The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-31
RED CANDIDATES
In TOLEDO ALL
UNION MEMBERS
w orkers Party Runs
Class Struggle Vets
nx a. W. Hewitt, w. c.


Wokers' Party is in the second week
II their campaign for municipal cleo
don.
A successful street meeting was
held on the corner OF ST. Clair and
Orange St., Saturday night, at which
comrade Buehler, Comrade VIM. Pat
.erson and Comrade Bruce T. Smith
participated as speakers. A large
crowd attended the meeting and
stayed attentive till its close.
The speakers had keen competition
rom bunch of holy rollers who
we're very anxious to save our souls
and who tried to drown out our
speakers by yelling at the top of their
lungs.
Comrade Bill Patterson, who was
he main speaker Of the meeting, has
lone voice himself so he held the
srowd regardless of the interruption.
The Workers Party in Toledo will
nave seven candidates to vote on in
he primary election which will be
held in August.
The candidates will be for mayor,
vice mayor, and five councilmen.
VIM. Patterson is candidate for
mayor.
Comrade Patterson has spent many
years in the labor movement, as a
member Of the Longshoremen's Union,
and claims the distinction Of being
the oldest union member in Toledo
Comrade Patterson has been a
speaker and agitator in the class strug
gle the biggest part of his life; he
has been in many free speech fights,
and is a delegate to the C. L. w.
We believe Comrade Patterson is
the oldest candidate in the Workers
Party, having passed three score and
ten.
Comrade Bruce Smith has been
union man ever since going into the
employ of the railroad company, 33
years ago, as a brakeman. He is now
a conductor.
Comrade Smith was elected to the
council from his ward in 1917 on the
socialist ticket He was kicked out
of the council because he refused to
support the war and buy liberty
bonds.
He was also threatened with being
tarred and feathered and lynched. He
was elected in 1921 to the council and
served two years in the council.
He became popular with the work
ers, by saying that he thot that blue
denim overalls suited him better, and
he thot they looked better on any
working man than a kaki uniform of
Uncle Sam.
Gus Vossberg, the oldest candidate
on the Workers Party ticket for coun-
Gil, belongs to the Patternmakers'
Union and is one of the oldest mem
bers in the union in. Toledo. He is a
delegate to the c. L. w.
Comrade Vossberg is an old fighter
in the class struggle.
Comrade Patterson, Smith. and
Vossberg, were three of the oldest
members of the old socialist Toledo
Immediately Joined the left wing.
local, and when the split came they
Comrade Buehler, candidated for
the council is the secretary of hte Eng
lish branch of the Workers Party,
Toledo.
He has been the most active men,
Der in the branch since it was organ
lied in Toledo.
Comrade Buehler was a member of
the Machinists' Union till he was ex-
PEELED for belonging to the Workers
Party, and the T. U. E. L. He has
been bounded and spied on in the
places where he was employed be-
cause of his work for the party.
Comrade Chapman, candidate for
the council belonged to the Machin-
fsts Union till he was kicked out for
belonging to the Worker Party, and
the T. U. e. T.
Comrade Parker belongs to the Pat
ternmakers' Union and has been a
member since his apprenticeship.
Comrade Ishler candidate for the
council. belongs to the Railroad
Clerks Union.