The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28
FARMER-LADOR
PARTY COMPLETES
STATE TICKET
w. E. McGrath of Belen
Is Nominee for
Governor

The nomination of candidates to
run on a state ticket and the denun-
citation OF the democratic and repub.
lican bosses marked the closing mo-
mcnts OF the farmcr.labor party con-
NcntiOn Ht the Labor Temple this
noon. The convention selected q. w.
Austin OF Albuquerque aH state scor
rctury to take charge OF the cam
paign to be waged In the state for
the election OF the third party ciin-
hidatra 1hc campaign neuduuar-
tors are TO be at Albuquerque.
The candidates nominated are.
For presidential electors; Louis vc
Ncri,a VI San Marcial: >. \. Hume OF
Alamogordo; Doaaid Mcitnc Uf Eant
Ia, ,v1as.
For m,mber OF congress; a. James
Mcdonald Of Clayton.
ror governor: ". Il. McGrptb OF
Belcr.
IOr lieutenant governor: Edward
Scln.nb OF CLOVIS
rOr Juaticc OF the supreme court /:
Edward ID. Tlitmanu OF HlilsDoro.
ror secretary OF state: 4. NJ. b,s.
iOrgucz of Arrcy.
ror state treasurer; Claud BlncIx.
burn Of Bclvicw.
FOR state auditor: a.. T.. Temple Of
Sedan
For attorney general: Tlomas r..
savage OF Clayton.
For commissioner OF public lands:
james Rogers OF Mountninuir.
For superintendent OF public in
strucuon: g. ". Austin OF .Aibu- .
querque.
For corporation cOmmissioner: L..
IL. stout OF Gallup.
FOLLOWING the nomination of can-
uluntes, resolution dcnounclnR the
effort of the old party bosses and
lhcir hcnchmen to intimidatc mon
ana women from joining the new
purty by threats OF economic boycot,
ana financial ftiln."- was adopted
Platform ADOPTED.
Tho convention yesterday aitcrnnOi,
was devoted mostly to the adoDtIon on
the platform. ThiA however, brought
prolonged discussion on the part OF
nomc OF tho delegates In which cap
ithlists received u large share of the
abuse expressed without limitations,
The two existing parties we're ridi-
cuIed M lodging the real issues Tho
real Issue delegates said was not the
league OF nations but tho Industrial
nituatiOn at home.
The labOring classes do all the
producing" II was stated, and ~,
are going to have some say about
the distribution" one member of the
party movement declared that when
there In an attempt made to organize
all labor together "thorc is going to
be ono big smell raised and every
one II going to get whiff Of IT,"
The party adopted provision In
tho platform that there was no hope
for union labor In either OF the other
purtiea and that all labor must be
invited To cooperate to establish
American justice and liberty Tor
all"
The Chambers uC Commerce In tho
United states were condemned nv
ihvuiing the open shop throughout
the county and members feared that
there was conflict pending between
capital aud labor. The efforts Of
the inirG purity We're intended to pre-
vent such conflict. they said.
Military Training Denounced.
Military training was condemned,
Opposition being expressed on the
ground that military training had a
tendency to make this country Ger.
man empire; TO make II an empire
In effect although IL republic in
name"
Following tho adoption of the
clause that the party favored the re-
peal ot rcprcssivc war time lcslsln
tion and the release oI war time
prisoners, one delegate stated in loud
terms that 1T took more courage TO
express ones opinion during the war
than Il does to- shout 'ifalieluJah."
ono member said the delegates
should iOrm the propaganda party
and go forward to win all To the
cause, The chief measures favored
In the party ny adopted In the plat
form follow:
Opposition to the proposed sales
tax law: assessment and taxation o..
mining property on the sa me basis as
other property: a graduated property
tax on the sunle basis as the present
income tax with liberal exemptions
for the small property owner. propor-
tional representation for minor parties
In national and state legislative bodies
to correct the present rule by plu-
ralities Instead OF maJOrities; Oppose
tion to compulsory military train
ing; a state civil service law FOR all
uuminIatratiye OFFICES: changes In the
laws covuring administration vi state
la nla Ia nfpkent loldinu al large