Arizona republican., 1920-07-14
MUST RE- TAILOR
 PLATE FORM SO II FITS CANDIDATE
La Toilette Says He Will Reject Nomination Unless Several Planks are Re written-Expresses Oppo- sition to League, Irish Freedom and Russia
Republican A. P:Leased WireI

CHICAGO, July 13-Faced with the task of re-tailoring their platform to fit the candidate. the resolutions com mittee of the new political party strug- gled tonight to compromise widely dl- vergent views into a comprehensive statement of political principles satfs- factory to Senator Robert M. LaF'oI Iette
 The Wisconsin solon wants to lead the new party" Chairman P. Christen- sen of Utah told the delegates before they adjourned. The delegates had waited several hours to adopt a plat form and to elect a leader when Chris tensen'S announcement made 1t evident there was no hope of the platform committee reaching a common ground tonight.
 Split Narrowly Averted
 Earlier they had found such ground and completed draft of nine blanks. It was on the consideration of these that the new born party, fused with the labor party. committee of AS and a half dozen other minority groups, faced their first split, and for a time the infant movement threat ened to expire in a flow of heated ar gument.
 An acceptable compromise was re- ported in sight when representatives of Senator LaFollette appeared before the resolutions committee to announce
 
 expected to be rendered to him would not be forthcoming until certain blanks were rewritten.
 His objections. it was reported. were based principally on a foreign rela- tions plank which indorsed a league of nations. favored recognition of Irish freedom and soviet Russia and lifting of the Russian blockade, and on an other plank advocating naturalization of all essential industries and raw ma terials-
 Hasty conferences were called in an effort to placate the senator's agents, Gilbert E.. Roe of New York, his for mer law partner. and Robert M. LaF'ol- lette. Jr. The convention marked time for hours while the conferees argued and then adjourned.
 Leaders of the new party. born to- day, were striving desperately tonight to solidify the strength of the minor groups. from which it came into a unified political power.
 Meeting Fraught With Distrust
 Early moments of the new party E life were fraught with menacing sit nations. The joint chairman of the Labor party and the committee of AS group battled for hours to keep the jealousies and distrusts of the rival groups submerged and the road open for the transaction of business. Several times a break appeared not ] v to the platform several times and by their appeals to the common aims of l the delegates staved off. at least tenn 1 porarily. the movement toward a l break.
 While the convention dickered over ! the recognition extended it's various | elements under the amalgamation. the i platform committee completed a draft of nine blanks. According to members 1 of the platform committee. the pet platform desires of several groups i have been ignored in the drafts. After ! several hours debate. the convention ! recessed until g. o'clock. Chicago time Unable to get a report from it's plat | form committee. the convention ad- journed at 10:3O o'clock until 9: g a. m. tomorrow. Platform and selec- i ton of candidates will be the order | of business then.
 The double quota of delegates over l taxed the seating arrangement of the hall and a general change was ordered ! delaying the opening of the night ses- sion for more than an hour. It was l finally necessary to shift several dele gations to the gallery.
 The Single Tax delegates were tht i first to withdraw from the fusion part, i convention. Upon adjournment of th' l amalgamated meeting tonight. they went into separate session and selected 1 their own party standard bearers. 1 Robert O. Macauley of Philadelphia l chairman of their national committee l was nominated as the party's presi dential candidate. For the vice presidency, they chose R. c. Barnum O i Cleveland
 Single Tax leaders said they with drew from the fusion party when the! were definitely refused the inclusion of a single tax plank and when the. | were convinced that the new part. nominee would not conform to singl tax theories.