Image of Senator Morse during his 22 hours and 26 minutes filibuster against the Tidelands Oil legislation in 1953, the second longest in Senate history. SOURCE: 1956 Campaign Newspaper Clipping, Series N, Box 15, Folder 21, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, EVER THE EQUESTRIAN
Born in Wisconsin Senator Morse spent his early years on a 320-acre (130 ha) plot near Verona, a small community 11 miles (18 km) west-southwest of Madison. The family raised Devon cattle for beef, Percheron and Hackney horses, dairy cows, hogs, sheep, poultry, and feed crops for the animal, and Senator Morse’s parents were staunch believers in the value of a good education. As a young child, Senator Morse would commuted 22 miles (35 km) round-trip daily to Longfellow School in Madison on one of his family’s horses. Images of Senator Morse in farm settings were actively circulated during the 1956 campaign, reminding voters of his simple upbringing and associating him in their minds with the down-to-earth working mans’ struggle Oregonians found familiar.
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 12 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TARGETED DEMOGRAPHICS
Of particular interest to the Morse Campaign (as revealed to by poll data they’d collected and keep on record) were women, union members, blue collar workers, and agricultural workers. Senator Morse scheduled many a speaking engagement reaching these very voters with his passionate rhetoric.
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
From the ‘Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner’, September 26th, 1956, sponsored by the Democratic Party of Oregon. 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
 (Front) 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
 (Back) 1956 Campaign Pictures, Series N, Box 13 Folder 19, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. |
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, FAMILY MAN, THE TRADITIONAL OREGONIAN
