Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-07
COALITION PLAN
OFLABOR GROUP
Third Party Plans Take
Shape For Meeting
July II
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July Am
agreement by which the same candi-
dates and substantially the same
platforms shall be named by the
Labor party, the Committee of For
Twilight, the National Single-Tax
party, the World War Veterans, and
organized farmers is the aim of the
leaders of the Labor party. whose
convention is to be held simultan-
eously with that of these other
groups in Chicago beginning july
If.
Max S. Hayes, president of the La
Dor party and chairman of its exec
utive committee, outlined for me to-
day the hopes for the formation of
what, in effect, will be a third mar
ty" coalition group at Chicago.
There will be no attempt of
these groups to amalgamate or form
one body" Hayes said. "The pIst-
firm of the Labor party is identical
with that of the Committee of Fortv-
Eight, except that the committee has
condensed our declarations in to a
few brief paragraphs. The Single
Tax party is in entire agreement
with our platform also, and we have
IN fact, large group of single-tax
ers in the Labor party.
Veterans In Line, Too.
t'Tbp Otbor crrornr r. i
farmers and World War veterans
are also in substantial agreement
with US on platform. We all favor
public ownership of railroads and
transportation and other public util
tiles and natuarl resources, includ.
ing coal, oil, gas, waterpower and
forests.
1--WE all favor the taxation of land
held out of use in order to prevent
speculation. We all favor the i'm
mediate restoration of the rights of
free speech, freedom of assembly and
freedom of the press, and the civil
rights guaranteed by the constitu-
ton.
"The national committee of the
Labor party meets in Chicago July
9; our national convention opens
July II and continues until the 18th.
The Committee of Forty-Eight holds
its convention beginning July 10.
The other groups will meet at the
same time. The present plan is for
the various conventions to form
joint committee to insure teamwork
and to nominate the same candidates
and adopt substantially the same
platform.
Labor Party Organized.
The, Labor party is fully organized
in 25 states so far, and skeleton or
CARNATIONS exist in the remaining
states.
"Many possible presidential
nominees have been suggested in let
tiers from the membership of the
Labor party that have been receiv-
ing" Hayes told me. "The names
most suggested are LaFollette and
Frank P. Walsh. Lynn ]. Frazier
has also been suggested; some sug-
gestions have been made that Hiram
Johnson should be the nominee, and
some have suggested Eugene v.
Debs.
Expects Large Vote.
"The important thing is that the
groups have a plan to get together,
which, if it does not miscarry, means
that the forward looking people will
be able to make a tremendous i'm
preston on the country this year. l
anticipate the ticket nominated at
Chicago should get not less than two
million votes this fall, and it would
not be surprising to see it poll a
much larger number. In fact, no.
body knows what might happen.
IT find about the country a deep.
seated spirit of unrest, feeling OF
utter disgust with the two old par
ties and their methods and spokes'
men. The people are longing for an
outlet to express themselves on the
vital questions of the day, such as
the unbearable cost of living, taxa
ton, profteering, and all these, evils
which the old parties do not and can
not touch. There is hope of the
birth of a movement at Chicago
which may do amazing things"