Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-15

Chicago. July 1.-THE Farmer Labor
party" was the new name chosen by the
convention of the new political party
Wednesday night.
The new party took its first ballot for
a presidential nomination, which re-
suited:
Douglas Malone, 1868; Eugene Debs,
6S; Tony Christensen, 12.1; Henry Ford,
1913: Lynn Frazier. Q; Herbert Bigelow,
7; Louis II. Post. II.
The convention then voted to drop all
candidates except Malone and Christen-
sen and proceeded with the voting on the
second ballot.
1t was discovered that the plank on
education had been lost from the plat
form before it was adopted Wednesday
afternoon and it was inserted at the
night session. The plank calls for a gov
ernment board Of education whose head
would sit in the cabinet.
New York delegates said the plan
was "despotic'' and should not be
adopted until the Farmer-labor party
is in power to enforce it
The plank was also assailed By num-
ber of school teacher delegates.
At II p. m. with all other work out
of the way, the convention proceeded to
nominating speeches for presidential can
ddates
r. H. Harland Of Washington. pre-
sented the name of Dudley Field Malone.
New York delegates staged a brief
demonstration when Catherine Simms
of New York City, presented the name
OF Henry Ford. She explained she had
first tried TO offer the Detroit manu-
facturer to the Single Tax party but
received a cold reception.
Her speech was halted several times
when delegates booed and hissed.
f. u. McDougal of Kansas placed
Parley r. Christensen of Utah in nomi-
nation and T. II. Lunde of Illinois of
fered Senator Robert NJ LafolIette
The nomination. coming repeated as
surances that LafoIlette would not
run took the delegates by surprise.
The demonstration was short-ived.
William Rodriguez Of Illinois, one Of
the leaders in the labor party. second
ed the nomination of the Wisconsin
senator.
Prefexing his remarks that he was
going TO nominate radical as well as
labor man. Samuel Levine Of New
Jersey placed the name of Eugene Y.
Dehs ir nomination.
Robert II. Lafoliette. .Jr, appeared on
The platform and announced that his
father had informed him over the tele-
phone that circumstances had arisen
which prevented him from accepting the
that his name be withdrawn immedi-
ately.
Mrs. Josephine Loverglio OF Illinois
placed the name of Herbert Bigelo of
Ohio in nomination.
c. ]. McDougal of Arkansas pre-
sented the name of Governor Lynn j,
Frazier of North Dakota.
!. \. II. Hopkins, chairman of the
national committee of the Committee
of 4S moved the formal withdrawal of |
the name of Senator La Toilette and the
sustained his motion
Jane Adams of Illinois was presented
to the convention by Mrs, Clyde c. JET
fries of Illinois as candidate. after
which Parley T. Christensen took the
platform and withdrew his name, while
Charles p Thompson Of North Dakota
stated that he had the authority to with
draw the name of Governor Frazier.
The labor group was dominant when
he new fusion party adopted a platform
ate Wednesday in preparation for nom
nation of candidates at the night session,
A minority report from the platform
was sponsored by three of the |
i've representatives Of the committee
# As but was defeated by vote of slight
Y less than 3 to l. The majority report
vas signed by the five labor leaders of
he committee on resolutions and two of
he As party's representatives. II was
adopted by a big majority which on the |
notion was made unanimous.
OBJECTIONS Begin
Defections from the ranks of the new |