Show THOMAS HEADS SOCIAliST B BODY DY A Wins Vina Non Nomination After ter Having Ha Defeated Move 10 For cation catlon of Industries Mrs Burger Burger Burger Bur Bur- ger Declines Nomination For Vice Norman Thomas of New York was nominated socialist candidate for president Last Saturday at atthe atthe atthe the Socialist National Convention held in Milwaukee last Saturday and Sunday I His campaign he assured the socialist national convention there will be a relentless war against Republican and Democratic parties parties parties par par- ties and against the kingdom of poverty I Thomas also the socialist candIdate candidate candidate candi candI- date in 1928 was chosen by acclamation acclamation ac ac- ac- ac to lead the party thru another campaign Thomas was nominated after he had overwhelmingly defeated a spirited effort to commit the socialist socialist so so- ciali t party to a policy of confiscation confiscation con con- of f the principal Industries industries industries indus Indus- tries of the nation as a step in establishment of a socialist soci soci- I ety A group from California tried to insert the theory of into the platform James H. H Maurer of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania for 16 years president of the federation of labor in Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin was named the party's candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for vice president He too was chosen by acclamation after Mrs Victor L. L Berger of Milwaukee Milwaukee kee declined to accept a place on the ticket I 1 would not care to be a candidate candidate can candidate can can- on the ticket of a party wedded to the idea of confiscation confiscation confiscation tion Thomas said in an address to the delegates He urged them to look out at the realities of the world and to do nothing which would handicap the socialist socialist socialist social social- party at a time when It is enjoying enjoying enjoying en en- vigorous growth The enthusiasm of our impatient ent friends who would hasten the coming of the socialist state by confiscation of property make needless trouble rouble on us he said They bring down on us the un united opposition of the capitalist class Even the communists are not advocating advocating advocating ad ad- confiscation The platform now provides for forthe forthe forthe the transfer of Industries from private to government ownership and such transfer would be accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac by issuing industrial bonds to owners Bonds would be retired by earnings of the in industries industries in- in Thomas said in-I in |