The Washington times., 1920-07-09
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Plans for the committee OF forty
eight convention went ahead, how
ever unaffected apparently by the
threat of the single-taxers. u. A. h,
Hopkins, national chairman, opened
headquarters In a downtown hotel
where the convention will be held
and several score of delegates from
number OF States reported. Hopkins
said:
I'VE are delighted with the new
party's prospects. We have far
more powerful nucleus for "A lighting
organization than the Progressive
party had in 1912. Our strength Is com
ing from Democrats as well as Re-
publlcans. For the frst time since
the civil war there will be a break In
the solid South"
II was announced by Hopkins that
the convention will not waste time
in black guarding the Republicans and
Democrats, but will stick to It's own
line OF operation and endeavor to
meet existing issues fairly, squarely.
and constructiyely." Headquarters
seized upon Mr.. Hopkins message as
keynote of the conduct Of the con-
tion.
Delegates are arriving in such
large numbers. particularly from far
Western States, that IL is believed a
theater will have to be engaged for
the convention instead OF the Cameo
room of the Morrison Hotel, which
had been decided upon.
ADVANCE GUARD ARRIVES.
The advance guard OF delegates on
the ground last night included New
Jersey, South Dakota. Indiana. Ohio,
Washington. Massachusetts, Florida,
Utah, California, New York. Arkansas,
Missouri. Iowa, and Wisconsin. Every
State will be represented excepting
South Carolina, according to A. w.
Kicker, the Chicago chairman.
New York Is leading every State in
point of membership to date" said
Mr.. Kicker, "but Illinois is destined
to be the banner State before the
month is over. One man alone is
turning in 100 new members a day in
Chicago. The new party has now up
ward of 100000 active members. We
are strongest In New York. Illinois
comes next, then California. We are
weak in the New England States, but
we are rapidly picking up strength in
the mountain States.
Every liberal in the Democratic
party with the exception of Louis f..
Post is q member of our party. All
the bell ringers of President Will
sons wing of the Democratic party
will affiliate themselves with US"
said Mr.. Kicker.
I'VE have nearly all Of President
wilson's single tax following now.
We have Bull Moosers by the thou
sands from every State. and you can
say that 90 per cent of our party is
made up Of the big middle class OF
the American voters. And another
feather in our cap is that the Commit
tee of Forty-eight has more college
professors who have defined them
selves than you will find in both OF
the other regular political parties
combined said Kicker.
IMMATURE MOUNTAIN OF MONEY.
Ricker's desk was covered with a
miniature mountain of money, the de
nominations running all the way from
25-cent pieces to SO bills. The uues-
ton was asked if the money represent
ed "entrance fees" from the many
Presidential candidates of the party.
mo. indeed" said Mr. Kicker. THE
expenses Of our convention. which
will be in the neighborhoo dof $4,000,
will be betrayed by the stay home
members OF our party.
"All Of our members are loyal. and
the entire cost of nominating a Presi-
Dental ticket will be borne by mem
bers who find it impossible to come
to the convention. Our party accepts
no contributions exceeding $3.50. And
the ma jority of donors to our cam
paign fund will average $3.50 We
have received about $1,000 so far"
Reports are that about 900 dele
gates will be in attendance when the
convention opens Saturday.
OVERTURES TO LABOR.
One Of the chief problems confront
ing the national leaders of the COM
mittee of forty-eight, who are here
undertaking the preliminary work Of
party construction is that Of bringing
the newly organized labor party into
the field, it was learned today.
While the labor party. which is to
convene here at the same time. is
backed chiefly by John Fitzpatrick,
Edward Nockels and other Chicago
labor leaders in opposition to the
wishes of Samuel Gompcrs. President
Of the American Federation of Labor
and therefore, lacks the official sane
'tion Of the federation. still it pos
sessed considerable influence among
union labor organizations and it Is
believed would be welcome Gcquisi-
ton 10 the tHlTu party TdnkS.
Several OF the labor party leaders.
it was learned. take the position that
the third party must come tothem"
II there is to be a coalition and in
sist the labor party name must be
carried as the title of a union so
formed. When this was put up to
Frank J. Esper, secretary of the labor
party, however, he would not make
a statement definitely committing the
party to that position.
"We believe that third party com
mittee will call on us and propose a
coalition" he said. What the labor
party will do will be entirely up to
the vote Of the delegates ut the CON
ycntion. AS there are loo delegates
from every state i'm the union, there
arc likely to be many different views
on the subject"