Socialist Candidate Busy

Article taken from The Clearfield Progress, September 21, 1916

Portsmouth, Ohio. Sept. 21-(By United Press)-Allen L. Benson the Socialist presidential candidate, will be campaigning until November 6th, according to a statement given out by him before his departure for Toledo. The candidate expressed himself as being well pleased with the progress of his campaigning and while he did not expect victory like the other candidates, he made the forecast that there would be a large increase in the number of his party in the legislature at the coming election. His itinerary includes speeches September 22nd at Buffalo and Sept. 23, at Rochester N. Y.