The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-08
SOCIALISTS WILL BACK LAFOLLET'TE Both Candidacy And Plat form Indorsed By Ma
 tional Convention FIRMLY ADHERE
 TO OWN PRINCIPLES Will Stand By Running
 Mate Of Wisconsin Senator
 TO SEND DELEGATES TO 3RD PARTY MEET Will Be Instructed To
 Vote And Work For
 New Organization
TO SEND DELEGATES
 TO 3RD PARTY MEET
CRy Associated Press.)


 CLEVELAND, Ohio, July IT, The national convention of the so- cialist party of America tonight formally enlisted under the LaFol- lette presidential banner. It adopt ed a report offered by majority of a committee of IS, recommend ing that the convention concur in the action of the conference for progressive political action in in dorsing the LaFollette candidacy on his platform.
 The vote on this report was 10s to IT.
 The committees report makes six specific recommendations as follows ; T. That this convention concur in { the indsfsemenk by the ronferencs fol prosresSiye p6IlfleaI aetloa ef tAe pfesI dental candidacy of senator La Fol iette on the platform submitted by him
 'Then convention. however, specifi. calIS declared that the socialist party firmly adheres to the cardinal princi- ples of socialim as set forth in the plat form and declarations of principles adopted at this and previous conven- tions of the socialist party" says the report.
 ''2. That it authorize the incoming national executive committee to indorse the candidate of vice president to be chosen as La F0llette's running mate.
 .'3. That the socialist party require an increased representation on the en- larged national committee of the con- ference.
 To Aid Campaign
 A. That in the coming campaign the socialist party cooperate with the con- ference in the national elections and in all such state and local elections in which independent labor candidates are nominated with the cooperation of the state and local socialist party organiza- tions. @
 "5. That the socialist party send a full representation to the convention to be held in January, 1925, for the pur- pose of considering the formation of a permanent and independent new party. That the representatives of the social ist party to the January convention be instructed to vote and work for the for nation of a new party, entirely dis tinct from the old parties, with com plete national, state and local organiza- lions and upon q platform containing as a minimum the blanks adopted by the convention of the conference last Saturday"
 ''ToOk Active Step"
 In A preamble the committee told the socialist convention that the conference of last Friday and Saturday "repre, sented about three million organized workers, substantial sections Of the working farmers, several independent progressive political organizations and the socilaist party. adopted a progress siye labor platform and took an impor- tant. step to cut loose from the old po- litical parties"
 "The main practical object Of the socialist party is, as it has always been' the organization of workers into a po- litical class party" said the preamble. with that supreme objec' in view, the party has always encouraged and sup proted every gneuine movement of labor towards independent politics.
 "The LaFOllette campaign will de- velop into an insurgent political move ment of labor, supported by the ad- vanced workers of the country. The socialist party must take it's stand with these workers.
 ''The integrity of the socialist party must be preserved, anG its membership and activities must be increased not only for the good of the socialist move
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