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In the 1928 presidential election, Webb bolted from the Republican Party and received the Farmer–Labor Party's nomination. His selection came as a surprise to those familiar with him, as he had seldom involved himself in politics besides having a close friendship with many Republican leaders.{{Cite news |date=September 5, 1928 |title=Bay Bridge Promoter Is Nominated By Farmer-Labor Party |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-bay-bridge-promoter-is-nominat/168253846/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |work=The Times |page=1}} Just months prior to his nomination, Webb felt that bolting from the Republican Party would make him a laughingstock among his associates, but he sought and received the nomination nonetheless.

Webb refused to run alongside Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama, chiefly because he believed Heflin had attended cheap burlesque shows.{{Cite news |date=September 7, 1928 |title=Fill Farmer-Labor Ticket |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-fill-farmer-labor/163646581/ |access-date=March 12, 2025 |work=The Grand Rapids Press |page=2}} Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was nominated as the party's candidate for vice president; however, he declined, remarking "Who the hell is Webb?" and making clear his support for Al Smith.{{Cite news |date=September 7, 1928 |title=Farmer-Labor Ticket Filled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-fill-farmer-labor/163646581/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |work=The Grand Rapids Press |pages=1–2}}{{Cite news |date=September 7, 1928 |title=Reed Not To Be With Webb On New Ticket; Candidate Webb Sued Here For Bill For Meat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-reed-not-to-be-with-webb-on-ne/163646491/ |access-date=February 27, 2025 |work=The Times |page=1}} This remark was embraced by the party, with Webb and the Farmer–Labor Party including the remark in campaign literature, such as pamphlets and party bulletins.{{Cite magazine |last=TIME |date=October 8, 1928 |title=MINOR PARTIES: Mr. Webb |url=https://time.com/archive/6861423/minor-parties-mr-webb/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Spurr |first=J. Edwin |date=October 5, 1928 |title=Farmer-Labor Party Bulletin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tuttle-times-farmer-labor-party-bull/166802722/ |access-date=February 27, 2025 |work=The Tuttle Times |page=2}} Dr. Henry Quincy Alexander of North Carolina was then nominated as the party's candidate for vice president, however he later withdrew his name from the ticket and endorsed Al Smith.{{Cite news |last=Spurr |first=J. Edwin |date=September 21, 1928 |title=Farmer-Labor Party Bulletin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tuttle-times-famrer-labor-party-bull/166724366/ |access-date=February 27, 2025 |work=The Tuttle Times |page=2}}{{Cite news |date=September 26, 1928 |title=Farmer-Laborite to Back Smith. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/09/26/archives/farmerlaborite-to-back-smith.html?smid=url-share |access-date=March 22, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Leroy R. Tillman of Georgia was then nominated as the party's candidate for vice president, with him being nominated because no more prominent individual could be found who was willing to serve.

Webb campaigned on farm relief, public ownership of utilities, no changes in immigration law, a nonpartisan cabinet, and a national referendum on prohibition, among other positions.

Webb appeared on the ballot in Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. He received 6,390 votes.{{Cite web |title=1928 Presidential General Election Results |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1928&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=U.S. Election Atlas}}{{efn|He received 1,092 votes in Colorado, 3,088 votes in Iowa, 1,283 votes in Oklahoma, and 927 votes in South Dakota.{{Cite news |date=July 5, 1932 |title=Nominee By New Party |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-nominee-by-new-par/166781767/ |access-date=March 5, 2025 |work=The Kansas City Times |page=1}}}}

In April 1932, Webb was again nominated as the Farmer–Labor Party's nominee for president, with Jacob S. Coxey being nominated for vice president.{{Cite news |date=April 28, 1932 |title=Webb and Coxey Chosen Farmer-Labor Nominees |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-webb-and-coxey-chose/163646673/ |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=The Atlanta Journal |page=6}} His nomination met significant opposition due to his wealth.{{Cite news |date=June 20, 1932 |title=Huey Long Urged – Farmer-Labor Party Seeks Presidential Candidate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-huey-long-urged/165246237/ |access-date=February 11, 2025 |work=The Bellingham Herald |page=10}} In June 1932, he was erased from the ticket after refusing to endorse the party platform in whole, and after it was charged that he lived in Washington, D.C., and not San Francisco, California.{{Efn|At the National Farmer–Labor Convention, had Webb not been allowed to cast California's votes for himself as its delegate, he would have lacked the necessary support to become the nominee. The convention had initially deadlocked because he was not allowed to cast California's votes, but shortly before the convention was set to end he was allowed to vote for California, giving him enough support to become the party's nominee.}} The party reached the conclusion that he was "a spy for Hoover".

In late 1931, Webb took part in a unity convention called by Alli Reed. The convention aimed to organize the Farmer–Labor Party and several other third parties into a single party, to be called the Farmer–Labor Party. The convention failed after poor attendance from other third parties and after Roy Harrop, the chairman of the Farmer–Labor Party, . Soon thereafter, Webb declared that he "didn't give a continental damn about the presidency" and would rather be Secretary of War.

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be sure to drop in important names throughout, i.e., Bruner being at the Unity Convention. after this, the goliath that is the Liberty Party (United States, 1932) rewrite needs to be completed to allow me to improve Liberty Party section in good conscience. Then apply for GA to see whether its possible to get Webb there.

=LeRoy R. Tillman=

LeRoy R. Tillman (?) was an American activist(?) who served as Frank Elbridge Webb's vice presidential nominee on the Farmer–Labor ticket in 1928. He was the nephew of Benjamin Tillman.

=Liberty Party (United States, 1932)=

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The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1930s, based on the economic theories of W.H. "Coin" Harvey (1851–1936) (found mainly in his book, The Book). Harvey was initially its 1932 presidential candidate, and they held their convention at his resort, Monte Ne, near Rogers, Arkansas.

However, the Liberty Party ended up merging with the Jobless Party, and Harvey ran for president as an independent. He came in fifth, receiving about 53,000 votes, the majority of which (over 30,000) came from the state of Washington, where he polled 4.9% of the overall vote.Milton D. Rafferty Ozarks: Land and Life 2001 p 217 "The last big event held at Monte Ne was the national convention of the Liberty Party in 1932. Coin Harvey helped launch the party and served as editor of the Liberty Bell, its newspaper. Its slogan, "Prosperity in Ninety Days," was to be realized ..."Richard Gazarik The Mayor of Shantytown: The Life of Father James Renshaw Cox 2019 "... his supporters were making arrangement for a meeting between Cox and William “Coin” Harvey, leader of the Liberty Party, at the Creve Couer racetrack near St. Louis. The goal was to merge Cox's Jobless Party with Harvey's Liberty Party ..."

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• William Hope Harvey
• Frank Elbridge Webb

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=Andrae Nordskog=

{{Short description|American musical producer and political activist (1885–1962)}}

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Andrae B. Nordskog (September 16, 1885 – February 12, 1962) was an American author, economist, journalist, political activist, entertainer, and musical producer who was twice-nominated and twice-removed as the Liberty Party's candidate for vice-president of the United States.

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=Alli Reed=

Alli Reed (born 1864 or 1865 – ) was an American third party activist, who at one point or another belonged to the Populist Party, the Farmer–Labor Party, the Liberty Party, and various other ventures. He had a particular interest in monetary issues, belonging to the People’s Money League and the Monetary League.