1 9 2 4 ▁elections , ▁the ▁Party ▁dis m ant led ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁Far mer - L abor ▁Party ▁it ▁had ▁created . ▁ ▁The ▁split ▁with ▁Fitz pat rick ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁isol ation ▁within ▁the ▁labor ▁movement . ▁While ▁F oster ▁and ▁the ▁CP ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁close ▁relation ▁with ▁Sid ney ▁Hill man ▁and ▁the ▁Am alg am ated ▁Cl othing ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America , ▁it ▁began ▁organ izing ▁an ▁opposition ▁c au cus ▁within ▁the ▁AC WA . ▁Hill man ▁declared ▁the ▁T UE L ▁formation ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dual ▁union ▁and ▁susp ended ▁its ▁leaders , ▁including ▁Benjamin ▁Git low . ▁ ▁Set back s ▁and ▁success es ▁ ▁F oster ▁prof ited ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁from ▁this ▁deb acle : ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁Com intern ▁to ▁recall ▁Pe pper , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁fought ▁over ▁questions ▁of ▁tact ics , ▁and ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁FF - LP ▁was ▁a ▁set back ▁for ▁the ▁Charles ▁Ruth enberg ▁– ▁Jay ▁Lov estone ▁fa ction , ▁which ▁was ▁largely ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁foreign - born ▁workers ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁membership . ▁Form ing ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁a ▁smaller ▁fa ction ▁led ▁by ▁James ▁P . ▁C annon , ▁F oster ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁leadership ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁inter ne c ine ▁strugg