The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-15
Party Life
Chicago Communists
Make Plans For
City Elections

Make Plans For
City Elections
AT A membership meeting of Sec
n ton /, District 8, close to 200
members assembled in driving rain
to discuss the issues and lay plans
for the sldermanic elections in
Chicago.
The reports of the Section and
District Bureaus emphasized the
nature Of the campaign: a united
front ticket based on the burning
issues of each ward, and candi-
date to head the ticket who is
known to the workers of the ward
as fighter for the workers de-
mands. The object of the cam
paign is to deepen and strengthen
our united front with the workers
and their organizations in each
ward, and that the Party units and
Section should become the main in
struments in perfecting this united
front in action down below. 1t was
pointed out that the recent united
front action against the relief cut
showed to the masses of workers
Of Chicago and our Party that when
the Communists are active they
can bring masses into struggle in
spite Of the reluctance of the re-
fornist leadership. Only to the
extent where the Communists were
active were the masses modified.
With the activization of the entire
Party, every unit and every Party
member, the masses and the Or
CARNATIONS in the wards can be
activized into united front struggles
for their demands during the pro-
cess Of the campaign.
In the campaign for Mayor, the
Communist Party put forward on the
Communist ticket, Karl Lockner for
Mayor; Samuel T. Hammersmark
for City Treasurer; and Herbert
Newton for City Clerk. The cleo
ton struggle will be a fight for a
subway in Chicago, which will not
only reduce the hardship of trans
portation, but will provide work for
thousands of workers. The other
issues are based on the burning de-
mands of the employed and unem-
ployed and against fascism and i'm
perialist war.
The membership of the Section
l, discussed very carefully the pro-
posed issues and character of the
campaigns, as well as the detailed
organizational set-up of the cam
paign. The calling for Ward Com
mittees, managers, precinct cap
tains, in word, an organizational
set-up which gives a place to every
member of the Party and the work
ers generally, as well as a possibility
to be in constant touch with the
masses in particular ward and
precinct.
In the discussion the seriousness
with which the Party membership
took the plans and perspective out
lined by the Party committees, can
best be seen by the constructive
criticism of past weaknesses and
concrete proposals to overcome
them.
About 20 comrades took the floor,
each in his own way, proclaimed
that Section 1 can elect at least
one Communist alderman to the
City Council. 1t can be done, they
say, tine workers are more friendly
than ever before" They are more
disguised and disillusioned with the
capitalist politicians. When we go
to the masses and fight with them,
they will also vote for us. One
comrade pleaded for 100 per cent
cooperation of every Party member.
He said, Think what it will mean
to elect Communist aldermen in the
Chicago City Council. The whole
country will ring with it. 1t Is good
in Taylor Springs, Illinois, but
when it happens in Chicago it will
give spirit and raise the enthusiasm
of the whole working class. In
Ward 81 we can and we must elect
a workers representative in the
City Council. They are all work.
ers in this ward"
With such determination and
with CONSTANT, systematic daily
guidance to the lower organs of the
Party, one of the best campaigns
can be conducted. The Aldermanic
campaign can be made into real
means to penetrate the deepest
masses with our probram, to win
these masses for struggle against
capitalism, away from the dema-
gogy and illusions of the New Deal
which ties the workers up to the
capitalist politicians and their par
ties. Forward to a real Bolshevik
election campaign-to the masses!
B. s., CHICAGO.