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"Houn'dawg did you ever see a place with more opportunity than right here in America!" "No sir!" I guess a guy can find just about any opportunity he wants if he just looks!  Hey here's tracks." "Well that just goes to show!  When a man makes the right kind of tracks it always takes him to the right place!" (Rush Holt 4 Governor)

49. When a Man Makes the Right Kind of Tracks it Always Takes Him to the Right Place

Identifier::
holt_00099
Title::
When a Man Makes the Right Kind of Tracks it Always Takes Him to the Right Place
Creation Date::
1952
(Our state and its opportunities!  A wonderful chance to have a worthwhile old age assistance program!) (Vote Nov. 4th for Rush D. Holt republican candidate for governor of W.Va.) (Trucking) (Decent farm roads) (Real highways backed by a real road program!) (Recreational facilities made available to all citizens!) (An honest parole system!) (A forward looking school program!) (And every section of our state equally represented.)

50. Our State and Its Opportunities

Identifier::
holt_00100
Title::
Our State and Its Opportunities
Creation Date::
1952
"Wow!  The conservation dept. alone spent nearly $892,000 bucks on cars and supplies in the past 4 years!" "Us old folks didn't have much show under this administration either son!" "I'll leave a few of these Rush Holt for Governor posters with this fellow.  He's probably as sick of our road situation as everybody else!" (We don't raise eggs no more!  Roads to market too rough!) (Fishing Camp No. 1 private road) (Camp No. 2) (No. 3)

51. We Don't Raise Eggs No More! Roads to Market Too Rough.

Identifier::
holt_00101
Title::
We Don't Raise Eggs No More! Roads to Market Too Rough.
Creation Date::
1952
"Houn'dawg you are now on the right side of the fence so let's take a walk around!" "I'm itchin!" "Now over there is a friend of mine!  Him and me remembers tough plowing!" "No wonder!" "Imagine!  Trying to make hay in this day and age with a jackass!" "Them days is gone for good boys!  This time I'm votin' for Rush Holt." "Gee!  This guy howls my language!"

52. Gee! This Guy Howls My Language!

Identifier::
holt_00102
Title::
Gee! This Guy Howls My Language!
Creation Date::
1952
(Rush D. Holt for Governor) "Sure!  That gets him to town!" "But I figure it was easier to put up that big sign!  People all stop and look!  Then they think!  Then when we elect Rush D. Holt governor we'll get decent roads!" (Route Zero W.Va.)

53. Sure! That Gets Him to Town!

Identifier::
holt_00103
Title::
Sure! That Gets Him to Town!
Creation Date::
1952
("Put men back to work and the business of the nation will increase.") (Down with utility rates) (Utility rates) (Nominated for the United States Senate at the age of 29, the eyes of the nation are upon him.  Henry Clay is one of the few other men to go to the Senate under the 30-year limit.  Absolutely fearless, plain spoken, and a miracle of energy, Rush D. Holt's meteoric rise within the last five years is without a parallel in the state or nation.) ("President Roosevelt has done more for the common people in 19 months than any other group of presidents did in as many years", he says.  Recently visited at the White House at the invitation of the President.) (100% for Roosevelt) ("Principles of christianity should guide all government activities," he advocates the abolishment of poor farms by old age pensions.) (He's been endorsed by state old age pension league of 27,000 members.) (Returned to legislature in 1932 without opposition in home county of Lewis, Republican by 600 majority.) (American Federation of Labor, West Virginia Federation of Labor and United Mine Workers of America endorse Rush D. Holt.) (For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt an ardent new dealer) (He entered the West Virginia University wearing short trousers at the age of 14.) (He has traveled more than 20,000 miles in epochal campaign tour.) (He has--taught college classes, coached athletic teams, served as a newspaper man.) (He fought for classification amendment to save farms and homes from confiscation by excessive taxation.)    

54. For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt, An Ardent New Dealer

Identifier::
holt_00115
Title::
For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt, An Ardent New Dealer
Creation Date::
1930-1940
(Formerly a school teacher, Holt has taught West Virginians a lot about how the utility interests control legislation at the tax-payers' expense.) (The railroad men are backing him.) "He gets my vote." "Mine too." (Teacher) (Holt, as Senator, will give the agricultural interests his ardent support.) "He's got organized labor with him." (Rush D. Holt, Democratic nominee to the U.S. Senate) (This brilliant young legislator carries the New Deal banner proudly and high, and his courage, candor, and sincerity have won the confidence of West Virginia voters.  His record in the state legislature in behalf of labor, agriculture, and the miners, "stands out in blazing letters, so he who runs may read".) (Like Henry Clay, Rush got an early start.) (Mills -- factories) "Holt is for a better standard of living for working men." "He taught our kids in school and he battled for us in the state legislature.  He'll be a good man for us to have in the U.S. Senate in Washington." (Pres. Roosevelt) (A friend of the miners)  

55. Democratic Nominee to the U.S. Senate

Identifier::
holt_00125
Title::
Democratic Nominee to the U.S. Senate
Creation Date::
1930-1940