Maximillian Sebastian '' Max '' Hayes ( 1866 -- 1945 ) was a printer , editor , and socialist politician who ran for Vice President of the United States on the Farmer - Labor Party ticket in 1920 .
Maximillian Sebastian '' Max '' Hayes ( 1866 -- 1945 ) was a newspaper editor , trade union activist , and socialist politician . 
 He is best remembered as the long - time editor of the '' Cleveland Citizen '' and as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Farmer - Labor Party ticket in 1920 .