Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-24
Third Party Movement Comes
to Grief in Bolts and
Splits.
PLATFORM PREVENTS FUSION
Ia Toilette Declined to Lead the Radi-
Cal Hosts-Labor and Single Tax
ers Nominate--lmportan Sedi-
ton Trial in chicago-Ver-
mont Will Not Aid Suffrage
Germans Yield at Spa.
BY (. r. CLlPsoN.

The movement to amalgamate vari-
ouS organizations Of Socialists, farm
ers, laborers. intellectuals. radicals
single takers. idealists and others sail
ing under different party designations.
into a third party steered by the Com
mittee of Forty-eight in convention at
Chicago failed. At one time prospects
of fusion appeared rather favorable :;
when the 4S-ers marched in a body
10 the convention of the Labor party
being held simultaneously and amid
a great love feast and every appear
ance of fraternity united the two con-
ventions Soon the Single Takers the
Nonpartissn league the American
Party of Texas (for1ner Governor Fer
gIIson). the American Constitutional
party (HearSD and the World War
Veterans. an independent organization
of ex- service rlen. We're in the fusion.
A platform carrying the principles.
aims, demands and desires of all o.
them would have contributed material
~ to the paper shortage. II could nor
be framed, much less printed. and be
came an inSurmOuntable obstacle
Cleavage was along pink and red
lines. Labor which was red-at least
red blOOded-had the best working or
ganization and pushed through the
adoption of its plarSs, leaving little
chance for fhe pink or parlor radicals
led by Amos Pnchot. George L. Rec
ord and /. A. IL Hopkins. First the
Single Takers. who wanted only one
plank md could not get that. boltesl.
Then Senator La Toilette of WiScon-
Sin. who was expected to he the mes
siah Of the movement, found the plat
fora too radical and refused To run
On It, Then the fusion dissolved in
bolts and fadeaways Governor Fer
ruson went back to Texas representa-
lives Of the Nonpartisan league an
bounced they would have nothing IN
do with the new third party, the more
radical of the 4S-ers We're swallowed
by the Labor party. the re- ainder
withdrew, while the American Consti-
tutjonal party was lost in the shuttle
The Labor party ard the Single
Takers serenely proceeded TO carry
out indenendent programs and each
dominated a presidential ticket The
only victory was achieved by the La
hor party which captured Farley p.
Christensen. an attorney of Salt Lake
City. Utah, one of the original 4SerS.
ana made him frs candidate. Max s.
Hayes. labor leader of Cleveland. O..
was nominated for vice president
Pennsylvania. failing 10 lund It's IA
vorite sons Governor Sprou' and AT
tOrnev General Palmer. as the stand
ard bearers. respectively of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, has
achieved it's ambition to have presi-
Dental candidate, for the Single Tax
party nominated Robert G. Macaulev
Of Philadelphia. with Il. G. Barnum Of
Cleveland, o.. as a running mate.
After eight weeks of effort and the
examination Of several thousand
veniremen. a jury was finally secured
aud the trial begun In Chicago OF VIZ
liam Bross Lloyd and 10 other Off
Gals and members Of the Communist
Labor party. charged with conspiracy
to overthrow the government Prose
1 cution is by the state of Illinois and
| follows the action of a special grand
/ jury which last January indicted the
/ defendants, after a series Of spectaeu-
tar raids on their headquarters aud
Neeting places by States Attorney
/ HOWE Lloyd is millionaire resi-
dent II Winnetka, H.. who long has
! been identified with radical movements
IN the capacity Of leader and financial