The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-10

platform, but they differ materially
on the degree of participation by the
employees in the directing control of
the lines.
Differ Over Railways.
Difficulties between the programs
of the Committee of Forty-eight and
the Labor party remain acute where
they touch on the railroad prOblenl
leaders of both groups said today.
I Both groups stand for government
ownership but differ as to the amount
I of Democratic management which
would attach TO the transportation
systems if they should be taken over
/ by the government.
Early today the '1iaison" commit
! tees of the Committee of Forty-eight
and the Labor party arranged to con-
tinue their negotiations by means of
/ an exchange of notes, in which each
should have the opportunity of set
/ ting forth fully their opinions and
arguments in support thereof.
Are Hunting a Ozark Horse" Too.
When the national convention of
i the Committee of Forty-eight opened
i in the Hotel Morrison today, 1t was
/ believed La Toilette would be person
ally represented by Gilbert e. Roe. his
! law partner, who helped defend the
/ five expelled Socialist assemblymen at
| their recent trial in Albany. n. Y.
/ Roe, it was assumed, would report
then La Toilette would make known
/ his stand
/ Meantime, talk was turning to the
possible choice of the third party"
should LaFollette decide negatively
/ Those most prominently mentioned
were Amos Pinchot, New York, for
mer Bull Mooser." and George L.
| Record, Jersey City, former Republic
can, who is popularity credited with
being the principal factor in Woodrow
| Wilson's election as governor of New
| Jersey. Others mentioned for the
nomination were Frank P Walsh.
Kansas City; Henry Ford, Detroit
and Charles H. Eingerson, Orange, N
J. All of the foregoing were also
spoken of as possibilities for the vice
presidential nomination, as was Con-
gresham Huddleston of Georgia.
Two Meets Work Together.
The Committee of Forty-eight con-
vention, opening today and the Ameri-
can Labor party convention. begin
ming tomorrow. will have their work
co-ordinated thru a 'liaison." This
consists of:
Labor-Charles Kutz, Altoona. Pa;
John Fitzpatrick, Chicago; William
Kohn, New York; Toscan Bennett,
Hartford, Conn; Alice Smell Meyer,
Salt Lake City, and Mrs Fred Evans,
ITerre Haute, Ind.
Forty eight-Amos Pinchot, George
ark, n. J.: James Bluvelt. Jersey
City; Arthur G. Hays, New York; J
A H Hopkins, Morristown, n. J.;
Lincoln Colcord, Washington; ellison
Gardner. Washington, and Lynn
Haines, Washington.
Hunt Common Ground.
This committee already has under
taken to discuss common grounds for
drafting of a platform. In confer
ence last night, agreement was said
to have been reached on governme nt
| ownership of railways, and telephone
and telegraph Hness but while the Ia
boriteS wished to apply the same
principle to mines, it was understood
the forty-eighters held out for the
single tax idea of government owner
ship of the land and lease holding by
the mine operators.
Agreement appeared to have beer
reached that the prohibition question
= shall not be mentioned in the plat
form. While the League of Nations
had not been formally discussed. II
was believed agreement would bt
5 ] reached to declare against the presen
: league with or without reservations
{ Frank P. Walsh was expected to pre-
sent the plank declaring for recogni
: ton of the Irish republic which so IN
= successfully sought to include in tht
? Democratic platform at San Francisco
Majority opinion appeared to be tina
some form Of this plank would b.
adopted.
Eight Others Assemble.
2 Organizations, aside from the Com
l nittee of Forty-eight, Single Ia
: league and Labor party represented
2 here today were: Nonpartisal
1 League, World War Veterans, Labo
= League Of Montana. Private Soldier
/ and Sailors league. Rank and Fill
= Veterans association, Triple Allianc
= of Washington, Government Owner
ship league, and National Servic
= party of South Dakota.
/, Plans were to be formulated durin
< the convention for a congressional
s campaign in November.