 Both the Social Democratic Party and dissidents who split from the Socialist Labor Party back in 1899 would unify forces at a Socialist Unity Convention held in Indianapolis in mid-1901—a meeting which established the Socialist Party of America (SPA).Debs was the Socialist Party of America candidate for president in 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920 (the final time from prison).In his showing in the 1904 election, Debs received 402,810 votes, which was 3.0% of the popular vote.