Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-11
FIGHT FOR FUSION
PLANKS RACES AS
NEW PARTY MEETS
Continued from First Pags.l

only two names SO 1ar as KNOW
will be presented to the labor party
nominees, Senator La Toilette and
Frank P Walsh of Kansas City
former chairman of the United States
industrial relations commission ano
leader of the Friends OF Irish Freedom
Appeal to Labor Party.
Permanent officers were installed
without oratory when the convention
assent led for it's second session late
today. c. J. France of Seattle intro
duced a formal resolution of appeal
to the labor party convention, which
opens tomorrow. asking delegates TO
unite as body with the the commit
tee of forty-eight gathering. 1t was
read amidst cheers and adopted by a
rising vote.
I'VE realize that there is no mate
rial difference either in purpose or
ideal between u.s." it said in part.
I'VE feel deeply the obligation rest
ing upon US both to compromise any
us from unifying into one great sue
cessful political movement
Before adjournment to attend the
conference of the committee OF forty
eight, the single tax delegates took a
definite stand as to the grounds upon
These included an ''unequlvocal ana
bitter end" stand against soclallstic
and paternalistic" policies.
ID. c. Is Represented.
They also instructed their steering
committee to demand peremptorily the
inclusion of single tax plank IN
the event of fusion. Single tax DEL
egates advocated also an attempt TO
combine with the national labor party.
There was some objection to TINS
plan, but the convention finally selected
committee which will go before the
labor convention at its earliest oppor-
tunity Ito present their oppositions'
of the single tax party.
State standards were hoisted on the
convention floor by all the states, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the District of Co
lumbia.
Palmer Is Kissed.
]. A. H. Hopkins, national chairman
of the committee of forty-eight, told
the delegates in opening the convention
that they were here to strike the
shackles of slavery apart" and de-
clared their opportunity is now"
Mention of the name of Attorney Cen
eral Palmer drew Kisses and boos from
every, direction. When the speaker de-
scribed the present head of the Depart
ment of Justice as "a prosecutor, and
not a prosecutor" he was loudly cheer
ed. He added:
and we would abolish without any
reservations whatever the use of the in
junction in labor cases.
Woman Presents Report.
Mrs. Lillian Ascough of Missouri
presented the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization. NAM
ing Harley P. Christensen of Utah
for permanent chairman; Frank
stevens of Delaware, secretary; Mrs
Ina p. Williams of Washington, as
sistant secretary, and Carl Jergens,
Wiscor sin, sergeant-at-arms. RI
The report also provided for three
committees to be elected by the con-
vention, one to confer with repre-
sentatives of political groups in the
endeavor to attach their support to
the convention program. second on
political procedure and the third on
platform and resolutions.
After two hours of argument over
rules and permanent officers, the con-
vention adjourned at 8 pm. for lunch,
to meet again at 4 pm. and complete
organization.
Radicals Watch Proceedings.
Developments of the convention
are being watched with interest by
a number of labor, liberal and radi-
cal leaders. who are not directly par
ticipating. Robert La Toilette, jr.,
attended the opening session on be-
half of his father, but refused to
comment on the elder La Follette's
probable course II rendered the presi-
Dental nomination. W. z. Foster,
which conducted the strike in the
steel industry a year ago. and who
figured in the Senate investigation
of the strike. watched proceedings
from a gallery.
James Duncan of Seattle. leader in
the shipyards strike there. during the
spring of 1919. and later a labor can
didate for mayor of that city, entered
the convention as delegate. He was
elected chairman of the Washington
state delegation and took an active
part in the proceedings.
w. S. CalderWood, formerly an Off
cial of the national prohibition party
and several times candidate for fed
eral Office on that ticket, sat in the
Minnesota delegation.
MaeAuley Made Chairman.
Robert c. MacAuley. of Philadel-
phia, national chairman of the single
Tax Party, was chosen chairman of
the party's convention tonight. James
A. Robinson of Philadelphia was
named chairman of a committee to
meet with representatives of the COM
mittee of forty-eight. Single tax dele
gates will meet tomorrow to hear the
committees report.
Mr.. MacAuley said the present was
"a crucial moment and meant the life
or death of the party as a political
organization" He urged the dele
gates to "stand firm for single tax
above all other planks."
George l.. Record of New Jersey
was elected chairman of the platform
committee, and H. F. Wilkie Of Mary
land chairman of the committee on
political procedure. Both, bodies
into the night, but arranged to carry
on their work with the assistance of
outsiders on Sunday.
The procedure committee devoted
it's efforts to drafting a tentative
plan under which the various groups
may lend their support to a single
presidential candidate, while carry
ing on Independent work in the in
terest of their particular sets of ideas
or local requirements. Group
autonomy" was the objective to- be
worked for, participants in the dis
cussion stated.
Loaded With Planks.
The platform committee, while
loaded down with planks from many
sources, also had as basis for con-
ference the provisional platform
adopted by the committee of forty
eight in calling the convention.
Delegates proceeded to the election
of standing committees and some de-
bate developed over the method OF
selecting members of the conference
committee.
Committees on platform and politf-
cal procedure were Instructed to meet
at $50 pm, but the convention itself
adjourned it's business session until
g am. Monday.
The chairman was authorized to apr
point a subcommittee of fve to Com
fer with representatives of the Nom
Partisan League.
LA Toilette DOUBTFUL,