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

''ilH'HN'HilH VIII prlut ana mail the
state bulletin for cents per name fur
nishcd. The New Era for cents per inch
and IIs cents per name. Kitsap County
Leader offered TO print for 10 cents per
inch and ! cent per copy. The North
west Forum the first 40 inches free,
above 40 inches at IL cents per inch,
copies furnished at $3.50 per hundred
Calculated on n basis of 80 inches aver
age per bulletin and 600 copies, as is
the case Mt the present, il was found
that the Commonwealth bid meant $40,
the bid of the New Era $l3, of the Kit
sap County Leader $l4 and Of the North
west Forum S2l. The printing was
therefore awarded to the Commonwealth
Request from Comrade Randolph Of
Okanogan county committee for finan-
cial assistance for the campaign refused
The committee decided that lists of
locals of the state shall be furnished on
demand, when locals by motion authorize
secretaries to make request for such lists
Lists of state committeeman to be fur
nished members of the state committee
on demand.
Mileage was awarded: Thompson,
$3.50; Barth, 1915; Wells, $l.75; Davis,
$3l5; Sadler, $l.55, and to Smith for
Seattle meeting, S2.05.
Books were audited for the month of
June.
Meeting adjourned $3.50 p. m. Next
meeting will be held August Is, 1890
p. m.
Yours for the revolution,
TRANS BOSTROM,
State Secretary.
Mof;on, CEoEo afa
dums.
Number I.
L appeal from the decision of the state
executive committee in attempting to
settle fractional dispute in King county
by recognizing a minority group and also
in attempting to settle fractional dis
pute in the city of Seattle by recogniz-
ing a minority group.-A. Hutcheson,
state committeeman Local Seattle Fourth
Ward.
State secretary's comment-The mo-
ton contains an alleged argument, name
ly that the S. E. c. has recognized ga
group" and is therefore I'M
doubtedly unconstitutional. See section
Al, state constitution.
Number 2.
/ move a state committee referen-
dun that the state office be instructed
to conduct a referendum of the member
ship of King county as provided in Sec
ton 3d. state constitution, on the fol-
lowing question: "Whom do you recog-
nize as the legal county organization, the
group represented by A. L. Carpenter as
county secretary, or the group represent
ed by AZ Hutchinson as county secre-
tary"-A. Hutchinson, state committee
man, Seattle Fourth Ward.
State secretary's comment-Section 81
under which Comrade Hutchinson pro-
poses to conduct the referendum, applies
to ANONYMOUSLY organized counties only.
King county is either autonomous or
it is not. If it is, then under the county
constitution the secretary organizer
Comrade Hutcheson, must be q member
at-large and not being a member of the
local cannot possibly function as state
committeeman of Local Fourth Ward and
make any state committee motions. If
on the other hand the county is not
autonomous, then it follows that section
81, state constitution, cannot apply. The
motion is clearly unconstitutional either
way you look at it.
Number 8.
u
dunn that the state office be instructed
to conduct a referendum of the member
ship of the city of Seattle as asked for
by the representatives of a majority of
the locals of Seattle on the following
questions: "Whom do you recognize as
the legal city central committee, the
group represented by F. r. Petteys as
secretary, or the group represented by
Mallard Price as secretary pa Hutche
son, state committeeman, Seattle Fourth
Ward.
Secretary's comment-Again Comrade
Hutchinson ignores section Al, state con-
stitution, by inserting in his motion the
claim that in demanding a referendum
he acts as the representative of a ma
jority of the locals of Seattle" The
comrade should make his comments in
separate section and not make them
part of his motion. The constitution is
written clearly enough to be understood.
Let us obey it.
Motion for State Referendum.
Seattle, July 10, l9l2-Local Dunlap
at its meeting of July 10, moved for a
state referendum on the following ques-
ton: That in all state referendums the
state secretary be required to publish in
the Commonwealth of Everett the vote
cast by each local. Yours fraternally,
George Glass, Secy.
Motion for State Referendum.
Local Sedro Woolley in regular meet
ing assembled moves that all ballots used
by the party in this state be provided
with a detachable coupon upon which
shall be the signature of the member vot
ing the ballot. This coupon is to be de-
tached by the local secretary as soon as
the ballot is filed with the secretary.
These coupons to be preserved by the
secretary until the ballot is closed so as
to prevent duplicate voting.
Comment-The object of this motion
is to provide secret ballots which is the
only way to obtain an unbiased vote on
any question.-E. Z. Boldly, secretary of
Local Sedro-Woolley.
Endorsements of Motions.
The motions by Local Third Ward OF
Spokane for state referendums to amend
sections 90 and Is of the state constitu-
tion, have been endorsed by Locals Spo-
kane Second and Fourth Wards and Dun
lap. Local Pomeroy endorses the mo-
ton to amend section CO.
Locals Fernwood, Seattle Fourteenth
Ward and Pomeroy endorse motion made
Inv Everett Sixth Ward pertaining 90