The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10

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His reference to reaction as a PICK
pocket was met with laughter ane
cries Of good
Delegates jumped to their feet anc
waved htks, handkerchiefs anc SUCKS
when McCurdy said I'VE ought to nav
public ownership of the department OF
justice
..can we come together?" McCuruy
asked, as he concluded
Eyes" shouted the delegates
McCurdy finished at los p. m nav
ing spoken more than an hour
The convention gave McCurdy q
brief demonstration. State standards
and remnants were waved by Delegates
who stood on their seats, the oano
livening the occasion.
Hesr.'s New Party.
CHICAGO. July l0.-William RAN
dolph Hearst's new politicai party
the American Constitutional party
was In the field here today
Despite a discouraging attendance
at the initial meeting OF the new OF
SANITATION last night, another meet
ing yas scheduled 10 be held tonight,
tn which have been invited delegates
10 the conventions begun here today
bv the committee of forty-eight ana
the single tar party. At last night
meeting the audience, including the
sneakers and newspaper men, con-
sisted OF about eighty persons.
e q. Ballard Illinois state organ
azer announced that the new party
stands for the initiative, referendum
and the recall.
There viii be four issues IN the
coming campaign, former Governor
James E. Ferguson Of Texas told Inc
assemblage.
s.They are prohibition, the league
Of nations, labor, and farm rehei'
he gaid.
Ballard declared Eugene Debs the
only candidate who measures up 20
the standard OF leadership we need
The session adjourned after oriet
Discussion of possible candidates
Single Tax Party.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Principlss NOT
candidates are the important Things
to the single tax party, it declared
In opening its national conEenlIoh
here today. !
Forty delegates REPRESENTING
twenty states cheered the deciarauoI,
~ Robert c. MacAuley, national a..
chairman. Philadelphia, that unless
the committee OF forty-eight adopts /
IN its entirety the platform OF the !
single tax party, / for one win ngnt |
arr attempt at amalga nation. I
delegates said neither LaF'oliette /
MIR Henri Ford will be acceptable as
candidates; they are TOO I
radical, delegates said
After a brief opening session, the /
marty recessed 10 permit members 70 Z
attend the committee OF 1ortseisH'
convention
Peculiar Convention. 4
CHICAGO July 1e.-EVeTy age an
avery WALK in life OF both sexes Is rep
-eseuted Ii the personnel OF the COM
= rrs-e Of forty-eignr convention when 1
,pened here today as the arst step IN
5orrnatjon OF a new liberal poiit,cai
,ary.
The most striking thing about the
and convention nail IN
he Hotel Morrison is the utter ao-
,euce of political atmosphere. There
re no respondent signs adiuring the
delegate to vote for soaad-so for
no sweet young THINGS
,inning candidates buttons On lapeis
already coated With celluloid; no
luncheon or dinner speeches; NO naies
If literature; no parades; IN fact' as
.hings political go, mo nothing
Little knots of men or women, or
nan and woman gather about the re-
.eption rooms or in the LOBBY, earnest
v discussing this or that phase OF po-
irical or social economics A debate
9 as easy to start as fight at most
and every debater ap-
,ears TO DE willing and able to talk
Do any subject under the sun AND
svery one is so Intensely serious.
There is none of the slap-on-tne-esck,
,elIo Bill. that marks most political
Indeed, one of the most
noticeable things is that the great ma
iority OF the delegates are utter
strangers 10 each other.
The convention hall, known as the
cameo ROOM" is decorated with
American flags and a few small white
shields. with simply a black '4s" on
hem. 1t is small and will not seat
more than 200 persons.
Wfll Nominate Ford.
HOTEL MORRISON, CHlCAGO,
fully 1O.-The name Of Henry Furd,
Detroit manufacturer, will formally be
placed before the convention OF llDer-
LIS here for the presidential nomina'
ion, Charles F. Hoffman declared TO-