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

Prosecuted the cases for party trea-
son against II. O. Fuhrberg in the
Fourteenth Ward, Seattle, and Ray
La Barre, Geo. w. Scott and u. J.
Brown in Fourth Ward, Seattle. Min
utes viii appear in supplementary
bulletin)
Report approved -
Letter from Seattle Tenth Ward
read, giving dates of trial of Geo. M.
Cronk and Richard Winsor.5 state
secretary ordered to proceed, hetter
from national secretary read aud or
dered filed. -
Letter from N. S. Randall inviting
prosecution for party treason, read
and state secretary ordered to make
charges in his local. @ NN
Letter from Kent read and ordered
filed.
Letter from Geo M. Welty, repudi-
ating sticker ticket, read and filed.
Letter from City Organizer Sturdza
of Everett, in answer to complaint of
Gilbert, read and filed.
Letter from Rainier Beach read and
filed. ~
Letter from Jessie lloyd read and
IS. e. C. held that. statements made
therein were of too vague nature to
serve as a basis for appeal.
Letter from Seattle Fifth Ward with
notice that Warner, la street speaker,
had resigned from the party because
refused the auspices ef-the party.
Letter from Geo. e. Boomer, apply
ing for recognition from the S|E. C.
for county autonomy of King county
and a donation to start business with,
read. Autonomy granted, Aller Alone
voting no. Financial assistance to the
extent of 500 granted, Aller voting
no. \
State secretary read circular let
ter from e. ]. Brown, the legal" state
secretary, to county auditors of the
state. Letter ordered published, leav-
ing out the name of the auditor, to
which letter was addressed. -
Letter to Puyallup, pertaining to
city election, read and answer of state
secretary approved.
Letter from Charlotte Jones giving
date of trial in Local Madrona read
and Wells appointed prosecutor.
County Secretary Rave of Pierce
county applied for financial help to
employ Gribble. Request not granted.
Request from King county campaign
.. y.
meetings held at Ballard for Gilbert
and Anna Maley, amounting to about
$40, not granted.
Letter from NJ. H. Reynolds of Ia
coma No. 1, pertaining to exempt
stamps read and s. E. G. held that
state convention should first be given
a chance to discuss the matter of
whether or not this state should use
such stamps.
Tacoma No. notified the state Of
flee that T. F. Burns had been ex-
PEELED from the party for party trea-
son and sent minutes of trial.
Several letters from Spokane locals
regarding trials for party treason read
and secretary ordered to try to make
peace II possible.
Letter from LYDIA Carpenter, secre-
tary of Local Fourth Ward, Seattle,
notifying the state secretary that the
local had exonerated Scott, La Barre
and Brown, read, and secretary or
dered to draw up a statement of the
case to be sent to the state committee
together with a referendum demand
ing the revocation of the charter OF
the local.
Letter from Jesse I. Day, secretary
read, notifying that H. o. Fuhrberg
had been exonerated. Ordered to take
same course.
Letter from Joseph Gilbert read and
filed
Letter from state woman CORE
spondent, Hortense Wagenknecht
stating that the oath of November had
been selected as Woman's Day, read
that he would spend some time in
California and that after New Years
he would be willing to continue his
work as organizer, if his services are
longer desired. Secretary ordered to
employ him when he is ready after
January / to go to work.
Applications for employment as lee
turers on the State Lyceum course
were read from Bruce Rogers, Marius
Hansen, Jos. Jervis and John De Quer
and the first three were accepted
state secretary ordered to accept De
Quer's offer that he speak in Everett
in order to learn of his fitness.
Bnl from the Commonwealth for
publishing the correspondence per-
tanning to the expulsion of Kennedy
for SIS, ordered paid.
Bill OF 9l.0U from Ldlldu hOSeIS loi
fare to Everett and Seattle and return
ordered paid.
Bill of $2.55 from WagenBnecht and
Is2.15 from state secretary for expenses
in attending trial at Seattle Fourth
Ward, October 90 ordered paid.
Bill of SO from Frances c. Sylvester
nominee for state superintendent Of
public instruction on our ticket, for
expenses attending meetings at Shell
ton. Tenino, Centralia and Chehalis,
not allowed, on the grounds that re-
quest for her services had come from
the locals direct and not through the
state office.
Resolution from Everett Second
Ward. suggesting the appointment of
a legislative committee TO consider
measures for initiative under the re-
Gently ratified state law. read.
The local was advised TO institute
state referendum 20 elect such com
mittee. 10 define its authority and TO
prohibit locals from getting up militia
tives Unfortunately
Resolution from Vancouver demand
ing the expulsion of Brown and Bone
read and filed.
Resolutions from Falls City read