The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-10
THIRD PARTY NOW AWAITS RESULT
 OF LABOR MEET

Chicago, July 10-De1egates sum- moned to Chicago by the committee of 48, and representatives of the sim gle tax movement, got together to- day in the preliminartes of an attempt to nominate a fusion third party presidential candidate to run on a platform satisfactory to both ele- Elents.
 Conferences, continuing nearly all night between the committee lead CTS and the active head of the na- tional labor party, looking to fur ther ama1gamation, had not brought about agreement, however, and the single tax group also definitely an nounced that their participation in the first days discussion with the committee of AS assembIage was only tentative. It would not continue, l Jerome c. Refs said on their be- half, if Senator LaFo1lette of Wis 1 consin should be nominated for pres | ident, even though the committee of | 4S evinced tendency to select him l Henry Ford and Charles H. Inger- l sol, watchmaker, were discussed as 1 possible compromise selections. | Allen McCurdy of New York, sec- retary of the committee of AS, was 1 joint gathering.
 The first work on the program was I the election of committee on plat i form of Republican political proce- l dure. This last named body will | have the heavy work of negotiation | to carry while the convention l stays in session, since the declared | object of the committee is to en- l list the support of the non-partisan
 World War Veterans association 1 nd organizations not usually classed as | conservative.
 Robert c. McCau1ey of Pennsy1.
 vania, chairman of the national single 1 tax committee, which claimed to
 have delegates from twenty three
 states in attendance, called them to- gether outside of the committee con-
 vention just before it convened, but the separate session was innmediateIy | adjourned.
 ''The result of the conference to.
 morrow between the committee o1
 48 and the representative of the Ia. 1 Dor party will tell the ta1e," said
 Dudley Field Malone of New York ir Il discussing the committees plans fol
 the formation of a third party. tI 1 the elements here can be united ints
 cohesive whole and can offer the
 country a comprehensive message
 then there will be a third party" 1 J. A. H. Hopkins chairman of tn,
 committee, echoed the staten es1ts O.
 MT. Malone. He declared that tn.
 committee of 4S is not a party but al
 organization to try and form a party. The labor party insists that tn
 word Tabor must be preserved il
 any party name adopted.
 The announcement by some off
 cials that the single tax delegate
 would bolt the combine if Senate
 LaFollette was the presidential nom 1 inee was followed by a declaration , from some delegates that they wou1
 stick to the new party regardless 0 , ! the nominee
 , Several minor organizations aIs
 are threatening to solt unless thei 5 blanks are inserted in the third part platform. Among those activel , working for blanks are the People t Money Party, the Farmers Equit
 Society, the Producers and Consum
 CTS League and the League for tn
 Independence of India.
 The committee of AS and the Iabo ! party differed on the railroad prot lem, it was revealed after all nigt
 conferences.
 Both groups stand for governmer = ownership but the labor group insis1 ed directors and controlling officer be selected by and from the emp1oye while the committee of AS represe1 : tatives wanted control largely in tt hands of officials representing th ; 1 public.
 a Non-partisan league represents tives who were reported to ha1
 pledged their aid in organizing u
 l farmers of the northwest behind tf
 new party announced that they we1
 attending the conferences in pc
 sonal capacity only.