The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

cidcd 10 revoke the charter OF Local
No. 9. Tacoma, the vote being 113
yes and 10 no.
Adjourned at 11:t5 y. m.
MARCH 10TH.
Morning Session
Chairman called the convention TO
order at 8 n. m.
Credentials committee reported fav-
orably upon the seating of G. G. Hale
as alternate for A. c. Farnsworth, of
Puyallup. Comrade Hale seated
Reading of the minutes of the three
previous sessions declared in order.
Minutes approved as read by motion.
Report of grievance committee on
Local No. G, Tacoma, considered.
Report
Comrades of the convention: The
state executive committee has called
to the attention of the grievance com
mittee that Local No. 6, Tacoma, is
equally guilty with Local No. 2, Ia
coma, in that this local also exonerated
several of it's members who participant
ed in the movement to reorganize the
socialist party by the application of
the state primary law. We therefore
recommend that the charter of Local
No. 6, Tacoma, be revoked.
Signed by the unanimous committee.
Motion that report be concurred in.
Amended that evidence in the case
be heard first and that delegates from
Local No. 6, Tacoma, and the prose-
cution be allowed the floor for a full
presentation of the case. Amendment
carried. A. II. Barth took floor to
represent the prosecution. Motion
carried that the two delegates from
Local No. 6, Tacoma, be allowed ten
minutes each.
Motion carried that previous ques-
ton be now put.
Motion to concur in the report of
the grievance committee in revoking
the charter of Local No. 6, Tacoma,
was overwhelmingly lost.
Moved to elect a committee Of three
to draw up for this convention a
statement defining political and in
dustrial action. Amended that motion
read appoint committee" Moved to
substitute that this matter be placed
in the hands of the resolutions COM
mittee Motion to substitute carried
and motion substituted carried
Grievance committee made the fol
lowing final report:
Comrades of the convention: Your
committee has passed upon all mat
tiers brought before it and placed be-
fore the convention separate reports
relative to Locals No. 2 and No. 6,
Tacoma Your committee having con-
sidered all grievances and made re-
port on same asks to be discharged.
Signed: w. H. STACKHOUSE,
L. MILLER,
J. G. LAYMAN,
M. L. STRONG,
HENRY ASKELI.
Motion carried that grievance COM
mittee be discharged. Motion to re-
consider discharging the grievance
committee carried. Amendment that
grievance committee be continued to
the end of the convention. Amend
ment carried and motion as amended
carried.
Report of mileage committee. This
committee reports that nearly COM
plete report shows delegates entitled
to $67324 in mileage.
Further report of resolutions COM
mittee:
Resolution
Whereas, State Secretary Bostrom
was a nominee for political office last
November, and
Whereas, it appears that this is a
violation Of section 20, of the state
constitution; therefore be it
Resolved, that this convention pass
upon the meaning of said section of
the constitution.
Signed: ABEL HALLBERG.
Motion carried to refer this to the
convention when constitution is con-
sidered.
Resolution: That the fare of the
convention secretary to and from the
convention be paid out of the general
funds of the party. Motion carried
that this resolution be concurred in.
Resolution by Hulet M. Wells and
concurred in by the committee RE
solved, that members of recently ex-
PEELED locals in King, Pierce and
Whatcom counties be permitted to
join the party in the regular way at
the expiration of three months after
this convention; provided, that no one
who has been twice expelled in this
state shall be eligible for party mem
bership." Motion to concur. Amended
that one year be substituted for three
months. Amendment to amendment,
land further provided that the per-
naY.tu trans son