Socialist Party of Oregon
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The Socialist Party of Oregon is the name of three closely related organizations — an Oregon state affiliate of the Social Democratic Party of America established in 1897 and continuing into the 1950s
C.W. Barzee (1859–1940) was one of the initial organizers of the Socialist Party of Oregon and its candidate for governor in 1906.
Tom J. Lewis, a renowned orator and important figure in the socialist movement of the Pacific coast.
Santeri Nuorteva (1881–1929), a former member of the Finnish parliament, was editor of Toveri when that paper moved to daily status in 1912.
Headquarters of Local Portland, Socialist Party in December 1910.
The Western Workman's Co-operative Publishing Company, established in 1907, was a Finnish-language socialist newspaper and book publisher located in Astoria, Oregon, on the Pacific coast of the United
Employees of the Western Workmen's Co-operative Publishing Company in front of the Toveri offices, Astoria, Oregon, 1913.
The banner of Toveri during its first 15 years featured the joined hands over a globe logo of the Socialist Party of America. The paper went to a daily publication schedule in 1912.
The banner of some early issues of Toveritar featured the arm-and-torch alternative logo of the Socialist Party of America. The paper maintained a national readership and had a larger circulation than Toveri.