Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-23

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the present system of society until
the working class shall finally come
into it's own.
1t must secure something better
than has ever been thought of by
other forces interested in city rule
and put it into effect.
This was the keynote of the discus
sion on the commission form of gov
eminent in the national convention of
the Socialist party here. The final
conclusion reached was that the gen
eral tendencies of the commission
form ofgovernment we're not apparent
enough TO allow the Socialist party
to frame any definite declaration on
the subject.
1t was instead decided to leave this
matter to the State organizations %
frame policies in the different states
suitable to conditions and the prevail
ing laws and forms Of commission gov
eminent in those states.
It was determined also to continue
the same committee that has been II
vestigating this subject and which re-
ported through its chairman, Carl D..
Thompson, former Socialist city clerk
of Milwaukee.
The discussion brought forth views
from numerous Socialists who have
been confronted with the problem OF
commission form of government in
their respective cities. Mayor Wilson,
of Berkeley, California, and Senator
Gaylord, of Wisconsin. took an active
part in the debate. 1t was noted in
the discussion that those delegates
who had some experience with this
form of city rule were inclined to
favor it.
Delegates Patterson, of Ohio, and
Kaplan, of Minnesota, denounced the
commission form of government as
mere capitalist reforms. The same
view was taken by Berlyn, of Illinois,
who closed the opposition to the re-
commentator of the committee to
continue the study of this subject.
Chairman Thompshon closed for the
committee.
An amendment by Slobodin, of New
York that the study be made by a
committee appointed by the National
Committee was defeated. The conven-
ton adopted the motion of Wilson of
California, to continue the same COM
mittee and to require it to report at
the 1914 Congress.
Delegate Branstetter, of Oklahoma,
was chosen chaiTmaR for the third
day of the convention, with Delegate
Maley, of Washing on, as vice-chair-
man, Miss Maley presided during the
closing hours of the days session be-
ing the first woman to act as chairman
of the convention. .
Urging the Socialists of the United
States to rise in protest against Ameri
can Intervention in the Mexican revo-
dution as the German Socialists have
threatened to do if the Kaiser attempt
ed to invade France, L. Gutierrez de
Lara addressed the convention as fra
ternal delegate to the Mexican Social
list party.
"The Mexican revolution is going
to succeed" he said. The revolution
lists will take the land and then the
government will legalize this act. Any
interventionso the part of the United
States will not be to protect American
citizens but to help the master class
of Mexico"
The matter was referred to the
committee on international relations.
It is understood that the convention
will 90 on record against intervention
by the United States in the Mexican
revolution.
National Executive Member Hay
wood secured the floor on point OF
personal privilege, declaring that
communication to the convention from
the tenth ward branch of Local Den
yer, Colo, Directing to him having
vote and voice in the convention, had
,peen given out to the capitalist press
after it had been tabled without being
read to the convention. He asked that
the communication be read. This
was done and then on the motion of
Delegate Spargo, Vermont, it was
again tabled.
In defending his position, Haywood
made references to the Bridgeport,
Conn, Socialist local, which were re
sented by Delegates McLevy and
Beardsley, of that State. Both de-
manded the right to answer, but
Chairman Branstetter ruled that they
could not do so at that time.
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