Election of 1912 - Special Bureau (1 of 2)
Date
1912
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Chaired by Saulsbury, the Special Bureau was an agency of the Democratic National Committee in New York responsible for mobilizing the ethnic vote, particularly through its Western Department at the Democratic National Headquarters in Chicago. The ethnic groups specifically named are (in New York) Jewish, Polish, Syrian, Welsh, Greek, Spanish, Hungarian, German, French, and Italian voters; and (in Chicago) Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Slovak, Ruthenian, Bohemian, and Croatian voters. There were also special divisions for "Labour" and "Negroes." Correspondence between the New York and Chicago offices, figures on ethnic populations, budgets for expenditures for each group, and a speech by Saulsbury about the Bureau.
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Democratic Party (Del.), Democratic Party (U.S.), Morris, Hugh M., Saulsbury, Eli, 1817-1893, Saulsbury, May du Pont, 1854-1927, Saulsbury, Willard, 1820-1892, United States. Congress. Senate, Business and politics, Business enterprises--United States--History--20th century, Delaware, Delaware--History--19th century, Delaware--History--20th century, Delaware--Politics and government--1865-1950, Fenwick Island (Del.), United States--Politics and government--20th century, Business records, Legal documents, Personal papers, correspondence
Citation
MSS 0331, Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.