1892, Socialist Labor Party: Simon Wing 1896, Socialist Labor Party: Charles Matchett 1900, Social Democratic Party: Eugene V. Debs 1904, 1908 & 1912, Socialist Party: Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs was born on November 5, 1855.
In the 1928 US presidential election, Norman Thomas was nominated as the Socialist Party presidential candidate and Verne L. Reynolds was nominated as the Socialist Labor candidate. The main presidential candidates were Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Al Smith.
Labor leader Eugene V. Debs and others formed the Socialist Party.
Yes, he was a labor leader and five-time Socialist candidate for President
Debs's conviction reinforced federal authority to halt strikes
Eugene V. Debs platform was that workers have the right to unionize. He was a Socialist, and ran for President in 1912. He earned 6% of the vote.
Pullman Strike
Eugene V. Debs was the candidate in the presidential election of 1912 who ran mostly to widen the audience for Socialist ideas.
The Espionage act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign jail
The web address of the Debs Eugene V Museum is: http://www.eugenevdebs.com
The phone number of the Debs Eugene V Museum is: 812-232-2163.