New Britain herald., 1924-06-18
MELLON ASSAILED
 AS A BOOTLEGGER
Farner-Labor Chairman Plays
 Secretary Of Treasury
GUARD AGAINST RADICALS
Nahoney, Leader of Conser, atiyes, Assures Communists Will Be Kept Down-Alice Daley Makes Fiery Address To Convention
By the Associated Press

Sl. Iaul, June 1S.-AfouSed b yesterdays misunderstanding" Vii
 liam Mahoney of St. Paul leader 0
 the conservative faction in the natioA
 al farmer-labor progressive conven
 tion. declared as the convention con
 vened today that delegates iron
 South Dakota, Washington, Nebra ska
 Montana and Minnesota had assured
 him they would be on their guart
 against a recurrence of yesterday
 communist successes
 Mahoney was named as the Mime
 sota member of the organization com
 mittee where he is determined tC
 fight for his deeentralized national or, ganization plan. This movement i' opposed by the communists who would have a highly centralized national party.
 c. A. Hathaway of St. Paul, who in the pre- convention committee fight { helped the communists disrupt pre- liminary organization plans by block ing Mahoney's majority report, was named on the nominations committee | by the Minnesota caucus.
 l The call to order found many seats vacant. Related delegates struggled in throughout Chairman Taylor's ad- dress, which he prefaced with n statement that since his election yes terday he had had mo conference or interview or other communication with William 2. Foster"
 Mellon Attacked
 liandclapping and cheers greeted Chairman Taylor when he referred to Andrew Mellon as the arch. bootleg ger"
 We are not here to try hereites or burn witches" Mir. Taylor said and again the delegates eheered.
 "l would rather have sat with the reddest communist in the world than to have sat with those in the con- yention at Cleveland or those who will sit next week In New York" said tho Chairman and again tho convention yelled approval.
 "This convention must form mass class farmer-labor party" was an- other sentiment that gained applause and yells arose when he added.
 "We want land for the users. iots for the workers. liberty and equality for all."
 Miss Daley Secretary
 Duncan Mcdonald as Nce.chair- mnn endorsed the mass class" idea and introduced The permanent sccra- tary Alice Lorraine Daley, South Da- kota.
 Miss Daley said she was graduated in a school Of clocution and moi, as some had phrased lt. in "hellocuiion. She said she was not interested in what the newspapers said about her
 "I am not interested in trivial things she said "Oniy inc un- civilized call each other names"
 Scons al thc Men.
 Miss lbaly told of her experience in South Dakota, where she taught school. When was nominated for governor" she said. "1 knew that l they would say that a woman should i not be elected because she could know nothing about business. So I studied the records and found that . ihe men who have run inc political affairs knew so much about business hat they have succeeded in getting Is into debt al the rate of one dol- lar q minute since Christ was born f
 Nothing can stay the hands Of the nilitarists except party made I'D of 'armers and workers. Let us think css Of the practicality that resulted II a war that killed 10.OBg. GOO men. md more Of humanity.
 T honor Senator Ia Toilette and iis 40 years of service for human- ty. but let us not forget the thou ands and millions for whom we are landing and speaking at shis hour.
 Let us 20 not where practical politics lead us. but where humanity alls us. And if we lay only a few tricks Of our party foundation here. et us stand and hold those bricks ntil our hands decay
 Hiss ally was then given three ! heers and a tiger. Mrs. Jessie Bullock Kastner of ! Washington. assistant secretary Of fhe , next was called upon. We differ on all things from cvolu- IpH AD HuHDEI Wd4fs SNH said. T fniuk - would be a great mistake tO debate ! rrc things on which we differ.
 Nants Platform of Harrnony, 'i call on you to frame a platform ! ] harmony Hith the call for this con- eHtion and nominate candidate z .ho stands for those things Tor which ! .e stand. We did not come here 10 s < up 'he millennium i further r.port of the credentials z smmi1tee added 1s names to .fbe | invention roster. The total vas ar- | Junced as 5zs. a The roll of states Has then called ( r appointments on the three pri1- e' pal committees. organization, piat. si rm and candidates. \ The importance attached 10 the first '. these was rehscted tYy ihe selection H William z. Poster. Illinois; Alex oi .der Howat. Kansas: William Ma tney. Minnesota; < L. Putnam. .I nth Dakota. William weinstoua.