The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-27

le hf6SSln, the SOOleC 1ce-OfeQkeT
tic north in one Of the most heroic
IN is nOaO on its aOdy to port for
rene1O its search for the 12 men
For state assemblyman: Robert
Sivert, Lansing.
For county treasurer: Joe Truax,
Shadyside.
For county clerk: Martin Span
ner, Bellaire.
For county commissioners: George
Klamut, Maynard: Bruno Bitker,
Lansing; John Barto, Lansing.
For probate Judge: Roy Wallace,
Dilles Bottom.
For coroner; D. E. Doughty, Mar
tins Ferry.
The executive committee was en-
powered to select candidates for
prosecuting attorney and surveyor.
The executive committee consists OF
Robert Sivert, Charles Guynn, Frank
Sepich, Joe Kosteshka, Dominic
Sambuco, Adolf Rattay and Robert
Bazrak. A campaign and publicity
committee was elected.
The platform analyses conditions
in the United States and the county
and state, and puts forth the fol-
lowing planks;
Labor's Demands.
Unemployment insurance, old age
compensation, the right to organize
without interference, abolition of
the yellow dog contract, the right
to strike and picket without inter
ference, abolition of the vagrancy
laws, against court injunctions, full
guarantee of the right, of free speech
and free assemblage, against the
state constabulary. The platform
further provides for a maximum
g. hour day, 5-day week, no night
work for women, equal pay for equal
work for women, 6-hour day for
young workers, for protection of
the foreign-born; equal rights for
the Negroes, abolition of the Grim
inal syndicalist law, immediate re-
lease of all victims of the labor
struggle. for free hospitals and free
clinics, which is an issue in the
county, for there ifs no help for
workers in need; for factory and
mining boards, to be composed in
part of trade unionists; better roads
for the farmers and lower taxes, i'm
mediate withdrawal of marines and
warships from Nicaragua, Haiti and
China and immediate independence
for the Philippines, against war and
against military training of the
youth in the schools, against the
C. M. T. c., for a state and national
Labor Party, for Labor govern
ment in the United States.
Earnest Debate.
The resolutions, which were earn
estly debated and brought out many
incidents of the labor struggles in
the county in recent years, COM
prised organization of the morgan
ICED workers, the International La
Dor Defense, importation of scabs
into strike areas, against Sheriff
Hardesty and Governor Donehy, rec
ognition of the Soviet Union, great
stress being laid upon the heroic
deed of the Russian aviatcrs in
saving the fascist Arctic explorers,
for a real labor press, for the Young
Pioneers, state and national Labor
Party.
The Workers (Communist) Party
was represented at the convention
/ by Frank Sepich, who is candi-
GATE for the U. S. congress on the
party ticket from the goth congress
sional district. Sepich explained the
relation of the Communist Party to
the Labor Party, the difference in
its organization and character, but
assuring the convention that in the
present campaign the Communist
Party will support the Labor Party
Of Belmont County whole heart-
eddy, pointing out its limitations.
Big Job Ahead.
The convention was one of the
most enthusiastic ever held in this
part of the state. Robert Sivert
in closing the convention, and each
Of the speakers, emphasized that the
convention now has big job before
it. The delegates must each be
come a 'campaign-manager.' II
the union, fraternal lodge, on door
steps, in the pool room, the Labol
Party, its platform and candidates
must be discussed If this is done
the Labor Party will go across il
Belmont County,