The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-22
BY E. r. cLIpsoN.

The movement to amalgamate yari-
Gus organizations OF Socialists. farm
ers. laborers. intellectuals. radicals.
single takers idealists and others sail
Ing under different party designations
into third party steered by the Cop.
m!ttee Of Forty-eight in convention at
Chicago. failed. At one time prospects
Of fusion appeared rather favorable:
when the 4S-ers marched In body
to the convention of the Labor party
being held simultaneously, and amid
a great love feast and every appear
ance 1T fraternity united the two con-
ventions. Soon the Single Takers. the
Nonpartisan lengne. the American
Party Of Texas former Governor Fer
guson). the American Constitutional
party (Hearst) and the World War
Veterans. an independent organization
of ex-service men. were In the fusion.
A platform carrying the principles.
aims. demands and desires of all OF
them would have contributed material
ly to he paper shortage. II could not
be framed, much less printed. and be.
came an insurmountahle obstacle.
Cleavage was along pink and red
lines. Labor which was rel-at least
red.blooded-ha the best working or
ganization and pushed through the
adoption of Its planks. leaving little
chance for the pink or parior radicals
led bv Amos Pinchot. George l.. Rec
ord and ]. A. II. Hopkins. First the
Single Takers. who wanted only one
plank and could mt get that. holted.
, Then Senator La Toilette Of Wiscon-
sin. wha was expected TO he the mes
siah of the movement. found the plat
form too radical and refused to run
on II. Then the fusion dissolved In
bolts and fadeaways Governor Fer
g,lsan went back to Texas. representa-
tives 0f the Nonpartisan league an
n0unced they would have nothing to
do with the new third party. the more
radicll of the 4S-ers were swallowed
by the Labor party. the remainder
Withdrew, while the American consti-
tutinnal party was lost In the shuttle.
ThaAfAbor Marty and the Single
Takers sserenely proceeded to carry
out indenendent programs and each
nominated a presidential ticket. The
only victory was achieved by the La
Dor party which captured Parley P.
Christensen. an attorney Of Salt Lake
City. Utah. one Of the original 4s-ers.
and made him Its candidate. Max 8.
Hayes. labor leader Of Cleveland. o..
was nominated for vice president.
Pennsylvania. falling to land It's IA
vorite sons. Governor Sproul and At
sorney General Palmer. as the stand
ard hearers. respectively. Of the Re
publican and Democratic parties. has
achieved its ambition to have presi-
Dental candidate. for the Single Tax
party nominated Robert c. Macauley
Of Philadelphia. with r. C. Barnum Of
Cleveland. o.. as running mate.
After eight weeks of effort and the
examination Of several thousand
veniremen, a jury was finally secured
and the trial begun In Chicago Of VIII
liam Bross Lloyd and 10 other on
ciais and members Of the Communist
Labor party. charged with conspiracy
10 overthrow the government. Prose-
cution Ii by the state Of Illinois and
follows the action Of special grand
jury which laxt January Indicted the
defendants. after series Of spectacu-
lar raids on their headquarters and
meeting places BY States Attorney
hoyne. Lloyd Is millionaire resi-
dent Of Winnetka. Ill.,. who long has
been identified with radical movements
10 the capacity Of leader and financial
aaaistans. Indicted with him were