
amcng negroes and in Ireland. He
asked for the destruction .af Palmer
ism. Fenroseisni. and all other kinds
OF paganism.n He also blessed Eugene
Debs. 'in his prison CELL" His reyer-
encs,. was interrupted by cheers.
Details Only Difference.
y S'winburne Hale, Of New York, told
the delegates that in his opinion the
only differences in the conferences
with the labor group were details.
He offered q resolution discharging
the various committees and resolving
to, rneet at 2:30 p. M, today. with
the labor party in a mass convention
of the two parties.
Howard r. Williams. OF New York,
and Prof. Robert NJ. Lovett. OF Chi
cage, both argued against 'shasty
action"
After two votes. the resolutions
were, tabled.
To Consider Nominations.
On, motion Of Max s. Hays, Cleve.
land chairman Of the labor party ma
tionsl committee, nomination of pres
idential candidate OF the united new
party was made special order Of
business for $3.50 o'clock tonight.
The convention heard the remain
der Of the resolutions committee's re-
port and approved the cooperative
store, movement, election laws giving
migratory workers q vote, and a.num-
ber Of other resolutions, including
relief from starvation wages and in
human treatment for the postal en-
ployss;" sympathy for Eugene Debs
and Jim Larkin, martyrs to the
cause;" demand for the immediate
repeal Of the Escho- Cummins law,
and democratic management OF the
railroads '35
Differences Revealed.
Differences which had delayed mer-
gers were revealed In the presenta-
ton OF the conference committees
report after the merger had been
voted. The Plumb plan for the opera
tion OF railroads, naturalization Of
mines and the imposition OF g. capt.
tai tax were the issues on which the
conference committee representing
the labor party and committee OF
forty eight failed to agree. On these
points the committee Of forty Eight
asked for instructions from It's con-
yentlon.
Dol,'t Walt For Committee Report.
The committee of forty eight dele
gates voted to amalgamate before they
had heard the report Of their confer
ence committee on the stumbling
blocks to the proposed union. These
points were the Plumb plan and i'm
position OF capital tax.
During separate session the COM
mitt'se Of forty eight voted to recon-
men'1 platform plank for public
ownership and democratic control of
transportation, including stock yards,
large abattoirs, grain elevators, ter
n,inel warehouses, pipe lines and
tanks
The democratic control by work
ers md their representatives, was
labor. party demand.
To Grab Earth in Time.
Harry Neubergen, Of New York,
discussing the plank in the forty
eight session, SAID:
we may not be able to grab the
entire earth at this time, but we can
take a step in that direction"
With the forty eight convention on
record as agreeing to amalgamation
this afternoon, the labor party con-
vention. with nom partisan leaders
and some single takers officially par
ticipating, went ahead hearing re-
ports for a short time and then ad-
jouraed until this afternoon to hold
the first Joint with the forty Fighters
Plan National Ticket Only.
A national ticket only is provided
for In the coming election by the re-
port Of the Joint conference COM
mittne of the minority group. But
their report explains. however. that
where many Of the parties had or
gani:sed for state campaign, that or