Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-10
THIRD PARTY PLAN
HANGS IN BALANCE
Chicago Conventions Striving
to Weld Organizations
Still Far Apart.

CHICAGO. July 10 (by the Assoc
ciated Press) .-Delegates summoned
to Chicago by the committee of forty
eight and representatives of the sim
gle tax movement got together today
in the preliminaries of an attempt to
nominate fusion third party presi-
Dental candidate to run on a plat
form satisfactory to both elements.
Conferences continuing nearly all
night between the committee leaders
and the active heads of the national
labor party, looking to further ANAL
gamation. had not brought about
agreement. however. and the single
tax group also definitely announced
that their participation in the first
day session with the committee OF
forty eight assem- blage was only
tentative.
1t would not continue. Jerome C.
Refs said in their behalf, if Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin should be
nominated for President. even though
the committee of forty-eight eyinced
tendency to select him. Henry Ford
and Charles H. lngersoil. watch
maker. were discussed as posslole
compromise selections.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette has
promised to decide tomorrow whether
he will be the third party candidate
for President, Amos Pinchot, member
of the committee of forty-eight, an
nounced today when he returned from
Madison. Wis, where he conferred
with La Toilette.
McCurdy Temporary Chairman.
Allen McCurdy of New York, secre-
| tary of the committee of forty eight,
was selected as temporary chairman
| for the joint gathering. The first
piece of work on the convention pro-
gram was the election of commit
! tee on platform and upon political
procedure. This last named body, 1t
was indicated, will have the heavy
work Of negotiation to carry on while
the convention stays in session, since
| the declared object of the committee
! is to enlist the support of the Ma
F, tional Non-Partisan League in the
northwestern states, World War Vet
| Grams Association and other political
and semi-political organizations not
usually classed as conservative
| Robert C. Macauley of Pennsylvania.
chairman of the national single tax
committee which claimed to have
delegates from twenty-three states in
attendance. called them together out
side of the committee convention. just
before it convened. but the separate
session was Immediately adjourned
Both the platform and procedure COM
mittees of the attempted fusion COM
mittee planned to begin hearings in
the open on their work. The conven-
tion planned to adjourn over Sunday.
w hen the labor party convention prop
er also will assemble.
Decisive stand Tomorrow.
The result of the conferences to-
morrow between the committee of
forty-e light and the representatives of
the labor party will tell the tale, said
| Dudley Field Malone of New York. in
discussing the committees plans for
| the formation of third party. IF
| the elements here can be united into
| a cohesive whole and can offer the
country comprehensive message,
then there will be third party
| J. A. H. Hopkins. chairman of the
committee echoed the statement of
Mr.. Malone He declared that the
! COMMITTEE of forty-eight is not a
party, but an organization to try and
| form party.
Open Platform Hearings.
! Deliberations involving all the dele
gates assembled under the general
calls will commence today. Single
Itax -adherents after preliminary
Igathering announced that they would
iall attend the committee Of forty
| eight convention. which will be called
to order by J.. A. H. Hopkins at II
to'cIoek.
| Open hearings have been arranged
by the convention managers for the
platform committee. at which Frank
p. Walsh, representing the Friends OF
Irish Freedom. will be given oppor-
tunity to present a plank favorine
American recognition of the de Valera
government.
The labor party convention is
scheduled to begin tomorrow at g
different hall. though its partisans
have been actively associated with
1.-THE committee of forty-eight. Diff
,ferences developing in the dual con-
lferences included one arising out OF
the railroad situation. which some OF
1.-The conferees were disposed to con-
isider both vital and irreconcilable.
All Want Own PIanks.
RanroSenf al iNeS of the La hnr pa RI \