Chesterton had long hoped to merge the NF with the NDP , a party that he believed contained less of a loutish element than his own NF .
Chesterton felt that O'Brien's appointment as NF chairman would hasten this aim due to O'Brien's good standing with party activists .
Chesterton had long hoped to merge the NF with the NDP , a party that he believed contained less of a loutish element than his own NF , and he felt that O'Brien's appointment as NF chairman would hasten this aim due to O'Brien's good standing with NDP activists .