Collection Overview
This collections spanning at least 1914-1938 contains a wide variety of election cards used by candidates of both the Republican and Democratic Parities for a variety of different positions in Salem, Marion County, and Oregon. Elmer Alexander Daue (1888-1972), from whose family this collection of cards was created, operated a grocery store on south Commercial Street in Salem. The family also lived in the so called Daue House (1095 Saginaw) — currently the home of Salem’s Assistance League.
The cards, many illustrated with the candidate’s photograph and containing slogans provide an interesting insight into local politics during the early part of the 20th century.
How to Access
These materials are housed at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem, Accession 1983.043.0051. For more information about how to request copies or a research appointment to view, please visit our research page here. Below is a guide to the materials.
Election Card for S.B. Mills, Democratic Candidate for Marion County Commissioner, 1934. Willamette Heritage Center, E.A. Daue Collection, 1983.043.0051
Election card for Virginia Stone, candidate for Marion County Recorder. Willamette Heritage Center, E.A. Daue Collection 1983.043.0051
| Candidate | Position | Candidate | Position |
| Abrams, Carl | Campaign Manager-Percy Cupper | Mogan, Frank W. | Constable-Salem |
| Acheson, Lee W. | Constable – Salem | O’Connell, A.W. | Democratic National Convention Delegate |
| Adams, Earl | Constable – Salem | Olson, O.A. | Salem City Recorder |
| Bean, Henry J. | Oregon Supreme Court Justice | Olson, O.A., Dr. | Salem Mayor |
| Black, Gordon | Salem City Council | Overgard, W.M. | Constable – Salem |
| Bliven, Wililam | Marion County Clerk | Page, Lyle J. “Barney” | Marion County District Attorney |
| Bloom, David C. | Marion County Commissioner | Page, U.S. | State Representative |
| Burk, A.C. (Andy) | Marion County Sheriff | Protzman, J.B. | Salem City Treasurer |
| Churchill, R.C. (Dick) | Marion County Treasurer | Rand, John L. | Oregon Supreme Court Justice |
| Coomler, J.S. | Marion County Commissioner | Rice, C.O. | Salem City Treasurer |
| Cupper, Percy A. | Salem School Board | Roden, Pat | Salem City Council |
| Duncan, George R. | State Representative | Selig, N. | Salem City Recorder |
| Ferrey, Martin F. | Marion County Judge | Shedeck, Frank L. | Salem City Marshal |
| Hauser, Lloyd J. | Constable -Salem | Skopil, R.W. | State Representative |
| Hewlett, Leroy | Marion County Commissioner | Smith, Jim E. | Marion County Commissioner |
| Jones, A. Warren | Salem City Recorder | Smith, W.M. | Marion County School Superintendent |
| King, Amanda | Mentioned in H. Elmer King’s Card (Mother) | Spaulding, Charles K. | State Senator |
| King, H. Elmer | Marion County Commissioner | Sprague, Charles Arthur | Oregon Governor |
| King, W.H. | Mentioned in H. Elmer King’s Card (Father) | Steiwer, Karl | Marion County Sheriff |
| Lusk, Hall S. | Oregon Supreme Court Justice | Stone, Virginia | Marion County Recorder |
| Melson, Roy S. | Marion County Commissioner | Stripling, E.W. | Salem City Council |
| Mills, S.B. | Marion County Commissioner | Theilsen, H.W. | Campaign Manager Percy Cupper |
| Van Winkle, I.H. | Oregon Supreme Court Justice | ||
| Woolery, Ransom “Joe” | Constable – Salem | ||
| Young, Denver | Marion County Sheriff |
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