The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-12
Various Political Groups
Getting Together to
Oppose Old
Parties
III LLETTE FAVOITE
N Ysconsin Senator Leads
While Henry Ford is
Spoken Of
BY j.. FRANK GARDINER
Universal Service Staff Cores
DOndent)

PSihuSheJ'
CHICAGO, July 11.-Substantial
progress toward the amalgamation Of
the various political groups gathered
in Chicago into one national politi7
cal party was made today.
The days activities centered
around the national convention of
the labor party of the Unied States,
heretofore known as the American
labor party, which opened its ses-
sions at Garments hall.
The spirit of union with other
political movements prevailed in the
convention hall, where 700 delegates
representing organized labor gather
ed determined that militant, pro-
gressive third party must be born.
AS the preliminary work of organ
izing the labor convention went on
the talk of getting all political
groups together on common ground
ready to battle for a common pur-
pose grew stronger and tonight with
joint conferences of different move
ments being held, the prospects of
joining of forces appears to be
even more probable than twenty
four hours ago.
John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, tenn
porary chairman of the labor con-
vention and chief keynoter, brought
the delegates to their feet in a noisy
demonstration when he declared:
when you get down to the basic
fact, all these different political
units gathered here have the same
program. If we are no farther
apart than this, isn't it right that we
should arrive at place where we
all shall hold the same views and can
unite on a common ground so that
we can take the reins of government
out of the hands of the international
bankers?
1.-The control of the nation has
gone beyond Wall street; it is now
international. 1t is now control of
avarice, greed and gold against the
women and children of the nation"
Developments of the past twenty
four hours indicate that the chances
Of an amalgamation of the labor par,
ty of the United States, the COM
mittee of forty-eight and the Non
partisan leaguers are favorable.
Committees representing these va
rious groups have been in frequent
conference and Toscan Bennett of
Hartford, Conn, chairman of the
conference comittee of the labor par
ty, told the delegates to the labor
convention that progress was being
made.
Moves are also being made to per-
feet union with the American Con-
stituti0nal party, represented here
by it's national executive committee;
the Single-tax party, which are also
holding their national convention in
Chicago, and other minor groups
which have representatives on the
ground prepared to join the new par
ty movement if 1t represents true
amalgamation.
A definite move towards a merger
was made in the labor party's con-
vention when Robert H. Duck of Chi
cago, editor of the New Majority,
the official publication of the labor
party, introduced resolution pro-
posing that the name of the party
be changed to the Farmer-Labor par
ty of the United States and that the
farmer groups be invited to partici-
pate in the convention. This resolu-
tion authorized the conference COM
mittee to continue negotiations with
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