The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-15
"GNE US LIBERTY OR GIVE US DEATH"- PAT HENRY.
GIVE USWATEn Or GIVE US AREST- MR. ARDMORE
"Farmer-Labor" Party Is Result of
Convention Called by 4SerS; Name
Self-Made Son of the West for President;
A Labor Leader for Second Place; the
Nominations Effected at 4 o'clock A. NJ

Chicago, July 15.-The Farmer-La'
Dor Party, born Of a fusion of num-
erous political groups, today has
platform and has its new candidates
in the field for the coming election.
Its work was completed at o'clock
this morning. when its convention. ar
ter an all-day and night session,
chose Farley Park Christensen, Salt
Lake attorney, and Max s. Hayes.
Cleveland labor leader, as presidential
and vice presidential nominees.
But the strength OF the new move
ment remains to be seen. The first test
came today when a group of dis
satisfied delegates, formerly aliei
with the Committee OF As, met and
considered placing their own ticket
in the field under the 48 banner.
Not all Of the As delegates with
drew from the fusion convention last
night, but some 100 or more returned
to their own convention. Those who
remained were rewarded by seeing
Christensen, the chairman Of their con.
vention selected to lead the fusion
party, while the labor leaders con-
tented themselves with the election
of their national chairman, Hayes, to
second place.
F'orty-eight leaders declined to say
what effect this concession would have
on their course when they met today.
1t was apparent that Christensens
nomination served 10 weld strongly
| the elements remaining in the con.
vention One report, in fact, was cur
rent that the dissatisfied 48ers would
confine their activities today to or.
| ganizing anew for a purely educa-
tional purpose.
J. Fl. Hopkins national chairman or,
the 4Sers, addressed the farmer-labor
meeting after reports became prevail
ent that bolt had been determined
upon by him and his friends, and de-
MED that such an agreement had been
reached He avoided saying. however.
that none was in contemplation, and,
in statements issued for publication.
criticised the dominant labor group
and declared great opportunity had
been missed.
Not all was harmony in the fusion
convention during the hours the plat
form and candidates were under dis
cussion. Heated debate developed, also
over the choice of newly born po-
litica1 group. The 4Sers carried their
unsuccessful committee fight against
the socialistic doctrines OF the radical
laborites to the floor. Pursuing their
same tactics they used throughout the
platform discussion, they attempted
to force their wishes across through
the use of Senator LaFollette's name.
Amidst the uproar when delegates in
the corners of the convention hall
were clamoring to speak, Gilbert T.
Rowe, LaFollette's personal represen-
tative sent in word that the senator
would not, under any circumstances
become the party nominee on the plat
form majority adopted soon after
ward.
ANNHAO'oA vi A<eiI SiSAbG do lOr
the less radical of the 4sers, left them
free to be showed aside by the votes
of the laborites and the latter's
control was never again seriously ques-
toned. They held the reins and the
4Sers trailed along through the rest or
the session, though once they tried
to raise their voices in the proceed
Nj
"farmer-labor" as designation. They
contended unsuccessfully that the
white collar slaves" and eastern lib,
erals, both small merchants and pro-
fessional men would be driven away
by what they describe as q class
name.
The appeals went unheeded and titls
already approved by the labor and
| farmer groups went through with a
whoop.
With LaFollette removed as poten.
tial candidate for the presidential nom.
nation, no well-organized boom was
left, as result the delegates were
soon provided with an assortment
from which to choose. The list o.
names placed in nomination included.
besides Chairman Christensen Dudiy
Field Malone, New York, Eugene v,
Debs, the socialist nominee, Henry
Ford, Detroit, Louis +. Post, assistant
secretary of labor, Governor Lynn j.
Frazier of North Dakota, Jane Adams
of Hull House, and several others Ar.
ter one ballot the convention voted to
eliminate all excepting Christensen and
Malone, the two leaders, and nomina.
5 ton came on the second ballot.
When vice presidential candidates
5 were called for the convention was
l swamped with a list Of more than 20
: but name after name was withdrawn,
either by the candidates in person or
by friends, until only three were left
: Max S. Hayes, Carrie Chapman Gait.
suffragist leader, and Lester Barlow
leader of the world war veterans. Hays
received all excepting about a dozen
. votes and the nomination then was
, made upanimous, and at o'clock
the convention adjourned sine die.
\ The new party's presidential NOMINEES
/. is native Of the west. He was
1 born at Weston, Idaho, 40 yssrs ago
: From early life on farm, Chrlsten
G sen. the eldest of five children. plugged
!. away at an education until he gradsl
{, ated In law at Cornell university. HI
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