Arizona republican., 1920-07-12
DeIeqates Confident of Success

The convention named a cOIIinAttSS of 12 to confer with a similar group from the Committee for 48 in an effort to develop a common ground on which all could meet.
 Throughout the discussion, on com bining the strength of the minority groups, there appeared trend of opti- mism among the delegates.
 c. J. France of Seattle, who present. ed the forty -eighters' invitation to the labor group to join the new party movement told the convention the question of platform was incidental and that beneath it are the economic principles for which all of you and us can fight
 The thunder of foot stamping and cheering punctuated the Fitzpatrick address His speech lost all repression in it's references to Russia and Ireland and to the Republican and Democratic parties.
 For years and years labor has fol- lowed the old routine of appealing to i existing political parties" Fitzpatrick said. fWe have gone to them with our programs making llo difference whether the Democratic or Republican party was in power, and have come away with our promises, only to see those promises broken and shattered.
 Advocates Political Reform ation "So now we are through. We have gotten our own people together. we l have tried to say that this program of ours was big and broad enough for every man and woman who does useful work" There isn't anything sufficient to prevent the hand and brain workers of the United States from taking the government out of the hands of-not Americans, but inter national financial pirates and do it now"
 l Fitzpatrick halted for the tumult to I fvaF her Icontinued with attacks upon the Re publican and Democratic platforms, which brought forth prolonged cheer 1 ing.
 Whats our duty, as the represen- tatives of men and women and chll- l dren, against the representatives CT i the greed of gold2' he continued. our duty is to proceed immediately. united 1 ly. to take over the reins of the gov ernment of the United States.
 They want us to lock abroad. They tell us about Russia. There was monarchy over there under which the l Russians liver for TOO years. and one day they shot it into the garbage can. Do they want the United States to tell them how to govern? We would be poor instructors. They might go to Ireland for help.
 1 Russia has created. new govern ment, taking care of the rights of people in the way Russians want it done. Oh, that they day would come when the working people of the United States would get together and do job such as the workers of Russia have done.''
 60 Trade Unions Represented
 Sixty trades union groups and other ! organizations are represented in the labor convention. Miners and railway men predominated in the union section.
 Calling of the roll was interrupted by prolonged cheering when the name | of Alexander Howat, leader of the l Kansas miners who was sent to jail in connection with violation of the Kansas industrial court law, was reached.
 James Duncan of Seattle. one of the leaders of the shipyards strike there a year ago. also was greeted with cheers. Duncan, who also is sitting in the Committee of 4S convention as chairman of the Washington delega- tion, was nominated for a place on the Labor party's conference committee.
 For the delegates Of the Committee of 4S and Single Taxers sunday was q day of continuous conferences and committee work The Single Tax group adopted a provisional platform with a single plank. declaring for the taking of all land rental values by local and federal government, instead of taxa tion. It specifically asked also for the
  buildings and other forms of property from taxation of any kind. This will be presented to the platform committee of the forty eighters convention Mon day.
 Can't Decide On Party Name
 The conference b~sween the Com mittee of 4S and Labor party represen- tatives continued with John Fitzpatrick speaking for tue labor group and Amos Pinchot acting as chairman for the others. The question of a name for a fusion party was actively discussed, one of the proposals taken seriously was for the adoption Of Union as d party name.
 The platform committee of 4S listened to advocates of several blanks. Prohibition was sharply attacked by several speakers, and defended by others The hearings will continue Monday and at their close the com
 mittee will draw up the platform. Permanent organization was com pleted tonight wich the election yoi