The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-14
LABOR TOO
SOCIALLSTIC|
'F orty-Eight Make
Charge, Prepare to Bolt
Third Party.
SINGLE TAKERS
FIRST TO LEAVE.
LaFOllette Refuses Nomination
/ After Reading Platform.
I"FOrty-Eight" Delegates May
Organize Their Own Party.
OTHER PROSPECTS OUT OF IT
P1nchOfs and Henry FOrd's
Names Are Withdrawn Now.
"Farmer-LabOr" Group Holds
the Power at Chicago.
LaFOllette Refuses Nomination
After Reading Platform.
"FOrty-Eight" Delegates May
Organize Their Own Party.
OTHER PROSPECTS OUT OF II
PinehOts and Henry Ford's
Names Are Withdrawn Now.
" "Farmer-LabOr" Group Holds
the Power at Chicago.


was made by the new fusion party
during the first two hours of its con-
vention today and an undercurren Mt Of
dissatisfaction was in evidence thru
out the meeting. 1t once more r.
CURED the pleas of the leaders and
constant conference to keen oman
breaks from cropping out
The platform was not ready for
presentation and the conventfo,, -,
kept occupied with minor details If
business. 'e'-'s %
Inc Committee of Forty-eieht at an
carry carry morning caucus decided to con-
tihue lts state and nationol orzanfza-
n tlon regardless of the action Of TIE
Pieseht convention and to meet sepa-
ton action
DaFolIette Not Entirely Ont
Senator LaFollette was still being
represented in platform conferences.
put there were few indications of what
decisions were being made At 1I:f5
d: m, the platform conference ordered
the typing of a third version OF a
fusion party platform and sent word
TO the convention that il would re-
port at p. m. The convention ad-
Journed until that time
! RMS latest platform. attempt was
said by SOME representatives OF the
! Forty-eight group to meet Senator Ia
Follette's ideas in its planks on FOR
eign relations and naturalization. The
Iact could not be absolutely confirmed
/ because evident differences had sse-
veloped between individuals infIuen-
tial in the former Forty-eight organf-
zation.
The conventiont decided to adjourn
Following an announcement from the
conference committee that compiete
new draft was being prepared.
FRANK j. Esper, secretary of the La
Dor party. said the platform would be
agreeable to all groups.
Labor May Make Concessions.
The Labor party, it was said. decfd-
ed to make concessions on the plat
form to the Committee of Forty-eigft
when Gilbert Roe, representing IsaFol-
lette. told them that The senator would
not stand on the one they proposed.
! Robert NJ Buck member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Labor party
who is leading the Laborites in their
/ fight for naturalization of mines and
railroads with Democratic control, IL
was said. made the peace offer to the
Forty-eighters. He appeared at a
meeting of Forty-eight leaders at the
Hotel Morrison and told them he was
/ ready to Iaccept amendments to the
: draft as prepared over night
George L. Record, Amos A. Pinchok
/ and ellison Gardner. leaders in the
| Committee of Forty-eight formally
stated today they cannot Join third
party with a socialistic platform and a
radical labor leader as candidate.
! The statement was issued after they.
as members of afjoint Rlatform COM
mittee. found the Labor party con-
| ferees unwilling to accept anything
but ''the principles of British guild So
cialism. expressed in trade unionism
| language"
Chance for Agreement.
II platform suggested by friends
! of LaFollette is adopted by the two
organizations, the statement said. tl1s
senator probably will accept the pres
idential nomination. II the laborites
refuse to yield. the presidential cam
paign would be "a contest between the
candidate of the new party and Eu-
gene Debs for the negligible Socialist
vote of the country"
I The joint conference committee OF
! the liberal groups in convention here
have finally agreed on a common
platform, according to a statement
! today by Frank J. Esper. secretary
| of the Labor party.
Esper declared the committee which
| broke up early today held further
session and finally agreed on plat
form which was expected to be brought
/ before the joint convention in short
time.
Fighters" Ready 10 Bolt
A caucus of delegates to the Com
| nnittee of Forty-eight national con-
vention was held today at the Hotel
| Morrison at which were discussed the
proposed platform and the program
to be followed by the Forty Fighters.
It was decided TO keep the organ-
ization of Forty-eighters intact and
be prepared for bolt from the joint
4 convention il necessary.
The proposal for a levy on capital
values to pay federal expenses, was
dropped by the conferees on a nearly
\ unanimous vote This eliminated one
+ fighting point
The convention was called to order
forty minutes after the time set for re-
convening.
The question Of the manner OF vet
ing was brought before the convention
and an hour was spent in arguing
whether each state should be counted
as representing a vote total to the
states electoral vote or whether only
the actual number of delegates in the
state delegation should vote
The remit Haa that each Glala