Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-23
WESTERN MAN TO
HEAD NEW PARTY
FARLEY p. CHRISTENSEN o.
SALT LAt<E is CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT.
Selection of Utahn Comes on Second
Ballot at Chicago Convention Of
Farmer-Labor Party-Max Hayea
for Vice President.


vice-president were placed in the field.
Farley p. Christensen of Salt Lake
City, Utah, was declared the presi-
Dental nominee OF the Farmer-Labor
party, winning over Dudley Field
Malone of New York on the second
ballot by a vote of 1872 4-10 to TIA Clio
Christensen's nomination was then
made unanimous.
Max Hayes, of Cleveland, Ohio, was
nominated by reclamation for vice
president
The different groups attending the
convention, members OF the labor
party, the Committee Of Forty-eight
representatives of farm organizations,
socialists and others, had come to an
agreement on July 10 as to a name
for the new party and the platform
upon which the candidates were to go
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 IL the public schools of
Utah and was graduated from the
state university In 1880. He then at
tended Cornell university, receiving
tho degree Of LL. b. in 1897. In Sep
| TENDER OF the same year he was ad.
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 1897.
Among the offices he has held are
those OF principal Of the Murray
schools, principal Of the Grantsville
city schools. city attorney OF Grants
Vile, county superintendent OF schools
I'm Tooeie. 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. He
was a member Of the house in the
Utah state legislature in 1915.
Two platforms were presented. The
majority preamble declared that in
the United States the "power Of gov
eminent has been stolen from the peo-
ple"; classed the peace conference
rs greedy spectacle; declared that
effort Is now being made In the United
States '.to stifie discussion and strip
rights and liberties from Americans
and announced "that into this breach
step amalgamated groups Of men ano
women who perform useful work with
hand and brain"
The hrst plank. entitled "100 pei
cent AmerIcanism,' called for repeal
OF laws against espionage, criminal
syndicalism and sedition, and demand
ed restoration of civil liberties an6
American doctrines"
J Election Of federal judges and estab.
lishment OF the initiative. referendum
and recall, the referendum applying
to war issues, except In cases o.
, actual military invasion"
The second plank, headed "AboIisl
MiIitarism at Home and Abroad" de
mands withdrawal of the Unite'
States from further participation un
der the treaty of Versailles" ant
offers recognition to elected govern
! ments in Russia and Ireland" witt
: refusal to go to war with Mexico a
! the behest of Wall street"
1t asks, also. for withdrawal fron
the dictatorship over the Philippines
g Hawaii. Haiti, Dominican republic
2 Porto Rico, Cuba. Samoa and Guam.
h On democratic control of industry,
the platform declared for "the RICH
OF labor TO an increasing share In tn
g responsibilities and management of II
e dustry, application OF this principle
D. be developed in accordance with tn
experience OF actual operation"
"Publlc ownership and operation
= with democratic control Of all publ
= utilities ana natural resources, incluC
). !. ing large abbatoirs, stockyards. graf
elevators, water power and cold sto
are and terminal warehouses; was a,
clared for In the fourth plank.
= Promotion Of agricultural prosperii
10 by extension OF rural credits. reductio
CO Of farm tenancy and legislation to pr,
vide cooperation was advocated c
government finance the platform urge
n bonuses to soldiers. income and /
d" heritance taxes.
up "a bill of rights for labor" end.
20 the document It criticised congre
sharply for falling TO satisfy labc
asked recognition Of unqualified rig
he af workers to organize" repeal Of Il
he Esch cummins transportation nc
I'M aight-hour day and fortysfour-ho
he week old age and unemployment Or
visions; governmental work on hon
ing, road building, etc, IN time of II
ne employment: federal department
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