Swanson, Bert E.2019-07-112019-07-111956-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/24777169 pagesThe purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the behavior of the precinct committeemen and committeewomen of both political parties in a city of 12,000 population in the Pacific Northwest. The city can be characterized as a workingman's community in a larger metropolitan area of some 50,000 population. Close observation of the committeemen was carried on for a full year, during which period both parties underwent a process of complete reorganization in their efforts to win an important election.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USPolitical partiesLocal politicsPolitical scienceThesis / Dissertation