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Eugene V. Debs was born on November 5, 1855.
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.
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 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