Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-07-16
fARMER.LAbOR PARTY
NAME CANDIDATES
COMMITTEE OF 4S AND LABOR
UNIONISTS UNITE ON PLAT.
FORM AND PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEES.

CHICAGO. July 15.-Parley p.
Christensen, Salt Lake City, lawyer,
Was nominated as the presidential
candidate for the new Farmer-Labor
party by its convention at 1880
o'clock this morning. Christensen, =
member of the Committee Of 48. was
chosen on the second ballot over
Dudley Field Malone of New York by
. vote Of 1925 to 174.6.
Max Hayes, a printer Of Cleveland.
Ohio, was nominated for vice presi-
dent.
At II o'clock last night. with all
other work out of the way, the
Farmer-Labor party convention pro.
ceeded to nominating speeches for
presidential candidates.
Robert H. Harlan Of Washington
state presested the name of Dudley
Field Malone. New York delegates
staged brief demonstration. then
Catherine Simms of New York pre-
sented the name Of Henry Ford. She
explained she had first tried to offer
the Detroit manufacturer to tho
single tax party, but received a cold
reception.
q. d. McDougal Of Kansas placed
Farley P. Christensen of Utah in NOM
nation and T. H.sLunde Of Illinois
offered Robert M. LaFollette.
Tho nomination, coming after re-
ysstsd assurances that LaFollette
.-Henld not run, took the delegates by
surprise. The demonstration was
short lived.
William Rodriguez of Illinois,
labor party leader, seconded the nom-
nation of the Wisconsin senator.
Robert NJ. LaFollette Jr. appeared
on the platform and announced that
his father had informed him over the
telephone that circumstances had
arisen which prevented him from ac-
cepting the nomination by this con-
vention and asked that his name be
WNuuIdWu IL
]. A. H. Hopkins, chairman of the
national committee Of 4S. moved the
formal withdrawal of thee name Of
Senator LaFollette and the conven.
ton sustained his motion.
Early moments of the new party's
life were fraught with menacing sit
uations. The joint chairman of the
labor party and the committee of 4s
group battled for hours to keep the
jealousies and distrusts Of the rival
groups submerged and the road open
for the transaction Of business.
Several times a break appeared
not far away. Peacemakers were
called to the platform several times
and by their appeals to the common
aims of the delegates STAYED on. at
least temporarily, the movement
toward a break.
Platform Planks Drafted.
While the convention dickered
over the recognition extended its va
rious elements under the amalgama'
tion. the platform committee COM
pleted draft of nine planks. Ac-
cording to members of the platform
committee, the pet platform desires
Of several froup were ignored. After
several hours debate the convention
recessed. until 8 o'clock.
Thc douh1o r,,O<o .}o1o00toc OVpr.
taxed the seating arrangement of the
nall and general change was or
uered, delaying the opening OF the
night session for more than an hour.
IL was finally necessary to shift sew
eral delegations to the gallery.
The amalgamation of the principal
groups was effected this morning
alter the committee Of 48 voted 20
JOIN the national labor party. A
large non-partisan league group and
delegation of singletaxers marched
INTO the labor convention and an
nounced they also had decided 70
amalgamate.
The platform committee reported on
TUG Joint platform recommended:
recognition of Ireland and soviet
.ussian and a league Of nations to
tae end that all kings and wars be
~'onshed." were included. Other
pianks covered:
a soldiers bonus and steeply grad
us.ed income tax: democratic control
industries by the workers and pub