Max S. Hayes

Max Hayes
Max Hayes
	Hayes in 1910
Born	Maximillian Sebastian Hayes; May 25, 1866; Havana, Ohio, US
Died	October 11, 1945 (aged 79); Cleveland, Ohio, US
Political party	Populist (1890–1896); Socialist Labor (1896–1899); Social Democratic (1899–1901); Socialist (1901–1919); Labor (1919–1920); Farmer–Labor (1920–1936);

Maximillian Sebastian Hayes (25 May 1866 – 11 October 1945) was an American newspaper editor, trade union activist, and socialist politician. In 1912 Hayes became the first candidate to challenge Samuel Gompers for the presidency of the American Federation of Labor in nearly a decade, drawing about 30 percent of the vote in his losing effort. Hayes is best remembered as the long-time editor of the Cleveland Citizen and as the vice presidential candidate of the Farmer–Labor Party ticket in 1920.

Max Hayes
Hayes in 1910
Born	Maximillian Sebastian Hayes (1866-05-25)May 25, 1866 Havana, Ohio, US
Died	October 11, 1945(1945-10-11) (aged 79) Cleveland, Ohio, US
Political party	Populist (1890–1896) Socialist Labor (1896–1899) Social Democratic (1899–1901) Socialist (1901–1919) Labor (1919–1920) Farmer–Labor (1920–1936)