The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-07
MIL|TANCY AMONG
WORKERS CHALLENGE
TO BOSS POLITICS
Six Killed, Scores Hurt
in Balloting Through
out the Country

Early returns coming in from all
parts of the city last night indi-
Gated substantial increases in the
vote for the Communist Party.
A most substantial gain was
shown in the 18th Assembly Dis
trict, in the Latin American Sec
ton Of Harlem, where with five
election districts still to be heard
from the Communist Party had al
ready registered 5SS votes, as
compared with 436 votes in the
1883 elections. In this district Ar
mando Ramirez, we'll known work.
ing class fighter, was the standard
bearer of the Communist Party,
running for assemblyman.
In the Eighth Assembly District,
in lower Manhattan returns at an
early hour showed that I. Antey.
Communist nominee for governor,
was running ahead Of the Socialist
candidate for the same post,
Charles Solomon.
In five election districts a COM
parison of the votes OF the two
candidates showed that Amter had
received $50 votes to Solomon's 100.
Seven election districts in lower
Manhattan indicated that Isadore
Begun, Communist candidate for
city comptroller, was running ahead
of Harry Ladder, S. P. nominee.
The seven districts reported 237 for
Begun to 1913 for Ladder.
Communist campaign headquar-
tiers expressed particular satisfsc-
ton at the good showing of the
Com unist candidates in the
densely populated working class
sections of the city.
While returns from the minor
parties generally are always de-
lsyed, the Communist Party this
year is making great efforts to COM
pile the results early.
Returns at 7:30 last night indis
Gated that Herbert E. Lehman,
Democratic candidate to succeed
himself as governor, was far ahead
of his Republican rival, Robert
Moses. One hundred and seventy
five of New York's 3,487 election
districts gave Lehman 5o,o65, as
compared to 1000 for Moses.
The bitter battle over the city
treasury was reflected in the early
returns for Comptroller, Frank j.
Taylor, Tammany nominee, run
ming a neck-and-neck race with
Joseph D. McGcldrick, Fusion can
didate, with the latter holding a
slight lead. McGoldrick received
1880 votes from 65 election dis
tricts while 1882 were recorded
for Taylor in the same areas.
Tammany candidate for U. S.
Senator, Royal s. Copeland WIS
ahead of his Republican opponent,
Harold Cluett, by a wide margin,
according to early indications. In
forty election districts the Demo-
cratic candidate had already re-
ceived 1920 votes to the total Of
$500 for the Republican collar
manufacturer.
Efforts to prevent Communist
voters from casting ballots were re-
ported, in a few sections of the city.
At the polling booth at Rivington
and Suffolk SITS, on the lower East
Side of Manhattan a metal bar
was placed across the names of at
least six of the Communist can
didates, the local Communist watch
erS reported.
TELL Voters How
In the 9Th election district, at
164 East 7th ST., yeggs entered the
booth and told" voters how to cest
their ballots The policemen on
duty, when appealed to by c. P.
watchers, just shrugged their
shoulders.
At the polling place on East
Broadway, between Jefferson and
Pike SITS. a group of Tammany
thugs brazenly took charge of the
polls. Communist watchers rushed
there to find that the Tammany
mon were walking into booths with
the electors, Showing" them how
to vote and that electioneering vas
being carried on openly at the sta
ton. in cpcn disregard of the law
fo-biddirg such action for at least
fifty feet beyond the voting plsce.
In Harlem, the mechine at the
booth ct l11th ST., between Park