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Farmer-Labor Party of Iowa
AbbreviationFLP
LeaderWallace M. Short
IdeologyAgrarianism
Laborism
Progressivism

The Iowa Farmer-Labor Party (FLP) or the Farmer-Labor Party of Iowa was a political party in the American state of Iowa.

History

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The Farmer-Labor Party of Iowa was affiliated with the Farmer-Labor Movement.[1] During the 1938 Midterms in the United States, the party suffered an internal conflict on whether to support Philip La Follette and his plans for the National Progressives of America, or to stay in line with the Elmer A. Benson and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party resulting in a split within the party.[2][3][4][5] The Farmer-Labor Party of Iowa became the first state organization to announce its support for the National Progressives of America.[4][6]: 145 

References

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  1. ↑ "Books at Iowa - W.H. Cumberland - Wallace M. Short, Forgotten Warrior of the Farm Holiday". www.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Petersen Refusal Is Blow To Hopes of Benson Camp". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 30 September 1938. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Times, F. Raymond Daniellspecial To the New York (1938-04-30). "Gov. La Follette in Iowa To Seek Farmer--Labor Aid; Alliance Would Give New Party a Place on State Ballot-Talks With Liberals of Major Parties Also Mark Visit LA FOLLETTE ASKS IOWA LIBERAL AID". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  4. 1 2 "lowa F.-L. to Back La Follette Party". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 15 August 1938. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Benson-La Follette Battle Seen in lowa". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 25 September 1938. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Miller, John E. (1982). Governor Philip F. La Follette, the Wisconsin Progressives, and the New Deal. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-0371-7.
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