PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19999, 15 July 1920, Page 7

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. THIRD PARTY’S PLATFORM. By Telegraph—Pros* Association—Copyright., Australian end K.Z. Cable AssocUtie’’ (Received July 14, 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 11. Mr Harding, tho Republican candidate, has issued a statement acceding tho offer of Mr Franklin Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for tho Vice-Presid-ency, to inako the icaguo of Nations tho dominant issue in tho campaign. He said that, should* the Democrats win, the League would ho ratified, ami America would immediately become a party to tho twenty wars now going on in the world. The Republican Barty and candidates glad'., accepted the challenge to make the election a national referendum on the question as to whether wo shall have four yea re more of Democratic readiness to’ surrender the Republic’s interests. A message from Chicago states that the following, planks have been put before the Third Party convention:—Recognition of the Irish Republic and the Russian Soviet; ,public ownership of railroads, stodkyards and other public utilities; initiative, referendum and recall; tho adoption of Mr Samuel Goraperss Labour programme, which the Republican and Democratic conventions I ejected; repeal of all espionage laws; referendum in all wars, save when the United States is invaded; tho withdrawal of United States troops from Europe; and soldiers’ bonus, LABOUR JOINS THIRD ** PARTY. DEMOCRATS’ PLANS. ■.ustrahan end N.Z. Cable Association, (Received July 16, ~25 a.m.) . NEW YORK, July 13. Tho Chicago correspondent of tho * New Y ork Times” telegraphs that an Agreement has been finally reached under which tho National Labour Party has joined the Third x arty. All tho elements are soon to meet in common convention, which will adopt a platform and choose a candidate. Tho n - n i n of J he P oTt y ha{l nofc yet been decided. The amalgamation is considered ft victory for the Radical (Red) elements, who are now expected to dominate the party’s activities. It is announced that Mr Cox (tho Democratic nominee) and Mr Franklin Rooseve t (nominated for Vice-Presid- ' ¥ilhWito -