les ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps ▁was , ▁however , ▁disturb ing ▁to ▁the ▁Com intern , ▁which ▁sent ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁convention . ▁A ▁tele gram ▁from ▁the ▁Com intern ▁directed ▁the ▁Party , ▁after ▁a ▁vote ▁which ▁F oster ▁had ▁won ▁decis ively ▁over ▁his ▁oppon ent , ▁Benjamin ▁Git low , ▁to ▁install ▁Ruth enberg ▁as ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Party . ▁F oster ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁tele gram , ▁storm ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁meeting , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Com intern ▁itself , ▁over ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁even ▁his ▁al lies ▁in ▁the ▁C annon ▁fa ction , ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁the ▁Com intern ▁could ▁be ▁wrong . ▁ ▁F oster ▁did ▁not ▁succeed ▁in ▁revers ing ▁the ▁Com intern ' s ▁over turn ing ▁of ▁his ▁election , ▁but ▁did ▁obtain ▁some ▁con cess ions : ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁given ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Committee ▁within ▁the ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Com intern ▁recognized ▁trade ▁union ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁sphere ▁of ▁activity ▁for ▁the ▁Party . ▁While ▁F oster ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁obtained ▁support ▁for ▁effective ▁independence ▁for ▁T UE L , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁mistaken . ▁ ▁The ▁Party ' s ▁trade ▁union ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁era , ▁however , ▁went ▁from ▁one ▁dis aster ▁to ▁the ▁next . ▁R ival ries ▁within ▁the ▁CP USA ▁led ▁to