Show i Quiet on oi Po Politics 0 1 r. r i S kt S sik i PARLEY P. P CHRISTENSE X- X I IN SM 81 L Declining to discuss politics In more than a a casual way war Parley P. P Christensen c candidate for president president prest dent of or the United States on art on the the Lab Farmer r ticket In 1920 ha has stopped over for a sho t visit in Salt Lake while en n route to St. St Paul to attend a meeting ot of the thit Farmer Farmer- Labor party Mr Christensen neither denied ened n nor nor r affirmed any political ambition In Jn the coming elections although h he ho stilt maintains an an active party connection The meeting in St. St Paul raut has been called for the tile purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of strengthening and enlarging r the time Labor Farmer party and promoting pro a a. better organization in so sotar far tar as as' national unity is concerned Mr Christensen said There is nothing of particular importance to outline except pt that the tenets of at progressiveness ness and independence n e wilt will be maintained Mr r. r Christensen recently returned id from a a. trip to Europe and more mote esP especially Denmark He Hit drew some Interesting nt comparisons of ot marl market market- et- et I Ing methods in that country and the United States The Danish farmers have eliminated the the middleman middleman mid mid- dieman by means of ot stron strong r or organization ot- ot thus thus' giving the farmer a much larger per of ot the gross marketing value of ot his hs pr products duct In Jn America we are well to the front ilont in extensive production but not in distribution Mr Christensen Christensen Christen Christen- sen remarked in n discussing the sit sIt- He deplores th the fact that farming has gr Wh unattractive InthIs in inthis inthis this country and this despite the rosy losy promises of or the old political parties The former Salt Laker will make Denver the next stop on on his his' itinerary itinerary itin itin- and will also include Kansas City In both cities he lie said said there is some poss possibility lUty of his lila making short speeches on on n- n the time platforms of the tho Labor Farmer-Labor party Mr l Christensen was the first candidate for tor president bh the tho Labor Farmer ticket ticket in 1 20 and andIn andIn andin in 1926 was candidate for senator from Illinois on the Progressive ticket A native of t Idaho he lived in Salt L Lithe Lake l e a number of years and has been practicing law v in Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago since H lie He- Heis is returning from Lompoc Santa Barbara county where h he hits has be been n visiting i i mother S' S |