Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
|RD PARTY READY
FOR CANDIDATES
form Is Adopted-Labor
roup Observation-Disclosures
the Party Already Bolt.

1880 hVii VIC new pa ~
ed platform late today in prepara-
tor nomination Of candidates at TO-
s session.
minority report from the platform
tittee was sponsored by three of the
representatives of the committee Of
eight, but was defeated by a vote
ghuy lass thar three to one. The
Fity report was signed by the five
meInbers of the committee on resolu-
and two Of the party of ASS represen
hs. II was adopted by big majority
or motion was made unanimous.
lectjons from the ranks of the new
began when Il was shown that the
tity report would be overwhelming j
ted. James Ferguson former Cover
{ Texas. was the frs. openly to pul!
Ehe 1iectiuS He was followed by
stns from several sta.ea. none OF
was identified with the labor party.
hear stampede developed whc, an
hpt vas made 70 forestaM introdtc'
Of the majority platform report by
Submission 10 the conventoo or
t that was reputed to be acceptable
enator Robert NJ. LaFolleite. Tbs
ors friends launched the attack witf
claration that the convention was
rid den and clique controlled. and thai
enator's own platform ideas had been
d in secret committee meeting.
G storm broke with all the fury
riot and IaFollette delegates were
k to seize the psychological moment
prinE their preside tial boom
photograph of the senator, flag
ed and huge red banner inscribed
his name were swung before the
ention and the demonstration was
1t lasted about three quarters of an
en- move was made TO read the
tors platform, but it was block ed
he decision of the chairman who
that the majority report of the
nittec on resolutions was before
convention and must be lcalt with
The LaFollette platform was
r brought up again but the min
report. which was later defeated,
said by it's sponsors to be accept
to the Wisconsin solon.
c statement Of George L. Record,
presented the minority report, that
was adopted. Senator La Toilette
I'D be willing to run on it was
leneed by Gilbert f. Foe. the SEN
8 repre- sentative, Roe reiteratinc {
fious announcements that the sen -
did not desire the nomination and
I'd that his name be not presented.
be convention recessed an hour aft
isposinC of the platform.->plannin
etUrn and take up the question of
~ name and presidential candidates.
put 200 Of the committee of 4s dele
assembled at another hall during
recess. j. A. NJ. Hopkins, their ma
p chairman, presiding. Allen Nc
y, who made the keynote speech for
Independent convention, made an
ess and before they adjourned to
again at nine a. m. tomorrow, il
clearly indicated that many of them
far separated from tho labor group.
e tried to get up q party for just
hge Americans. to get into action in
McCurdy said. I'VE have been
wn together with a group who are
king consciously for MARKHAM social
There isn't any enmity in me when
this; ] have been trying to say it to
fusion convention for two days"
number of delegates left to 20 back
'ano' oonseitIon' otHerS Sa'h they
"la! ou'o,'t' pu' 'ne 'haJorl'v SEN
~ y. Win 'hdTrrlan
nLe ~ i''' St'e"lp' 10 Try ana rcunlte
i 'uos ''i'' nins' oeNera' pro-
"'oue " Neep u" WIN inc at
pit to proceed with still another politi-
party.
ne" '".E wa decined at the
session will operate until August
Wv ''oor petty CONSTITUTION.
r.. .. Nv" ,'' oo''N'il"'ion WAS referred
'''''''''ee' u oe reported
ea',D,e a'iu '"o pianks OF the
"F P'"' u" iopor' were gwen out.
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cteS ro,acrnnents ~ pr.s,. and rro
i"
IN "Democratic cortro, ~ tnars.r,
n,atforn declared for .,ha r;rht :.
hr to an increasinr, share in r. -.
disabilities and management ~ IN
trv. application of this nr,nc;n,,
he deyeIopc-d in accordanco wit,
experience of actuaI oner,tion "
Public ownership and oneraton wit,
nocratic control of all nubIic uti,i
and natural resources ,nc,udin,
re abbatoirs, stock yards. grain Gle
ors, water powers, AMI cold storag.
terminal warehouses" was declare,