Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-09
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, July 9.--Plans Of a group
OF liberal and radical organizations
for a united third party. with candi-
dates for president and vice presi-
dent in the field, received setback
today when single tax party men,
bers announced they would not sup
port Senator Robert M. LaFollette.
who is expected to be the choice OF
the other groups.
Efforts to secure endorsement of
the committee OF forty-eight for q
plank favoring American aid toward
Irish Independence will be continued
despite the adverse result OF a mail
vote. 1t was learned today.
Frank p. Walsh. who participated
In the unsuccessful fight before the
republican and democratic conven-
tions. Is bringing 1t to Chicago. 1t was
said today. A majority OF the 10000
persons voting on the recent referen-
dunn. which included proposed Irish
plank among other questions. regist-
cred opposition to planks submitted
on foreign relations. particularly the
Irish, Russian and Mexican questions.
Fourth" and fifth" parties loomed
as possibilities as the radical groups
out Of which it is proposed to build
a new third party continued to
arrive in the city.
The single tax party had called a
convention at the Auditorium Hotel
for the same days that the. COM
fnittee Of forty eight called the con-
vention at Hotel Morrison. It was
the plan Of leaders Of both the COM
mittee and the single takers that the
two conventions should get to-
gether.
The plan was made difficult Of ac-
complishment by the announced in
tention OF the committee of forty
eight leaders to offer their presi.
Dental nomination to Senator Robert
M. La Toilette.
q II Senator La Toilette is to be the
scommittee of forty eight choice, the
single takers will play lone hand,
sthey announced.
Jerome c. Refs, Pennsylvania ma
.tfonal committeeman Of the single
takers, issued a statement de-
Fnouncing La Toilette.
"The committee Of forty eight has
a most wonderful opportunity to
create the long looked for new politi-
cal party in America, but La
Follette-ism will certainly be the
wrong cue to follow" he said. II do
not believe there is one delegate to
the single tax party convention who
could stomach La Toilette. La
Follettes entire political history IS
replete with the paternalistic or
even socialisttc legislation which the
single tax party unalterably op-
poses"
Prohibitionists to Have Entry.
The single tax fourth party" that
is in prospect will force the prohibi-
tionists to become the "fifth party"
The prohibitionist national conven-
tion has been called for Lincoln,
Neb., July 81, and Virgil @. Hinshaw,
chairman of the national committee,
announced that there would be
prohibltionist ticket in the field
again.
The prohibitionists have hopes
that William ]. Bryan might accept
the presidential candidacy of their
party but they have nothing upon
which to base their hopes.
Meantime the third party" con-
vention. which opened today, faces
q fight similar to the ones waged in
the republican and democratic par
ties over the Irish plank" Frank
R. Walsh who is one Of those men
toned as a possibility for. the third
party" presidential nomination is
bringing to the convention the plank
that was rejected by the other par
ties.
1t was announced that early in
June the committee Of forty eight
sent out 10000 questionnaires on the
Irish plank and that the replies to
them indicated sentiment against the
Irish plank.
Representatives Of twenty-five
states are now in Chicago for the
third party" convention, and more
are on their way.
Charles H. Ingersoll Of Orange, N.