Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14
LABOR PARTY
PLATFORM IN
: MAKINGTODAY
New Political Organization in
State Is Headed by Francis
j. Dillon.
r. R. MAN is SECRETARY

The labor party of Indiana formally
came into existence when the delegates
began considering the basic and guiding
principles on which the new party will
ask co operation and support not only
from members of organized labor, but
from all citizens of the state, 1t was an
nounced today.
The convention on reconvening today,
following a stormy session late yesterday,
was prepared, under the leadership OF the
first state secretary of the labor party
and the chairman of the first convention,
to shape the guiding principles of the new
party in this state.
Francis j. Dillon, Indianapolis, bust
ness agent for the Pattern Makers asso-
citation, assumed charge Of permanent
chairman of the convention, as we'll as
state chairman of the party.
DILLON WINS BY
SAFE PLURALITY.
He easily defeated John Fogg, men,
her of the United Mine Workers union
at Terre Haute. and chairman OF the la
Dor party of Vigo county, and John c.
Mays of Vincennes.
Dillon received 1914 votes, Fogg 80
and Mays IS.
Fogg was placed before the convention
by William D. YanHorn of Terre Hnnte.
NanHorn stated that he has been voting
for forty one years and never .oted ian
old party ticket"
This remark Of Mr. Van Horn was
greeted with tremendous ovation. The
Nigo county delegation soon discovered
hat the Indianapolis and Marion county
delegations were too strongly organized
in favor of Dillon.
William Mitch of Terre Haute nomi-
mated Adam Weir, coal miner of Clin.
ton, Ind, for secretary to succeed the
netting secretary of the convention,
Adolph J. Fritz. who is secretary of the
Indiana State Federation Of. Labor
ZACH COUNTY HAS
! COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE.
Edward Kidd railroader of Ham.
mond, Ind, was nominated and w:s
elected secretary Of the convention ans
state secretary as well.
President Charles Fox OF the State
Federation of Labor retired as acting
chairman Of the convention. as did Sec
retary Fritz.
John Chamberlain of Terre Haute sue
ceeded in placing before the convention
a plan, which was adopted and Is con
trolling the method of selecting and con-
trolling the comm ittees which are formu-
lating the business to come before the
convention.
~ Chamberlin's plan was for each county
to elect chairman TO act with com
mittee for naming committees. OF this
general committee composed of a repre-
sentative from each county, the various
committees, such as finance, constitution,
resolution and a state committee were
named.
This general committee held session
last night, extending way into Saturday
morning at the labor temple here, de-
GENERAL COMMITTEE
TO REPORT TODAY.
This committee Of committees consists
of the following delegates:
Robert Chambers, Shelby county; ]. c.
Mays, Knox: Sam Billman Monroe;
E Harry Calmus. jay; Charles j. Hubbard
Tippecanoe; George Stafford, Greene; w.
T. Hayworth, Delaware: Thomas T.
France, Warrick; Lon Chesser Pike:
Elmer Whitman, Gibson; William A.
Wallace, Daviess: Charles Hinchman.
Upton Oscar Clark, Vanderburg: Willis
y. Shaw. Elkhart; John Jewell, Sullivan;
Lawrence Gargus. Clay: J. Vern Johnson,
Howard; James Hite. Cass; Adam Wier,
Nermilion; Carl MulIin, Lake; P r. Bell,
ALLEN; John Fogg. Vigo; Carl Schaezfele,
Laporte; Il. Winslar, Wayne; H. H
Kramer, Marion; David Jones. Hamilton !;
NJ. p Roth. Floyd: Elmer Phillips, st.
Joseph, and Charles Schanfer, Madison.
The committee began making it's re-
port of the personnel of the other com
mttees at tOday's session.
The rem aiming work OF the convention
is summed up as follows by T. n. Tay-
lor of Terre Haute:
l. Making the complete formal dele
cation of principles Of the new party.
!. Forming and perfecting q finance
committee to carry on the labor party
s. Completing the formation of an ex-
ccutive state committee.
t.. Deciding if another convention Is to
lc called in June to nominate candi-
da tes on a state ticket.
j. To decide if the labor party is to
put out a candidate for governor this
fan and candidates for other state o.
ices.
@. TO instruct the delegates to organ
i" ever" county in Indiana as a working
part Of the party.