The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
SOCIALISTS ASK
MANY CHANGES
Proposed Legislation Creates
Spirited Discussion Among
Three Hundred Delegates.
SHOW MEMBERSHIP INCREASE

The state Socialist convention In
session at the court hUurse this morn
Ing elected as chairman J. u. Welday,
and after hearing the report OF State
Secretary n. VI, Sinclair, occupied the
remaining part Uf the morning cOnsid-
ering the recommendation Of the leg
islative committee Many delegates
arrived this morning aud were ap-
proved by the credentials committee.
The total number now In attendance
Is about 800 Interest In the proposed
legislation was keen aud spirited de
bate attended the discussion "
some Of the measures.
Measures Adopted.
Judge y. :. Hurt, Of Mndill, chair.
man Of the Legislative committee, re-
ported the following measures which
were adopted by the convention TO be
suggested by the party to the legisla-
ture:
Equal representation In all the three
dominant political parties ON district,
county and township election boards.
Adjustment Of the veto power Of the
government
Adjustment NJ the power Of the
supreme court a. declare uncOnstitu.
iional a Inv passed by the people by
means OF the referendum.
A law demanding clyil service pro.
lection OF school teachers, and equal
pay for men aud women engaged M
all lines Of public work.
A statute providing for the estab.
lishment Of cooperative public ware.
houses In cities, counties, townships
and municipalities.
A law taking away the right of the
legislature 10 repeal measures passed
by the people.
measure asking that the leglsln
ture establish hospital for the treat
ment OF social Diseases and providing
for the isolation of persons afflict-
ed by the same.
Popular Suggestion.
The suggestion which met with the
greatest approval was one providing
for the election Of Jury commissions
by the voters instead Of the selection
Of the same by the district Judges as
Is now the law. And Il was further
recommended that jurors should he
chosen FROM the list Of electors In.
stead Of from the list Of tax PAYER.
as the law now makes II necessary.
Arguments In favor Of this measure
contended that since juries are select.
ed from the list Of tax payers, which
list II headed by the men owning real
estate, the tenant can never have a
square deal In the courts. Il was
further argued that a mans qualifica.
tions for q juror should not consis,
In his property holdings,
Membership Increases.
Tie report Of H. NJ Sinclair, state
secretary Of the party showed that
the red card membership Of the party
has increased throughout the state
since the last meeting, more than 300
per cent, the vote IN the Increase be
ing from 4l,000 TO $1,000 In the No.
vember election.
The report also showed the perfec
u"i vi tne prtVih'l oIkHhhhuonh hnc
q large increase In the permanent
office force. Complete precinct com
mittees are now at work In nearly
2500 districts OF the state.
The convention continued through
ont the afternoon the discussion OF tn,
legislative program
H. q. Creel, Of the editorial star,
" the Appeal to Reason, Gerard
Kan, win deliver an illustrated lee
tuc tonight IN chambers OF the su
perlor court on Japan and the Hn
wallan islands"