New Britain herald., 1924-06-19

[ By the Associated Press,
 St. Paul, Minn, June 1a.---Adop- ton of a platform and nomination Of provisional national ticket remained before the new national farmer-lahor
 party convention when it convened toe , day.
 Yesterdays session lasted until mid night, the greater part of tho evening being consumed in a successful fight
 by the farmer delegates from Minne-
 sota to delay adoption of the plat form.
 Formation of the party went through practically without debate when the convention learned that tho communists had given up their plan for immediate launching of right national organization This left the plan fathercd by William Mahoncy, st. Paul union laborite. the only one in the field.
 IL was modified, however. hy the inclusion of provision that the na- tional committee of the new party should include ton members from each national political group affiliated with the organization. This opened tho gateway for representation Of inc workers party and inc federated farmcr-labor party. organizations headed by William z. Foster and C. l.. Ruthenbere, who openly announced in the convention that they were communists.
 Spirited Platform Debate
 The fight on tile platform came un- expectcdlY just as the convention seemed in a mood to adop, the docu- ment as read by Joseph Manley. New York. Posters aou-in-iaw and chair man of tho platform committee. The Minnesota farmers moved that inc platform be printed so that each dalc- gate might have opportunity to study it.
 The farm delegates were especially chary about q plank t"demauded q system of land tenure which would abolish andlordism and .tcnantry and secure the land 10 the users thereof" They thought this meant socialization or some form of government owner 1 ship of their acres.
 Ticket to Bc Provisional
 Whatever ticket is nominated hy { Inc convention wiIl De provisional. inc l committee which inc convcn- ] lion agreed to organize having bcnn to negotiate with other l organizations in an cf- ] fort to agree upon candidates. This | left the way open for an endorse ncnt Of Sen Robert iaFolirttc if he l iecided. after The July stir conference it Cleveland. to run as an Independent 
 The senator blocked all thought Of iirect endorsement ty this cOnvcu- ion last night. when he sent word trough John F. Sinclair Of Binne- lpolis that he wouid moi consider any lction in his behalf bv the new party. Word of this was passed around the l but was not announced openly.
 The ncw party is to start on a pro- isionaI basis with state and national sci for some time after he November election. The 1ss4 is Co bs devoted to oreani-
  -eneral plan of enrolled member hip" in the Fsrmer-Iabor co0uera- i i've organization committee declared Is creation siroHld be free from suv 1Iiance in or controlled by foreign ountry." r was equally emphatic , declaring the party apart from any organization serving the inter sis of those who profit from the pri- ate ownership Of the great monnp- lies" Both the reTsflican and dem i cratic parties were placed in this ( lass.
 Economic industrial and occupa- oHai groups were declared Inc pro- i fr foundation units upon which the < ructure might be hniit !1 Poster told the convention that he il 1d his followers had given up thsir t sH idea of organization in order to q -o1uote harmony and rrstent 2 spIi. q
 the convention. IF