▁the ▁U . S ., ▁and ▁those , ▁such ▁as ▁Charles ▁Ruth enberg , ▁who ▁had ▁critic ized ▁F oster ▁for ▁his ▁clos eness ▁to ▁Fitz pat rick ▁now ▁directed ▁F oster ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁CP USA ▁an ▁important ▁player ▁in ▁this ▁new ▁party . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁newspaper , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Work er , ▁published ▁a ▁fl atter ing ▁article ▁about ▁F oster ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁that ▁identified ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Commun ist , ▁something ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁avoided ▁adm itting . ▁ ▁Fitz pat rick ▁began ▁to ▁distance ▁himself ▁from ▁F oster ▁when ▁his ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁became ▁public ▁knowledge . ▁F oster ▁and ▁the ▁CP , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁had ▁enough ▁influence ▁within ▁the ▁C FL ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁found ing ▁convention ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁various ▁organizations , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁existing ▁only ▁on ▁paper . ▁When ▁the ▁CP ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁over ▁this ▁new ▁party , ▁Fitz pat rick ▁walked ▁out , ▁leaving ▁the ▁CP ▁with ▁a ▁still born ▁organization . ▁From ▁that ▁point ▁forward ▁Fitz pat rick ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁T UE L ▁and ▁the ▁A FL ▁began ▁exp elling ▁commun ists ▁from ▁its ▁ranks ▁with ▁a ▁ven ge ance . ▁The ▁Party ▁like wise ▁split ▁the ▁Minnesota - F ar mer ▁Labor ▁Party ▁and ▁rep udi ated ▁any ▁common ▁work ▁with ▁La ▁Fol lette . ▁After ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁showing ▁in ▁the ▁