Muscatine Herold: 1918 Sample Election Ballot

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Title

Muscatine Herold: 1918 Sample Election Ballot

Subject

city elections in Muscatine; Peoples Democratic Ticket; Republican Citizens Ticket; Socialist Workers Ticket

Description

Sample election ballot for the Muscatine city elections of March 4, 1918, published by the Muscatine Herold. By publishing the ballot with an affidavit in German from the City Recorder, the Herold allowed its readers to familiarize themselves in advance with candidates as well as with the English text that they would have to navigate at the ballot box. There was strong local support for the Socialist Party among workers in the city's pearl button industry and other factories.

Creator

Harry B. Caple (City Recorder)

Source

Muscatine Herold

Publisher

Henry Heinz

Date

1 March 1918

Rights

State Historical Society of Iowa

Relation

Muscatine History and Industry Center, 1911 strike: http://www.muscatinehistory.org/1911-strike#sthash.wUd91UP8.dpbs

Format

jpg

Language

German; English

Type

newspaper text

Identifier

Muscatine Herold, microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa

Coverage

1918-03-01; Muscatine; Muscatine County