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MORRIS, an American Socialist. He was born in 1869 at Riga, HILLSBORO Russia, and there received his early education, coming in 1886 with his parents to New York, where in 1893 he graduated from the New York University Law School. Already in 1888 he had joined the Socialist party, and soon forged to the front, going as delegate to conventions, and showing much ability. He was national committeeman from New York in 1902-1906 and became member of the National Executive Committee in 1907. Socialist candidate for mayor of NEWELL D. HILLIS New York in 1917. In 1920 he figured prominently in the Socialist convention that gave the presidential nomination to Eugene V. Debs. His works include: "History of Socialism in the United States"; "Socialism in Theory and Practice"; "Socialism Summed Up"; "Socialism, Promise or Menace" (series of debates with the Rev. John Augustin Ryan); etc.