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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
BY Sam Darcy
District Organizer and Communist
Candidate for Governor of
California,

On Sept. 20, III Sacramento, the
California state Conventions OF
every political party were held as
required by law. The center of the
stage was undoubtedly occupied by
the Democratic Party. The entire
electorate of California and much
Of the rest of the country watched
to see what would Re the outcome
OF the fight" over the platform
between the old-line Democrats of
the McAdoo machine and the
Sinclairites.
The Sham Battle
The flight" between these two
was really only a sham battle con-
Quoted in the newspapers by news
papermen only, and not by Sinclair
or McAdoo. At the Sept 20 con-
vention, Sinclair completely sur
rendered to the Democratic Party
and openly announced that he was
merging" the Epic with the New
Deal program. A careful re-reading
of the merged" program clearly
shows that there was no merging at
all, but a complete surrender of
whatever was different in Sinclair's
platform from the platform of
Roosevelt. AS matter of fact, this
was not very difficult surrender,
because Sinclairs Epi &c platform
in essence was the minimum sub
sistence plan of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, but couched in ex-
tremely radical phraseology. The
McAdoo machine even eliminated
most of this.
However, in his speeches, Sinclair
still talks as he did prior to the
primari in radical sounding
phrases about "re-opening the fac
tories" "re-possessing the idle lands
for use" etc. This demagogy has
fooled many people who do not
take the trouble to examine the
detailed circumstances under which
Sinclair proposes to reopen the
factories or re-possess the land.
Actually, his proposals aim only to
re-establiSh the old discredited
barter system.
Sinclair's Tower of Babel
The only way the tower of politi-
cal Babel that constitutes The
Sinclair movement can be held to-
gether. is by playing these varied
tunes at the same time; an old line
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
Stncar's Candidacy and the Issues in California
Haze National Importance for the Working Class

Democratic party platform to hold
the recipients of Federal patronage,
upper middle-class elements and
bourge / sic; and the radical
speeches of Sinclair to attract the
unemployed and underpaid workers,
and the small farmers who are los
ing their land or grooming under
the burden of public utilities rates
and taxation.
The Sinclair movement includes
at one pole some of the richest
exploiters of the state, such as the
head of the G and H Sugar Refinery
and at the other pole it includes
thousands of unemployed workers,
some of whom participate in Com
m unis tt d demonstrations and
strike movements, but are inclined
to give their vote to Sinclair because
the Communists haven't a chance
to get elected, and Sinclair will be
tremendous improvement over
Merriam"
Sinclair's Promises
With the promise of an old-age
pension of $50 per month, Sinclair
has attracted the votes of about
100000 retir d farmers, mostly
emigrants from Iowa now in South
ern California to spend their old
age. These people eked out a living
from their precarious income from
small mortgages, small stock and
bond holdings, etc. The crisis, how
ever, made the largest part of them
destitute, and Sinclair's promises of
old-age pesions have brought their
votes. 1t is interesting that this
very same element were the ones
who made up the largest part of
the Ku Klux movement which
achieved such large organization in
Southern Salifornia only few years
ago. The most vociferous part of
the Sinclair movement are thou
sands of tired radicals and old
Socialists, most of whom are frankly
cynical and openly say that they
are in the Sinclair movement only
to feather their personal nests.
The Sinclair movement also in
cludes all the liberals; that is, a
peculiar California brand of liberal
whose political complexion in New
York would approximate the ideol-
ogy of Al Smith. Needless to say,
all of the A. F. of L. takers and
racketeers of every description in
the state, plus the Technocrats,
Single Takers, Social Sredit follow
ers, Silver Shirts and Utopian So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

How many homes of such workers do you visit as their
shopmate fellow trade unionist friend Unfortunately
most of our members spend all their given time to Party
work in inner meetings, where they meet only with
Party members, in organizations where the majority
of the members Party members and their very closest
sympathzers Is this not true? Think about it please.
Now ask yourself how much literature do you sell or
distribute in your shop in your trade union How many
Daily Workers? How many workers do you bring from
your shop or trade union to Party meetings? We
do not state that the Party member is unwilling
to carry work On the contrary large number of
members willing to sacrifice all for the Party But
is largely problem of how to work and where to work
1t is question of working not among ourselves but
among the Masses and working in manner that will get
results.
Let apply this specifically to the problem of re-
cruiting for by attacking this question correctly not
only tackle the building of the Party but the entire char
acter of and approach to the work of the Party with
out which the Party cannot really be built solid foun
datiOn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

At one time, the Socialist Party
came within only a few thousand
votes of electing a socialist mayor
Of Los Angeles The City of Berke-
ley has already had a socialist
mayor. This year it is doubtful
whether the Socialist Party will poll
more than small fraction Of its
$4,000 votes of the previous cleo
ton. They are weakened by the
detection of most of their leaders
to Sinclair, and of more than one
third of their rank and file to the
Communist Party.
This is the first election in which
our Party is legal Party in Cali
fornia. The obstacles to becoming
a legal Party in this state were
great, but they were overcome. Our
Party now has a splendid oppor-
tunity to poll large vote. and es-
tablish itself permanently as a
legal Party. There is no doubt that
falling to do this, the terror against
the Party will be increased in a
large measure after the elections.
For that reason also, this election
campaign is. the most important
campaign our Party has every en-
gagged in, in California. Every Party
member and sympathizer, aware of
the great Importance of it must
put his or her shoulder to the wheel
and help bring the Communist
Party platform to the masses. and
win a huge vote for our candidates
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
What Have You Yourselves Done?

You surely would like to see the Party grow. No
doubt you have also been thinking why it that the Party
does not grow rapidly Perhaps you have been
critical of the situation and wondering why has
not been corrected Permit us therefore to ask you
question What have you personally contributed to solve
this question? Please think about it. Ask yourself how
members have you brought to the Party in the last
in the last three months in the last month? Five
to ten percent of the comrades reading this letter will be
able to to themselves with satisfaction 81 have brought
one member or two into the Party" Some will
even be able to say 81 have brought not but ten
twenty or as high as fifty members into the Party But
unfortunately fully 80 cent of the readers of this letter
will be compelled to say, and sure in not too loud
voice, even to themselves Il have not brought in single
member" For these the facts: That all the new
members brought into the Party to the Party thru
the general activities of the organizations and through
the personal efforts of than ten per cent of the
Party Membership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

uiAASop WV jim IllClll ollu
work within them.
Another reason for the
failure to group at least
five workers around each
Party member, is to be
found in the fact that the
members do not work
among the workers in their
shops and trade unions. Ask
yourself how many ad-
dresses of workers in your
shop and union have you?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
How Many Workers Do You Know Well?

Now why will many comrades, if not the majority,
be unable to state that they have five such workers around
them? Because many of the Party members in coming
into the Party break off their former relations with their
friends relatives former organizations etc Further
more when they into the Party they join left
wing organization only if at ALL and do not become part
of the broad organizations especially the trade
unions The fact is that only about third of the
bershp belongs to the trade unions though the
eighth convention demanded of all Party members that
they join the trade unions How going to influence
and win the millions of workers in the trade unions
unless we Join them and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

farF IN the last month"; The reply that only ten
Party members had brought in one or more members in
the last month while 256 had brought in none Does this
not indicate of the basic for the weakness in
our recruiting? No doubt this reflects and is an express
sion of the general weakness of the activity of the MEM
bershp But the comrades who are otherwise active
IN other respects do not carry work recruit members
INTO the Party. Imagine what would happen if instead
of ten cent Of the Party membership CARRYING on re-
crUtIng, the mass of the membership would carry on
daily recruiting Is il clear that we would more than
fulfill aim of 10000 by the end of the year We would
easily have 100000 members in the Party even on the
basis OF our present activity if the problem of re-
cruiting undertaken seriously by the membership
If the of the Party membership were recruited
through personal contact and efforts of the individual
Party members among their shop-mates fellow trade
nlonlsts neghbors relatives friends etc. would this not
make more possible for to retain these new members
and educate them to become good Communists? Would
this not help to the very large turnover which,
IN the last eight months expressed in the fact that
while $4,000 workers Joined the Party during this period
the present membership is below the figure for the
rst three months of the year, For this case the new
recruits would feel personal attachment to someone in
the Party to whom he could personally take up
questions. He would feel that he has common problems
with his shOpmaes fellow trade unionsts ETC. even
the new recruit is assigned to unit other than the
one to which you belong the very manner in which
you to know him and contact him would still provide
the basis for keeping in touch with him. at least for
while until he has gotten into the work of the Party AS
rule members of the Party who weather the first months
bers of the Party Some comrades will say that is diff
fcut to work the factories TO distribute literature to
recruit etc Granted that there are many difficulties for
our work within the shops land many of them can and
being by many of our comrades WHY is it
not possible to meet shopmate outside the factory
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
Win Five of Your Friends for Our Party

The special recruiting campaign now being undertaken
to last until November TIN has for its object develop
the above methods that will not only gain mem
bers and retain larger number of them but also to
change the methods of work of the Party and the nd
Ydua members that establish for the Party what
the Open Letter calls for solid personal contacts with the
Masses Your unit received full details of the plan which
you will discuss You will be called upon to give the names
of five workers whom to concentrate for the month
of October keep close touch with Them provide them
literature bring them TO meetings schools etc. and
see how of them you bring into the Party by
November 18th.
We urge you to study this letter Think about it.
Examine work your efforts in the Party in the
light of this letter and your achievements Think over
what could do if you apply the methods we propose
These methods that being used in nuclei and
fractions with startling results.
Help make the discussion in your nucleus profitable
one Come prepared with your prospects; outline how
you intend to about your work. give your experiences
your difficulties, your problems in your work.
Write directly to the Central Committee or to your
District Organizer about the problems you face of any
suggestions proposals that you have to make We shall
be glad to print your experiences your proposals. your
achievements in the Daily Worker for the benefit of the
entire Party.
Comradey yours,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

The success of the Daily Worker
$4,000 drive means better, larger
newspaper. Donate and get dona-
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mediately to the Daily"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06

Let us give you a specific
example that recently came
to our attention. At a
meeting of 266 Party mem
bers belonging to a number
of ALL. unions who were
assembled as a fraction, the
question was asked, "How
many of the comrades pres
ent brought in at least
one m ember Of til e
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
Real Active Personal Contact With Your Fellow Workers
Is the Key to Winning the Masses for the Communist Party

The Central Committee of the Communist Party,
J. s. A. has addressed the following letter directly to every
member of the Party discussing how he win recruits
and do his part in building up Party of the Amer
lean wOrking-cIass:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
M The Local TheaterS
POLI'S

Acclaimed as one of the finest motion pictures of the year Ann Harding and John Boles are fea- tured in "The Life of Virgie Win ters' at the Polls theater today.
 It is the story of a girl who is the subject of all the wagging tongues of the town for her rela- tions with the political light of the town. It is tense drama through out and produced in the finest pos sible manner. Many people are re- minded of the justly famous Back Street" of some little time ago but practically unanimous in their ver- dict of this present picture being the finer. It is only similar in the theme of girl who lived in then back street of a mans life that he might become famous.
 Also on the program is a clever Pete Smiths "Goofy Moovies," a two reel comedy with Eugene Pal lette and Walter Catlett, Grant land Rice "Sportlight" and the ever interesting Fox news.
 Starting Wednesday, double feature bill will be presented which includes Loretta Young and Cary Grant in Born To Be Bad" and the successor to "The Thin Man" called Murder in the Private Car" with Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle and Russell Hardie.
 Saturday will see a three hit bill with Richard Dix in His Greatest Gamable" Laurel and Hardy sub ject and Luis Zingone, then great est card expert alive, on the screen and in person on the stage in At tention Sucker" which will be the talk of Waterbury for weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
SPRINGFIELD BOYS
 SQUlRES' GUESTS
Visitors Take HOnOrs in Baseball Game-Enter-
 tained at Homes Here

Twenty-Five members of the Co., lumbian Squires of Springfield, Mass, were guests of the local squires yesterday at social and sports activities which lasted throughout the day, and included a hot Cog roast and baseball game.
 The visitors arrived here yester- day noon and were taken to the homes of members of the local or ganization for the monday meal, after which the entire group went to the summer cottage of Commls- sioner James Phelan at Lake Quassapaug.
 Trailing by a score of 10 in a hard-fought ball game, the Water
 bury Squires lost the services of their stellar moundsman, James
 McGrath, who was forced to retire by injury in the ninth inning, and the locals were blanks 40 in the final tally.
 At the hot dog roast which fol-
 lowed the game talks were given by the councillors of both organi- cations, and an announcement was made that the Providence, F. l., Squires had been invited hero for a similar outing at a date which will probably be announced within the next few weeks. The 29 members of the Waterbury coun- cil were guests of the visitors from Springfield in that city, July 4. Chief Councillors Bernard Tier
 ney of Springfield and Patrick Wallace of this city were In charge of arrangements, and were assisted by Councillors Joseph Mul- curry and Thomas Healey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
STATE

Collin Driggs, featured radio or ganist of WTIC, who is appearing at the Warner State theater all this week presenting a novelty "The Educated Organ" and playing re- quest numbers will hold a radio au- dition at the State theater on Mon- day and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a. m. Singers who want to try out will be given an opportunity at this time. MT Driggs will select five winners and these five will appear at the State theater on Wednesday night. The winner chosen at that time will be given the opportunity to broadcast over WTIC Hartford on one of MT Drigg's future pro- grams.
 Collin is delighting thousands of State patrons who hear him bring out all the color and beauty of the memmoth WurlitZer, reputed to be the finest theater organ in New England. Vincent Feshler, of Hart ford, appears with MT Driggs and presents two beautiful violin solos "Czardus" by Monti and Play Fid- de Play" MT Feshler has copied the Rubinoff style of playing and gives a marvelously realistic im- pression of the famed maestro in his Play Fiddle Play" number.
 Othe screen is seen "Dd Mo- mica" with Kay Francis, Warren William, Jean Muir and Veree Teasdale. The companion feature is "The Circus Clown" with Joe D. Brown, Patricia Ellis and a host of big time circus acts.
 Wednesday brings Walter Con- molly in Whom The Gods Destroy" with Robert Young and Doris Ken yon also Friends Of MT Sweeney with Charlie Ruggles and Eugene Palette.
 The first big hit of the year, even greater than "The Cockeyed World comes to the State on Saturday next. It is Warner Brothers new sensation Here Comes The Navy and stars Pat O'Brien, James Gag ney, Frank McHugh and Gloria Stuart. Waterbury will present the New England premiere and host of moving picture officials from all over the state will gather here to view it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
MERRITT WILLING
 TO BE CANDIDATE
Will Be Available for COn= gressiOnal Nomination
 Party Desires Him
(Special to The Democrat)

Stamford, July 16-Congressman Schuyler Merritt will be a candi- date for reelection in the fourth congressional district, if his party wants him to run.
 Interviewed at his home here today, MT Merritt made it plain that if he followed his own per- sonal wishes, he would seek retire. ment from political life.
 But the coming election Is of great importance" he said. "The country is at a crucial stage. It is the duty of the republican party to maintain the fundamentals of our government as set forth in the Constitution.
 Defeated Tierney
 After being in Washington for eight terms of congress, I had hoped to come home this time to become a private citizen. There seems to be i'll the district, however a desire to have me become a can- didate for another term. If this de- sire is crystalized in nomination and election, will do my best again to represent Fairfield coun- ty and the state in Washington"
 It is expected that republican leaders, both in Connecticut and nationally will receive Mer- ritt's statement of being avail able" with great satisfaction, for his name on the ballot will strengthen the g. O. p. campaign immeasurably, it is believed. In the last presidential election when a democratic landslide swept Frank lin D. Roosevelt and democratic senators and congressman into control of the nation, Schuyler Merritt was the only republican congressional candidate in the country to un-seat a sitting demo- crat, defeating William Tierney of Greenwich by a plurality of 7.500 votes.
 Congressman Merritt has been a popular candidate ever since his first nomination on October Is, 1917. At that time, 1t was stated that mo candidate for congress in this district was ever given a more enthusiastic reception than was re- ceived by MT Merritt when he was unanimously nominated to i'll out the term of the late B. J. Hill"
 In that first campaign for elec- tion, MT Merritt had the able and active support of the late ex-Pres- ident Theodore Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
GARDEN

"Call It Luck" which opened yesterday at the Garden theater, IS a gay, diverting comedy concocted of clever characterizations, bright dialogue and amusing situations.
 Herbert Mundin has one of the finest roles he has ever portrayed in pictures, that of a Lodon cab driver. It was as a cabby that Nun din scored his first success here in Charlot's revue. And he certainly knows his cabbies. In Gall It Luck" he gets the maximum of hu- nor out of the half-shrewd, half credulous Londoner who invests the fortune won on the sweepstakes in a so-called race horse.
 The co-feature is Rainbow Ranch", latest of the entertaining Monogram westerns starring Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker, Robert Kort- man, Henry Hall, George Nash, Gordon DeMaine, Phil Durham, Jockey Haefiey, Jerry storm and Tiny Stanford. There are also a comedy and newsreel to conclude the program,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
MOTHER BREACHES
 IN SONS PULPIT
Mrs George Aldridge, 75, Conducts Services in
 Cheshire Church
fsneciaI to the Democratl

Cheshire, July 15.-Parishioners
 of the Methodist Episcopal church
 here were attendants at an unusual
 but impressive feature today when the mother of their pastor preach ed the sermon and conducted the Sunday services, Mrs George AL dridge, 75 year old nationally known figure in religious circles preached on the subject, What Shall I Do With My Life"
 Shs is the mother of Rev Vii fred G. Aldridge, pastor here for the last several years. The church was filled with Cheshire parishion- CTS and others from Southington, where Mrs Aldridge, four years ago took care of her sons congregation for Q period of two months while he was in Florida.
 Mrs Aldridge is now social worker in the United church in the United States and Canada. Her home is in Toronto, Canada. Her |hair is black and untouched by |gray. On Friday she enjoyed a long swim with her son. During the half century she has been engaged in re- ligions work she has travelled in England, France and Canada. She delivered three sermons on Moth. er's day, and last october cele. brated her 50th wedding annivre- sary. Mrs Aldridge was born in England in 1858. She will remain ehre for several days.
 She is president of the Universal |Crafttsmen of America and prom- 1inent in Masonic circles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
EAST MAIN ST BUS
 SERVICE AUGUST 1
Conn Co in Readiness to Replace Trolley Cars
 on Cheshire Line

Busses will be running on the East Main street and Cheshire lines of the Connecticut company by Aug. l, it was announced over the week. end by Charles Chapman, local di- vision manager. Arrival of large new busses for the inter-urban run is the only factor holding up the imm ediate substitution of busses for trolleys. The busses for the East Main street run have already arr rived here and have been sent to New Haven for final checking up before they are put into actual service.
 The busses to be used on the East Main street line arrived here Fri day. Seven of the vehicles. will be employed on that run. They are of the usual intra- city type, but em- ploy the latest in mechanical devel- opments.
 The busses for the Cheshire line, to be delivered soon, are of the 30- passenger, heavy type, with engines in the rear.