CA-01. Job Harriman, Socialist Candidate for Mayor. Cello, 7/8 inch.
Scarcest of the three varieties. See CA-02 for further information about
the trio of Harriman pins.
CA-02. Job Harriman, Socialist Candidate for Mayor. Cello, one inch.
From Harriman's bid for mayor of Los Angeles, 1911. Attorney Job Harriman
placed first in a field of five in the election held October 31, lacking
only 4,188 votes of reaching the required majority. In the runoff held a
month later his opponent George Alexander of the Good Government coalition
was easily elected after a major Socialist setback just before election
day. For more information about this 1911 municipal election, see our article on
the subject.
CA-03. Job Harriman for Mayor. Cello, 1¼ inch. Similar to CA-01
and CA-02, but this pin differs not only by size but by the text as well.
See CA-02 for more information about the trio of Harriman pins.
CA-04. Los Angeles for the Workers 1911, Socialist Party. Cello, 7/8
inch. From the Harriman campaign for mayor of Los Angeles. For more information
see the entry for item CA-02, above.
CA-05. Socialists’ May Day Festival, Workers Unite, Los Angeles
1912. Cello, 1¼ inch. Scarce item, probably one of a kind in the
political hobby.
CA-06. Alameda for Socialism, 1913. Cello, 7/8 inch.
CA-07 For Governor, J. Stitt Wilson, Socialist. Cello, 7/8 inch. In
this 1910 race, Wilson won close to 48,000 votes for governor of California,
better than 12 percent.
CA-08. For Congress, 6th Dist., J. Stitt Wilson, Socialist. Cello, 7/8
inch. Noted Socialist Party leader J. Stitt Wilson lived at Berkeley. In
this 1912 race Wilson placed second, winning more than 26,000 votes, or
40% of the total. In 1932 Wilson ran again from Congress; after a redistricting,
Berkeley this time was in the seventh district. In 1932 he won more than
22,000 votes (22.5%). This pin is considerably scarcer than the matching
governor's pin, and is missing from most advanced California collections
as well as most advanced Socialist Party collections.
CA-09. Short & Political Freedom. Cello, ¾ inches. Supports
William Short for a San Franciso area congressional seat, 1918. In this
4th district race, Short won 13.4 percent of the vote. His opponent was
the nominee of both the Democratic and Republican parties. The slogan refers
to abridged First Amendment rights in wartime.
