Evening star., 1920-07-09
THIRD PARTY SPLIT
OVERLAFOLLETTE
Fourth Ticket May Result
From Chicago Convention.
Irish Plank Doomed.

CHICAGO July EFFORTS to secure
Endorsement of the committee OF
forty-eiSht for plank faVoring
American aid toward Irish independ-
ence will be continued despite the ad-
verse result OF a mail vote, 1t was
learned today. Frank L. Walsh, who
participated in the unsuccessful nShts
before the republican and democratic
conventions. is bringing 1t to chi
cago. il was said today. for presen-
tation to the convention tomorrow or
the committee of forty-elght ana the
labor party.
A majority of the 10000 persons
voting on the recent referendum
which included proposed irish prank
among other questions registered op-
position to planks submitted on for
eign relations, particularly the lrish'
Russian and Mexican questions.
The rejection by delegates to
single tax convention of senator La
Toilette as a presidential candluate
NAV result in announcement OF Two
PRESIDENTIAL tickets during third
party" conferences here. La Follette
led in the poll taken by members OF
the committee of forty-eight, put
single takers here for their meelihs
expressed strong opposition.
Some Committeeman Early.
Charles II. Ingersoll of New York: Nc
Allister Coleman of New YORK, >. r.
McGill of Valparaiso, Ind; CnarieS
HOFFMAN of Florida and Frank stephens
- Marviand were some of the members
of the national committee VINO nau III Al
rived. John Haynes Holmes, Puaisy
Field Malone and William Marion heaus
were expected TO-DAY. ra.r
The convention will be called TO oraer
by Allen McCurdy of New 1orh' wiz
will deliver the keynote address
The single takers, who arrived tooay
"a prepaye for their convention. which
onens tomorrow, declared they "ouio
holt the combine and nominate sepa-
ats ticket II the majority chose La Fol-
latte. While the single takers We're
threatening to present their own tlcke'.
Amos Pinchot and George l.. Recoro " VI
the committee of forty-eignt We're IL
Madison, Wis, conierrlns trit" VIZ 10 Of a
lette, who has received InaJoii'S "
mall straw vote of the party.
Sessions Begin Tomorrow.
The committee of forty-eight ana
single tax conventions opens 'oilioi
row. and on Sunday the lapor party
Of tho United States. another pro-
spectiye member of the proposed tniI M U
marty combination, meets here. The
National Non-partisan League. Trips
Alliance of the Northwest. Natlona
Peoples League of Minnesota, WoIio
war Veterans and National Puphs
Ownership League ,Ia.tao nave oeen tn +ha n, con-
yentions and later indorse the platform
and candidates.
Jerome c. Refs, single tax commit.
teeman from Pennsylvania. announced
that the single takers would accep'
the committee of forty-eights 1nvl-
tation to attend the third party con-
yention, but would leave If they were
unable to prevent the selection OF La
Toilette as standard bearer
Predicts Break in South.
.The committee of forty eight has a
most wonderful opportunity to create
the long looked for new political party
in America" he said, but La Follettlsm
will certainly be the wrong one to fol-
low I do not believe there is one dele
gate to the single-tax party convention
who could swallow La Toilette. and l
am sure that those from my own state
are against him to a man. La toilette $
entire political history is repiete win
the paternalistic or even socialistic leg
islation which the single-tax party un-
alterably opposes"
Plans for the convention went ahead,
however. unaffected apparently by the
threat Of the single takers. U. A ii;
headquarters in a downtown hotel
where the convention will be held. and
several score of delegates from num-
ber of states reported.
1--WE are delighted with the new
party's prospects," Mr.. Hopkins said.
I'VE have a far more powerful nu-
cleus for a fighting organization than
the progressive party had in 1912. Our
strength is coming from democrats as
well as republicans. For the first time
since the civil war there will be break
in the solid SOUTH
PinchOt Explains Aims.
MADISON Wis, July 9.-No an
nouncement indicating whether SEN
ator R. NJ. La Toilette will be the
presidential candidate of the commit
tee of forty-eight was made following
a conference during which G. l.. Rec
ord of New Jersey. Amos Pinchot of
New York and Warren S. Stone. pres
ident of the engineers. were closeted
with the senator at his country home.
Asked if he expected to obtain a
positive statement from the senator,
Mr.. Record said: "That was not our
purpose The purpose of the meeting
i. to go over the entire situation with
him. present our views and obtain
his"
Mr.. Pinchot said the conferences