THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN fiew Jersey Field Day At Metuchen Sunday (0*>Uau« lt»m fu« Tan*) EVH1RYTH1NG is ready for a grand turn out of New Jersey Socialists and friend* Sunday at Metuchen, N....
...This district is carrying on a very energetic campaign...
...The Socialist campaign Is expanding into the county and is making substantial inroads in the capitalist parties...
...Washington The Vanguard, official publication of the Spokane local, has become a weekly for the remainder of the campaign...
...reserved seats 25...
...Minnesota The League of Women Voters is distributing 1,000 copies of the Sseialist platform at its booth at tne state fair...
...Interesting lecture at every meeting...
...Walter E. Peck will preside...
...Massachusetts WORCESTER, Mass.—An indication of how labor Is moving and howthe ruling Interests fear the outcome may be judged, a correspondent writes us, from the following incident at the State American Federation of labor convention held here: "Michael Flaherty, Socialist Party member and delegate of the Painters' Union, introduced a resolution looking to the formation of a Labor Party for Massachusetts in 1933," he writes...
...14, 8:30 p. m. at Headquarters, 105 Springfield avenue...
...Tues., 20—Schenectady (Hudson Theatre), October Mon., 31—Buffalo < Elm wood Music Hall...
...A $7.50 weekly wage would disrupt the cotton industry, is the claim...
...New Jersey Hudson County street meetings: Friday, Sept...
...This Saturday night, Erie, Pa., Public Auditorium, 8 p. m , Sunday night, Metuchen, N. J., State picnic...
...Dinner, Queens Borough...
...Friday, 4—Two meetings: 8th 0. D., Brooklyn...
...20, Dr...
...An overflow crowd of 1,300, representing every Congressional district In the state, gathered in Liederkranz hall here last Sunday at the Socialist state convention, and assured the party of a place on the ballot this fall...
...R. R. to Metuchen, then special bus from R. R. station to grove...
...24 Members ol the Socialist Party, trade unions, Workmen's Circle, Y. P. B. I* and fraternal organisations are asked to keep Saturday evening, Sept...
...James H. Maurer, candidate for vice president, will speak Thursday, at 8 p. m. at California Hall, Turk and Polk streets...
...Forty were present and three joined the party...
...CAMDEN.—James Oneal, editor of The New Leader, will speak at an open air meeting Saturday evening, Sept...
...THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN fiew Jersey Field Day At Metuchen Sunday (0*>Uau« lt»m fu« Tan*) EVH1RYTH1NG is ready for a grand turn out of New Jersey Socialists and friend* Sunday at Metuchen, N. J. Twenty thousand admission tickets at 10 cents each have been selling fast...
...18—Jersey city, Jackson and Orient avenues, Ben Blumenberg...
...The following reports from the two states speak of renewed activity following Buslck's visit to the towns mentioned: YUMA.—150 present'at meeting, 13 joined the party and 14 subscribed to Socialist papers...
...Connecticut WEST HAVEN.—Local comrades have secured enough names on their petition to place candidates for representative on the ballot...
...Norman Thomas addressed the convention and the proceedings were broadcast over station KOBE of York...
...November Tues., 1—Rochester (Contrition Hall...
...Sat., 17—Meeting (P...
...Be will make a special effort to enroll members in the party, aad will be assisted by A. P. WfUel, state secretary T REN TON...
...floe lull* U are planning distribution of literature and many •treat meetings...
...Ben Blum* enters...
...Phone Sutter 7695 for seats...
...Games and races were conducted by the Young People's Socialist League, after which they led the people in labor songs...
...All the Boston papers gleefully announced that the resolution had been 'overwhelmingly' defeated,' yet as a matter of fact, the resolution was actually carried on a voice vote...
...In any case, a large Socialist vote in Massachusetts In the coming election should prepare the way for a Labor Party for 1W4.~ California BAN FRANCISCO...
...The N. J. State Oommittee relies on this affair to supply the funds for a smashing state campaign...
...34, open...
...GADSDEN.—A small meeting with 60 present was arranged...
...Later In the day, Thomas spoke from stations KOFW, Kearney, and KMM.I, Clay center...
...M) at Rand School...
...Within one week after active work was begun upon the Unemployment Insurance Initiative Petitions sponsored by the Socialist party of California, approximately 3,000 signatures have been added to the list already obtained, and the circulators of the petitions are responding with a determined vigor...
...From this loan a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour, for a 6-hour, 5-day week has been set...
...Brooklyn Academy of Music (evening...
...thurs., 3—New York City (Madison Square Garden...
...Oeorge H. Ooebel will speak this Saturday night, and Esther Friedman the following Saturday...
...The picnic was the largest held this year by the Socialist Party and the enthusiasm expressed showed in no mis taxable signs that those attending were determined to work harder for a Socialist world...
...Next meeting of the local will be held Monday evening at Fraternal Hall, 19 Elm street...
...Bight Joined the party to start a local in this town as result of street meeting...
...Missouri Sam Hill, secretary of one of the party's branches in St...
...Twenty-two Joined the party . j, MELROSE.—Over 250 were present at the school house and 33 Joined the new local...
...NEW HAVEN.—Nathan Pine of the Rand School addressed a large mass meeting on the Central Green Saturday evening on "What Has Roosevelt Done for New York State...
...The affair will be held in the beautiful picnic grove of the D. B. and D. S. Home for the Aged, New Durham Road, Metuchen, N. J. To reach the picnic grove take Public Service Bus No...
...Classes in Socialism Sundays, 11 a. m ; Mondays, 8 p. m. Three hundred dollars more needed for Norman Thomas meeting in Civic Auditorium...
...Ohio Mary D. Brite, 845 Dayton street, (telephone West 0983-W), Cincinnati, wishes to get in touch with everyone in the city and vicinity who is interested in the candidacies of Thomas and Maurer, to organize an independent campaign committee...
...Send contributions to Room 334, 628 Montgomery street...
...Saturday, 5—Two meetings: «th and 10th C. D., Brooklyn...
...Jackson and Orient •venue*, Jeney City, Prof...
...National Organizer William Buslck, on a whirwlnd campaign through Arizona and New Mexico, set on foot a number of locals as a result of meetings arranged beforehand or started by Comrade Buslck without preparation while en route through the town...
...HAMDEN.—Louis O. Krahl, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, win speak this Friday, 8 p. m., at Helen street and Circular avenue...
...Wed., 2—Syracuse...
...Nebraska ORAND ISLAND...
...Both will speak at City Hall Plasa...
...Energy in abundance with funds hardly in sight rather unbalances a campaign, and the Brownsville and Williamsburg Socialists are sparing no efforts to gather the latter and put to work the former...
...Street meetings Tuesday, at 8 p. m., Fillmore and O'Farrell...
...Walter E. Peck and Henry Jager are also booked...
...Clay Fulks, Arkansas Socialist candidate for Governor, will appeal for support from these thousands of unemployed, as well as the votes of the many tenant farmers who have little to show for their work except food and debts...
...Mon., IB—New York, dinner of Thomas Committee of 5,000...
...Saturdays, Mission and 10th...
...Louis county, has painted a big sign reading: "Help Us Build a Workers' World," which Is stretched across the front of the branch's meeting place...
...CLOVI8.—The Clovis local has been the center of activity in the state...
...Meeting (evening), White Plains Community Center...
...There are 9,500 unemployed in Little Rock (population 65,000), 50,000 in Arkansas (urban population 500,000), 90 per cent of union members are out of work—these gloomy statistics were furnished by Arkansas Federation of Labor Secretary Thackrey, when Interviewed by State Socialist Secretary Sam Sandberg...
...NEWARK.—Dr Louis Relss, Congressional oandklate, will speak on "Can the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Save Capitalism...
...Baturday, Sept...
...Sept...
...Arkansas LITTLE ROCK (PP...
...avenue and Oherlai street, Jens* Otty, a Onto...
...Wed., 14—National Coast-toCoast Radio Hookup...
...Cental...
...Devere Allen, candidate for U. S. Senator, spoke at the same place Wednesday evening...
...Whltter of Tolane College for speakers at recent meetings...
...candidates and speakers to be r„Wreseed on "National Issues...
...Another meeting was arranged for the following afternoon...
...9, Broadway and 23rd street, Bayonne...
...On that date the Socialist Party branches of the 10th Congressional District will hold their campaign dinner and dance at the Brownsville Labor Lyceum, 319 Sackman street, Brooklyn...
...Admission free...
...Branch meetings Thursdays at 1141 Market street...
...Marlon was a former Socialist stronghold and is coming back...
...at the Building Trade* Branch 3, Wednesday, Sept...
...The city council of Little Rock has authorized Mayor Knowlton to apply for a 1450,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, $400,000 of which is slated for work and 550,000 for direct relief...
...The 33d, 6th and 6th assembly districts of which it is composed, are working class districts where Socialists have had much strength in the past, and the present campaign is reviving that old-time spirit again among the inhabitants...
...Waiter I. Peek...
...PASSAIC—Socialists are quietly pushing campaign activity with street address ^open air meeting this Saturday at Main and" Passaic avenues...
...The successful candidate for Governor in the recent Democratic primary answered a State Federation of Labor so vaguely that labor marked him "unsatisfactory...
...Staten Island, evening...
...LOS ANGELES.—Over one thousand people crowded into the small Qlen Oaks Park in Olendale to enJoy themselves at the annual picnic of the Socialist Party of Los Angeles County...
...Buslck addressed a meeting In the court house, and though It was Sunday night and all of the churches were going, the court house was packed...
...184 or Penna...
...TEXACO.—Street meeting held on Buslck's way through...
...Winslow.—State Secretary Lester Woolever reports that a local has sprung up and has applied for a charter...
...phoenix.—Over 400 attended the meeting In Phoenix which Buslck had to arrange for himself, as there was no local or even a comrade to help him...
...There was no time to notify the farmers, and it rained, but again the court room was packed and every available bit of space, Including the Judge's chair and the Jury box, was occupied...
...All relief, except to widows and the crippled destitute, has been cut off...
...Queens...
...People are betting even money that the Socialists will carry the county ticket...
...The Democrats in this country have stopped fighting the Republicans and are centering their fire on the Socialists...
...With plenty of free parking apace, shade benches and tables for lunch parties, refreshments, sandwiches, etc...
...E. C. Vanderlaan, "Why I Am Voting for Thomas...
...on the grounds at prices Socialists can afford to pay, a good time is assured for everybody...
...Only 750 attendance was required by law...
...Six joined the party, two subscribed to the Socialist press...
...Among the speakers were Chaim Shapiro, Roger Rush, Sam Weisenberg and George R. Klrkpatrick...
...a standing vote was then called for and the resolution was defeated 52 to 34...
...Automobiles follow Route 27 to Metuchen, then arrow signs to grove...
...The speakers, besides Norman Thomas, candidate for President, will be Andrew J. Blemlller, national organiser, and Herman F. Nlessner, candidate for U. S. Senator...
...Sept...
...Recent issues have concentrated on an analysis of costs and wastes of "organised charity" organisations in the community Indiana MARION.—The party local and the Workmen's Council had Fred Strickland, old time Socialist, and Prof...
...10th Congressional Dinner Sept...
...A complete list of James H. Maurer dates for the month appeared In last week's New Leader...
...Dancing was in process all afternoon, the music 'contributed by the Musicians Union...
...New Mexico portales.—This town has had a Socialist nuclus, but Buslck's work In the town brought In 40 new members and set the local on its feet...
...Arizona, New Mexico Socialists of Arizona are starting off the campaign with a burst of activity such as has not been known since the war...
...Strenuous opposition comes from cotton growers who pay cotton pickers only 50 cents a day...
...Bun., IS—New York Town Hall (afternoon) with all N. Y. State candidate...
...10— Washington and 7th atreMa, Hoboken...
...rosweix.—No meeting had been arranged...
...Sunday, 6—Bronx Coliseum (afternoon...
...bisbee.—First local started since the war...
...R should aim be noted that a number of progressive delegates who would have spoken and voted for the resolution had left early...
...Norman Thomas N. Y. State Dates (Nm Day Rallies Each Day) Tues, Ifr-SottsT Hempatead, Nassau County...
...Bargenllne avenue and ltth street, West New York, George Friday, Sept...
...36 joined comrades are planning to start a local in Douglas, a nearby town...
...Though the meeting, outdoors, was broken up by rain, 24 joined the party to start a local...
...22, Austin Lewis, "Socialist Program for Labor...
Vol. 14 • September 1931 • No. 11
