Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-16
SOCIALIST News.
NATIONAL.
South Carolina Organized.


The EFFORTS of National Organizer o.
F. Branstetter IN South Carolina re- |
suited in the state convention apply |
ing for a state charter. A state con-
stitution was adopted. VIM. Eber-
hard, 257 King St., Charleston, was
nominated for State Secretary. and J.
A. Royal 1922 Assembly St, Colum-
bia, was nominated for National Com
mitteeman.
The National Secretary, following
the usual custom, will put the consti
tuition and the nominees to referen-
dunn vote of the state membership. Ii
the vote on the constitution is affirma-
tive, he will then put to the National
Executive Committee the question OF
granting state charter. #
The convention also nominated
state ticket as follows: Governor, K.
lB. Britton, Charleston; Lieutenant
/ Governor, J. C. Inabinet, Newberry;
Secretary OF State. P. I. Rawl, Lexing-
ton, Comptroller GeneraL~J. F. Fink,
Leesyille; Attorney General, John A
Mette. Columbia; State Treasurer ).
w. S. Pigler, Spartanburg; Supt. OF
Agriculture, C. W Thompson. Reeves
Vile; Railroad Commissioners w. Il,
4 Charles, Pelzer.- =
| state Secretary Dooley Of Oklahoma,
reports as follows: "At the close OF
the first quarter OF 1912, April SOth,
Oklahoma had membership OF al
most IS 900, with an average member
ship OF $500.
"since January l. 1912, the State
Office has issued over 200 charters to
subordinate organizations. This NUM-
Der does not include charters. Tor
for branches which number is prob
ably about $50. Total number OF
branches and locals STA.
"Our correspondence was as follows
for the month of April Just closed:
1923 letters received; 2,S15 letters
sent out; 500 packages mailed out; TO-
tai pieces Of mail handled, Exclusive
Of newspapers) 1887.
Upon information received from
some OF the Finnish branches OF the
party. complaining that they have not
received some Of the official communi-
cations from their county or state
Offices, it was decided by the Execu-
tive Committee Of the National Fin
nish Organization at it's meeting April
q. 1912, to ask the National secre-
tary to put note in the Bulletin urS'
ing those state and local secretaries
who, for one reason OF another have
not done SO before, to include in their
mailing lists also the addresses OF the
Finnish locals and branches in their
respective territories.
The state convention OF the Social
list Party Of West Virginia, will be
held at Charleston. beginning June l.
State Secretary Houston Of West
Virginia, reports that charters were
issued to seven locals in that state
during the month Of April
Ohio.
By a recent referendum in Ohio the
following were elected members OF the
National Committee: Alvah G. Eby,
Columbus, and William Patterson
Toledo: William Bessemer, Cleveland,
and Tom Clifford, Cleveland, were re-
elected to the same position.
Local Moline. Illinois. orders 10000
copies Of the Growing Grocery Bill
Proposed National Party Referendum.
Paducah, Kentucky.
Moved by Local Paducah, Kentucky
that referendum vote be taken on
the question of holding a Unity Con-
ference, for the purpose OF uniting,
the Socialist Party and the Socialist
Labor Party, same to take piacs Il
adopted provided the Socialist Labor
Party concrus.
Comment: We believe it folly to
postpone this action any longer. Al
of