The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-08
Lafonette is the Man if He Will
Accept Great Honor Of Be-
ing It's Candi-
date.
NAME NOT SELECTED
Conventions Open Saturday and Sun.
day in Chicago With TWO
Thousand Dele
gates
lBy Don E. Chamberlain. United

[By Don E. Chamberlain. United
Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, July 8,-~Senator Robert
M. LaFollette of Wisconsin will be
chosen the proposed third party's
presidential nominee, according to the
prevailing belief today of delegates
here to attend the national conven-
ticns of liberal organizations which
open Saturday and Sunday
Inquiry today among leaders of the
national labor party and the commit
tee OF forty-eight which will start
their conventions Sunday and Satur-
day respectively, showed practically
unanimous opinion that LaFollette
viii be tie standard bearer of the
new party IL he will accept. But La
Toilette will not be allowed to keep
the conventions in suspense. Assur-
ances must be given that he will ac-
cept, leaders said, or some other can
didate will be chosen. A..
Frank p. Walsh of Kansas City also
stood out today as a possible candi-
date. He is member of both lib
eral parties and particularly favored
by the labor element ..,@,
,LaFollette's strength, is was said,
lies in his ability to draw the en-
tire support of the nun-partisan
league. .'
A. W. Kicker, treasurer of the COM
mittee of forty-eight, believes third
party could make a formidable show
ing with LaFollette. He figures La
Toilette, backed by all progressive ele-
ments could sweep North and South
Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin and
possibly carry Idaho, Montana and
Washington.
A row apparently has developed
between the liberals over the name of
the new party. The committee of
forty-eight favors any new name un-
der which all parties could unite
The labor party, however, is ex.
pected to demand the new party be
called the labor party"
Informal conferences were held
here today by the committee of forty
eight leaders. Tomorrow the national
of the labor party will
meet Friday night committee from
both parties will meet to lay the plans
for the founding of the new party.
Two thousand delegates expected
to attend the labor party national
will bear the expenses of
tie convention. Each delegate attend
ing Sthe convention will be assessed
s5 for his seat in Carmens hall
Close TO $4,000 is expected to be
raised.
The labor party convention is be-
ing staged in building built and
owned by the local street car conduc-
tors and motormen's union. It was
built at cost Of 100000 and seats
200 persons 1t will hold $500 in a
pinch"
Delegates will be seated by states
and each delegate will be allowed
vote if he holds credentials from any
labor union.
The committee of forty-eight will
stage its convention at the Hotel
Morrison The seating capacity there
is 1,40O. To allow more seating space,
the platform will be small and will
not hold more than six peope at one
time. It stands six inches above the
ground.
Voting by delegates at the commit
tee of forty-eight convention will be
similar to the voting Of delegates at
the republican and dem ocratic ma
tional conventions.
viii Answer Next Week.
MADISON, Wis, July S.--Senator
Robert NJ. LaF'ollette, prominently
mentioned as the prospective presi-
Dental nominee of third party. will
make known his attitude toward the
new movement in his LaFollette's
Magazine next week, it was stated
acre today.
LaFollette, according to a reliable
source, is ready to make the race on
l third party ticket, providing liberal