The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-15

American called for repeal Of laws
against espionage. criminal syndlcallSm
and SedtIon, and demanded retoratlon
of civil liberties and American doc
;rIn"S.'
The second plank headed abolish mil
IlhriSm ai homo and abroad" demands
withdrawal Of the United states from
further participation under the treaty
# Versailles and Offers recosnition 10
elected gcsccrnmenis in Russia and Ire
land" with refusal 10 go To war with
Mexico at the bthcst Of Wall street"
Labor Group Dominant
chicago. July li-Thr labor group
party adopted platform late today in
preparation for nominate OF Candl-
dates at ton.ght's session.
\ minority report from the pla aform
committee was sponsored by three or
H.. five representatives. OF the commit
t., Of ~ but was defeated by vote
of slightly less than three to on. The
majority report was signed by III" nv"
labor members Of the committee on res
oluyionS and two If the party OF ies
big majority which on motion Was made
unanimous.
Dcferrions from tn" ranks Of the new
party began wh"n II Was Shown mat
whclmingly defeated James Ferguson,
former governor of Texas, Was ile Irst
openly To pull out Of tn" meeting. He
was followed by Delegates from seIera
states. Zone at whom was !dcntIIed
with the labor party.
Near stampede
\ near. stampede developed whom an
att tempt was made 10 foreStalI !htro-
duc,ion OF the majority platform re-
port hv the subm! ssion 10 the ConNen-
lion If report that was rcputcd TO be
acCcpia abb. to Senator Robert ". L.aFoi-
lrtte The senator's friends launched
the attack with a declaration that the
convention was boss ridden and clique
controlled" and that the senator's own
platform ideas had been buried III secret
committee meeting.
The storm broke with AL tn" fury OF
a riot and La Toilette delegates were
To spring their presidential boom \
big photograph Of the senator. nag
drapcd. and huge rcd banner inscribed
with his name, were swung %i"F' Tue
convention and the demonstration was
on. It lasted about three quarters or
Move Brought Up
Then a move was made IN read the
senator's platform. but ii WAS blocked
by- tho decision of the chairman who
ruled that the majority report OF the
committee on resolutions was before the
conI cntion and must be dealt with hrst.
The La Toilette platform was never
/ brought up again but the minority re-
I hy It's sponsors 20 Ire acceptable 10 the
" sCCnsin solon,
Th, statement Of Georg" l.. Record.
who represented the minority rrp9r, .
that. # il was adopted, senator La FOL
lettc would be willing 20 run on H. was
chailcuged by Gilbert r.. Roe, IN" Sena-
TORS representative. Roe re!teraEnS
previous announcement that the senator
did not desire the nomination and asked
that his name be not presented
The convention recessed an hour atter
d:sposinE or the platform. planning 70
return and take up the question OF party
name and presidential Cond.datcS.
La toilette Refuses
Madison. Wis. July li.-Sfnator Ron
or. n I-aF'ollct,e today refused 10 dis
russ the provisions "i the platform
under consideration nj Chicago 10 when
n, had made objection II WAS learned
that hc considered many "f the provi-
sions 90 radical som" of The planks
wr"r in direct Contravcntl"n with eN-
ha son