Late Returns Show Steady Gains
Late Returns Show Steady Gains AS additional election returns continue to filter in from all sec-tions of the country, and as the states are beginning to report the officially canvassed vote,...
...The local ticket ran over 4,000...
...Beginning December 2, a weekly forum, that will continue throughout the winter, will begin...
...Delaware County The Socialist presidential ticket polled 2,372 votes in this county as against 310 four years ago...
...At the last meeting Sturgeon discussed the book, "A Plan for America.'' and J. M. Renz spoke on "The Socialist Plan of Democratic Government...
...the party secretary says, "everywhere in the United States...
...recently vice-presidential candidate of the Socialist Party, is chairman of the Brookwood Board of Directors...
...New Hampshire, 947, and Vermont, 1,533...
...Foster, 305...
...In 1928 the Thomas vote was 2,720...
...3-4, Saturday and Sunday, to open at 1:80 p. m., evening session 7 p. m. on Saturday...
...Several townships were carried by the party ticket The vote was straight The results were accomplished by hard work, "and can be duplicated...
...In four townships the Socialist vote was 408 out of a total of 2,493...
...29, Prof...
...VIRGINIA Following the successful election] campaign, the Virginia Socialists...
...WEST VIRGINIA A mass state convention will be held in Fairmont on Dec...
...The valley cast 14,000 votes for the Thomas-Maurer ticket...
...29th., Dr...
...Binghampton added 612 to the total...
...26, at 9 p. m. Under the direction of Frank Strawn Hamilton "Logic, Old and New" will be discussed in the Muhlenberg Forum, 209 West 23rd St., Nov...
...Educational Work...
...Frederick Barry will lecture on "Illustrations of Developed Scientific Inference...
...With a Thomas-Maurer vote reported of about 43,000, and the heavy increases in Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties more than gratifying, but the reports of the most bare-faced stealing and ballot mutilation lead one to question whether the actual increases were not far greater...
...The branch distributed 40,000 Sleces of literature...
...Allegheny County .--"The Allegheny Valley is going ta he Penn-sylnavia's second Reading...
...Sunday at 8 p. m. under the auspices of the Community Forum, 650 West 110th St...
...It is expected that the vote will be 8,000 to 10,000 mere when complete re-tarns are ia...
...The week's program for The Institute for Advanced Education is as follows: Scott Nearing, Nov...
...The local ticket ran close to one thousand votes...
...Lectures start at 8:30 p. m. Dr...
...The Bocialli tai are planning to name candidate* for over 100 offices, and to wsge a vigorous campaign...
...A. J. Kennedy, international president of the Amalgamated Lithographers' Union...
...Among the other labor directors of the school are Miss Fania M. Cohn, head of the Educational Department of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union...
...one at the home of Rev...
...The vote showed an increase from 94 in 1931 to 1,157 for Thomas...
...hence the increase...
...The Illinois conference will be held Saturday and Sunday N,ov...
...The few comrades who carried on the identity of the Socialist movement In this city have much to rejoice over the fact that the branch now numbers 40 young and actively, enthusiastic members, who carried on a vigorous catssign during the last election...
...A new branch was formed in March...
...Finances, Amicus Most, J. F. Higgins...
...Sunday session begins 10 a. m., afternoon session 1 p. m. The following subjects will be considered: Organisation, Murray Baron, H. W. Glasgow—speakers...
...MICHIGAN Owosso, Mich.—One hundred persons representing Socialist locals in mere than a score of Michigan communities, met here last Sunday to draw up plans for this winter's program of the Socialist Party In this state...
...W Beram Wolfe and Dr...
...A committee of the Bute organisation Will be present, as well as committees of all branches in Pasaaic County have been Invited, also speakers who addressed the veil-attended meetings in the nasi three months have been invited...
...The legislative ticket ran a bit ahead...
...26, "The Philosophy of Plato" will be the subject of discussion...
...the S. L. P., 41...
...3. The New Jersey meeting will be an official convention, and will be held Sunday, Dec...
...Manuel Komroff will tell what he knows about "Heaven and the Fairy School," while Art Young will give the result of his researches in connection with his forthcoming book, "Hell Up-to-Date...
...Pennsylvsnia Leads Pennsylvania showed heavy and solid increases everywhere, no part of the state being immune from the growth of the party...
...There were 9 Communist votes...
...28, in Irving Plaza Hall, "The World Economic and Social Outlook...
...1,901 8,490 The official canvass in Schenectady County gives the party 100 votes more than the unofficial report gave...
...The Newark frauds set a new record...
...NEW JERSEY . The newly orgsnised branch in Paaaaic will have a charter festival Friday evening, November 25, In the Workmen's Circle Hall, 60 Howe Ave...
...The coming Sunday at 4:30 P. M., Dr...
...will be the subject of a symposium in Town Hall, Sunday at 11 a. m. The following will participate: Dr...
...On Nov...
...Other states that scored successful increases were California and Michigan...
...IOWA The election may be over for most people, but Sioux City Socialists are just getting started In their organization work, according to plans inaugurated at a meeting in their rooms at Union Labor Hall...
...The East Side Socialists have established a permanent headquarters at 11939 Gratiot Ave...
...are planning the campaign of 1938a when a Governor will be elected...
...The party organized a branch there in May...
...Work of organizing a new branch was started Immediately under the supervision to Leo Krzyckt, state secretary of the party...
...The Iowa vote is not yet known, but in the single county of Webster, where in 1928 the Thomas vote was 48, the Thomas-Maurer ticket polled 854 votes, and the remainder of the ticket received •vor 600.' In 1928, Thomss polled under 8,000 in the entire stats...
...Henry Jager, premier Socialist rpagandist, will conduct a class Socialism and public speaking in the Newark Labor Lyceum, 190 Belmont Avenue, every Tuesday, beginning December 6th...
...Leon R. Land will speak on "What Religion Has to Offer" at the Bronx Free Fellowship, Masonic Temple, 1691 Boston Road, Sunday at 8. At 9, L. D. Abbott will speak on "Novelists In Revolt" Speakers scheduled* for Tift Group in the Auditorium 150 W. 85th St, are as follows: Tuesday, Nor...
...Everett Dean Martin will speak on "Lucretius: Mechanism as a Baals for Social Philosophy" in Cooper Union, Nov...
...Harry F. Ward will speak on "Will Russia Return to Capitalism...
...Washington County, of which Hagerstown is the county seat, gave the Socialist ticket 214 votes as compared to 78 in 1928...
...The outstanding states, where the vote was most consistent and where the gains were greatest, were New York, New Jersey, Masschusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania...
...Plans call for a closer study snd participation In local affairs...
...11, in the Workmen's Circle Hell...
...The campaign of 1933 started in this county on Nov...
...A. M. Prescott is held esch Wednesday night...
...The total of the three states is 91 less than the vote reported in The New Leader last week...
...Williamsport, Lycoming Co., organized a local in September...
...4th, at 4:30 P. M. Brookwood Launches Drive for Scholarships Brookwood Labor College announces a nation-wide campaign for funds, beginning Nov...
...Allegheny County, Maryland, Cumberland, county seat, gave Thomas and Maurer 1,367 votes...
...Smith Township, Washington County, gave Thomas 26 votes out of a total of 40...
...Three party classes for economic study are being organized: One at the home of Mrs...
...On Nov...
...21 snd and extending to Dec...
...Hilarious start for farther activities will take place...
...Y. P. 8. L., by members of the A petition to the state Legislature, to amend the election laws to permit all minority political parties to have watchers within the polls and to be present in the counting of the votes, will be planned...
...He is a well-known figure in the community snd his adherence to Socialism has attracted considerable attention...
...29, at 7 o'clock...
...I Evsnston, 111., seat of Northwestern University, polled 544 votes, with several precincts still out...
...26, at 8:30 p. m. On Nov...
...Horace M. Kallen will speak on "Philosophical Rationalizations in the Social Economy...
...In addition, 24 cities will elect...
...Fingal Sten-ing is Financial Secretary...
...27, Dr...
...Late Returns Show Steady Gains AS additional election returns continue to filter in from all sec-tions of the country, and as the states are beginning to report the officially canvassed vote, three things are becoming plain.' 1. That the officially reported vote will be 700,000, or possibly a bit over, for the Thomas and Maurer ticket...
...Where the Party Slipped States like Minnesota, where the party played ball with time-serving, vote-catching and trimming organisations—as in the Farmer-Labor Party—showed disappointing, but quite natural results...
...Abraham Lefko-witz, vice-president of the American Federation of Teachers snd legislative representative of the New York Teachers' Union, snd Phil E. Zlegler, editor t.' the official journal of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks...
...Illinois Official, though incomplete, re-tarns show 55,060 votes for Thomas and Maurer in Illinois...
...LECTURE NOTES The League for Mutual Aid will give a "Heaven and Hell Dinner" in London Terrace Grill, 405 West 23rd St., Tuesday, Nov...
...V. F. Calverton will speak on "American Literature and Social Revolution," Dec...
...The election results were as follows: The Allegheny Valley Branch was organised in May...
...Plans far a state-wide lecture series, a M-weeU/ party publication, study classes in economics and labor problems, and a permanent central election-campaign BO tli Q«J tt#*^s WW ft ssUayCU— 9A*_L Local Detroit is conducting s forum in the City College...
...Pert Jervis reorganised.—Local Port Jervis, Orange County, has been reorganized, and will return to the "active list" after several years of dormancy...
...The Schubert Choir will give a program.' The Triangle Club will give a benefit dance in the Community Church Center, 650 West 110th St., Saturday, Nov...
...The same county gave the Socialist candidates in 1928, 144 votes...
...The literature agent sees to it that there are always plenty of books and pamphlets on hand...
...The frauds, so far as is now known, were greatest in New York and New Jersey...
...Hermine in Sewickley Township, a suburb of Pittsburg, gave a straight vote of 95...
...Thirty districts represented by branch members (outside Pittsburgh) caat 2,000 votes, to 100 votes in 1928...
...The vote unofficially reported last week was 32,000...
...the work was nanced by the branch, and there was no deficit regardless of the $100 contribution to the National' Office from the proceeds of 'the Thomas meeting...
...All will be entitled to a voice and a vote at the meeting...
...B. M. Watson, and the regular Friday night meetings at Union Labor Hall, under the direction of H. N. Sturgeon...
...The Socialist candidate for Congress received 2,860 votes...
...26 and 27, in Slovene Hall, 11th and Kansas S.pringfleld...
...Nutleg, N. J., gave 274, compared to 72 in 1928...
...R. T. Ker-lin, H. L. Franklin...
...PENNSYLVANIA Herminie—Following a success-* ful campaign, in which the part W scored a heavy Increase (but no0 enough to satisfy Anton Zomlk| who sends us the item), the local In Westmoreland County is plan-* nlng Increased educational activities...
...Harry Laidler, noted economist and executive secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy, WISCONSIN Racine—Revocation of the char ter of the Racine branch of ths Socialist Party of Wisconsin was voted Saturday by the state executive board...
...The course will be held at 8 p. m., and admission is free...
...He sends In two subs as a starter...
...James H. Maurer, formerly president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and...
...The party 1* working along two lines: one tcv keep Socialist voters out of thai Democratic primaries, and thai other to see to It that all voters) psy up their poll tax The taxi must be paid by May 1st to permit...
...Lancaster County gavs Thomas 1,757 votes, and the straight ticket a little less...
...West Virginia Socialists will meet in Fairmont the following week-end, ths first session opening at 1:80 p. m. Saturday, Dec...
...29, "Love and Marriage: Sexual Failures...
...Renewed efforts to gsin membership, to finance monthly maas meetings, and to bring noted speakers will be made...
...Louis Brown will speak on "Blessed Spinoza" in the Roerich Museum Branch, 310 Riverside Drive, Nov...
...The New Jersey vote will be from 8,000 to 10,000 greater than that reported last week...
...Sol Llptzin, author of "Arthur Schnitzler," will lecture on the relation of that famous writer to Vinnese literature...
...The chief purpose is to provide scholarships for Industrial workers in residence at Katonah and in the extension classes which the college conducts in various parts of the country...
...A highlight on the winter pre* gram will be a lecture some time in January by Dr...
...State Conferences to Plan Winter's Work CHICAGO.—Conferences of Socialise workers in various states araJHang scheduled throughout ^KgHktry to discuss the party's Mm Hi the coming months, the Hptational secretary reports, ipWTgan and Indiana have held such meetings, and plans are being completed for similar gatherings in Illinois, New Jersey, West Virginia and other states...
...An Oregon Record The Oregon vote, incomplete, was 14,000 for Thomas and Maurer the highest Socialist vote .ever polled in that state...
...G. F. Beck...
...190 Belmont Ave., Newark...
...The meeting will be held in the hall opposite the B. A O. K. R. depot...
...Four precincts gave Thomas 145 votes to 15 in 1928...
...At the next meeting John R, Keister, a recent convert to the (Continued from Page Eleven) party, will speak...
...2. That there were heavy increases wherever (and only where ever the party maintained a good organisation, where it continued Socialist propaganda all year around and aimed that propaganda mainly at the working class and, finally, S. That the debauching of the ballot-box seems to hsve been greater and more widespread than it has been in many years...
...This is s joint meeting of the S. P. and the Y. P. S. L. and all members of the party in Weat Virginia are urged to be present...
...York County gave the Presidential ticket 1,054, and the city added 485 more...
...In 1928 Thomas received 876...
...John Haynes Holmes, Dr...
...New York State Meeting pestpetted.—The meeting of the State Executive Committee has been postponed to Sunday, December 4th, in order to assure a better attendance...
...Westmoreland County gave Thomas 3,988...
...that is the gist of a letter from M. A. Petrak, party secretary...
...Branch meetings' average 76 in attendance, and they are growing...
...North Arlington, N. J., polled 209 votes to 12 in 1928...
...Alfred Adler, Nov...
...Delaware County, N. Y., showed an increase from 52 to 183 votes in four years...
...Application for a new chartes will be made within a few days, ii waa stated...
...Cards passed cut at meetings asking those who receive them to "sign, if interested in the Socialist Party, are being used by Earl Sabin, of Pennsylvania, in the efforts to increase the circulation of The New Leader...
...Some Official Returns County 1928 1932 Chemung______ 109 708 Tompkins _____ 244 497 Cayuga _______ 612 713 Cattaraugus___ 602 2,520 Nassau...
...To date three states have reported the official vote, as follows: Mississippi, 683...
...Camden The vote in Camden, N. J., jumped from 800 to 2,000, and in the county from 1,000 to 6,300...
...citizens to vote in November...
...George Swetlow, lecturer on legal jurisprudence at the Brooklyn Law School, "Family Relations and the Law in Soviet Russia...
...In New York tampering with the ballot was greater than in many years, and Socialist votes were cither miscounted—by the simple process of entering whatever the Tammany boards wanted on the tally sheets—or not cast, by the simple process of terrorization, by Socialist voters being driven away and votes cast by Tammany heelers...
...municipal officials...
...It was 9,817 for U. S. Senator, and 14,811 fpr State Treasurer...
...But Comrade Petrak says, "WE ABE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS...
...There was no Socialist candidate in 1928...
...Lectures start at 8 p. m. "Have We Outgrown Religion...
...Jager also announces that he is open for lecture dates...
Vol. 14 • November 1932 • No. 22
