New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Merger of Farmer-Labofiles.
Socialists and Unionists
Not TO Function as a
Unit for Two Years
Survives Its First Panic
Clamor of Anti-Dry Slilled
by Adroii Move; Mrs. Har-
riot s. Batch l. Named

unionists in convention at Beethoven
Hall.
Immediately after tho new party was
started OF with a whoop a trades
union delegate. who opposed the
Eighteenth Amendment. demanded that
the question Of its repent be submit
ted TO a referendum.
This threw the leaders Of the re-
Gently formed Labor party nto a panic
They feared the loss OF the votes that
swelled the G9.90s total cast for the
Farmor-Labor ticket two years ago in
the dry sections. A happy way ou- Of
the dilemma was found whcr one ~
the infellectunls offered substitute
providing that all amendments 20 the
Federal Constitution be submitted 20 a
referendum.
Delegate Doesn't Understand
This, Of course. will not affect any
existing amendments. but the wet dele
gate was not aware Of what was being
done, for he led in the demands for the
innocuous substitute.
Its nothing but party Of oppor-
tunists." said Left Wing Socialist,
who with his fellows had been ostra-
cized by the convention.
TIE new party will not function as
an independent political group this
year. its organizers announced, but il
will supplant the Socialist and Farmer
Labor parties within the next year or
two.
The Farmer-Labor party is compare
lively new. II nominated It's first state
ticket two years ago. with Dudley Field
Malone 81 lis head. There Is little left
Of the old organization. The Socialist
party Is more than n score Of years in
existence. but IL. too, is but a wrath Of
its former self
A few years ago the Socialists elect
ed ten Of the sixty-two Asscmblymen
from this city. Last year they elected
but three. The falling of In the So
cinlist vote was due 70 its war record
and internal strife. and the present
movement is an attempt 70 save IL from
complete wreck.
Trades unionists who attended yes
terday's session Of the joint conven-
tion. and who wanted tho American
Labor party 10 begin 10 function this
fall, were told that IL was not poilt-
ically feasible 90 try the experiment
this year. II was decided 20 let the
new organization. which has become g
holding company for the Socialists and
Farmer-Labor parties exist temper
arily on paper.
The hope Of the founders Of the new
party, which include the directing
gcniuses Of the two parties which 10
is destined eventually 10 absorb. IS that
By 1924 the American Labor party will
nominate state ticket In every com
monwealth In the Union. and also name
candidates for President and Vice
President.
Would Create Labor Bloc
As expressed in the resolution bring
ing il into being, the American Labor
party shall follow the practices OF the
British Labor party. elect labor rep
resentatives on n labor platform, its
representatives forming distinct labor
group.
The convention nominated fusion
ticket for all five boroughs, the candi.
dates 20 run on both the Socialist and
Farmer-Labor ballots. The ticket as
named is complete 60 the last detail
Meyer London, representative from
the twelfth. was renominatcd; MOTIFS
Hillouit. who has been n constant can.
didate in the twentieth congregational
district. was again named 10 run
Jacob Pankcn. judge Of the Munieipal
Court, was also nominated ior Doh-
gress. being designated In the Tour
teenth. To succeed him on inc beneh
the fusionists named $. John Block
Mira. Il. S. Blntch Named
Mrs Harriet Stanton Biateh, the suf-
frage leader, was nominated Tor the
Assembly from the eighth Manhattan
distriet. which or several occasions has
been represented by Louis Waldman' a
Socialist. The district is regarded by
tie Socialists and Fnrmer-Laborites as
reasonablv safe. and they intend TO
snend additional efforts on behalf OF
Mrs Blatch's candidacy.
Touis Waldmnn was omlnated foT
tho senate from the l4th Manhattan
District. and another former Assembly
man. william Knrlin. also was nonil-
mated for the upper house. " = Karin
will run in the 18th Senatorial DISTRICT
Tho only member Of the. present
Socialist delegation in the Assembly
rcnominated was August Claessens, OF
the nth Assembly District Manhattan o.l
Assemblyman Samuel De Witt orr
n the Bronx, was named for congress-
and ex,Assemblyman A. l. shipiaeon'
~ Brooklyn. was nominated TO run III
tho Dad Assembly District OF tnat o2i-
eugh. The 23d for years has "leeten 4
Socialist. the present member oeihs
Charles Solomon. t, ni.,v;e.
which two years age lad com o'aeo
Farmer-Labor and Socialist vote o. 'o',
ssf or more than $500 IN excess CT
Inc vote polled ~ Representative 'ohh
y Carew. Democrat Ben Howe. 'ne
loader Of the New YORK t'uhl}
Farmer-Labor party, waf nom 'nAlsu
rwo Years ago Jeremiah A. OLeary
,oade a sensational run m tHi' aisui0'
an the Farmer-Labor ticket.
Tbc convention ado9tcl reselui lcns
.o-5Cmninc the action Of the Railroad
I 9bor Board m tn. nrcsen; rnlIrohel
strikc and demanding recognition Of
Soviet Russia and Mexico. = resolu-
ito, calling for the freeing Of the po.,
i;,icai prisoners Of Russia was voted
dewn while one calling for the opening
- he tails 20 political prisoners IN
,t;s country was carried. In place OF
H. amnesty for Russian prisoners one
Live that the death penalty be, not
;r,noscd on these awaiting trlal III
soviet tails was adopted.
Tire convention adjourned 70 Meahes-
a., when the question OF indorsihg
10. ~ s,,te ticket adopted by the Social
;sts and agreed upon in part by the
Fsrmer-La borites will be acted on.