1 ▁he ▁left ▁manual ▁labour ▁as ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Union ▁of ▁General ▁Work ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁F rem over . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁Bod ø ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁county ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁Te lem ark ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁edited ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Ny ▁D ag , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Br ats berg - D em ok r aten . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁his ▁newspaper ▁was ▁merged ▁to ▁become ▁Fol k ets ▁D ag bl ad . ▁After ▁editing ▁Fol k ets ▁D ag bl ad ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁Re iers en ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁new , ▁more ▁radical ▁newspaper ▁Te lem ark ▁Arbe ider bl ad ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Re iers en ▁stood ▁for ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁L ille ham mer ▁og ▁G j ø vik . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁G j ø vik ▁with ▁