The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18


Number of dues stamps sold during
month, $3.50.
Minutes of the meeting of the state
executive committee, socialist party or
Washington, Everett, Wash, October ID,
1912:
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Barth at 1890 p. m. Present, Barth,
Davis, Sadler, Smith and Wells; absent,
Aller and Thompson.
Minutes read and approved.
State secretary reported that he had
chartered Locals Kirkland No. 2 Trafton
Machias Rainier, Tacoma No. 3, Littell,
Yacolt Puget, Coyle, Quilcene, Chero-
kee, Redmond Everett Second Ward and
Castlerock; that he had sent out state
committee referendum No. 4, pertaining
to Kennedy's expulsion from the party.
Report accepted.
Letter from H. Leasing, requesting the
state office to refund money to him for
book of dues stamps which he re-
turned, on behalf of Local Adrian, the
local being dead, and he having advanced
the money for the stamps. Request
granted.
Letter from County Secretary Ran
dolph of Okanogan county read and
filed.
Letter from Seattle Tenth Ward read
and filed.
Letter from Anna Maley read and
filed.
Letters from Harry Lloyd and Mrs.
Harry Lloyd read and secretary ordered
to write Comrade Mrs. Harry Lloyd and
ask her for particulars in her complaint
Letter from Jos. Gilbert read and filed
and Secretary ordered to take up mat,
ter of his complaint with the Everett
locals.
Letter from Aberdeen, requesting that
the state executive committee rescind
the clause in their contract with the ma
tional campaign committee requiring
that 80 per cent of the net profits OF
the Seidel meeting be paid to the state
office. Request granted and to include
all Seidel dates in the state.
Letter from James Grant of Spokane
pertaining to filling the vacancy on the
ticket for supreme court, read and filed
Letter from Hillyard, requesting that
the party be allowed to go into the
municipal campaign under the name of
Social Democrat Party, read and secre-
tary ordered to write them that the
S. +. C. has no right to permit the
change of party name.
Letter from j. E. Sinclair read to-
gether with a prospectus for the organi-
cation of a socialist teachers bureau and
state secretary ordered to enter into
negotiations with Comrade Sinclair as
to terms upon which he might under
take the foundation of such an institu-
ton.
Letter from Leslie Aller read and
filed.
Letters from County Secretary Rave Of
Pierce county, and state secretary's an
swers to same, read, and answers APP
proved.
Resolutions from Local Tacoma No.
and supported by Local Tacoma No. g.
Tread Number of members of the two
locals found insufficient to warrant the
issuing of a referendum of the county
Ordered published in bulletin.
Motion from Local Puyallup to dis
solve the autonomous county organiza-
tion of Pierce read, together with sec
onds from Tacoma No. ! and Midland
The three locals report a membership Of
l35 for September. The whole county
reports 433. The locals mentioned.
therefore. represent more than the nee
essary 25 per cent Of the total member
ship and the county referendum is or
dcrcd 60 90 ont from the state office
The state sccretary's charges against
the several Seattle comrades the names
of whom were given In the August bull
letn. read and approved. Letters read
from Seattle Fourth Ward setting date
of trial of AN the accused belonging 10
that local ON 2Oth If October. Secretary