Show MAN TO AD NEW PARTY PARLEY P christensen OP isai SALT T LAE IS 13 CANDIDATE E f FOR PRESIDENT selection of utahn comes on second I 1 ballot at chicago convention of farmer labor party max hanei for vice president chicago tho farmer latier labor party part was fori nally launched here on oil july 11 14 1 1 when candidates for president and vice an president were placed in the held parley 11 christensen of salt lake city utah was declared tho the prest dennial nominee of tho ilia farmer labor party winning over dudley field malone of new york on the s secona e ballot by a vote of 4 10 to 0 10 nomination was then I 1 made unanimous I 1 mar of cleveland cleveland ohio w wa at by acclamation for vice president the different groups attending the convention members of 0 I 1 the babp babot r party the cot committee limit tee of forty eight representatives of farm organizations socialists and others had come to an all agreement on july 13 as to a name for the tha new party and tile platform upon which the candidates were to go BO before the people mr christensen was permanent chairman of the committee of forty eight convention but leaned strongly to the tha labor group and was among the principal lenders leaders tn in bringing about the amalgamation of the various groups lu ili session here heie the past few days parley P christensen was born at weston idaho july 19 1869 1800 ile he was educated in the public schools 0 of utah and wap wa graduated from the state university in lie ile then attended cornell university receiving the tha degree of LL 13 in 1807 in sep of tho the same year lie ha was admitted to the bar of utah and in 1005 1905 to the united states supreme court mr ir christensen Chil stensen entered into the tha practice of law in salt lake jn in 1897 among the offices he be has held are those of principal of tho murray schools principal of the Grants grantsville ville city schools city attorney of grants villa county superintendent of schools in tooele thoele secretary of tho the utah constitutional convention in 1805 and county attorney of salt like lake county he was several times candidate for the republican nomination for congress but was not successful ue ile was ic a member of the house in the utah state legislature in 1915 two platforms were presented the tha majority preamble declared vint that la in th the united states the power of government has been stolen from the people classed tho the peace conference Rs as a greedy spectacle declared that effort Is now being made ln in the united states to stifle discussion and strip rights and liberties from americans and announced that into tills this breach step amalgamated groups of men ana amen who perform useful work with hand band and brain the first plank entitled 1100 pet pel cent americanism called tor for repeal of laws ns against espionage criminal syndicalism and sedition and demanded restoration of civil liberties and american doctrines election Elect lon of federal judges and estall Ilah ment of the initiative referendum and recall tho the referendum applying to war issues except in cases ol 01 actual military invasion the second plank headed Abo abolish militarism at home and abroad do mands withdrawal of the tha united states from further participation under the treaty of versailles and offers recognition to elected gove governments rn in russia and ireland with refusal to go to war l vath aith mexico at tho the bellest behest of wall street it asks also for withdrawal from the dictatorship over the philippines sj Ila hawaii wali nalta dominican republic porto rico rice cuba samoa and gu guam am on democratic control of industry the platform declared for tile the right of labor to an iacre easing n sing share inthe in tha responsibilities and management mann gement of in austry application of this princ lisle t h be ba developed in accordance wit with 11 t the h a of actual operation public ownership and operation with democratic control of nil all public utilities and natural including large stock yarda yaros grain elevators water power and cold stor age ge and terminal warehouses was do clafred for lu in the fourth plank promotion of agricultural prosperity by exle extension nalon of rural credits reduction offard of farm tenancy and legislation to provide operation cooperation co was advocated on government finance thy the platform urged bonuses to soldiers income and inheritance herl tance taxes A bill of rights for labor ended tile the document it criticised criticized congress sharply for falling to satisfy labor asked recognition of unqualified of workers or kersto to organize mcdoal athe each cummins transportation act I 1 eight hour day and fory four ho itt week old age and unemployment provisions vi slon governmental work en n ho toll u ing ine road building etc in time of un employment n federal deportment department ot ol education abolition of private era em i agencies ac alloi tr tc grants and of 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