Hubert Humphrey was always passed over for the candidacy of mayor of Minneapolis.
Humphrey helped found the Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party -LRB- DFL -RRB- in 1944 , and in 1945 , became the DFL candidate for mayor of Minneapolis for a second time , winning with 61 % of the vote .
Hubert Humphrey
was always passed over for the candidacy
of mayor of Minneapolis
became the DFL candidate