The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-07-19
OFFICIAL STATE BULLETIN

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were not residents Of Seattle in todoy'a
proceedings.
city committees signed by T. 4. pcttys
and f. y Iloll read
Motion by Allcr that we ascertain If
the county organization of which A
Hutchinson is secretary is here to pre-
sent their case.
Upon inquiry by chairman il was found
that the county organization represented
by A. Hutchinson as secretary was not
present.
Motion by Wells that the state cx.
ecutivc committee hear any evidence
either side may have to submit Thre,
voted yes and one no, therefore motion
was lost, it requiring a full majority OF
the executive committee to take action
upon any matter.
Motion by Thompson that the temper
airy recognition of the Seattle city com.
mittee of which Willard Price is secre.
tary and of the county committee oil
which \. l.. Carpenter is secretary bc
made permanent. Unanimously carried
Moved by Aller that the state office
recognize none other than those locals
affiliated with the regularly recognized
city committee and county committee in
the sale of dues stamps, and that each
local in King county be so notified.
Moved to substitute the following
communication for the above motion and
that copy be sent all locals in King
county: The locals in King county are
hereby notified of the following facts
There appeared before the state ex.
ecutive committee on June 10 Bruce
Rogers, representing one of the city
committees of Seattle and A. L. Carpen.
ter, representing one of the county com
mittees of King county. Both these
comrades presented to the executive COM
mittee various evidence for the purpose
of receiving the official recognition of
the state organization. The state eX-
ecutive committee decided to hear both
sides in this controversy and only grant
ed temporary recognition, setting June
80, Labor Temple, Seattle, as the time
and place for the hearing. All locals in
King county as well as the dual organi-
cations in Seattle and King county were
ordered written to be present or repre-
scented, so that all the evidence could be
procured.
In reply to this notification the state
office received communications from A
Hutchinson of one of the county organi-
cations and F. E. Pettey of one of the
city committees, declining to be present
at this hearing, questioning the state eX-
ecutive committees power to hold such
a hearing and debating to the state eX-
ecutive committee several questions
which this committee should place before
the county membership for referendum
in an effort to settle the dispute.
At the hearing which was duly held
in Seattle at the Labor Temple on june
80 the city committee of which F. f.
Petteys is secretary and the county COM
mittee of which A. Hutchinson is secre-
tary were not present nor represented
In view of the nearness of the pending
political campaign, the state executive
committee was forced to take immediate
action and therefore made their temper
airy recognition of the city committee OF
which Willard Price is secretary and the
county committee of which A. L. Car
penter is secretary, permanent, both
these latter secretaries together with
their witnesses being present to present
their case.
In order to avoid conflict in the nomi'
nation of county ticket, the state eX-
ecutive committee passed the following
motion, to which the special attention
of locals in King county is called:
"Moved and carried that locals in any
county which ally themselves with any
city or county organization attempting
to usurp the political functions of the
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by the state office, shall not receive dues
stamps nor be recognized by the state
office after service of notice of this reso
luton"
All locals in King county will there
fore take notice that the county conven
ton called to meet in Seattle July 7
which call is signed by A. Hutchinson as
secretary, is not called by the regularly
recognized county organization of King
county, and participation in same by
any local or members will be accepted by
the state executive committee as a hos
tile act towards the state organization
Meeting adjourned at Ills to meet al
1909 Fifth avenue at 2:l5.
Meeting called to order at 2:l5 at 100!
Fifth avenue by the chairman.
The above substitute was taken up fo
consideration and passed unanimously.
Moved locals in King county be mott
fled that the state executive committe,
having officially recognized the county
committee of which A. L. Carpenter il
secretary, therefore all locals that par
ticipate in county convention which
has been called to meet in Seattle July
7, call signed by A. Hutchinson as sec
rotary of county committee which re
fused to appear before the state eXecu
tive committee and which now has NJ
official standing in the party, forfeit
their recognition by the state socialist
party. Motion carried, four voting il
affirmative.
Moved and carried to adjourn.
Yours for the revolution,
FRANS BOSTROM,
State Secretary.
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