Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
MANY RADICAL ELEMENTS
REPRESENTED At MEETING

Chicago july ~ Dclegaier summon
ed 70 Chicago Nv Tho Commute ~ bort
eight. and representatives ~ 2 he single tav
movement got together TO-DAY W fhe
prelininaries of an attempt ~ nnrni Hafn
fusion third partv President ~ randldafe
to run on a platform satisfactory t1 hnth
elements.
Conferences. continuing neftrly 30 nighi
between the committee leaders and inn
active head n the national labor party
looking n further anaigamation had
not brought about agreement however
and the single tax group alEn definitely
announced that their particHlation in the
first day session with the Committee uf
Forty-cight sssernhlage was onlv fcnta-
tive 1t would not cuntInur Jer0nc n.
Refs said IN their behalf II Senator Ia
Toilette of Wisconsin should lSe nominated
I for President. even though tts CommIftee
Z Of Forfv-eiaht eyluced tendcncv ~ aeiect
4 him. Henry Ford ami Charles n lnrey-
I soil watch maker were d dIsc used a. une-
I slble compromise selections.
Allen McCurdy Of New York secretary
Of the Committee II FOrtv-slght wse ea-
/ lected temporary chairman Tor The JOINT
+ gathering.
The first work on the PROGRAM was the
election of a committee or platform ann
I upon political procedure This LAST named
I body viii have the heavy work of negufIa-
+ tiOn 70 carry on while the convention STAYS
I in session, since the declared object 90
( the committee Is 70 enlist the support 0i
4 the Non-Partisan League % the north
western States, World War veterans A.
/ sociatlon and other political and semi-
I political organizations not uHlallv classeu
} as conservative.
49, 80 "-r.| ..aHaa
! chairman of the National >inKie Tax Com-
/ mittee. which claImed n have delegate
I from tweniy-three states " attendance.
called them together outside oi the COM
mittee convention Just tef0rr i com
vened but the separate session. Fas m-
mediateiy adjourned.
The result oi the ~oIferpn0rs fo-
morrow between the COmmtee 90 tortF-
eight and the representatives 90 the Labor
party will tell the tale, SAID Dudley Fielt
Malone OF New York Ia discussing -hr
committee 5 plans Tor the formation oi a.
, third party. II the clements here ear nr
united into a cohesive whole anu gtl
offer the country comprehensive messaEe
then there VII be q third party
J 4. II. Hopkins, chairman of tne COM
mittee, echoed the statement Of Mr. VIA
lone. He declared that the 80 mmttea
Of Forty-eight Is not party bat an orr
ganization 70 try alG form q party
The labor party insists a. be- worl
labor must bs preserve ln any party
name alo ted he announcement rs
some officials hat The single TaN dcle-
gates would not JON me combine n ccna-
tor La Toilette aas he Presidential nom
nee was followed by 3 iehar tion irom
some 6elegates that they would stick c
the new party REGARDLESS oi the nominee
Several other organizations als0 art
threatening 70 bolt unless their pianks ar,
inserted ia the third marty platform
Among those actively working for nlauA.
are the Peoples Money Party the Farm.
ers' Equity Society the Producers ane
l Conscmers League and the League lor tle
! Independence OF India
DIFFERENCES OVER RILRO ADS.
Difficulties between the programs s.
the Committee Of Forty-eight and he
Labor party remained acute where they
| touched on the railroad problem Both
groups stand for government ownership
but differ As to the amount sc deuoc-.t..
mana cement.
The Labor group insists that l.r
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