Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-13

chairman of the conference commit
Ice. Mr. Hayes tina the
amalsamation of the elements out-
Side of the Labor Party and the Com
mittec OF Forty-Eight had been ac-
complishcd.
AIR. Hayes added that he had every
assurance the National Labor Part,
would come in, but If not that I'VE
would 60 TO them Mr.. Hayes then
left TO resume tho work of the con-
ference committee. and L. r. O'I.aug!,-
lin. of Brooklyn. of the American
Constitutional Party, took the floor
as the first speaker for The amalga-
mating groups.
uproar freaks Loose.
The c~onvcItiCn broke into an up
roar on the conclusion Of OHLaughlip's
talk. when "a delegation OF speakers
from the National Labor party en-
tered the hail. Duncan Mcdonald.
chairman of the Labor party OF I'LL
nois. was led 10 the platform.
W. l.. Rodriguez. IL former Socialist
Alderman OF Chicago. and now a
member of the Labor party. followed
Mcdonald in the Labor party dclcga-
ton of visitors.
Former Governor James i. Fer
Guson, or Texas. representing the
American Party OF Texas. and Lester
l.. Barlow, national chairman of the
World war Veterans. followed Mr..
Rodriguez and addressed the
ton.
Nonpnrtisnns May Withdraw.
Reports that the Nonpartisan
League n agreed To amalgamation
in the party We're denied by D.. S.
Evans, OF Mitchell. :. u. Mr.. Evans
is state chairman of tho Nonpartisan
League party OF South Dakota, and
manager of the league in that state.
II" said tho South Dakota delegation
OF thirty was instructed for In Fol
lette and would indorsc him if nomi-
mated by the new party. otherwise II
must call a new convention. Mr..
Evans said he understood there were
no official Nonpartisan League repre-.
sentativcs At The meeting of the Com
mittcc of Forty-Eight.
y vitriolic attack on tho two motcr
parties was launched by Frank j..
Walsh. Kansas City lawyer. former
member Of the war Labor Roara and
receptive candidate for President. who
spoke in behalf of freedom for Iro-
land.
CriticIEcS League Of Nations.
The league OF nations issue was
mentioned before the Committee ~
Forty Eight Convention for the frs,
time whom it r~oconvcncd tonight o.
car Maddaux. Introduced TO sneak on
tho gnhin.. ~ u..-tt
serted that President Wilson had run
counter TO c"orv American instinct.
by tho lcnr'c 'ucturc he created
ana We mAHne: in which he pre-
scented it.
Al work an hInaIg
work on amalGamating the vari-
Gus elements assembled here for the
formation Of n new party. continued
ochlnd closed doors this morning,
while the convention OF tho commit
tee OF Forty-E Eight and the national
Labor party marked time.
Everything appeared TO he pro-
ceeding on schedule with the single
note OF excitement provided by a
platform fight ovor the Irish oucs-
ton.
The negro question was broueh,
before the convention by the Rev. w.
X HaEnail. a negro minister of De-
troii. lie WAS Introduced as a speak
or for the National Association for
the Advancement OF Colorcd People.
.. w. Thomson. n lecturer for tho
National. Nonpartisan League. told
the Forty-Eight convention delegates
OF the State enterprises initiated IA
! tho league administration in North
Dakota He said tho league had