The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-27
Montana Delegates Report
of St. Paul Convention
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four others favored Endorsement of
La Toilette on an Independent ticket
and the rest of the members Of the
committee held various other views.
The committee adjourned for the
day without coming to any agree
ment The following morning the
Committee on Organization reported
/ back to the Convention that they had
come to unanimous agreement and
recommended an open form Of orga-
nlZatlOn with door left open for
La Toilette and provisions made for
dealing with other bodies at the
Cleveland Convention July 4th. Mr..
Foster stated that the Communists
had yielded for unity sake although
they favored a highly centralized
form of organization and considered
this form far superior to that recon- !
mended by the committee. The re-
port OF the committee was Cnanim- |
Ously adopted.
The Committee on Nomination met
immediately after this report was
submitted and unanimously agreed I
to adopt the plan of the Organiza
ton Committee and recommended /
that tentative candidates be nominal
ed for President and Vice President
OF the United States and that the
plan of the Committee on Organiza-
ton be followed and Sc reported back
to the Convention.
10 the surprise of everyone. SEN
ator Taylor Of Nebraska, although be
had neither argued against CIR voted
against the majority report in the
committee, now submitted a minority
report; signed by him alone, recon-
mendlng that La Toilette be endorsed
Tor President on an Independent
ticket. The majority report was
adopted by unanimous vote and Tav-
Tor OF Nebraska left the Convention
hall ALONE ''-'i'
The Kept Press issued a noon edi-
ton June 10Th. stating that TavIor {
Of Nebraska led a belt of one humid !
red delegates from the Convention. !
Il this had been true they would
nave named some of the other dele :
gates and stated where they were
rom. II one delegate had left with
L9aylor the report would have read: q
Senator Taylor of Nebraska. Mr..
~, rom ----------.-.---- etc."
Inc same edition informed its read
rs that Mr.. Starkey would that af-
ernoon dramatically lead a bolt from
he Convention.
Mr.. Starkey is a St.. Paul labor
mare who peFsistently ATTEMPTED to
lsrupt the convention from the
tart That afternoon, after three =.
fantic attempts to make good on the y
romlse OF the Kept Press, he left
ne convention hall ALONE, a beaten
ian. The Kept Press of the nation
eported that Starkey led a belt of =,
Orty from the convention. W
Contrary to the report of the Kent II
ress and IN spite of the efforts of ~ I
le powerful array cf disruptionists "A
lrroundlng the convention the dele :
aCes not only came to unanimous
3Ieement upon the major issues but
IL 81. Paul with a feeling of good
III IcE each other, solidly united and III
sUefmined to join hands with anv II
an VINO is lighting the exploiters in a.
rs national regardless of what his Vi
religion, creed or color -
The fact that the Kept Press CEN
req their attack upon the Farmer
'ocr Party and gives other profess
q progressive moves a color of re- Or
reliability should be proof enouob
any intelligent person that indie
ndent Political Action through the
lrmer-Labor Party is the onIv
cans whereby the exploited masses
2 take over the government of the
ited States. - 'iie Z
me program of the Farmer-Labor SA
rtIy which was adopted unanimousIv 1872
the st. Paul Convention will he T.
ma on Page two. Read it over HOl
eIully and study the provisions She
rem and then remember these arc the
principles for which the Fa1n,a,.- stu
Dor party stand and for which tbo ty
nominated on the Farmer abo,. TAM
Iet will fight. Compare If VIII viii
platforms of the old ganp mar @
and there will be no m7eefioY 7
where the masses will stand in tSe Of
i vote. '''i'' IL Une S.