The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-09
SIX THOUSAND PERSONS GATHER
AT DREAMLAND PAVILION TO
INDoRsE FREE SPEECH FIGHT.
State Executive Committee viii Issue
Call for Funds and Speakers.

Cdll Tor funuS anu OpedNSTSs
Even the capitalist press admits
that nearly six thousand persons gath
cred at Dreamland pavilion last Sun
day evening in mass meeting, wildly
cheering every utterance of the speak
ers indorsing the free speech fight to
he waged against the arbitrary orders
of Seattle's opera bouffe jurist.
Glenn E. Hoover presided and in
opening the meeting announced that
every man on the platform had been
in Jail, which seemed to please the
crowd greatly.
After telling of the action of the
Socialist executive committee, Hoover
said: CAS- long as there is one man
or woman up in Jail, in defense of free
speech, l take the stand that they will
have to come out or l go in, and I
want to warn you against personali-
ties, for the Socialists are after bigger
game that getting Judge Humphries
off the bench.
"This is a big fight for big things" I"
Mrs. Titus Talks.
Hoover then introduced Mrs. Her
mon Titus as the first woman who
had ever been Jailed in Seattle in de-
fense of free speech. She reviewed
the fight in Seattle with special ref
erence to the occurrences of last week
in Judge Humphries' court, and closed
by making a plea for funds with which
to support the wives and children of
workingmen who are now serving SEN
tences for contempt.
Mrs Titus said that in one case a
husband and wife with four children,
the oldest aged 9 and the youngest IL
months, had been taken into court
and sentenced She cited many other
cases and said that as a result of the
contempt cases the families of thirty
three husbands now in Jail were in
want, or would be before they had
their sentences.
Mrs. Titus brought forth cheers
when she asked every man in the
house who had voted for Judge Hum
phries to assess himself $25 and costs,
the money to be used for the support
of the wives and children of the men
he has sent to Jail for contempt.
Collection Brings $122.50.
When she had finished hats were
passed and collection amounting to
$12250 was taken. 1t was announced
that the cost of the hall and expenses
If the netting would amount to about
$50 and a second plea was made and
another collection taken at the doors
after the meeting adjourned
Millard Price made a plea for a
class fight instead of fight on Hum
phries, Blethen, Kate Sadler or DR..
Titus.
DR. Hermon Titus was the last
speaker of the evening. He made
plea for the working classes of the
city to stand together in the present
fight, which he said was with the
capitalist classes. He closed his talk
with the announcement that he would
speak at Fourth avenue and Pike
street the next night. G. N. Hodgson
also spoke in defense of free speech.
A Statewide Campaign.
The state executive committee of
the Socialist party met last Sunday,
and decided to issue a call for speak
ers and funds to carry on the fight
for free speech and the right of public
assembly.
State Chairman Francis Sylvester,
of Olympia, presided over the meet
ing. The other members of the com
mittee present were w. H. Stackhouse,
of Centralia; Frans Bostrom, of EV-
erett; Lo.' Allen, of Tacoma, and
NJ E. Giles, oi Dremerton. Hulet NJ.
Wells and Sam Sadler, who are now
rrug sentences for contempt in
u#-e Humphries court, are the other
members of the committee.
Fund Started With $50.
At. e. Giles was elected manager Of
the campaign that win be launched
tomorrow night and a first fund of
$50 was voted to start the fight
When Glenn z. Hoover Informed the
large crowd gathered al Dreamlaud
pavilion last night for the meeting of
the Free Speech league of the ac.ioa
of the state committee the announce
ment met with wild cheers and cries
nf good work and eve are with
you."