Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-16
THE SOCIALISTS ARE
WORKING VERY HARD
NEW YORK CITY MAY HAVE AN
AvoWED SOCIALIST REPRE-
SENTATIVE IN NEXT CONGRESS
Special to the Herald.

| special 10 the Herald.
New York. Oct. ia strong posi-
bility exists that the City of New
York, the capitalistic center of the ma
ton, may have an avowed Socialist
among its representatives in the Six.
tieth congress. In the Ninth district,
which is in the very heart of the low.
er East Side, Morris Hillquit, lawyer
of Russian birth. is running for. con.
gress on the Socialist ticket against
\ Charles S. Adler Republican, and II.
NJ. Goldfogle, Democrat. The Social
lists appear to feel confident of the
election of their candidate.
Two years ago, with Roosevelt run
ming for the presidency. Joseph Baron
dess. the labor agitatOr who organized
the sweat shop workers. was the So
cialist candidate in the Ninth district
He received BOO votes to 5000 for
Goldfogle and 5000 for Levenson, the
Republican candidate. This year the
Socialists believe that the Republican
vote in the district will be split by
many Republicans voting for Hearst,
and the discomfort in the Democratic
party will probably split that vote
also. Other facts may contribute to
the success Of the Socialist candi-
date. A large part of the population
Of the district consists of Russian
fJews, thousands of whom have joined
the Socialist party in the belief that
their efforts in behalf of Hillquit will
indirectly help the cause of their
brethren in Russia.
The campaign in behalf of Hilluuit
is one of the most active and pictur-
esque that the East Side has seen in
years. and this is saying a great deal.
when it remembered that the region
is the political stamping ground of the
Sullivans and others whose unique po-
litical methods have put them to the
forefront in the Tammany ranks
Seward Park is the center of most of
the Hillquit demonstrations. Men,
women and children are out working
for the Socialist candidate.
Among other features of Hillquit's
Campaign is an organization known as
the Juvenile Workers League, com
posed Of several hundred boys, from
10 to II years of age. The boys talk
Socialism, distribute documents. and |
laud Hillquit when their work is done
They go into the tenements and have |
heart-to-heart talks with the voters In |
their own tongue. A young eoNs1sSs
league has also been formed. and i'm.
perfumes votes and support for Hill
quit. They, like the men, contribute
and 10 cents day toward the run
ming expenses of the campaign. A
league has been formed
in the district, its membership consist
ing of several hundred Jewish law
yers, pharmacists, journalists, physi.
clans, interpreters and authors. This
has completed arrange.
ments for a dinner to be given on
Thursday night of this week at a hall
in Clinton street. Many prominent
men have been invited Another fea.
ture planned for the campaign is a
monster parade to be given IN the
night of October q, President RoOse-
velt's birthday. The Socialists are
conducting the campaign in the sin
cere belief that the election of their
to congress will surely
the cooperative common
wealth and mark the beginning of the
first real inroads against capital.