The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-15
Lawrence Has Words
Of DpriSiOn For the
Third Party Meeting
By DAVID LAWRENCE
tCopyrlzht BY The 1n.elltXenesr.)

rh,caEo. July IS Mor" 70 p" p,t.,'l
han S~o9nrd-,ht: - p"rnapS "a" pcs.
Way 10 81" w tho thrI party '"HN"u.
ton ItS "rudc mcthodS. 'ts awkward
And clumsy efforts I" G'E, expression
tn every COnrr;l ah.r ph1Nr IF popul2r
rl>rontsnr. IS severe donuncia,ion OF
the two old ndrtl.S - natural III SUN
a hndE". pods" of minority clements
but N" "H':r" lack II p".i;"aI sens :
IN ,he E7tnorinS "r consciousness -
maxi H"adw,w - - sad commentary M
tho liberalism which is SUPPOSED I" b.
rndlNC an outlet here.
pozens ot delegates tatalnS AZ "nc".
respect neither E"- the SaN"t " tho
chairman nor The fact that a dcirEai"
may have been accorded IN" p-tvi!cSc
- speaking. intCIHranc" lr'ih' N" views
- delegate seemed contrary I" tho
wish - IN" mass. all his n,Sy b" de,
tended on tho ground that m" third
party - suffering n" thro"S % AZ
fancy hu, - impressed man! an on
'o"h"r With the trUiSm ;hat the placH
20 fEh: for reform IS 'ns'd" n" TWO
Ia parties after all rather than cut
-" Nt th"m.
P~or La roustts.
T.,rn- Eob~ri NJ Ia Folirttc. senior
senator from Wisconsin. and the only
nSur. II prominence. ~Iro stands n ~"
background a. ready and ANXIOUS -
,~ar N" third par'y movement. had 1"
I
rs the various clements merged ;n;"
onr ConN .nticu and began To Cnb"dr
~ lhNlr platform every species Of rad,-
.alSm from Russia and N" SOAP h">
.,-at0rS ~ Nrucrira. rn"r La Toilette.
NJ wants tho nomination her" prime
vai'y a. a ljndl,att"n 90 thc position Nc
has taken on public questions in n"
's>t four !"arS Of political Upn"eNa! ~
the United States ~" - understood
- NaNr ADVISED N" platform commit"
TOO hsr" that whtic h" wa> IN sHmpAth,
With the piaahS suggested he would
rather that much "t i b. omitted 50
hat N" oandl'iaf' could ha'" some
hing - say H. ''.l"t h'Ht that he
ION had tho d~si-Ha effect u tended
- maxi the labor group winch nal
swallowed up the commits" Or fnrtN-
o. gh. and nthrr clements h"r" rcalIz>
that tnc platform must not b" one
sided hut take IHin constipation IN"
prospect Of gaining support from Neer-
as Who wSrr NOR" ConS"rN atiN". IN
decd. tho commitr"" "t fortE-eiEh'
r.ght well b" called IN" int"lleCtuA.s
nero ana m" cons"rl at'VeS too. Along
side Ire farmer and labor organization"
who are ultra radical. III" committee
Il rorty-ciEht would appear TO b" nt"r"
r"arttopari"S And IN" labor group IS IN
control. The committee OF rorty-eight
nai soma teSpec' for parliamentary
rules and tried To run their conVen-
ton IKE ,hS Renubfi~an and Democrat
- meetings bat evidently they had
-c,sr had much exN'ri.n"" With ito"'
mass r,sstiuye rNr~, n. loudss: Not""
gets the floNr and WN"r" n" AuNk'N',
Grrr2 h""Ts Il
A Third Sick Man.
A. v.,S the c.-, n tNc ronvsrt.o, -
'ho two hS parties tn" platform COM
m:ltN" "a, m >o"r'i and Of course kept
'0o delegates chanNS IN tho convention
hall M"anwhjl" Dudley fl"ld Maioa ;
and other orators were called Upon -
make speeches Mr.. MolCn" was th>
rn'hor ~ bt OF unattended hum"r.
he was arguing something IN" ms:
Tho Republican nomination. was dis
ta:eG ny a man on 4 SICK h'd N FhiIa-
ic'rhid. the Dcmo"ratlr platform wa
G'ntatsd ~ nan IN sick bod -
Wa,hinStcn. Thank heaven. -" ar" a.
~'r"TE and we'll.
r..,,'c did MIR Malnno know that ov"n
as - >?oNc q sick man IN Wisconsin
JUS of' the operating tabl". was COM
r-Gr.,atinE his wishes IN N" PLATFORM
for IN" third party. In fact. an"thHe
deny - tn" assembled delegates 'he7
senator La Fo,lett" Was trying !" dc
tat, 20 tho convention.
Full Of Disorder.
The whole proc"HdjuG wsS irregular.
Rl~,7~>s was tnj"rt"d It mom"nc'
when , was plainly rG' - ord. =. TN'
struggle ef Wuuld.b" orators :" e. ,.,"
c."or and hr.& - "As e, >0""ta"ulHc
=. - .s1h"Ut determination "C NJ
pat.orr delegates I" r"pr"ss n" Sp""rI
making N",,rtbcl"sS. On" man d't
-,,ak.. d, ,n"ti"r which Va> duly second
81 70 Tho rrf~c' thai whHN tn" conNcn-
.i.,.r nominated standard bearers. "0-
man should p" selected for IN" vice.
presidential ,.urninat;Nn There vas AZ
,ud,hln nuTmur &C d.~aCproNal and -
woman jumped {" h'r tc"t with this
cutlery.
~Wo arc not making nominations. now