The Washington times., 1920-07-11

There was nothing cut and dried
about the proceedings. There was
no steam roller working silently
There were plenty of suggestions AMI
amendments to every proposal sub
mitted from the start. Having come
to Chicago as delegates to ccnve3-
tion which will create new political
party, most of the delegates arc de-
termined to take an active part in the
proceedings.
TURN DOWN COMMITTEE.
The first most notable evidence
that this convention will be run from
the floor and not from the platform
came when the delegates, by an over
whelming vote, decided to add ten
members from the convention to the
conference committee, which will seek
coalition with the American Labor
party and other new political groups.
When the rules committee submit
ted it's report il recommended that
tho procedure committee of ten MEM
bcrs be authorized to continue its
work under the name OF the confer
ence committee. \ dozen delegates
dmanded recognition at one time.
In the turmoil &. J. France, Of
Washington. wns recognized. He
wanted to ndd a>e members TO he
elected from the convention.
Mrs. Frank w. Page. of Massachu-
setts, insisted that one should be
named from each state to form the
conference committee. but this pro-
posal was defeated. Some one sug-
gested that ten instead of five be add
ed, and France accepted the amend
ment.
!. \. Hopkins. of New York, called
the convention together, and after a
brief speeclr introduced Allen Nc
Curdy. of New York, AS temporary
chairman.
FIRST DEMONSTRATION.
McCurdy in the keynote speech,
which brought the delegates TO their
feet in noisy demonstrations time
after time denounced the other par
ties. and declared that the Committee
of Forty-eight Convention had assem-
hled to discover whether "A political
party with the abolition OF privilege
as it's paramount issue can be created.
THE only people who would not be
benefited by the abolition Of privilege
are its direct bcneficiaries and their
court of vassals. including the gam
hlers of Wall street, who never would
be missed in a world Of honest work
ers," Mr.. McCurdy declared.
The evening session of the convcn-
ton started at $50 p. M, after two
hour recess, and the names of the
chairmen of the various state dclega-
tions were announced Immediately
after.
Then the newly elected convention
officers were installed. National
Chairman Hopkins relinquishing the
chair to Farley Christianson, of Utah,
the permanent chairman.
Following this resolution was
adopted appealing to the Labor party,
which convened today in Chicago,
urging that organization to unite
with the Committee of Forty-eight
party, and requesting the Labor party
convention to. appoint subcommittee
to meet with a committee Of Forty
eiyht subcommittee in another effort
to effect a coalition between the two
organizations.
The resolution pointed out that
there were no material differences
between the two" and urged that
they get together a common plan, n
common party name, or unite on a
common candidate"
The next business was tho naming
OF the ten additional members OF the
political procedure committcc-thc
committee which Is producing thu
heavy work in the attempts to Cffcct
merger with the Isolated political
groups now ConvCning in chicago
The ten new members verc provided
for during the afternoon session
when objection was made b. mum