Porter H. Dale: A Real Congressman, 1920

PorterDaleARealCongressman.jpg

Title

Porter H. Dale: A Real Congressman, 1920

Creator

Dale Club of Windsor County

Description

Flyer circulated by the Dale Club of Windsor County outlining Congressman Porter H. Dale's qualifications for reelection to the United States House of Representatives. Dale served as the Congressman from Vermont's second district from 1915-1923 and was elected to the US Senate in 1923, where he served until his death in 1933. The statement lists Dale's personal and professional attributes, including his congressional committee appointments and his work surveying the conditions under which American soldiers fought in France during the First World War. The document closes with an appeal to voters, adding "Porter H. Dale is a poor self-advertiser, but he is a big man in Congress and a winner at the polls. Let us line up solidly behind him."

Date

1920

Source

Small Bside / Political elections - 1920

Extent

2 broadside / 27.5 x 21.5 cm

Identifier

PorterDaleARealCongressman.jpg

Format

jpeg

Original Format

Citation

Dale Club of Windsor County, “Porter H. Dale: A Real Congressman, 1920,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2194.