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Darlington Hoopes
Chairman of the
Socialist Party of America
In office
1946–1968
Member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1931–1937
Personal details
Born(1896-09-11)September 11, 1896
LaVale, Maryland,U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 1989(1989-09-25)(aged 93)
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Political partySocialist Party of America
Social Democratic Federation
Socialist Party USA
SpouseHazelette Miller
Children3
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin School of Agriculture

Darlington Hoopes(September 11, 1896 – September 25, 1989) was an American politician and lawyer who served in thePennsylvania House of Representativesas a member of theSocialist Party of America.He served as chairman of the Socialist Party of America from 1946 to 1968.

Hoopes was born inLaVale, Maryland,and educated at theGeorge Schooland theUniversity of Wisconsin School of Agriculture.He ran for multiple offices with the Socialist nomination and served in multiple position within the Socialist Party; with him later becoming chairman of the party.

He served as the Socialist Party's vice-presidential nominee during the1944 presidential electionand as the party's presidential nominee during the1952and1956presidential elections. Hoopes conducted the last presidential campaigns of the Socialist Party of America. He briefly joined theSocial Democratic Federationin the 1930s before returning to the Socialist Party and later joined theSocialist Party USAafter the dissolution of the Socialist Party.

Early life

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Darlington Hoopes was born on September 11, 1896, inLaVale, Maryland,toQuakerparents. He graduated from theGeorge Schoolin 1913, and attended theUniversity of Wisconsin School of Agriculture.He was admitted to thePennsylvania Bar Associationin 1921. He married Hazelette Miller, with whom he had three children.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Early and party politics

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Hoopes ran to be the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with the Socialist nomination in 1927, 1929, and 1957.[5][6][7][8][9]From 1928 to 1932, he served as Assistant City Solicitor ofReadingand then as City Solicitor of Reading from 1936 to 1940.[1]He served as the Socialist nominee forGovernor of Pennsylvaniaduring the 1946 elections.[10]

Hoopes became a member of theSocialist Party of Americain 1914.[1]During the 1920s he served as secretary of theSocialist Party of Pennsylvania.[11]Hoopes served as a member of the national Socialist executive committee during the 1930s.[12]Hoopes was selected to serve as the chairman of the Socialist Party of America's 1934 national convention by a vote of 69 to 61 against George E. Roewer.[13]He served as chairman of the Socialist Party of America from 1946 to 1968.[14]Hoopes joined theSocialist Party USAin 1973.[15]

In 1936, the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania severed its connection with the Socialist Party of America over ideological and tactical differences.[16]Hoopes remained with the state organization outside of any national organization. On February 7, 1937, the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania called an "Eastern States Conference of Social Democratic Organizations" in Philadelphia which moved forward towards establishing a new organization, theSocial Democratic Federation.[16]Hoopes was named to the 7 member committee which issued a call for a National Convention in Pittsburgh, to be held May 29–31, 1937.[16]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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Hoopes during his time in thePennsylvania House of Representatives.

Hoopes won election to thePennsylvania House of Representativesin 1930, with the Socialist nomination alongside fellow Socialist Lilith M. Wilson. Hoopes and Wilson were the first third party delegation to serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 1917.[1][17]During the 1930 campaign Hoopes had been arrested for attempting to conduct a political meeting without a permit, but the charges against him were later dropped.[18][19]He was reelected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1932 and 1934.[20][21][4]Hoopes ran for reelection in 1936, but lost in the general election.[22]Hoopes sought election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1938, but lost.[23]

Presidential and vice-presidential campaigns

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Darlington Hoopes served asNorman Thomas' vice-presidential running mate during the1944 presidential election.

On June 4, 1944, Hoopes was selected unanimously as the vice-presidential running mate toNorman Thomas,who was seeking the presidency for the fifth time.[24]The Thomas and Hoopes presidential ticket placed fourth in the general election and received 79,019 votes.[25]During the1948 presidential electionHoopes was endorsed for the vice-presidency by the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania.[26]However,Tucker P. Smithwon the party's vice-presidential nomination at the national convention.[27]

On May 5, 1952, theSocialist Party of Massachusettsendorsed Hoopes for the Socialist Party of America's presidential nomination andRobin Myersfor the vice-presidential nomination.[28]Hoopes won the party's presidential nomination on a unanimous vote after his two opponents dropped out andSamuel H. Friedmanwas selected unanimously as his vice-presidential running mate.[29]Hoopes was chosen as the party's presidential nominee after Thomas announced that he would not seek the party's presidential nomination again.[30]During the campaign Hoopes spent $150 and in the general election he placed sixth after receiving 20,203 votes.[31][32]He was the last member of the Socialist Party to appear on the ballot in Maine until a candidate of the Socialist Party USA appeared on the ballot for a seat in theMaine Senatein the 2018 election.[33]

Hoopes and Friedman were selected as the party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees during the1956 presidential election.However, the sixty delegates to the Socialist Party of America's national convention chose not to spend large amounts of money or effort on campaigning for president and would instead seek write-in votes for Hoopes and Friedman.[34]In the general election he placed tenth after receiving 2,128 votes.[35]Hoopes' 1956 presidential campaign was the last conducted by the Socialist Party of America before its dissolution in the 1970s.[15]

Later life

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From 1957 to 1962, Hoopes served as president of the Pennsylvania Equal Rights Council. He also served as president of the Berks County Bar Association from 1961 to 1962.[1]On September 25, 1989, Hoopes died in a nursing home inSinking Spring, Pennsylvaniaof natural causes.[31][1]

References

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  1. ^abcdef"Darlington Hoopes, Socialist, 93; Twice Party Choice for President".The New York Times.September 27, 1989.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020.
  2. ^"Darlington Hoopes".Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020.
  3. ^"Today's Birthday".The Morning Herald.September 11, 1956. p. 14.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  4. ^abPlatform Socialist Party 1952.Socialist Party of America.1952.
  5. ^"Leave Judgeships Open".Reading Times.April 26, 1927. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  6. ^"Judge of the Court of Common Pleas".Reading Times.November 8, 1927. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  7. ^"Socialists Appear to Have Made Clean Sweep at City Hall".Reading Times.November 9, 1927. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  8. ^"1929 Judgeship".Reading Times.July 15, 1929. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  9. ^"Qualifies as Socialist Candidate For Bench".The Plain Speaker.September 4, 1957. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  10. ^"State Socialists Name Candidate for Governor".The Pittsburgh Press.February 11, 1946. p. 9.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  11. ^"Insurgent Drive On in State Now".The Times-Tribune.July 15, 1924. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  12. ^"Hoopes Offers Broad Program".Reading Times.June 2, 1934. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  13. ^"Hoopes Named National Head by Socialists".Sunday News.June 2, 1934. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  14. ^"Darlington Hoopes Papers [Microform]".Historical Society of Pennsylvania.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  15. ^ab"The Ghost of William Penn: Darlington Hoopes - 'It Can Be Done!'".Daily Times.August 7, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  16. ^abc"SDF Calls Convention at Pittsburgh, May 20,"The New Leader[New York], vol. 20, no. 7 (Feb. 13, 1937), pp. 1-2.
  17. ^"Socialists Are Only 3rd Party in House".Reading Times.November 12, 1930. p. 11.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  18. ^"Ass't City Solitictor of Reading Is Arrested by Allentown Police".The Morning Call.October 12, 1930. p. 5.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  19. ^"Socialist Discharged by Municipal Court".The Morning Call.October 14, 1930. p. 11.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  20. ^"Reelected in 1932".The Morning Call.November 10, 1932. p. 18.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  21. ^"Hoopes and Wilson Reelected".Reading Times.November 7, 1934. p. 11.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  22. ^"Easily Win Assembly Seats".Reading Times.November 5, 1936. p. 3.Archivedfrom the original on October 14, 2020.RetrievedOctober 14,2020– viaNewspapers.
  23. ^"Majority Clear-Cut".The Pittsburgh Press.November 9, 1938. p. 11.Archivedfrom the original on October 14, 2020.RetrievedOctober 14,2020– viaNewspapers.
  24. ^"Norman Thomas Heads Socialist Ticket 5th Time".The Mercury.June 5, 1944. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  25. ^"1944 Presidential Election".Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020.
  26. ^"Pa. Socialists Nominate Professor for President".York Daily Record.February 16, 1948. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  27. ^"Norman Thomas Again Heads Socialist Ticket".The Daily Republican.May 10, 1948. p. 8.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  28. ^"Hoopes Is Indorsed".The Philadelphia Inquirer.May 6, 1952. p. 9.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  29. ^"Socialists' Presidential Choice Is Reading Man".The Daily Gazette.June 2, 1952. p. 3.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  30. ^"Darlington Hoopes Socialist Choice for President".Daily American.June 3, 1952. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  31. ^ab"Darlington Hoopes, Socialist Politician".Lancaster New Era.September 27, 1989. p. 1.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  32. ^"1952 Presidential Election".Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020.
  33. ^"Socialist Party Places Nominee for State Senate on Maine Ballot".Ballot Access News.September 5, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on January 16, 2022.
  34. ^"Socialists Nominate Hoopes, Friedman".The Times-Tribune.June 11, 1956. p. 24.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020 – viaNewspapers.
  35. ^"1952 Presidential Election".Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2020.

Further reading

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  • J. Paul Henderson,Darlington Hoopes: The Political Biography of an American Socialist.Glasgow, Scotland: Humming Earth, 2005.
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