Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-06
PROCRESSIVES
WILL PUT OUT
THIRD PARTY
LaFollette Endorsed for Pres
ident; No Vice President
Yet; Convention Adjourns
Permanently


CLEVELAND. July 5.--After endors-
ing Robert N. La Toilette rs a presiden-
tial candidate AMI providing for the
organization Of a new political party
next January. the conference for pro-
grcssive political action wound Up IT.
convention early tonight
The conference empowered its na.
tionnl committee tD select m vice presi-
Dental candidate after conference with
the LA Toilette for President Commit
tee"
In Toilette was endorsed for prcsi-
dent Oh his own platform.
The convention then adopted for it-
self platforly cmbodying the ideas con
tanned in the Wisconsin document and
in The statement w principles ISSUED w
the S.. Louis session Of the conference
last February.
The final day Of the gathering work
ed out strictly according to pla..s of
the leaders and without appreciablc op-
position But just before adjournment
some of the delegates. dazed by the
rapidity of events had 20 be assured
NY the chair that La Toilette actually
had been -nomintedr and that definite
provision had teen made for the new
party.
The confusion arose from the fa~'
that the report Of the committee on Or
ganizatiOn recommended this action.
and that no separate motion OF endorse
licnt WINS Offered. The report itself was
adopted without q dissenting vote. but
the significance of this action did not
dawn on either delegates or galleries
and there was total absence Of demon
stration-
All elements in the convention were
intent wv showing they were back of
La FoIIctte's candidacy. After a losing
fight before the organization committee
FOR immediate formation Or new par
ty. the Socialists. Ted by Morris Hill
quitt NJ New York were the first to
second the endorsement report
Falme Labor Rally
The FarmerLabor party elements
who backed Perley Christensen iH the
1920 campaign. ard who also had urg a
the "third party idea. then rallied tn
the support Of LaFoIlette as an iade
DtW0ENAW LAnNANAA t A4NAhRWAAIr ANEW ARA Mr
being their spokesman.
NO sooner was the convention ende A
than the national committee and the
s,rte delegation groups gathered IN
plan u campaign. The convention fecid-
Cd to rely upon proper subscription
for its campaign funds and t0niEhts
meetings were calculated 10 get mach
merry under way for circulating La Fol
Icttc BALLOT petitions and % collect
money.
Comr.ittec Continued
Rv the organization committee. the
national committee of the conference
was continued in office. directed 10 en-
large its membership ~ at least III ty
and empowered il 10 act as a campaign
committee.
II is to direct the conference activi-
ties. not only on the national ticket,
but also was ordered to cooperate for
the election to congress, states leGisla
tors and other officers and candidates.
pledged 10 the interests of the producing
classes and w the principles OF genuine
democracy i'm government"
The committee was definitely in-
NfTMffU 10 meet anu hfkAAlaNE tNA1fA AtAF-
pairn on July ls and on November 11
to Issue a call for the January new par
ty convention
Platform
The initial plank M the platform ar-
proved today pledged "usc of the pow
cr M .he federal government to crush
private monopoly. not Nv foster ii
Another sharply criticized the for
ciEn policy under recent ndmisintra-
tions.
Specific recommendations for the re-
peal Of the Esch- Cummins act. pub +
ownership WI railroads md water pow
cr and for retention or surtaxes on
"swnIlrn incomes" were IN line wit
she position taken IN congress ~ IN
Toilette and the other republican in-
surgents.
There was mo specific reference NM
prohibition wv the Ku KIux Khan. There
was "A plank, however. for unqualified
enforcement NJ the constitutional guar
antecs Of freedom Of speech. press and
aHseHblnEc.
Convention leaders emphasized that
tie government represented here was
tRttFIHFW WITH FAVHNtlfN f~0N"~ AHNAhF'
than with questions affecting personal
liberty. Just at nv close Df thc com
veniion the organization slapped The
Communists again I'M refusing tn enter
tain resolution which would have
favored recognition ~ The Russian
Soviet. Earlier the delegates had ap-
proved action ~ the credentials rnrn-
mittee III refusing seat tO William Ma
hnny 0f go Paul because nf biz tnnner-
ton with thc National Farmer Labor
Party. formed last month IN M. Paul
with communiStir elements Hs units
therein This virtually read Mahoney
nut nf thr conference organization and
cancelled his membership IN its national