Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-16

platform orator. As the time is now
short. be sure and send in your appli-
cations for dates.
BLANK CREDENTIALS FOR DELE
GATES TO THE STATE CONVEN-
TION HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL
LOCALS THEY SHOULD BE FILL
ED OUT AND SENT TO THIS OF
FICE AT ONCE.
Local Secretaries are urged to
watch their correspondence. Many OF
| the secretaries seem to think that it
is unnecessary to send reports of pro-
ceedings to this Office. Out of nearly
one hundred locals, but seven have
certified the election of delegates to
this Office.
Beginning in the July issue, the
Metropolitan Magazine will publish
series of articles by Morris Hillquit
on Socialism Up-tO-Date." The au-
thorship of the articles is guar
anty of quality, and all Socialists
should obtain these copies in order to
learn just what progress we have
made and are making.
| Between eight and nine thousand
miners are on strike in the KanaWha
coal fields. The demand is for in
creased pay and recognition of the
union. The operators have refused
| fatty to accede to these demands, and
a fight is on to the finish. Notice has
been served upon the miners to vacate
the company houses by May LIST.
These comrades of ours know some
thing of the class war. The struggle
| there is one of the bitterest in the ma
| ton, and there can be no peace until
! it reaches a climax and is settled
right. The United Mine Workers of
America is saturated with Socialism
and this has given them spirit of
militancy heretofore unknown. The
brutal operators now have to deal
with men who can neither be bought
or bull-doZed.
Charters have been issued to the
following locals during the month of
April:
Crown Hill, Kanawha Co., T. A. At
kinson.
Chelyan, Kanawha Co., R. E. Bryant.
Durbin, Pocahontas Co., ]. 3. Kerr.
East Bank, Kanawha Co., Ben Haush.
Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Co., Chas. E.
Marlett.
Miller's Chapel, Cabell Co., Miss Pearl
Topping.
Ruth, Kanawha Co., Mrs A. F. Rum
baugh. r~
NOTICE ~ CANDIDATES FOR
CONGRESS-: The law requires that
candidates for nomination for con-
gress file TWO statements of expendi-
lures, ONE BEFORE THE NOMINAL
TON is MADE, AND THE OTHER
AFTER THE NOMINATION. Blanks
for making such statements can be
obtained either from the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, Washing
ton, d. c., or from this office.
STATE CONVENTION AT CHAR
LESION, w. VA, BEGINNING JUNE
FIRST.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF PARTY
OFFICIALS
| Art. XIX, Sec 2 of the Constitution
provides that all party state officials
shall be nominated during the month
of May of each year. A CALL is
WHEREFORE HEREBY ISSUED FOR
NOMINATIONS FOR PARTY STATE
OFFICIALS AS FOLLOWS:
/ One National Committeeman.
One State Committeeman, First Dis.
One State Committeeman, Second Dis
One State Committeeman, Third Dis.
One State Committeeman Fourth Dis.
One State Committeeman, Fifth Dis.
A State Secretary Treasurer.
State officials are elected for the
period Of one year. Elsewhere in this
Bulletin will be found list of locals
both alphabetically and by COMPRESSION
Il al districts. State Committeeman are
nominated and elected by the mem
bership Of their respective districts.
| Efficient organization is the crying
| need of the hour, and for this reason/
/ it should be urged upon the various
locals to carefully select candidates OF
known qualifications and ability
Above all we need constructive fight
ers. We are passing the stage OF par
| lor socialism and we are now getting
down to some real struggles.
PLEASE HAVE. YOUR NOMINAL
TIONS IN THIS OFFICE NOT LATER
THAN THE BOTH DAY OF MAY.
SOONER IF POSSIBLE.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
County court of each county meets
on the second Monday in August OF
each and every year in which gen
eral election is to be held, and ap-
points two registrars for each voting
precinct in the county, one from each
of the two political parties which cast
the largest vote at the last preceding
| election. The county executive COM
mittee of either party may present
| the names of party members to the
court for appointment Registrars
must be qualified voters in the pre-
cinct for which they serve, unless no
! competent person can be found there