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Henry a Wallace — Part 5
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HOW TO BUILD
FA IACE -FOR-PRESIDENT CLUBS IN RAILROAD YARDS
SHOPS, ROUNDHOUSES, FREIGHT AND PASSENGER STATIONS
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Purpose sThe purpose of a Wa llace-for-President Club is to organize a political
action committee among the railroad workers at each point to insure a pro-
gressive victory at the polls in November.
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Membership: Membership in the Wallace clubs should inolude workers of all railroad
erates at each point, regardless of political affiliation, race, oreed or
color, who support the progressive program as set forth in the Milwaukee Com-
mittee folder.
Officers and committees: Club officers should consist of a chairman, a seoretary~
reasurer, 4h organizing committees composed of representatives of all raile
road crafts and departments, and suoh other committees as are deemed necess~
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Activities of local clubs;
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1. To establish a Wallace-for-President campaign fund in all yards and shops
to help defray expenses of the Wallace campaign on the railroads; for the
purohase of the NEVER AGAIN folder, Wallace's Labor Speech, campaign but=
tons, membership cards and other campaign material. This campaign fund
should be established through a $1.00 voluntary contribution collected
from members upon joining the club. There will be no regular dues or monthe
ly assessments. Local treasurers should provide themselves with a duplicate
reoeipt book and keap proper record of campaign fund receipts and expendi«~
tures, to be reported at olub meetings and for regular audit fron time to
time by @ committee elected for that purposes No officers will be compen-
sated from the local olub treasury for any work done in this organization.
Campaign fund contributions of $1.00 will be alloted as follows: 50¢ to
remain in the local olub treasury for local campaign purposes, and 50¢ to
be remitted to the Chicago Railwayments Wallace-for-President Committee
for promotional and general campaign expenses.
2. To make the widest possible distribution of Wallace campaign buttons among
railroad workers. .
3s To reach al) railroad workers with the Milwaukee Committee NEVER AGAIN
folder, Wallacets labor Speech, and other éleotion campaign material ig~
sued from time to time.
4. To enroll all progressive railroad workers as members of the local Wallace~
or-President olube
5. To conduct an extensive program of education: through the holding of regu-
ar socal olub meetings, inviting speakers, and the distribution of came
paign literature to bring the vital issues of the 1948 elections to the
railroad workers and win them for the eleotion of Wallace and other pro-
gressive candidates in the November elections. .
6+ To make a careful check of all railroad workers at each oint to. see that
they and their families and friends are registered and sttzitie to vote
on election day, .
Campaign material available -order now: . |
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NEVER AGAIN folder iasued-by-the Milwaukeé Committee - , 2009 Peta fred
Wallace in '48 campaign buttong- « - - « ------e a0 $275" 8 "
Wallace's Labor Speech w4=page tabloid size=- delivered F
in Chicago, Jan. 17, 1948 -----s-- 2. ~~~ $1,205 »
Wallace-for-Pregident Sotel olub membership cards : oSo7 on
Duplicate receipt books for local club secretaries ---- 05 aptece.
CHICAGO RAI LWAYMEN'S WALLACE-FOR=PRESIDENT COMMITTER
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Glyn F. Brooks, Seo'y~Treas., Pro Tem,
6537 So. Kimbark Ave - Phone: Hyde Park 3942,
Chicago 37, Ill.
GET ABOARD THE WALLACE TRANSCONTINENTAL SPECIAL!
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