The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18

order properly gauge the results and the effects
of the election in the city of Passac must get
good picture of its inhabitants the various that
live there and the different strata of the population that
play part in the city life The great textile strike of
last year brought Passac to the forefront town
where the movement to start campaign to organize the
would originate FROM Since the end of the
strike and the textile workers have taken upon them
selves to the job of building up the union, election
campaign has and gone Once again the search
lights of publicity and public interest thruout the nation
have been centered Passaic Why is Passaic so i'm
portant the Labor Movement and why is it of great
value for the Communist Party to get correct picture
of the background of Passac and its influence organ
izng the textile workers and in the election campaign
that just ended?
Passaic has population of approximately 10000 peo-
pie. The dominant industry is textiles. Sprinkled with
it the rubber plants print Shops needle trades build
ing trades and other isolated trades Out of the entire
population of the city 600 registered to cast their
ballot May 10TH And almost 800 voted election
day. This is truly remarkable record for any city ia
the u S. One out of every four people in the city rsed
their franchise citizens When consider the fact
that out of every four textile workers permitted
vote because the others citizens and for
egn born workers, then the vote cast is all the
If analyze the strata of the population
find that is composed of many natonalities includ
ing, the Hungarians Italians, Russians, Poles, Slavs
Jews, Negroes etc. The Germans and the
American born also represent big portion of the pop
uaton. The great of the textile workers dis
franchlSed. The workers represented IN the building
trades and the native born population that live in North
Passac and above Main Ave- by far ounumber the vote
of the workers on the Eastside At one time the
divided equally between the population of the East
side and the American population above Main Ave.
In the May 10th election every radical religious labor
and fraterna organization drawn into the election
The COMMUNISTS dominant factor in the election
thru the slate of Bambach, Smekinson and Weisbord
AS matter of fact if their vote was swung to any
candidate The Labor Ticket conducted out and out
campaign against Preiske, Mcclure and Co. of the adj
ministraton The Passaic Trades and Labor Council
organized Good Government ASSN to work for the
election of Judge Cabel and Captain Turner of the de-
tectve bureau The churches entered the campaign thru
the Minister'S Assn, who organized investigation
against the gambling houses and the saloons of the city
for the purpose of blacklisting and making political
propaganda against Abram Preiske the of the Po
lice Department The Slovak Society entered the race
thru the candidacy of Vanacek and Rubac who received
the endorsement of many Polish and Sovak societies
Passac. The Jewish section of the city drawn
into the campaign thru Preiskels henchmen who brought
in the racial issues The textile strike and industry
brought into the campaign by the running of Bam
bach and Weisbord for commissioner. So readily
that bosses and their henchmen tools did not leave
stone unturned get the and elect their can
didates As matter of record the Botany Mills had
candidate Lyons plus all the others of the old admins
tration.
What is interesting to the progressves and Commu1-
is the fact that the Of Albert Wesbord into
the campaign was taken seriously The local political
machines and organizations interested in beating Preis-
keel the labor hater Unanswered many times during the
campaign for Weisbords support. They sent messen-
gers to ask him to appear at their rallies Of course
due to hostility Of the local politicians and bureaucrats
Of the Passac Trades and Labor Council who were work.
ing for Cabe and Turner, Wesbord prevented from
getting the endorsement Of himself and his running
mates They also prevented him from speaking to the
Good Government Association they organized However
due TO the pressure Of the u T. W. officials the local
textile workers could endorse and work for the cleo
ton Of the Labor Candidates. In spite Of all this sabo
and boycott Of the Labor Candidates because they
were compelled to run and conduct their campaign as
straight Communist Campaign they drew the largest
crowds and enthusiasm Wherever they spoke at other
rallies of candidates they received we'll Whether