The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-07
BY C. A. HATHAWAY

Communist Campaign Manager)
nOzENS of letters have arrived at
~ the Communist campaign head
quarters during the past two weeks
with the question: How can vote
for Foster and Ford if the Com
munist Party does not get on the
ballot in my state?" One prom
inent university professor has
stated: 81 don't see how an effec-
tive protest can be registered by
voting Communist If the Commu-
mist Party is only on the ballot in
IL or IA states" Even some Party
members seem to have doubted the
ability of the Party to overcome
the many obstacles everywhere
thrown up to keep us off the bal
lot.
But these doubts and fears have
no basis in fact.
We cam already emphatically
declare that the Communist Party
will be on the ballot in more states
in 1882 than it was on in 1928. In
1928 we were on the ballot in SO
states; this year there is every in
dication that we will be on the
ballot in a minimum of 40 states.
SOCIALIST PARTY LIES
It is instructive, though, to learn
the source of these doubts. They
were started directly by the leaders
of the Socialist Party. Rumors,
published first by Haywood Broun
in the World Telegram, were taken
up by Socialist Party agitators
throughout the country. Workers
were told that Communists are
opposed to political action" Com
munistS do not believe in the bal
lot box" Communists do not I'M
derstand parliamentary procedure"
etc. Such lies and misrepresenta-
tons were followed by the declara.
ton that "the Communist Party
will not be on the ballot in more
than IL or ID states"
But they miscalculated. They
were expressing their hopes rather
than the facts. In their usual de-
ceitful way they were attempting to
steer the workers and poor farmers
away from the revolutionary Com
munist leadership and into the
mire Of reformism. They failed to
take into account the revolutionary
zeal and determination of the
workers and poor farmers who
support Foster, Ford and the state
candidates of the Communist
Party.
40 STATES OUR GOAL
The Communist Party is deter
mined to get on the ballot in
minimum of 40 states. To reach
this goal, of course, requires ener-
getic and untiring work from every
Party member and sympathizer
And such work is everywhere be-
ing done.
We are now on the ballot in six
teen states Gas can be seen by the
accompanying map: Massachu-
sets, Illinois (national ticket,
Michigan, Delaware 1.-TWO counties
out Of three, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia, Maryland, New Jersey,
South Dakota, Texas, Georgia,
Montana, Arizona, New Mexico,
Alabama and Tennessee.
IN addition to these sixteen we
can state. with reasonable GER
tahnty that the Communist Party
Will be on the ballot in the follow
ing states:
New Ycrk-here signatures have
been secured for national, state
and Legislative candidates in 81
out of 81 counties, well over $4,000
signatures in all, everyone Of which
was gathered by Party members
and sympathizers without the help
be filed at the state capitol during
The signatures, duly certified, will
of professional signature collectors.
the next week or SO.
Pennsylvania-here $1,000 sigma
lures must be filed by September
or 9. The Philadelphia comrades
declare that they will go over the
top this week, filing many more
than the required number with the
Secretary Of State.
Maine-with very weak Party
organization the comrades have Sc