Democratic Party (United States) but the name "Democratic Party" was eventually settled upon and became the official name in 1844. Members of the party are called "Democrats" or "Dems". The term "Democrat Party" has also been in local use, but has usually been used by opponents since 1952 as a disparaging term. The most common mascot symbol for the party has been the donkey, or jackass. Andrew Jackson's enemies twisted his name to "jackass" as a term of ridicule regarding a stupid and stubborn animal. However, the Democrats liked the common-man implications and picked it up too, therefore the image persisted and evolved. Its
Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory The Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory () was a social democratic political party in the Memel Territory/Klaipėda Region 1925–1935. The party was led by August Kislat and Fritz Matzies. The party was based amongst the ethnic German population of the territory. The foundation of the party followed the coming into force of the Memel Convention and the Memel Statute on August 25, 1925, after which the labour movement in the Memel Territory detached itself organizationally from the German labour movement. The party was founded on the basis of the erstwhile organization