The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
In Dupont's State.

DELAWARE. Population, 1920
census, 224,068. A state consisting
of three counties. Each county re-
quires $50 signatures. Some of our
comrades, fearing the iron heel of
the Duponts, who control the state
refused either to try for signatures
or allow their names as candidates
Under Party discipline and with
Party organizer on the job we are
taking advantage of popularity in
the law which allows us to run in
separate counties, to put on our
Party ticket in Newcastle county.
which is the industrial county with
the city of Wilmington, containing
the Dupont plants.
MARYLAND. Population, 1920
census, 1,457,608. Two thousand sig
natures are required. Baltimore is
a good center, but our comrades
were disheartened from previous
failures and at first refused to I'M
dertake the job. In a hard drive they
succeeded in getting the necessary
signatures. The result is great en-
thusiasm and revival of Party spirit
and plans are being laid to extend
the Party organization to nearby in
dustrial centers.
MAINE. Population, 1920 census,
769, 1894. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Popu-
lation 443,407. These states require
only one thousand signatures each
but our Party organization is weak
and consists altogether of Finnish
comrades who are altogether unac-
quainted with the election law.
MINNESOTA. Population, 1920
census, 2,403,164. Only $500 sigma
lures are required but the law speci-
flies that these must be all registered
voters who did not participate in
the primaries. Our Party instructed
it's followers to vote in the labor
party primaries.
UTAH. Population, 1920 census
453,313. Requirement is only 500
signatures but we have very poor
Party organization. In a letter re-
ceived from Comrade M. P. Bales. he
states: 81 wish l had your sublime
optimism as to the ease with which
500 signatures can be secured to a
certificate of election in this state
While I am skeptical of our ability
to get 500 sworn voters to sign our
petitions, am positive that this
will enable us to build up the Party
and get it functioning again"
Iowa, a strong republican state.
and Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.
strong democratic states, officially
accepts all candidates. of nominees
made by state conventions.
South Carolina.
South Carolina does not print an
official ballot. It's officials specify
the size and style of the ballot as
well as the color of paper to be used
All parties print their own ballots
and each voter before going to the
polls generally provides himself
with the ballot of the party for
which he intends to vote. 1t is very
difficult to find other than demo-
cratic ballots at the polls and par
ticularly after the vote is counted.
Having accomplished the task of
placing candidates officially in NOM
ination and having fought out the
campaign, working class parties find
only insignificant totals of votes reg
istered in their favor. There are
number of reasons for this.
Disfranchisement.
Of chief Importance, perhaps, is
the Acknowledgement of large sec
tions of the working class. A com
plete survey of the situation is in it.
self special task and can be ade-
quately treated only in a special ar
ticle dealing with the subject. A
few points, however, must be COM
mented upon:
In the United States, the privilege
of voting is extended only to citi-
ems over the age of twenty-one. This
provision automatically disfran-
chises millions of young workers
under the age of twenty-one.
ITO Be Continued