The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-02
EVENTS IN life
EPIC OF Great
FIGHT FOR LABOR
Secretary Of Communist
Party From Start


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PORN July 9, 1882. Died March 2,
1927, at the age Of "A. His father
was longshoreman, and he himself
after primary school education in a
German Lutheran school and compile
ton of business college was in turn
factory worker, clerk, newspaper cor
respondent and from 1909 until the
day of his death active fighter in the
labor movement.
Activity in the Labor Movement.
Helped to build international Ladies
Garment Workers Union and took act
i've part in the Cleveland strikes Of
that organization. He participated in
and took leading part in many
ether strikes in Cleveland and in the
state of Ohio. Joined the socialist
party January, 1902 When the Com
rlnnist Party was formed in 1919 he
was one of the founders of the Com
rnunist Party and Of its successor, the
Workers lCommunistl Party. He was
On official of the socialist party from
1909 "a few months after ioining)
until he entered the Communist Party.
19Oe-1e12 = Recording Secretary
City Central Committee Socialist
Party, Cleveland. Political Standard
Bearer.
191O-Candidate for State Treas
urer of Ohio.
Candidate for Mayor Of
cleveland.
f912-candidate for Governor So
eialist Perry of Ohio.
Secretary and City Or
ganizer.
Candidate for U. S. SEN
ator If Ohio.
191s-- Candidate for Mayor of
Cleveland.
19f6-Candidate for Congress, goth
district of Ohio.
Candidate for Mayer Of
Cleveland.
191s-Candidatc for Congress.
1919-Candidate for Mayor of
Cleveland.
In November, 1917, after convict
ing for anti-war activities, and while
pending appeal, he ran for Mayor Of
Cleveland and recaivsa $1,000 votes
cut of total of 100000 cast.
First Communist Secretary.
Delegate TO every Annual State
Convention of the Ohio Socialist
Party until 1919. Delegate to Ma
tional Convention of 1915 and Ma
tional Emef gency Convention If 1917.
Elected Secretary and Organizer of
the Socialist Party in 1919. Editor
the Socialist News from 1914-19.
Executive Secretary Communist
Party of America 1o19-1920. He
went to jail and was therefore unable
to serve. Upon getting out of Jail he
became secretary of the Workers
(Communist) Party from its incep-
tion and remained secretary until the
day of his death. He was at all times
member of the Central Executive
Committee of the Communist Party
and it's successor, the Workers Com
runist) Party. For the last few
Years of his life he was member
the prcsidium of the Executive
/ ,rn,:ttee of the Communist Inter
.ional. Indicted June, 1917, charged
nth obstructing the draft through
Deeches madc on the public square
il Cleveland.
He served one year In the Canton,
Ohio, Jail. 1t was after Debs visited
him in the Canton Jail that he (Debs)
made the speech that caused his own
Indictment and Imprisonment. He was
Indicted and convicted under the Grim
iAal Anarchy Law of the State of New
York in November, 1919, and served
Q years in Sing Sing prison on an
indeterminate sentence Of from to
10 years which was terminated by
the pardon Upon the minority opinion
Of the Justices of the United States
Supreme Court to the effect that the
conviction was unconstitutional.