Show SOCIAL DEMOCRATS 1 First National Convention of their Party Convenes in Indianapolis gG Indianapolis Ind March Gho first Le national convention of the Social Democratic Dem-ocratic party for the purpose of nominating I nom-inating candidates for President and VicePresident met here today sixty two delegates being present A temporary I tem-porary organization was effected and a I report from the national committee natonal rep re-p ceived This report shows that in the I S eighteen I months existence of the party par-ty twenty members have been elected cs to olllce and urges that candidates for olllce be nominated in every political election where opportunity exists and frS that there arc 1500 duespaying mcm E ler I1 tca5 The tjo matters of importance before the convention are tho nominations and absorption of the Social Labor party S which lu a bolting section of the Sol Qlal So-l Labor party of which Daniel de CO4 < Lj > om of New York was the dividing power His side was BUialned In court 1tEf in a controversy over the party emblem em-blem The bolting section n med J B Harrlmun of California for President and Max iHayes of Cleveland 0 for S Vicepresident I Is proposed that Social Labor party G which approximates 10000 members amalgamate with the Social I Democrats and accept the nominees of that party Thoro Is also some talk of n fusion with the middleoftheroad Populists ii E V Debs V L Berger and other leaders say however that the Social Democrats will enter fusion with no mA party hut will absorb any I IB now believed Debs will be made the Presidential y l Presi-dential candidate J he should he nominated I nom-inated harriman will likely be the d candidate for VicePresident t4 |