Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
After AnNght Session, Platform is Adopted and Sa Lake
City Attorney and Cleveland Labor Leader Nominated
for President and Vice-President Respectrey-Some
FortyEighters Dissatisfied and Would Form Another
Organization for Purely Educational Movement
LA TOILETTE WOULON I
RUN ON THE PLATFORM
Other Names Considered Included
Malone, Debs, Ford. Post and
Jane Addarns.
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BY Associated Pross - Evrrg Evenin~
Chicago july l5-Thr Farner-falrr
party, born ~ . fusion n 1umrruls
political groups, todav had pia afr-r
and candidates. A. Z o'clcck fnia morning
its convention. after an 40 dav and rigif
session, chose Parlry PARKER Chrrrng-r
Salt Lake City attornc1, and MaV
Hayes, Cleveland. lahor lender as ff
President and Fice-Prc 1drnfiai n0ro .n~rs
respectively.
Today group n dissatisfied delerats-
formerly allied with The Cornrnrfrc "a
Forty-eIght. ncf and considered 1iacrrR
their own ticket IN the field under hr
forty-eight banner
The Forty-eighterq VIM rrrnained ~
the Farmer Labor CONVENTION wrre rr-
warded by sceing Christensen chairman
Of the Fortv-cight convention aelecied
70 lead the fusion party. while the .afor
leaders contendcd thernfsclves with the
selection 81 their national chairman
HAYES, for second place
Christensen's nomination servrd -
weld strongly the clemients REMAINING
in the convention One rppnrf wa rur-
rent that the dissatisfied Foriv-elVhfers
would conhne their sct vities today -
organizing nev ior purely edueaiionaI
movement.
HARMONY LACKING
Not all was harmony ln ~ .usfon
convention Heated debate dpveiored
over the choice ~ name vIfh tro Port r-
ri tiers carried their unsuccessful conn
miftee fight against the N0ciahsfF d0r-
trines Of the radical laborrfas % rho Roor
But well laid plans were nullghed 81 iahor
leaders who blocked adoption ~ = uiaf-
form said to BE- satisfarfnrv ~ senator
I.aFollette. Forty-cighters charged NE
fusion party was boss-ndden hv 4
clique.
Amidst the 5proar. wheu dciazAfrs 10
every corner ~ the hall were rianorfrr
70 speak. Gilbert r. Roc "a Foileftr 3
personal representative sent " word lc
Senator would not under .anv circumstani-s
be the party nominee IN the maloutr
platform, adopted soon aftrrWard
Removal of LaFollette strpnGt hened
the laborItes' control The Forry-eightrrs
trailed along through he rest 10 tbe
session. although once they tired 'o raise
their voice p the proceedings and die-
courage adoption ~ the name Farmer
Labor as party designation. he, com
tended without success nat the white
collar slaves and eastern Liberals both
small merchants and professional men.
scrIbed as a class name
MANY NAMES CONSIDERED
The list Of names placed IN nomination
included. besides Christensen. Dudley
Field Malone. Eugene y Debs. Henrv
Ford. Louis F Post. Governor Lynn j
Frazier Of North Dakota and Jane Addams
After one ballot the convention voted 10
eliminate all except Christensen ind
Malone and nomination came on me
second ballot.
Twenty names were offered for kicp-
President but they we're Withdrawn one
( bv one until only three were left. Max
( :. HAYES. Carrie Chapman Catt. sui ragist
/ leader, and Lester Barlow, eader ~ The
/ World War Veterans. HAYES received
/ all except about a dozen votes and he
( nomination was made UNANIMOUS. The
/ convention then ended
The new party's Presidential nominee
was born at Weston, Idaho. - wears ago.
From early life on a farm Christensen.
the eldest Of FIVE children. plugged SWAY
at on education until he graduated % lag
at Cornell. He since has spent mast 1i
! his time IN salt Lake CITY
Prior TO 1912 be was -ankel es z
! "Dolliveri Republican bat allied hm,g
/ with the Bull Moose hat year The
1 death of that PARTY sent ham sdrit and
F., he said. he sided into the stall and voted
( for Wilson IN 1916.
The "Farmer-Labor Party sas re
NJ me chosen by the convention last night
/ The labor group was dominant ehen ths
party adopted It's platform late voster,
day 4 minority report from The plaf
/ form committee was sponsored by ftrft
+ Of TIE FIVE representatives Of The Com
mittee Of Forty-eight, but WAS defeated ry
a vote Of slightly less than three % -,
+, The majority report wis signed tv ~
/ FIVE labor members of the committee 80
resolutions and two OF tire parry 81 For.v
/ eight's representatives. was adopted la
big majority which on motion WAS rl.
I unanimous.