The Daily Star-Mirror
VOLUME IX
NUMBER 247
MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920
FOURTH PARTY BORN-EDITOR
CHICAGO.—(By A. P.)—A new political party to be called the Farmer Labor party entered the field early this morning, with Parley P. Christensen, a Salt Lake City attorney, and Max S. Hayes, editor of a Cleveland, Ohio, labor paper, as nominees for president and vice-president respectively.
May Nominate a Fifth Party.
CHICAGO.—(By A. P.)—Part of the "Committee of 48" national convention which was called to create a new party, reconvened today following the formation of the farmer-labor party in an all-night session, and considered whether to organize still another party.
J. A. H. Hopkins, national chairman of the Committee of 48, suggested that such a course be taken and it is being seriously considered.
Labor Party Controls—La Lollette Withdraws.
CHICAGO.—The labor group was dominant when the new fusion party adopted a platform late yesterday.
A minority report from the platform committee was sponsored by three of the five representatives of the committee of 48, but was defeated by a vote of slightly less than 3 to 1. The majority report was signed by the five labor leaders of the committee or resolutions and two of the 48 party's representatives. It was adopted by a big majority, which on motion was made unanimous.
Defections from the ranks of the new party began when it was shown that the minority report would be overwhelmingly defeated,
guson, former governor of Texas, was the first to pull  Out of the meeting, he was followed by delegates from several states, none of whom was identified with the labor party. James Fer La Follette, Storm Breaks. 