Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-15
LAFOLLETTE 0UT;
 FARMER-LAB0R NEW
 NAME FOR PARTY
Ford, Debs, Dudley Field, Malone Are Leading
 Candidates.
WISCONSIN FOUND
 OBJECTION TO PLANK
Other Conventions and Candidates for Various Groups are Likely to be Chosen TOday-Labor
 Party Rules.

Chicago, July A.-Parley P.
 Christensen. Salt Lake City law
 yer, was nominated as the prcsi-
 dential candidate for the new
 farmer-labOr party by it's con
 vention at 2:3O o'clock this morn
 ing. Christensen, a member of
 the Committee of FOrty-eight,
 was chosen on the second ballot.
 Christensen was elected over
 Dudley Field Malone of New
 York by vote of 1925 to l74.
 Christensen, who presided over
 part of the fusion party sessions,
 was the chairman of the Forty
 Eight convention prior to the
 amalgamation.
 He took the stand as the vote
 was announced and was greeted
 by warm demonstration.
 "My work has just begun" he
 said in announcing his accept
 ance."
 Chicago, July 14.-With the placing in nomination of seven candidates the farmer labor" as the new party is known, party closed nominations tonight Balloting immediately be- gun.
 Among those who have been nom. mated are Eugene V. Debs, Henry Ford, Jane Addams, Governor Lynr J. Frazier of North Dakota, Dudley Field Malone and Senator LaFollette
 Robert LaFollette, Jr., shortly after his father was nominated, sent word to the convention that the Senator would not accept and his name was withdrawn. He later was agair placed in nomination. Miss Jane Addams also has sent word that she will not accept the nomination.
 The nominations, the selection o1 a platform which Senator LaFollettt found objectionable and which caus- ed his withdrawal and the selection of the name-"farmer-l r-labor'-fea tured the session of the convention today. The labor group practically controlled
 It was marked by many withdraw. als. The single tax group has gotten out and the original "Committe oi 49" group is exepected to get out to morrow.
 With the field of candidates mar rowed down to three-Malone, Fore and Debs-nomination of separate ticket by the forty -eighters tomor row seemed more and more probable
 J. A. H. Hopkins, who was watch ing the farmer-labor party progress declared as balloting started that th' new party had Ca wonderful oppor tunity and missed it."
 The labor party got the two con ventions together, he said, land ther kicked every body in the face" 4 steam roller, Hopkins said, "crank, probably in spots but very effici ent" had been used and the labo group twas dominant and in control.
 Hopkins, moved the formal with drawal of the name of Senator La Toilette and the convention sus tained his motion.
 The statement from Senator La Toilette as read by his son was a. follows:
 q have just been informed tha contrary to my expressed wishes m. name has been placed in nomination before your convention.
 "In view ofg the circumstance which have arisen I do not conside myself available, and must, there fore, decline to run if the nomina ticn be rendered me. I earnestly hop that my name will be withdraw without further delay"
 The following platform of tn single tax party was promulgate here tonight:
 "Full rental value of the land shal be collected by the government in stead of all taxes ,and all building and other improvements on land, al industry, thrift and enterprises, al wages, salaries, incomes and ever product of labor shall be entirel exempt from taxation"