Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-12
.LAFOLLETTE IS
BIC FAVOR|TE
Third Party Committee Busy
Smoothing Out Objections
to Amalgamation.
PLAN JOINT PLATFORM
Single Name, One Platform,
and One Presidential Feat
ure Recommended Today
PLAN JOINT PLATFORM

BY The Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 12:-Amalgzma-
ton Of the labor party and the
committee of forty-eight in a new
political movement and single
name. one platform and one presi-
dental feature, are included in the
recommendation presented TO this
labor party and COMMITTEES of forty
eight when they reconvened today.
Senator LaFollette. OF Wisconsin.
remained the most talked OF candl-
date in the presidential race. The
terms of the proposed combine are
understood by party leaders to meet
his views as expressed last week to
Amos Pinchot and George L. Rec
ord. leading forty-eighters who
called on the senator to ask II he
would accept the nomination Il
rendered.
Conference committees appointed
yesterday by the labor party had
smoothed out objections to am2lKa-
nation in a protracted session and
adopted a series OF recommeuda-
tions to be offered today Besides
urging the combining of forces un-
der q common standard, they also
proposed appointments Of special
subcommittee to draft the ma
chinery under which the comblna
will work and a joint platform
The recommendations Il approved
as the leaders expect. mean that
the two conventions viii preserve
their separate identity and con-
tinue to function in separate sessions
with subcommittee reporting fden-
tical measures to each for action.
What reception the amalgamafiou
proposal will receive from other lip-
eral and radical groups only time
can show. The single tax BODY also
in convention assembled, is divided
on the availability of Senator La
Toilette as presidential nominee.
One group announced they win Dol.
the proposed combine rather than
stand for La Toilette. while another
faction declared it win accept anY
Presidential nominee so long ~.
single tax plank is Incorporated.
If La Toilette wants the party
nomination ne can have il both
forty-eighters and laborites agree.
He is already the Overwhelming
choice of the forty-eighters. q uzaE
referendum shown While other
candidates viii be placed in nonzi<a-
ton in the labor convention and 81
the forty-eight meeting, too. the
senator's friends say both Etun41
are ready to nominate him.
Frank p Walsh. Kansas City
Charles H. Ingersoll and Hen-<
Ford have been mentioned fen
nomination but there is no app4rer<
concerted action to further the
prospects of any one of them Wal<tl
is also being discussed for Fi4e
president.
Yesterday was given over to the
opening session of the labor cors-
vention with delegates from sixrJ-
three groups and other organlza-
tions represented. The forty-eiEhf-
ers and single takers recessed for
the day and practically their entire
membership attended the laDor
convention, many participating =
active delegates.
Prominent among those assuming
a dual delegate role was James
Duncan, one OF the leaders IN the
strike in Seattle. He was elected
chairman of the Washington dele
CATION TO the convention Of the
committee of forty-eight, and yes
terday chosen vice president OF tass
labor convention.
The radical group who accordit
to Swinburne Hale, leader. was
the minority in the forty-eignt con-1
vention Saturday. were il; the ac1
ceptance and vigorously applaude
when their leaders prayed for IN
day when the workers of Amerig
would follow the example set q
workers to Russia.
Every reference TO Russia an
Ireland was applauded with
and when John Fitzpatrick przi3
the Russian revolution, three chez
for soviet Russia were called anc>
given.
Sitting late last night the COM
mittees in conference over the
amalgamation proposal found the
selection of a name for their new
party to be more than a minor party.
Combinations upon the word Labor
were in disfavor among the forty
eight, but American party was
presented by several spokesmen-
The Union party" was likewise
title presented but no decision was
reached
Amalgamation proposals haulted
real work in platform Committees q
all gatherings since they involved
Arrangement for direct deportation
with all groups concerned The con-
ference considered a proposal 70
bring all the delegates assembled IN
to a single session for platform
adoption and presidential nominal
tion.