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[Handbill from the Alameda County Political Equality Society Calling for Poll Watchers]

[Handbill from the Alameda County Political Equality Society Calling for Poll Watchers] by [California]. [Women's Suffrage]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books
Title
[Handbill from the Alameda County Political Equality Society Calling for Poll Watchers]
Author
[California]. [Women's Suffrage]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Alameda, Ca, 1896. Very good.. Handbill, 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Old folds, minor wear. An apparently unrecorded resolution involving the first ballot measure calling for women's suffrage in California in the waning years of the 19th century. Here, the Alameda County Political Equality Society calls for two representatives to be present at each polling place in the county to ensure that votes are "properly canvassed and returned." Particularly at issue was Amendment No. 6 in the election, "extending the right to women to vote." A printed note at the bottom of the document states that the resolution was "Passed by the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, at their regular meeting, November 2nd, 1896." The prospect of calling for representatives to monitor polling places indicates the political unrest brought forth during the suffrage movement. Of particular interest on this handbill are the vote tallies handwritten on the verso, beginning with the county or precinct totals for President and including numerous other state and local races; for example, William McKinley received 116 votes to W.J. Bryan's 34. The handwritten tallies do not include totals for the Women's Suffrage Amendment, but it was ultimately defeated statewide by a healthy margin of about 27,000 votes. The present handbill provides a unique record of a failed attempt in California to secure for women the right to vote at the close of the 19th century. It would take another fifteen years for women to achieve the franchise right, when a similar amendment to the California Constitution narrowly passed (by just over 3,500 votes) in 1911.
Eldridge Cleaver. FBI OPD and Eldridge Cleaver, Signed

Eldridge Cleaver. FBI OPD and Eldridge Cleaver, Signed by CLEAVER, ELDRIDGE

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Seller: Schulson Autographs
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Eldridge Cleaver. FBI OPD and Eldridge Cleaver, Signed
Author
CLEAVER, ELDRIDGE
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Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description
Cleaver signed the s tapled pamphlet published by The Friends of Eldridge Cleaver, San Francisco. His signature shows in full at the end of the "Introduction," which explains why "The Friends" put the pamphlet together. "The material in this pamphlet was selected and reprinted by The Friends of Eldridge Cleaver, a loosely-knit group of residents of the San Francisco/Oakland/Berkeley Bay Are...concerned about...Eldridge...We do not want to see him scapegoated...." The group seeks to increase public knowledge of the, "April 6, 1968 clash with the Oakland Police...for which Eldridge will soon stand trial...Many forces have conspired to cover up this era...Research into these dark pages of our history is vitally needed." Cleaver signs, "Eldridge Cleaver." White wrappers, with print and photographs in blue. Cleaver is pictured on the front and on the back cover with his wife and baby. Print and images throughout the booklet are printed in blue.

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