Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-11
FIGHT FOR FUSION
PLANKS RACES AS
NEW PARTY MEETS
Chicago Convention Seethes
During Efforts to Win
More Delegates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July determination
stones for new party. on which to-
unite all third party movements were
laid when the committee of forty
eight and the single tax party Joined
in their first national convention to
draft a platform and pick nominees
who, they hope, will win the support
of ten or a dozen liberal organiza-
tions.
The first days session. devoted to
keynote speeches and organization
work, developed as many different
views as there were factions repre-
sented. Rules, resolutions and /nom1-
nations for permanent officials were
debated step by step and at times
acrimonously. The temporary chair
man, J. A. H. Hopkins. head Of the
committee of forty eight, maintained
order with difficulty.
Division between the liberal and
radical elements was brought out in
the rules debate when Swinburne
Hale of New York said the state del
egations were divided 80 per cent
liberal and 40 per cent radical. he
was pleading for change In the rules
that would prevent the radicals oelns
outvoted by the majority liberals, put
the majority ruled and his plea was
lost.
Participation of the single takers in
+odav's convention followed an earlier
session, at which they decided to pre-
sent their platform demands ana
yiews on candidates. They are under-
stood to be willing to accept either
Charles H. Ingersol1, watch manu1ac-
+urer. or Amos Pinchot. one OF the
leaders of the committee of forty
oiobt for presidential nominee. They
.re onposed, their leaders say, to ac-
canting Robert La Toilette, the Ia
yorite presidential candidate OF the
for+v-eiehters, and may bolt the con-
yention and select their own tlcket II
Ia Toilette is nominated.
determination of the single takers
,oursa was declared to be contingent
unon three things: First the plat
form. which. they said. must lncluoe
s;nple tax plank; second, the cahol-
a.te and third, the name OF the party.
N.m. Must Include "LabOr."
THE party name promises to develop
feht. Members of the single TAX
.r,.o1n want some reference to their
Incorporated in the party name.
The labor party of the United STATES
whose convention gets under way TO-
,,,orrow. is willing to join. the thiro
movement and probably Will
o,oent La Toilette as a candidate, pue
s.,.rds that the word Tabor be IN
o,nded in the party designation.
A. organized today, the committee
80 fortv-eight convention numbered
s9e accredited delegates with ma
ioritv of 27o required to nominate
Tha 5se included, in addition to the
e..+v-eiehters and single takers,
e.,tarnal delegates from the Nom
Do.tisan League, Triple Alliance OF
Northwest, Farmers National
council. Peoples Money League the
prod,,cers' League and consumers
I.ene and several other organiza-
.;ons The committee of forty-elght
.,hraces a number of well known
,..ono1 leaders, some of whom were
nrominent in the bull moose move
.+ of four and eight years ago.
mne % committee was formed last year
- O. Louis with a member for each
state. -
Fitxpatrick a Speaker.
while delegates debated rules and
resolutions today their committee
continued negotiations with the labor
.rtv There was small hope that
the fusion plans could be completed
before tomorrow night following the
onening of the session of the labor
convention. when John Fitzpatrick
| president of the Chicago Federation
] of Labor will deliver the keynote
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