Vote for Larson

Vote for Larson Political Button Museum
Category
Political
Additional Images
Vote for Larson button back Political Button Museum
Text on Button VOTE FOR LARSON COUNTY CLERK REPUBLICAN
Image Description

Red text on a white background
Curl Text GREEN DUCK CHICAGO
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
7/8 inch
Year / Decade Made
1940s
1942
The Manufacturer
Green Duck Co.
Additional Information

This button is a campaign button supporting Loyd C. Larson, a Republican nominee for the county clerk position in Cook County in Illinois in the 1942 election. Prior to the election, Larson was the head of his own accounting firm. During his campaign, he criticized the Democratic machinery in stealing votes and other government corruption. It was also reported that many black constituents attended his campaigns with enthusiasm.
Sources

Walker, Ward. (1942, October 7). A Business Man Candidate Opens G.O.P. Campaign: Loyd Larson Tears Into Democratic. Chicago Daily Tribune, pp. 3. 

N.a. (1942, October 13). It's the Clout. Chicago Daily Tribune, pp. 14.
Catalog ID PO0198