South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-11
ELEMENTS
OUT OF VARIED RANKS
TRY MOVING TOGETHER
Radicals, Liberals, Single Tax
ers, Committee of 48 and
What Not Represented.
TO PUT OUT CANDIDATE
Have Lively Time Finding
Party Name, But Continue
AmalgamatiOn.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July l0.-Foundation
stones for a new party on which TO
unite all third party movements
were laid when the committee OF
as and the single tax party Joined
Saturday in their first national con-
vention 10 draft a platform and pick
nominees who. they hope. Will win
the support Of ten or a dozen liberal
organizations.
The first days session. devoted to
keynote and organization speeches,
developed as many different views
as there were factions represented.
Rules. resolutions and nominations
for permanent officials were debated
step by step and at times acrimoni-
ously. The temporary chairman. J.
a. II. Hopkins, head Of the commit
tee of As, maintained order with
difficulty.
Division between the liberal and
radical elements was brought out
in the rules debate when Swinburn
Hale Of New York said the state
delegations were divided "ffty-one
per cent. liberia land fOrty-nine per
cent radical. He was pleading for
change in the rules that would
prevent radicals being outvoted by
the majority liberals but the ma
)ority ruled and his plea was lost.
Single Takers Active.
Participation OF the single takers
in today's convention followed an
earlier session at which they de-
cided TO present their platform de-
mands and views on candidates.
They are understood 10 be willing
10 accept either Charles II. InEcr-
soil, watch manufacturer, or Amos
Pinchot, one Cf the leaders OF the
committee Of as, for a presidential
nominee. They are opposed, their
leaders say. 10 accepting Robert NJ.
LaFcllette, fhc favorite presidential
candidate OF tho Forty Fighters, and
may bolt the convention and select
their own ticket il LaFollette is
nominated.
Determination OF the single tax
crs' course was declared 20 be con-
tingent upon three things First, the
platform. which they said must in
clude a single tax plank; second, the
candidate. and. third the name OF
the party.
Fight Over Name
The party name promises TO de-
yelop a fight. Members OF the single
tax group want some reference TO
their name Incorporated. The labor
party OF the United States, whose
convention gets under way 20 NOR
row, IS willing TO join the third party
~
IaFollette as a candidate but de-
mands that the word labor" be
included in the party designation.
AS organized today, the committee
OF IS convention mum bered $50 ac-
credited delegates with a majority
OF 270 required 10 nominate. The
539 included. In addition 10 the forty
Fighters and single takers. fraternal
delegates from the non-partisan
league, triple alliance Of the north
west. Farmers National Council.
Peoples Money league, the Pro-
ducers and Consumers league and
several other organizations The
committee Of IS embraces "a number
OF well known liberal leaders. some
Of whom We're prominent in the
Bull Moose movement OF four and
eight years ago. The committee was
formed last year at St Louis with
members from each state.
While delegates debated rules and
resolutions today their committee
continued negotiations with the Ia
Dor party. There was small hope
that the fusion plans would be COM
pleted tomorrow night following the
opening Of the session Of the labor
convention. Both conventions expect
70 be ready Monday 10 take up and
cOmplpte In one DAVIS session their
platforms
Nominees Proposed.
Only two names. so FAR as known.
Will be presented 10 the labor party
for consideration as presidential
nominees Sen. IaFollettc and
Frank p. Walsh OF Kansas city.
former chairman of the United
States industrial relations committee
and leader OF the Friends OF Irish
Freedom.
c. J. France OF Seattle introduced
n formal resolution OF appeal To
the labor party convention which
opens sunday asking delegates 70
unite as a body with the committee
Of IS gathering II was read amidst
cheers and adopted by rising vote.
Delegates proceeded 90 the election
OF standing committees.
The procedure committee devoted
its efforts 10 drafting a tentative
may lend their support 90 a single
rlan under which the various groups
presidential candidate. The plat-
form committee while loaded down
with planks from many sources. also
had as basis for conference the
provisional platform adopted by the
committee % As in calling the con-