davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
STATE DEPARTMENT.
National Committeeman,
John TrOxel. Crinple Creek.

NatlOnaI COmmIttecman,
John Troxel, Cripple Creek.
State Secretary. Ia. H. Floaten
1890 Monroe St, Denver.
Chairman of State Executive Committee
q. r. freeman. 32s w. May, Cripple Creek
Chairman of General State Committee,
Robert knight. 319 Atwood St. Longmont
Woman's state correspondent and member
of the Woman's National Committee
NJ. Octavia Floaten, 1430 Monroe st.
Denver.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
SOCIALIST CONVENTION.

The Socialist party of Denver met in
convention on Sunday, March 18th, for
the nomination of a city ticket for the
coming municipal election.
Promptly at 2:30 p. m. the convention
was called to order and Comrade Jesse
Vetter was elected chairman and the call
of the convention read by the secretary.
AS all party members were delegates no
committee on credentials was elected
A committee of five, consisting of Com
rades Powell, Fish, Baker, Claff and
Bronson was chosen on rules and order
of business, and a committee of five, con-
sisting of Comrade Ward, Fish, Falconer,
Calkins and Graeb were elected on plat
form and resolutions. Upon vote of the
convention it was decided that when the
latter committee reported it should be at
an adjourned meeting of the convention.
The committee on rules and order of
business promptly reported with the fol-
lowing recommendations:
First-That that the convention adopt
a platform applicable to the needs of
the city.
Second-That nominations be made by
ballot in the order as read by the secre-
tary. This was amended so that the
lowest should be dropped after the first
ballot was taken.
Third-That a vacancy committee of
five to fill any vacancies which may oc.
cur be elected. An amendment to change
so that vacancies be filed by convention
was. lost and the original recommends
tion of the committee concurred in.
Fourth-That the sub executive COM
mittee act as campaign committee.
This recommendation was amended by
adding four members Comrades Dillon,
Falconer, Claff and Jennie Miller to the
campaign committee.
The convention then nrOcaaded IN
make nominations, voting by wards, and
Comrades Calkins, Dillon, Bruhn and
Smith were appointed as tellers.
Four candidates were named for
mated on the second ballot by major
nearest competitor.
Two nominations were made for
sheriff and Comrade Charles Ahlstrom
was nominated on the first ballot over
Comrade e. j. Brown, by vote of II
to Is.
Comrade Mary L. Geffs was unani-
mously nominated county clerk and re-
corder, and Comrade Mary A. Vetter was
likewise nominated city clerk by unani-
nous vote Of the convention and other
proposed candidates having withdrawn
Comrade Harry Calkins was also unani-
mously nominated assessor.
Three candidates were named for
county treasurer and Comrade Charming
Sweet was nominated on the first ballot
by clear majority over all.
By unanimous vote of the convention
the four supervisors whose nominations
came next in order were passed to be
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

right, but do not believe it wise to try
to buck the whole state and national or
ganizations, by pulling out and trying
to go it alone, as we would have to do in
that case.
Socialism is coming, in fact it is at
our very door. all over the country, and
in fact all over the world The election
reports show that the people are waking
up to knowledge of the true condi-
tions. The world is hungry for Social
ism. If we get very small per cent. of
the people to understand what Socialism
is by the time that it is voted in, we
will be lucky, and to attempt to force
every man to take an active part in the
party's doings, l believe is almost use
less We haven't time, and besides some
men are not so constituted that they
care to take an active part in the party.
Why must we split hairs and fight over
party tactics, and while we fight, thou
sands are starving for enough to eat
Just now there seems to be move
on the part of the master class to try to
steer the people off of Socialism onto
something that is just as good" If We
do not show the people the road out of
their bondage, someone is going to lead
them off into some hokus pokus reform
movement and then we will have a lot
of our work to do over again. l want to
tell you, comrade, that We haven't time
to fight among ourselves. We Socialists
of Mesa county are willing to fight the
enemy, but not our friends.
l believe that the proper thing for the
comrades in Montrose and Delta coun-
ties is to get into the state organization,
and then we can all pull together. Then
Colorado will do something for Social
ism, and l believe that if you are wise.
that you will do it very soon.
Yours for the Revolution
w. w. GOODMAN.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

The following letter is published by
permission from the writer OF 1t. 1t is
good sense and should be read before
every organization by the secretaries. as
very few know anything of what Tar
koff's contention is:
Grand Junction, Colo. Feb. 6. 1912.
|, Tarkoff, Comrade:
Your communication of the 3rd inst. to
Geo. Bullock. was handed to me and he
requested that | reply to 1t as he was
very busy and | am not busy at this
time.
What write you in regard to the af-
fair is not official, as the local has taken
no action on the matter, and is only my
personal opinions. So far as any at
tempt to get the locals out of the state
organization is concerned I think that 1t
would be useless to attempt 1t; for we
are getting along nicely with our state
officials, and they do not in any way try
to interfere in our affairs. And as to
the so-called Ash Plan, 1t may be all
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
FIGHTING sweATsHoP GOODS.

Washington-The Consumers League
recently held its second exhibition Of
sweatshop goods in order that the peo-
pie of Washington may become familiar
with the conditions under which these
articles are manufactured. One of the
conspicuous articles on exhibition was
a willow plume of immense proportion.
the regular charge of a milliner being
about $25. The knots in this plume num-
bered 3,07S and the tenement tot who
tied the knots was paid rs cents for its
labor Many other similar pieces OF
work were shown.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

Does not our present system of juris-
prudence seem ridiculous when we con-
fer superior power on a few men to say
what the present law is and what law
the lawmakers selected by the people
shall be allowed to make, when we find
that body of men in the supreme court
of this state is not capable of deciding
what the law is in such a simple propo-
sition as to whether the people shall
have the right to vote on changing its
form of government or not?
When the question as to whether the
citizens of Denver should be allowed to
express their opinion at the ballot pox
on whether they desired to try the COM
mission form or not, this was too big a
point for the supreme jurists of the
state to decide, SO three stood on each
side and looked at each other like so
many school boys that are in equal num-
ber opposed to each other, but don't
know whether to make an attack or not.
Just consider how far superior is the
system of the real democracy advocated
and used by the Socialist party, that de-
clares the voice of the people is supreme
in all questions and any question has
the right of being submitted for deci
sion. After the people have voted We
then know on which side the physical
force is and which is the final decision
on all questions, but what assurance
have we that half a dozen men sitting
on bench has any way of knowing
what the majority of the citizens would
determine? Therefore the present sys-
TEN of jurisprudence should be abolished
and the officials should all be admins
trative and the citizens should be the
deciding force.
The ruling class that has managed the
| city of Creede for four or five years
without having any regular elections,
concluded to continue that system again
this year But the Socialists there got
up a certificate of nomination for city
officials and the city clerk refused to ac-
cept it or file 1t. The proceedings in n
case of mandamus is now in progress to
teach that city clerk to do his duty as
the law provides. The same steps had
to be taken against the secretary of state
when he refused to accept the nomina-
tions made by the vacancy committee.
The officials of the old decaying political
parties need the Socialists to explain to
them what their own law is and fortu-
nately the Socialists have considerable
legal talent as well as all other talents
within its own membership now.
A. II. FLOATEN.
State Secretary.
Beats them all. La Belle sc cigar.
union-made.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

Comrade Mary l.. Geffs will be
billed to places in the northern part of
Colorado, as general pioneer organizer
and speaker. She will be sent into any
place on or near the railroads from
where we get calls with a prospect of
effecting an organization. But at the
same time she will also look after the
organization of women at places that
may be already organized. All persons
that are either members or sympathizers
with our movement to better the condi'
tions for the working class will write for
dates to the state secretary.
Comrade Esther Edelson of Chicago
will come through this state from the
East and going West, about the third
week in March. She will enter the state
on the Rock Island railroad and We want
to make that part the first dates If at all.
She will speak wherever she is routed
and the state Office will send you adver-
tising bills. You have to provide hall
for her to speak in and furnish her room
and meals, and take up collection at
the meeting for her and let her sell liter
ature. Or else you may pay her a fat
rate of $500 and she will pay all her
own expenses.
When you make the application please
state the terms you accept, SO she will
understand before she begins the lecture
and not have any misunderstandings
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
NOTICE TO SECRETARIES.

All ward secretaries are requested to
notify the county secretary of the time
and place that ward conventions will be
held in their respective wards for the
nomination of candidates for aldermen.
in time for him to gite notice thereof in
The Bulletin. Address Marshall Dewitt,
124 South Sherman street, city.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

County Secretary Marshall Dewitt,
124 s. Sherman St
County Organizer, T. NJ. Marshall,
h121 Perry St.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

Beats them all. La Belle sc ciga
union-made.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
Denver Local Department.
LOCAL DENVER OFFICIAL DIHECToHY

County Secretary. Marshall Dewitt.
124 S. Sherman st.
County Organizer. T. M. MARSHALL
5121 Perry St
Sub-Executive Committee-C: B. Baker,
1880 Washington st. and W. H. Leonard
S57 Broadway, phone South 3Os.
County Delegate Committee meets sec
snd Friday evening of each month at room
4o1 Club Bldg.
1st Ward. E. Il Miller. Fin. Sec ~
! Champa ST. Meets every first and third
Tuesday evenings at West Turner Hail.
18th and Larimer Sts
tuesday evenings at 71s 18th st.
srd Ward, E. Ringnen Fin. Sec. 2s45 Lar
inner St.
4th Ward Nels Klang. Fin. Sec. 1917 18th
St Meet every Thursday night at 21ss
Lawrence St
9th Ward Evelyn Lepore, Fin. Sec. 1920
Alcott st. Meet every Thursday even
ing at 1920 Alcott st.
7th ward-Subdivision No. /. John Nitsch.
Fin. Sec, 1916 Wewatta st. Meets sec
ond and fourth Mondays at Remer Hail.
Slst and nd p9Wnpng %N SIS. Conrad Fin Sec
4514 Elizabeth st.
sth Ward. C. s. Baker, Fin. Sec. 2sso s.,
dSs eHeangs st at stas ehs1
1sth Ward. A H. Floaten. Fin. Sec. 1890
Monroe St Meets on SECOND and fourth
Thursday evenings at s6S Broadway.
| l1th Ward Alva N. Gordon. Fin. Sec, s77
Mariposa st. Meets first and third
Thursd days. S14 Kalamath st.
| 13.h Ward-Subdivision No. /, Louis Alex
ander, 1416 S. Clarkson st. Meets
every Friday evening for propaganda
and first Wednesdays for business at
Comrade Bishops house, 23S South
Ogden. All are invited to propaganda
meetings. Socialists of Twelfth and
Thirteenth wards please take notice.
Excellent basement hall.
Subdivision No. 2, William Simons, Fin.
Sec. Denver Mills Postoffice.
18th Ward. j. w. Martin. Fin. Sec. 4675
Yates St Meets every Tuesday evening
at 5015 Lowell Blvd.
10th Ward, Berger Olson, Fin. Sec, 2541
Alcott st. Meets every Thursday at
1924 w oath Ave-
Jewish Branch. l. Cart. Fin. Sec. 1853
Lowell Blvd
German Branch, P. Schriofsky. Fin Sec,
1922 Court Pl.
Scandinavian Branch, Axel Ahlstrom, Fin.
| Sec, 3036 w. 34th Ave. Meets at No. 16
| on Sixteenth avenue the first and third
Thursday evenings.
Edgewater Local meets every Thursday,
7:30 p. m, 2212 Eaton st. A. H. Brown,
| Sec, Box 112, Edgewater.
| Public meetings at Normal hall,
1545 Glenarm street, every Sunday at
eight o'clock p. m. Good speakers and
music. All who are alive to the great
economic questions of the times should
attend. Admission free. IT,.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The subscription cards for the follow
ing periodicals will be sent by mail by
the state secretary, or by the Denver
party literature agent, T. ]. Brown, 529
Humboldt street. The latter also have
them for sale at every Sunday evening
propaganda meeting at Normal hall, 1545
Glenarm street:
The Chicago Daily Socialist and the
Milwaukee daily Leader. are each $500
year; $1.00 for four months, or SO cents
for two months.
The Social-Democratic Herald (Mil-
waukee), so cents year (weekly).
The Political Action (Milwaukee), rs
cents year (weekly).
The Appeal to Reason, 80 cents for
whole year, or four sub-cards for $1.00;
or any number of sub-cards good for 40
week, for 25 cents (weekly).
Wilshire's Magazine (monthly) is 25
cents a year regularly, but we are sup.
piled with sub-cards that we will sell at
10 cents for the year as long as they
last. This magazine now has an edi'
torial office in London as well as in New
York City.
The International Socialist Review
(monthly) for one year, s1.o0; for three
months, rs cents.
The National Rip-Saw (monthly). 25
cents a year.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

Public meetings at Normal hall,
1545 Glenarm street, every Sunday at
eight o'clock p. m. Good speakers and
music All who are alive to the great
economic questions of the times should
attend. Admission free. tt.
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21

Literature Agent T. ]. Brown wishes
to extend thanks to Bishop Matz for the
large sale of Socialist literature at Nor
NAL hall last Sunday night. More liter
ature was sold than at any previous pro-
paganda meetings. Scores of people
were unable to gain admittance to the
hall by O'Clock. This unusually large
crowd was attracted to the hall to hear
Geo. N Falconer reply to Bishop Matz' S
recent attack on Socialism. Come again,
bishop, for every knock is a boost
United labor bulletin., 1912-03-21
TENTH WARD WILL NOMINATE
ALDERMEN.

The comrades of the Tenth ward will
meet at S63 Broadway on Thursday
evening, March 2Sth, to place in nomina-
ton a candidate for alderman for that
ward.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
SOCIALIST SPEAKER HELD
FORTH LAST NIGHT

Mr.. W. A. Mann, of Fort Meade,
SPOKE in behalf of the Socialists in
the park last night. There was IA
very good crowd present and the
speaker was listened to attentively.
He was. like all Socialists, primed
with figures and statistics, but, un-
like many of his comrades, he dis
cussed the various propositions in
temperate language, though there
was no mistaking his earnestncss
Mr.. Mann is an enthusiast, and there
is no question but that if he and
men like him had the disposition OF
affairs they would do much for hui
m@niiy. The conditions he hopes
fer, Owever, must come as the result
of evolution. instead of revolution
Eventually many OF the ideas of So
cialism will be interviewer into the
life of the nation, but they will
probably he taken up one at a time,
a, the result OF Il gradual process OF
absorption.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
CT DEEP INTEREST TO
$4,000 POSTIhSTERs

New York. Oct. ~ Prcsid ~
Taft. on board the yacht MayiloN =
yesterday. While the poslmasters "a
putting $4,000 fourth-class pOstnia :
ters in the classified service.
The execution II t-iS order ".l'
put every fourth-class postmaster IN
the United STATES rnier the
service. 25,OOo previously havins
been put in She CLASSIFIED list BY
resident
Postmaster General l'i' .-@*e
brought the now order to \ 9. -
to-day. While the postmas',' i
designated class will be taken sfe
of under the order, unles5 pro- u
unfit, vacancies in the future VIII
be filled by the civil service eomnil'-
sion upon reports of posiof'iec IN
srectors. In the case of Offices paying
less than $500 a year one OF three
applicants in highest standing will
be chosen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
BROKE HIS NECK
IN PECULIAR WAY

Fayctte City, Pa. Oct is .DOhu
u Harris, farmer, residing near
here, today broke ais neck whcn
standing up, the result Of one Of the
most remarkable az, idcnts ever re-
cordcd.
Harris was aboui to descend i
short stairway in his house when,
jl.st as he was about to leave the ton
landing, one of his feet caught in "A
carpet.
To save himself from falling Har-
ris suddenly stood up. and in SO do
ing twisted his neck with such force
as to break it. His head fell for
ward on his chest.
He died instantly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
FIRHT ROUND IN NEWS.
PAPER FIGHT LOST

New York, Oct. rs. United States
District Attorney Wise. as defend
ant, and also as counsel for Post
master General Frank II. Hitchcock
Attorney General Wickcrsham and
Postmaster Edward NJ Morgan, filed
"A joint demurrer in the Federal Dis
trict Court in Tho suit brought by
the Journal 81 Commerce and Com
norcial Bull,tin 10 test the constitu-
tionality al the newspaper publicity
law. Mr.. Wisr asked the dismissal
of the bill
Judge Hand ordered that the da-
mGrrer be 50 '7incd and tn" bill Of
complaint H. lamiascd, with costs
Argument Ga he joint demurrer
were undorsta 90 be a formal pro-
cecding so til rpouoversy could b.:
expedited to ~ l-ebcr courts. Ro''-
ert G.. Morris, al Plant & Morris, az
peared for the Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin. After dis
missing the complaint. Judge Hand
signed appeal papers, and in the
course of a few days the test suit.
which was brought last week, will
be on Its way to the Supreme Cour.
Of the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
BOUND TO CORPSE OF
HER DEAD SISTER

The Millie-Christine twins eX-
hibited through Florida some years
ago are in an awful fix. They were
two negro females in one with two
heads, four legs and one body. \
few days ago Millie. one Of the
twins, died in Wilmington, \. e..
Christine survives, but there is the
certainty that she cannot survive
more than a few days. The Thought
0. the living Joined to the dead is !,
most narrowing one, but this VA
exactly what happened to the Sia-
mese twins, one of them dying and
the other succumbing two days later
Millic- c-Christinc Was Tor wcrc) born
OF a negro woman in slavery days
and were sold for 100000 for exhib-
ition purposes. They were later
stolen and found years afterwards in
Europe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
THEY ALL HELPED
REPUBLICANS SOME
Hartman, Morgan, Gould and 9th.
ers Each Contributed Little
Mite Of 100000.

Washington, Oct. IS Elmer +
Dover. secretary of The Republican,
rational committee in 1905 placed
in evidence before the Clapp commit
tee today what he said was a list ~
the contributions to the rolnni!ir,
that year given BY the late Cornelius
~ Bliss There Wcr" itemizrd con
tributions by r. II Hartman, Sl''o,-
00": III. II. r.. 100000; J.
Morgan and Co. Slau,0OU; Geor&s
i Gould Sloo, 600 and mans 9th.
ers
Dover said hr believed there welr
rl;lny rrpctitions in The lis, oiiere''
the committee and that il was ilst'
less unless verified
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
DEFENSE Of
BECKER BEGAN
IN TRIAL TO-DAY
LINES ALL CONNECTION WITH
MURDER AND LAYS IT TO
THE DOOR OF OTHERS.
(By Associated Press.

New York. Oct. IS.-The defense
y, San its innings today in the trial
a. hrrkcr charged with the murder
Roscnthal. Among the witnesses
.lmmoned is William Travers Je-
ZONE. former district attorney. who
i expected to discredit the testimony
y, Rose concerning a telephone con
rsatiOn with Becker.
NttOrney Hart. defending Becker,
sand this morning that the defend
ant denied any participation in the
killing of Eoscnthal, and would
ptove that Wcbbcr, Vallon and
Schcpps consnircd to Kill ROsentha!.
INDEPENDENTS OF Becker. each with
his own motive for SO doing, and on
hc day and night Of the murder nc
sad the le'ensc would STOW where
rrkrr was every minute of the time,
i9ns disc citing the States wit
nrsses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS
WILL HOLD FORTH
IN PARK TONIGHT

The regular Republicans will hold
rally and public speaking in Mum
park tonight. beginning at about
30 O'clock. Hon w il. O'Neal, of
Orlando, Republican candidate fof
governor; &. ". Bean, postmaster o.
Tampa, and II. =. MacFarlane. also
OF the latter city. are scheduled to
deliver addresses.
These are al gentlemen OF dis
tiactiOn and hieh standing. and tie
Telegram bespeaks for them a good
audience and 4 respectful hearing.
We doubt that there will be any
converts to the ranks of Taft's sup
porters; nevertheless, it is cour-
tesy due the visitors within the gates
to give them every opportunity to
set forth their side Of the political
proposition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
DIR. WILEY SAYS IT IS
NEARLY ALL WILSON

Washington. Oct IS. Dr Harte.
". Wiley, former chief Of the go'-
crnment bureau of chemistry, re-
turned 10 Washington today from
his first political campaign tour H.
spoke in Indiana, Ohio and PennsyI-
vania. He left again tonight for an
other tour that will last all of this
month, beginning at Martins Ferry
Ohio, and including Ohio, New York
and all of New England.
Analysing the political situation
as he sees il, DR. Wiley said thai ~
his opinion Wilson will carry from
three-fourths to live-sixths "f the
States. and will have no fewer than
.,e0 votes in the electoral collee.
lie thinks that Roosevelt will 'ir-
trally wipe Taft off the map in w..
diana
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
MCCORMICK DEALS
IN SHORT AND UGLY
Hilles and Others Placed in Ananias
Club by This True Disciple.
of Roosevelt.

Washington, Oct. is. Mcdill Nc
Ccrmick, of Chicago, stirred up d
sc nsatiOn before the Clapp commit
tee, investigating campaign eXpcn-
ditures, when he read today q pre-
pared statement touching upon th,,
attempted assassination of Colonel
Roosevelt, declaring it had been in
cited by ''falsehOOds Of character as
mssins and liars like Charles D.
tlillcs.
Reference to the attempt upon
KOosevelts life was Incidental to
McCOrmick's general statement o,
campaign expenses Of the Progress
sivc party in Illinois He showed h"
contributed $2S.5 for the Illinois
enmpai"n
During the whole campaign the
Taft people assiduously circulated
the lie that | am connected with III"
Harvester Trust said Mccormick.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-18
CHARGE JOHNSON
WITH AbDUCT|NG
A WHITE GIRL
NEGRO PUGILlST ARRESTED FOR
ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF MISS
LUCILLE CAMERON.
{ BY Associated Press

Chicago, Oct. IS. Jack Johnson,
the negro pugilist was charged with
abducting Miss Lucille Cameron. aged
~. in 4 warrant sworn out today by
the girls mother. Mrs. + Cameron
FalcOnett. OF Minneapolis
Miss Cameron mother appeared
With her attorney before Municipal
Judge Wells, who signed The war
rant. She became hystcrica when
she faced her daughter in the pO-
lice station. Council representing
Johnson was refused permission to
see the girl
Miss Cameron stated that she
loved Johnson, and expected to be-
come his wife II is said she is one
Gi the causes Of the suicide, some
weeks ago, of JOhnsOn's white wife,
though this is denied.