Evening star., 1924-07-04

political career has been clear. cour-
ageous and straightfor ward from be-
ginning to end. He has always stood
for the principle of representative
government"
The conference was called to order
at IL am. today, one hour late.
The big public auditorium of Cleve-
land, where the Republican national
convention met in June was the scene
of the gathering, and all the regular
scenic setting of an orthodox ma
tional political convention was pro-
vided for the occasion
While the delegates and spec
tators were assent bling, instrumental
and vocal bands kept the big hall
filled with music, patriotic airs in
honor Of the day and songs calcu-
lated to appeal to the progressive
type of political mind being used.
About 700 delegates were admitted
on credentials, the count of the COM
mittee which issued the badges being
more than 500. when it finished its
| labors early today after a session
which started yesterday afternoon.
Late arrivals sWelled this number a
bit.
SOHtcbt On Credentials.
The credentials committee still was
faced with the cases of William Ma
honey, who offered credentials from
| the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Fedora
tion, and r. D. Cramer, who carried
credentials from the Minneapolis
! Trades and Labor Assembly. Both
hold places in the National Farmer
Labor Party, organized at St. Paul
last month with communist groups
as units, and the conference leaders
here were frankly suspicious of their
standing as non-com munists. known
extremists have been given short
Snrlft by the credentials committee.
Manoney and Cramer waited until
Midnight last night for hearings and
tnen were told to come back at noon
To-Day. They did not relish this treat
Ineht, but an appeal to members of
lief iio re-
After the call to order the pro-
Gram Han % called for a prayer by Rev
congregational Church of Cleveland.
The reading of the call of the con-
Vention and the keynote speech OF
William II. Johnston, chairman of the
conference, were next in order. Then
with the following list prepared for
approval by the conventions:
Committee on rules-T. c. Cashen,
president of the Switchmens Union,
chairman; f. J. Fljozdal. president
| maintenance of way employees; J. H.
O'Neal, Socialist party; Arthur ].
Lowell. Brotherhood of Locomotive
! Firemen and Enginemen; v. S.
Gauthier, International Machinists'
Union: Mrs. Burch, woman's commit
nf Art
Hays, committee of As.
Committee on organization and
campaign-E. j. Manion. president,
telegraphers' union, chairman: Vance
Monroe, Colorado, conference for
Progressive political action; Ed Keat-
quit, Socialist party: Herman L. Wills,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers: Sidney HilIman, president,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Bertha Hale White, Socialist party
B. NJ. Jewell. railway department, A.
F. of L.: H. F. Samuels, Progressive
| party of Idaho; F. Finsen. mainte-
nance of way organization; A. Nj
Gordon, Indiana, conference for Pro-
gressive political action; B: w. Helt,
Brotherhood of Signalmen; Miss Laura
]. Wylie, woman's committee Tor
political action; John Brophy, Union
Mine Workers: Mrs. B. NJ. Manly
Woman'S committee for polilcai &C
| ton.
| Committee on resolutions-Donald r
| Richberg Chicago, chairman Elizabeth
| Hauser. Girard, Ohio d. b. Robertson
| president Brotherhood of Locomotive
| Fsremen and Enginemen; l.. +. Griflng
grand chief Brotherhood of Locomotive
| Engineers; o. r: Jennings, Eectncal
D. c.; Ben c. Marsh, Farmers National
Union; Mrs George B. Q. Dell, wom-
ems committee for political action Vic
| tor Berger, Socialist party; MIS- Glenn
! F. Plumb women's committee for poiitl-
cal action; George F. Irvine, California
| conference for progressive political ac-
| tion; Judge C. J. Searles, Illinois con-
| ference for progressive political action
julius Kespoll, Quincy, Ill; Charles
Kutz, Farmer-Labor party of Pennsyi-
| vania Miss Elizabeth Christman, W om-
! ems Trade Union League
Credentials commttee-Chester Thorpe,
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Eneinemen, chairman Robert Fechner
of Boston, representing the machinists
| Miss Isabelle Kendig. women's commit
tee on political action; George Gobel OF
! Newark, \. j.. Socialist party; d. c.
| Dorrnan. Montana, Non-PartiSan League
| r. T Wood. president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor of Missouri
oratory Scheduled.
The rest of the morning session was
| to be occupied with oratory. senator
| Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota. Mrs
Mabel Costigan, Denver, of the women's
committee on political action, and Rep.
resentatiye John NJ. Nelson, Wisconsin
who is slated to be Senator La Foilette
| campaign manager, were the speakers
| selected to keep up enthusiasm until re-
cess time.
Mrs. Costrgan's appearance on the
sneakers stand was compliment &c
| the fifty or more woman delegates
in the convention. About two dozen
of these represented the woman
committee on political action, with
Mrs. Costigan, Mrs. Harriet stanton
BIatch, New York, and Miss Isabelle
Kendig. Washington, D. c., as ma
tional delegates.
Miss Elizabeth Hauser, Gtrard, Ohio
and Miss Belle Sherwin, Cleveland
are accredited by the National League
of Woman Voters. They Will present
to the resolutions committee the
same planks offered to the Repub-
lican and Democratic conventions.
These include entrance of the United
States into the world court, fed
eral child labor amendment, federal
support of public welfare agencies,
creation of a department of educa-
ton and extension of the merit syS-
tenn to all government service.
WILL BACK LA TOILETTE.