The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20
MINUTES OF STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.


Everett, Wash, Dec 15 1912.
Meeting called to order by the state
secretary, l p. m.
Present, Davis, Sadler, Smith,
Thompson and Wells.
Absent, Barth and Aller.
Wells elected chairman. Minutes
of previous meeting approved
Secretary reported having charter
ed otter Creek, Central Avenue, Ia
coma. Seaback and Tacoma Finnish.
Tailed a referendum by Pierce coun-
ty. by which the autonomy of that
county was abolished. Sent out and
tailed state committee referendum
No. G. by which the charters of locals
4th and 14th Wards of Seattle were
revoked. Reported prosecution OF
Richard Winsor and Geo. n. Cronk in
Seattle 10th Ward, Nov. "a, the exon
Grafton of said members by the local
and the appeal by the state secretary
to the King county committee.
Secretary's report accepted.
Application from D. B. Mcmillan to
60 out as a Socialist speaker, speak
ing from a biblical point of view, read
and secretary ordered to decline his
service.
Letter from Benston pertaining to
the erection of monument for j. A.
Wayland, read and filed
Letter from Tonasket, protesting
against the decision of the S. b. G.
not to introduce the exempt stamps
before the convention has changed
the state constitution, read and filed.
Application for membership as M
al by VIM. Ranke, rejected because
his card showed him to have belong
ed to the expelled local Seattle 4th
Ward, and he did not repud1ate the
local before the revocation OF the
charter.
Letter from Henry Fair, of Coupe
Vile, stating that he would retain the
office of councilman to which office
he had been elected on Citizens
ticket" and that he would resign
from the party, read. This was IN
answer to letter from the state sec
rotary. offering him the choice. Ac-
ton of the state secretary approved
Letters from Sol. and Bernard
Freyd, repudiating the action of Sc
attic 4th Word read and filed.
Two letters from Gig Harbor, de-
handing the revocation of the chart
err of Pierce county. The county au-
tonomy being abolished, by vote OF
the county, no action is required.
Appeal from Local Rosedale to the
S. e. c., stating that registered let
ter containing charges against Alce
Yarnell for party treason, has been
refused by the secretary of local Gig
Harbor, and demanding that state Of
flee take some action to force the To-
cal to set day for trial, read. Also
answer from w. p. Yarnell, secretary
of Gig Harbor, to letter from state
secretary, giving reasons why he had
been unable to receive registered let
ter and requesting that the charges
be sent in ordinary letter State Sec
rotary ordered to arrange the matter.
Complaint from twelve members OF
Local Bellingham read, stating that
local had found e. Lux guilty of trea-
son but had voted not to eXpell him.
State secretary's letter to the secre-
tary and the secretarys answer, cor
roborating the complaint and his own
and other members reputation OF the
locals action also read. State secre-
tary ordered to demand the minutes
of the trial and the locals decision
on or before January 2.
Letter from Local Wilbur read and
filed.
Wells reported his prosecution of
Charlotte F. Jones in Local Madrona
and secretary read a letter from her
stating that a quorum had not been
had yet, but that a new meeting VIII
he held on December II, when de-
cision will be reached.
rho state secretary was ordered to
accent South Slavic Local Roslyn, for
which in accordance with the oplh-
ion of the national secretary, the dues
would be cents per month per mem
Der. and to bring the matter before
the state convention.
Letter from o. M. Thomson, re.
indicating the Seattle insurgents, and
state secretary's answer to the etfeci
that the state administration is not
engaged i'm scalp hunting and will not
take any action against any one
whose only fault has been mistaken
fervor. and who is honest enough I1
admit his error. read, and secretary
answer approved.
Application for place on Lyceuu
course was received from Chas. h
Cline and w. r. Snow,
state secretary was authorized tC
use his own discretion In selectlns
/ the speakers for the two remalulhs
F vacancies on the state Lyceum course
i state secretary ordered 10 preteI
T charges against Brooke H. Wright FOL
marty treason. iu sending out sueker
+ no the locals a few days before cleo
ton day. I'm a childish attempt 10 foo
the members TO elect him 10 the so