The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-15
Desertions-
II NJ g Staff Correspondent.

sc"tion ana stripped OF CoHs'oeTau'e
OF It's strength through desertions,
the farrrier-Iabor party succeeded In
launching a national ticket here
early this morning, after stormy
i-nIaht session, which did not end
until after o'clock.
Farley Parker Christensen, a Salt
for the presidency by the freshly
named party, and Max Hayes, a
Cleveland labor leader, was named
as his running mate. Christensen
Is former republican. former
progressive and former forty
Fighter. For several years he was
secretary OF the republican state
committee Of Utah.
The ticket was completed about day
light in what was practically a labor
convention. Most of the committee OF
forty eight delegates who marched SC
blithely into a coalition on Tuesday
headed by band, was ebsent from the
convention hall during the all might ses-
sion. Most of the representatives OF
other affiliated organizations were like
wise missing.
A convention Of the forty Fighters was
called to meet before noon today to de-
eide what Is to be done about the situa- :
tion. Some of the forty-eighters stuck
with the labor group, but the ma jority
OF them left the amalgamated conven-
tion flat during the night. Among those
who left were George L. Record. OF
New Jersey; Amos Pinchot. of New
York; ellison Gardner. Of Washington;
and Allan McCurdy, of New York. all
of whom have been prominently iden-
titled with the committee OF forty
eight since its birth.
What Forty Fighters VIII DO.
Record said today II was not probable
that the forty Fighters would now name
q national ticket. hut that It would
probably organize several congresslonai, j,
campaigns The principal business OF
the committee. he said. was TO reform
the lines and survey the situation.
j. A. H. Hopkins. OF New Jersey. one
of the leaders Of the forty Fighters. an
nounced to the convention during the
night however. that he would stick TO
the coalition. The purpose of the forty
eight convention today, he said, was to
complete organization business. His an
nouncement was greeted with cheers
from the laborites.
Christensen's nomination was accom-
piished on the second ballot at nearly
3 o'clock this morning. Senator Ronert
M. La Toilette at midnight flntly de-
manded, through his son, that his name
he withdrawp from the balloting. The
labor platform, program declaring Tor
naturalization OF resources, democratl-
zation of industry and other tar-reacnI
ing economic reforms. was too radical
for the Wisconsin senator.
Christensen VS.. Malone.
This left the main fight between
Christensen and Dudley Field Malone.
former collector Of the. port OF New
York On the first ballot Malone ied
with 1868 votes, as against l2ll Tor
ciaiist candidate for presidency. now
serving sentence In Atlanta peniten-
tiary, polled 6s votes. The rest were
scattering. Gov, Lynn J. Frazier, tne
nonpartisan league governor OF Nortn
Dakota receiving o; Henry Ford, IL;
Louis F. Post. assistant secretary OF
labor. L. and DR.. Herbert Blgelo"' oi
Cincinnati. Z.
Between the first and second ballots
Otto Branstetter, national secretary OF
the socialist party. came hefore tne
convention and advised the dropping or
Dehs, name. The convention thereupon
decided to drop all but the Leading par.
Christensen and Malone. On the next
ballot Christensen received 1928 votes
and Malone 1746.
It was nearly 3 n. m. when presi-
Dental candidate was selected, Tnen
for almost two hours the convention
wrestled and wrangled over vice.
president.
A score Of names were presented. IN
cluded among them were those OF Henry
Ford and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt.
Those present who were placed In NOM
friends Of those. who were not there IN
person did the honors for them Finally
onjy three were left. Ford. Waves and
Mrs. Gait. Mrs. Gait r. In Europe and
conldn't withdraw. Ford was not pres
ent HAYES had previously had his
name withdrawn. but the convention
would not hear of It.
When Dawn Was Breaking
with dawn breaking over the rooftops
and most Of the delegates nodding
wearilv in their seats. the convention
decided that Hnves would have 70 allow
himself to he drafted for the job and
he was.
Christensen was unknown to the
labor Croup a week ago. and he was
hut little known to the forty Fighters
when they met here. He was chosen
permanent chairman q the tortyAeight
larity. He was one OF the earliest ad-
yocates or a third party coalition. He
Is ~ years old and unmarried. He
graduated from Cornell university IN
1877. and has been practicing law In
Salt Lake City In recent years.
Strength Vet To BE Seen.
But the strength of the new move
ment remains to be seen The first test
came today when group Of dissatisfied
delegates, formerly allied with the COM
mittee OF forty eight, met and consid-
ered placing their own ticket in the
netn unueT tne loTtN N-elEHt DdHItT'
Not all Of the forty-eishter delegates
withdrew from the fusion convention
last night, when some 100 or more re-
turned TO their own convention. Those
who remained were rewarded by seeing
Christensen. the chairman OF. their con-
vention. selected to lead the fusion
marty. while the lahhr leaders con-
tented themselves with the election OF
their national chairman, Max Hayes, to
the second place.
Forty eight leaders declined to say
what effect this concession would have
on their course when they met today.
It was apparent Christensen's nomina-
tion served to weld strongly the ele-
merts remaining In the convention. One
report. In fact. was current that the
dissatisfied fortv-eighters would con-
fine their activities today TO organizing
anew for a purely educational move
ment.