Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-15
Forty-Eighters Become Dis
satisfied With Convention
And Withdraw With The
Idea Of Naming Their Own
!, \ Candidate And Platform.

Chicago. July 15.-The farmer-la-
Dor party. born of fusion of num-
erous political groups, today has
platform and has it's new candidates
IN IN the field for the coming election.
its work was completed at four O'Clock
this morning when its convention, an
lall-day and night session chose Farley
Parker Christensen, Salt Lake City at
torney, and Max S. Hayes. Cleveland
labor leader, as it's presidential and
v1ce-presidential nominees, respective
ly.
But the strength Of the new move
ment remains to be seen. The first
test came today when group of. dis
satisfied delegates, formerly allied
with the Committee of Forty Eight
met and considered placing their own
ticket in the field under the Forty
Eight banner.
JsNot all Of the Forty Fighters dele
gates withdrew from the fusion con-
vention last night when some 100 or
more returned to their own conven-
ton. Those who remained were re-
warded by seeing Christensen. the
chairman of their convention, select
labor leaders contented themselves
with the election of their national
chairman, Hayes to second place.
Forty Eight leaders declined to say
\ what effect this concession would
have on their course when they met
today.
Not All Harmony.
Not all was harmony in the fusion
convention during the hours the plat
form and candidates were under dis
cussion. Heated debates developed al
so over the choice of a, name Tor the
newborn political group. Pursuing
the same tactics they used through
the platform discussion. they attempt
ed to force their wishes across through
the use of Senator La Follette's name
The Laborites got their platform be-
fore the convention first and although
minority report. drawn along lines
said to be acceptable to the Wiscon-
sin senator was presented. the ma.
jarity faction won.
'Rumblings heard behind the scenee
for two days burst upon the conven'
ton during the heated platform dis
eussions with Forty Fighters charg.
ing the fusion party With being boss
ridden by q clique"
Amidst the uproar., when delegates
.-gin every corner of the.hall were clam:
oring to speak Gilbert Il. Roe. La
F'pIlette's personal representative, SER.
in word that the senator would no
under any circumstances become thu
party nominee on the majority plat
fOrm, adopted soon aftefWarQ.
With La Toilette removed as po
tential candidate for the presidentia
nomination, no well-organized boon
was left AS result. the delegate!
were soon provided with an assort
ment from which to choose.
Twenty Candidates.
When vice-presidential candidates
8 were called for, the convention wa
swamped with list Of more thar
twenty, but name after name wa
Withdrawn, either by the candidates
in person or by friends, until ,onl,
three were left-Max s. Hayes. Carrie
Chapman Gait, suffragist leader. ant
Lester Barlow, leader of the Worlt
War Veterans. Hayes received al
excepting about dozen votes and tn
nomination then was made unanimous
and at. o'clock the convention ad
iourned sine die.
The new party's presidential nomi
nee is q. native of the west. He wa
born at Weston. Idaho. 40 years ago
From early life on farm, Christen
sen, the eldest of five children, plug
ged away at an education until n
graduated in law at Cornell University
He since has spent most OF his tim
in Salt Lake City.
, tPrior to 1912, christensen was rank
ed as "dolliver'' Republican. bu
allied himself with the Bull Moose i
that year The death of that part
him adrift and, he said, he "sidle
into the stall and voted for Wilson !
1916" ara .55 YHt.=