End Poverty in California
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End Poverty in California was a political campaign started in 1934 by socialist writer Upton Sinclair. The movement formed the basis for Sinclair's campaign for governor of California in 1934. The pla
The EPIC Plan, published in The Lie Factory Starts, 1934
Front page of EPIC News following Sinclair's primary victory, August 29, 1934
Sinclair on the cover of Time magazine, October 22, 1934
Democratic headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles during the campaign, October 1934
Sheridan Downey
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Sheridan Downey was an American lawyer and a Democratic politician from Wyoming and California. In 1934, he ran for lieutenant governor of California as Upton Sinclair's running mate in the "End Pover
End Poverty in California
…Upton Sinclair, candidate for governor of California (1934), muckraker, author of several novels including The Jungle Sheridan Downey, U.S. Senator from California (1939–1950), candidate for lieutenant governor of California (1934) Patrick J. Cooney, candidate for California Attorney…
Portrait by Gabriel Moulin, 1945
Downey as a candidate for Congress, 1932
Downey talking with Francis Townsend, 1934
From left to right: Ellis E. Patterson, Culbert Olson, and Downey, candidates for lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. Senate, respectively, at the White House, 1938