The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-12
Postpone St. Paul Farmer-Labor
Conference to Tuesday, June 18th

For United Action.
2. In re-afirming it's decision TO
hold the convention on May Both, the
convention declares that the organ
izations participating will recommend
to the convention of May Both such
course Of action in nominating can
didates and adopting a platform as
will leave the way open for co-opera-
ton in support of the same candidates
and platform with the Conference for
Progressive Political Action or any
other group provided, of course, that
group indorses political action.
This part Of Delegate Taylor's mo-
ton is distinctly aimed at securing
unity of action with the Conference
for Progressive Political Action,
should it decide at its convention to
be held in Cleveland, on July 4th, in
favor of independent political action
and not to indorse any candidates on
either republican or democratic par
ties.
Farmers Want Real Party.
Delegate Kennedy, speaking for the
resolution, told the conference in a
very ably delivered address, that the
workers and the farmers of the State
of Washington, whom the Farmer
Labor Party represented, demanded
real party of their own. They
wanted to see this party formed on
May Both and were opposed to delay
ing its organization any longer. Ken
nedy went on to say that LaFollette
would be supported for the Presi-
dency by the farmers and workers of
his state.
The speaker continued to lay par
ticular stress on the fact that there
was a growing suspicion amongst
the masses clamoring for the or
ganization of a Farmer-Labor party
that there was something wrong
somewhere, because the call for the
May S0th convention had not yet been
sent out.
Against Politicians Deciding.
Delegate Kennedy put himself fiat
~ on record against permitting the
capitalist politicians infesting Wash
ington to decide the date of the COM
ing national convention. He declared
emphatically that the masses in Min
nesota and the other Northwestern
States were the most competent ones
to settle this question and to deter
mine what was needed.
dad" Walker Rouses Audience.
dad" Walker representing the
North Dakota Farmer-Labor Party
delivered a strong speech for the
May Both resolution. His remarks
brought repeated rounds of applause
from the audience.
In his eloquent address dad"
Walker said in part: "There are three
kinds of farmers tired farmers, re-
tired farmers, and rubber-tired farm
ers. The tired farmers are for May
30th and they are eighty per cent of
the population in my state"
Then Henry Teigen, Secretary to
United States Senator Magnus john
son took the floor. Teigen is a dele
gate representing the Farmer-Labor
Party Of Minnesota. He urged post
pening the convention until after the
Republican Party had held its conven-
ton in Cleveland.
Teigen admitted that states like
Montana and NORTH Dakota were
ready to get into convention on May
30th and had genuine functioning
Farmer-Labor Parties but made the
plea that the rest of the country was
not yet so far advanced. He declared
that he was sure that La Toilette
was going to bolt the Republican
Party and was seeking to secure the
support Of the masses that would
follow the Farmer-Labor Party.
Schaper Proposes Amendment.
Late in the afternoon session, Dele
gate Schaper, of the Conference Com
mittee, submitted resolution amend
ing the Taylor motion. This motion
provided that the matter of represen-
tation be referred to a committee for
working out. The amendment car.
ried and the following committee was
elected for this purpose: Joseph Man
ley, of the Federated Farmer-L Labor
Party, Alice Lorraine DAILY, represent
ing the Farmer-Labor Party Of
South Dakota, Jay G. Brown of Iii
nois, j. L. Beebe, representing the
Progressive Party of Nebraska, Dele.
gate r. ID. Cramer Of Minnesota as
member of the original committee
appointed on November 18th, and
William Rodriguez of the faction
which recently split away from the
Illinois Farmer-Labor Party because
it was not batting the amilitants and
communists sufficiently.
Elect Special Committee.
Another amendment was then pro,
posed to have the whole Taylor reso-
luton referred to a committee. There
was considerable debate over thil
motion.
After its adoption the following
committee was elected from the floor
Taylor Of Montana, Register of Min
nesota, Kennedy of Washington. Tel
gen of Minnesota, Green of Nebraska
Ayres Of South Dakota and Ernst O
Illinois.
Register Talks Of c. p. p. A.
Influence.
In the course Of the debate on tn,
| TAYLOR resolution DeleQate Rovster