1917 NYC Mayoral election

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of course notable for Hillquit's strength, pulling over 20% and probably over 25% of the black vote.  would have been interesting had the election been held, say, a month later, after news of the Lenin victory hit newswires.

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Morris Hillquit.


The socialist revolution begins right here if Hillquit wins the election in 1917.

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Mitchel

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The socialist revolution begins right here if Hillquit wins the election in 1917.

Hillquit was a social democrat with no sympathy for revolutionary politics.

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Mitchel