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Communist Party : Communist Party 1934 election pamphlets
Monday, December 31, 1934
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First pamphlet," Vote Communist in city election" explains the candidates and the Communist party's platform. The pamphlet is indorsing N. A. Mackrill and Louis Olson for City Commissioner and Seth Nordling for City Auditor. This pamphlet is for the Non - Partisan primary election city of Portland, May 18, 1934. The pamphlet explains why the present city administrators need to be replaced and provides a 22 point program that covers these issues : Workers' insurance ; relief for the unemployed and part time workers ; taxes ; employed workers, labor rights ; racial equality ; political rights ; veterans benefits and bonus ; stopping war preparations The second pamphlet, "Harry C. Correll independent candidate for Governor, "communism vs. Fascism. Communist party pamphlet that endorse Harry C. Correll independent candidate for Governor. The pamphlet explains that the Republican Hoover Administration and now the Democrat Roosevelt Administration have failed to relieve the suffering of the people. The pamphlet proclaims that the Communist party is the only party which leads in the everyday fight of people for improved conditions. The pamphlet lists Independent candidates. For state Senator Dirk De Jonge. State representatives, Multnomah County : Virgil J. Aiken ; Ray Billings ; George Butterfield ; Beatrice Debord ; Edward Denny ; Clair H. Fessler ; Kenneth Fitzgerald ; Harold A. Foster ; Mary Goold ; Arthur J. Hayes ; William Linden ; Richard J. Lovelace ; Howard McPeak. For County Commissioners, Multnomah county : Louis E. Jessen, N. A. Mackrill. Candidate for U.S. Representative 3rd congressional district, Louis Olson. Earl C. Steward Candidate for Secretary of State. newsprint Image of : Harry C. Correll ; Earl C. Steward ; Louis Olson Organization : Communist Party People : Mackrill, N. A. ; Olson, Louis ; Nordling, Seth ; Steward, Earl C. ; Correll, Harry C. ; De Jonge, Dirk ; Aiekrn, Virgil J. ; Billings, Ray ; Butterfield, George ; Debord, Beatrice ; Edward, Denny ; Fessler, Clair H. ; Fitzgerald, Kenneth ; Foster, Harold A. ; Goold, Mary ; Hayes, Arthur J. ; Linden, William ; Lovelace, Richard J. ; McPeak, Howard Key Words : Communist ; Communist Party ; independent ; politics ; election ; candidate ; city election ; state election ;
