1932 Communist National Convention

1932 Communist William Z. Foster, cropped.PNG James W. Ford Salvaged.jpg Nominees (Foster and Ford) May 28–29, 1932 People's Auditorium (formal proceedings)Chicago Coliseum (mass session) Chicago, Illinois William Z. Foster Massachusetts James W. Ford 1928 1936 1,200 The 1932 Communist National Convention was held May 28–29 at the People's Auditorium and Chicago Coliseum in Chicago, Illinois. The convention saw Communist Party USA nominate William Z. Foster for president and James W. Ford for vice president. Logistics thumb|Chicago Coliseum, venue of the general session (photographed in 1912) The convention proceedings took place May 28–29 at the People's Auditorium, a venue located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. On the first evening of the convention, a mass session was held at the Chicago Coliseum, a 14,000 seat venue in Chicago. Approximately 1,200 delegates attended the proceedings at the People's Auditorium, while a packed audience filled the Chicago Coliseum for the mass session. The Daily Worker advertised the crowd of the general session as having numbered 15,000 strong.Communist Party of the United States of America (1919-1946) Organizational History http://www.marxisthistory.org/subject/usa/eam/communistparty.html Marxist History May 31, 2026Donnelly Thomas 1935 The 1932 Campaign,: An Analysis Farrar & Rinehart Proceedings thumb|Campaign poster featuring the convention's nominees (Foster and Ford) The first day's business included selecting William Z. Foster as presidential nominee and James W. Ford as vice presidential nominee. These nominations were then announced by Clarence Hathaway (the party's 1932 campaign manager) to party supporters at the mass session that evening. The second day of the convention included the adoption of a platform, and addresses by William Weinstone and Clarence Hathaway. Additionally, resolutions were adopted on a variety of issues. References Category:National conventions of the Communist Party USA Communist National Convention Communist National Convention Category:United States presidential nominating conventions in Chicago Communist National Convention Category:William Z. Foster Category:May 1932 in the United States