The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-22
SUPPLEMENTARY BULLETIN.

ont allowing tho membership In the
state a vote and voice In such changes
10y means of the referendum All our
party laws should be amended In reg
ular manner and not by means pre-
scrlbcd by anyone else besides the
party membership.
Questions were then allowed of both
the prosecution and defense.
State Secretary BostrOm then called
the attention of the local TO the fact
that H. J. Brown admitted having ad-
vised the use of the sticker ballot and
that he is therefore guilty of party
treason That he should be expelled
by the local for this offense
Upon motion i'm the local 1t was de
cided to hear all other cases first and
then retire for Yerdicts.
II was consequently decided TO have
the hearing of all casses today but that
decisions I'm the cases be made at the
regular meeting next Tuesday
Motion carried to proceed with the
next case.
Case of George w. Scott. Chairman
read the charges which were that
Comrade Scott assisted in the success
of this meeting held to place n sticker
ballot in the field in opposition to the
regular ticket of the regular organiza-
ton, by taking up a collection at the
meeting held in this hall on Septem-
Der 8, 1912.
Geo. w. Scott admitted that he took
up a collection at this meeting. He
admitted having knowledge of the
distribution of this sticker ballot He
knew that this sticker ballot was not
authorized by the regular organiza-
tion in King county recognized by the
state office He admitted that he used
and voted one of these sticker ballots
in the primary election. lie did not
know who got out the invitations
which called this meeting for the pur-
pose of placing an opposition ticket
in the field He did not know who
ordered the stickers printed. He was
expelled from the party with his local
Mt one time.
Comrade Scott then spoke in his
own defense, relating how the party
controversy in King county came
about and what led to the present stat
us of the controversy. That he was
now legally acting under a legal prim-
airy law and legal committee of the
party.
The state secretary replied, stating
that what led up to the present status
of the case was interesting, but it did
not excuse any comrade from oppos-
ing the regular party organization and
ticket and vote and encourage an OPP
position ticket in the county. Upon
the admissions of Comrade Scott the
state secretary demanded his expul-
sion for committing party treason.
Case of Ray S. LaBarre then called.
Chairman read charges to the effect
that Comrade La Barre acted as chair
man of the meeting held in this hall
September s, at which meeting a
sticker ballot was circulated to be
used in opposition to the regular ticket
of the regular organization in King
county.
Odd you act as chairman of the
meeting held in this hall September
8, at which meeting Brown, McGill,
Kennedy and Winsor spoke?
Ayes.
Q.-Do you know that at this meet
ing stickers were distributed to be
used in the primary election, in def
ance of that part of the party in King
county which was recognized by the
state committee?
Ayes.
Q.-You heard Brown, Winsor and
Kennedy advise the audience to use
the sticker ballot, did you not?
Al am not sure.
Odd you use one of these sticker
ballots in the primary election?
Ayes.
Odd you know that Kennedy was
an expelled party member?
Ayes.
Q.-Why did you not stop the speak
ers from advising the audience to use
this sticker ballot?
A.-Because I agreed with them in
its USE
Q.-Have you ever been expelled
from the party?
Al have with my local.
Q.-What was the cause of your ex-
pulsion?
A.-The local was expelled because
of charges preferred against me and
others.
Q.--Do you approve of the scheme
of Brown to overturn the administra-
ton of the party without permitting
the membership of the state to have a
voice or vote in the change?
A.-Dont know what it is.
Q.-Who do you recognize as state
secretary of this party?
A.-Bostrom as secretary of the red
card organization and Brown as legal
state secretary if elected in accord
ance with the primary law.
Ray S. La Barre then made state
ment in his defense, stating as his
main point that the organization was
in the hands of anarchists and that
it would have to be again placed in
the hands of socialists.
The state secretary rested his case
on the questions as answered and
asked the expulsion of Comrade La
Barre for party treason.
The secretaries of the Rayena, Ma
drona and Tenth Ward, Seattle, locals
then gave notice that most of their
members had left owing to the late
hour, and that the trials of members
in their respective locals would be set
for some future date and the state Of
flee notified The state secretary
agreed to this arrangement.
Adjournment.
ALFRED WAGENKNECHT,
Secretary for the Prosecution, the
State Secretary, Frans Bostrom.
In compliance with state committee
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