The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
WESTERN MAN n
HEAD NEW PARTY
FARLEY ?. CHRISTENSEN !.
SALT LAkE is CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
Selection Of utahn Comes on s.o,.,
Ballot at Chicago Convention !,
Farmer-Labor Party-Max Hav..
for Vice President.


vice-president were placed in the solI
Farley z. Christensen of Salt Iats
City, Utah, was declared the nrasi
Dental nominee of the Farmer.Iabm
party, winning over Dudley Field
Malone Of New York on the secous
ballot by vote of 1872 40 to 174elO
Christensen's nomination was tben
made unanimous.
Max Hayes, of Cleveland, Ohio, wa,
nominated by reclamation for ylcA
president.
The different groups attending Tho
convention, members of the labo,
party, the Committee Of Forty-eigb
representatives of farm organizations
socialists and others, had come to an
agreement on July Ii as to nam,
for the new party and the platform
upon which the candidates were to 20
before the people.
Mr.. Christensen was permanent
chairman of the committee of forty
eight" convention, but leaned strongly
to the labor group, and was among
the principal leaders in bringing about
the amalgamation of the various
groups In session here the past few
days.
Farley p. Christensen was born at
Weston. Idaho. July 10, 1869. He
was educated In the public schools Of
Utah and was graduated from the
state university in 1890. He then at
tended Cornell university, receiving
the degree Of LII. B. in 1897. In Sep.
TENDER Of the same year he was I'D,
mitted to the bar of Utah and in 1905
to the United States supreme court
Mr.. Christensen entered into the
practice of law in Salt Lake in 1887.
Among the offices he has held are
those of principal of the Murray
schools, principal of the yGrantsvills
city schools. city attorney Of Grants
vile, county superintendent Of schools
in Tooele, secretary Of the Utah con-
stitutional convention in 1895 and
county attorney of Salt Lake county
He was several times candidate for
the Republican nomination for con-
gress, but was not successful. lie
was member of the house in the
Utah state legislature in 1915.
Two platforms were presented. Inc
majority preamble declared that ID
the United States the ''power OF gov
eminent has been stolen from the pec
ple"; classed the peace conference
as a greedy spectacle; declared ina.
sffort is now being made in the United
States ito stifie discussion and strlp
rights and liberties from Americans
and announced "that into this breach
step amalgamated groups of men any
women who perform useful WORK WIN
hand and BRAIN"
The first plank, entitled 100 pei
cent Americanism," called for repea,
of laws against espionage, criminal
syndicalism and sedition, and deinahu,
ed restoration of civil liberties anu
American doctrines"
Election of federal judges and es.aO'
lishment of the initiative, Referendum
and recall, the referendum applying
to war issues, except in cases VI
actual military invasion"
The second plank, headed "Aboiisu
Militarism at Home and Abroad, "
mands withdrawal of the Uniteu
States from further participation w
der the treaty of Versailles uuO
offers recognition to selected goSein
ments in Russia and Ireland VIZ
refusal to go to war with MeNleo =
the behest of Wall street"
1t asks, also, for withdrawn ilOI
the dictatorship over the Phillppl M
Hawaii, Haiti, Dominican repuuHs
Porto Rico, Cuba, Samoa and 9uain' !,
On democratic control of inausiS,
the platform declared for tine l's e.
of labor to an increasing share u -
responsibilities and management y
dustry, application of this prihelp'e. hs
be developed In accordance WIN
experience of actual operation
public ownership and operau M
with democratic control of all puD MA.
utilities and natural resources ih LIN
Ing large abbateirs, stockyaras' 49,,
elevators, water power and coiu al -.
age and terminal warehouses" was =
clared for in the fourth plank q.
Promotion of agricultural prospe ',,n0
by extension of rural credits, reouN -.
of farm tenancy and legislation u or
vide cooperation was advocateu' ~
government finance the platform y Il
bonuses to soldiers, income an'
heritance taxes. =,
"A bin of rights for labor .as,
the document. It criticised eons so,
sharply for failing to satisfy MN
asked recognition Of "unquallneu ! Il,
of workers to organize; repeal u u
Esch Cummins transportation Nm
eight.hour day and forty-iou nro
week old age and unemployment, an