The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-09
STRONG DRIFT TO
FL. PARTY IN
.P.CONVENTION
Big Minority for Mora
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each congressional district was also
elected.
There is tremendous enthusiasm
Tor the new party and all the sin
cere members of the non-partisan
league are getting in. The Federated
land program adopted pleases the
delegates and they feel that it will
be a real foundation on which to
build an organization that cannot
be stolen by self-seeking politicians
who pirate of political expediency.
Present at the conference that
formed the Farmer-Labor party were
members of the state senate and for
mer members of the non-partisan
league state executive committee.
The best fighting material in the
old league is either in the new party
or has signified their intention of
joining.
See Hand of Coolidge.
The hand of the Coolidge Admin
istration and the influence of the
powerful Republican machine were
plainly visible in the first sessions
of the State Convention of the Non
partisan League of North Dakota.
An attempt was made to have
The convention indorse the nomina-
ton Of Senator 1aFollette for the
presidency. After spirited debate
the delegates adopted the majority
report of the committee on this ques-
ton. The majority report did not
propose the endorsement of Coolidge.
No delegate here would dare to ask
that openly at this convention. But
the report recommended that no &C
ton be taken at this time by the
Nonpartisan League on the question
of presidential nominees.
Seek LaFollstte Endorsement.
The minority report was presented
to the Convention with the reading
of two letters to the delegates from
Congressman Sinclair and United
States Senator Lynn w. Frazier.
Sinclair, who has for a long time
been closely associated with LaFol-
lette in Washington and who is con-
sidered as the Wisconsin Senator's
right hand man in the state, specif-
cally asked endorsement for LaFol-
lette's candidacy.
In view of the conference held
last Saturday in Washington by
many active Democratic and Repub-
hcan progressives, and its decision
to urge LaFollette to accept the
nomination of the Presidency on
third party ticket, this open appeal
for the presidential nomination Of
4 the Wisconsin Senator is significant,
1t is the most open bid LaFollette
has yet made for the nomination.
Dirt Farmers Welcome Ayres.
Tom Ayres, of the Farmer-Labor
Party of South Dakota, was given
round after round of applause when
he appealed to the Convention to line
up with the great national farmer
labor movement to build big polit-
ical party of the workers and farm
ers, independent of the present re-
publican and democratic parties, of
the bankers and railroad magnates.
Ayres made an eloquent speech to
the delegates to take the first step
in this direction by organizing a
strong State Farmer-Labor Party
with a real program, the five-year
moratorium on farm mortgages, and
the land to the users of the land.
The dirt farmers gave Ayres' speech
a great reception, while the bankers
and office seekers who were delegates
sat in marked silence.
The Executive Committee Of the
Farmer-Labor Party of Montana
wired to the Convention to take ac-
ton similar to the program outlined
by Ayres.
Strong Sentiment for Class Party.
After a vigorous debate OH the
! question, the convention defeated the
minority report Of the committee ad-
vocating a five-year moratorium by
. vote of 43 to %.
The strong showing made by the
advocates of the moratorium and in
dependent farmer-labor political ac-
tion was unexpected and lent great
encouragement to the radical dele
gates. Many militant farmers and
old league members watching the
proceedings were much heartened by
the great strength rolled up by the
insurgent farmer-labor elements and
saw in the result Of the vote a posi-
tive evidence that the petty factional-
ism and fights among the would-be
old party Office holders now strang-
ling the League are approaching
their end very rapidly.
Delegates May Act.
Present developments tend to indi-
cate that there is little likelihood Of
the convention being swung over to
the immediate organization Of
State Farmer-Labor Party.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,