Charles Horatio Matchett was an American socialist politician. He is best remembered as the first candidate of the Socialist Labor Party of America for Vice President of the United States in the election of 1892 and as the party's candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1896.
Charles H. Matchett (1843–1919)
Charles H. Matchett and Matthew Maguire, The People, July 19, 1896
Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party (SLP) is a political party in the United States. It was established in 1876, and was the first socialist party formed in the country.
The SLP does not seem to have used its distinctive arm and hammer logo until it appeared on the front page of The Workmen's Advocate in 1885
Dutch-American radical Philip Van Patten was the first National Secretary of the SLP
Daniel De Leon in 1902
National Secretary Henry Kuhn was the top political official of the SLP "regulars" in the faction fight of 1899