The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-15
FOURTH PARTY IS
CONTEMPT PLATED AS
THIRD IS FORMED
Forty-Eighters" Dissatisfied
With "Farmer-La Pro-
gram Meet After BoIting
Radical Controlled Session.

CHICAGO, July f5.--A part of the
committee of 4S national convention,
called to create new party, recon .
Nened today following the formation of
the farmer-labor party last night and
considered whether to organize still an
other party. ], A. II. Hopkins, ma =
tional chairman of the committee of
4S, suggested that course.
Some of the delegates appeared to
favor 1t and there were demands to
know whether Senator La FolIette
would stand as a presidential candi-
date If nominated. Arthur ]. Hays
of New York opposed the step as ''un-
sportsmanllke"
. In the. following debate Richard
Potts, of Texas. announced that he
got everything he wanted at the
Farmer Labor convention, and led a
bolt from the hall
will you support us if we nominate
La Toilette and w. j. Bryan here ?"
Potts was asked
mo. | won't" Potts retorted on his
way out christensen is BETTER
Farley p. Christensen the Farmer
Labor nominee for president, was in
drew.
Chairman Hopkins suggested that the
committee of AZ retain its existence
as political organization without a
national ticket, but remaining active in
local and state matters.
Gilbert II. Roe, of New York for
mer law partner of Senator La Toilette,
who has represented the latter in the
new party activities, was asked to
speak
I've had great encouragement out
Of what has happened here in the last
two days" Roe said. We tried the
experiment of getting middle class peo
pie in touch with the labor class, and
though 1t hasn't worked well, it hasn't
worked badly.
are intolerant. They swallowed up
everybody else because they had a plan
and a group which worked together.
That was inevitable, I don't see why
We should fly off in opposite direc-
tlons and go to fighting each other
now. We belong together.
"The question of Senator La Folette's
accepting the nomination was upper-
most" Roe continued. "He wanted his
friends to find out whether there was
common purpose, condition that would
make real political party.
He was asked to become candi-
date finally upon platform which con-
tanned some things of which he did
not approve, AS an honest, careful
man he could not accept. and | think
even the labor men will respect his
Farley r, Christensen, the fusion
nominee for president, came back 10
the forty Fighters and interrupted Roe
II was drafted for the Farmer In bor
party" he said, You and | wanted
Senator La Toilette. Understand, If
by any means YOU can now get him,
am not in YOUR way"
There was a demonstration
"1 am not going to prove disoya1
unfaithful especially not 10
the working men who nominated me"
Christensen declared. 'Tf you can do
anything to get them. count me out !"
He then left the hall.
Here was the mistake" continued
Roe, Each side Of the conference com.
mittees working on the platform did
not try to see how much it could sur
render to get on a common ground. but
each tried TO see how much of its own
dogma and doctrine it could get the
other side to adopt"
Chairman Hopkins interrupted Mr.
Roe to urge the members of the com
mittee Of IS TO stay through the day
to accomplish intelligent results. The
committee voted to stay with rising
vote.