The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-01
FOUND ON
TRIAL To Be
D|SLOYAL
Party Lines Cast Aside in Vut-
Ing One Man Spat on
American Flag.
b YGEoRGE n. HOLMES

- ar CORRESPONDENT l. NJ SERVICE
AL5ANf- y T., April Amid seen
es that were tensely dramatic. III. stat.
assembly today expelled permanently
the fve Socialist members fran New
York City.
They we're found by tn. assembly
20 be disloyal 70 the state and 10 the
nation and as such unit to sit in ths
assembly chamber Party lines w.r.
cast aside in the voting and generally
the members voted as their individual
opinions dictated.
VOTED on INDIVIDUALLY.
Each or the fTe men were voted en-
individually. Louis WaIdmsn. who vas
described during the eight weeks in
vestigation as being 4 young Trotz-
KY" was the first 10 be voted upon He
was expelled by 2 vote Of 115 70 as
August Claessens came second and the
assembly ousted him by 1ls TO =
Charles Solomon was third and was ex-
PEELED by the same vote 1Is 70 -
Definite charges OF being disloyaf had
been made against these three and
overt acts cited. One Of the charges
against solomon was that he had been
seen 10 spit on the American flag
- fNOA rs tE tfEbA T..
No definite charges we're pending
against Samuel Dewitt and Samuel OR
The remaining Socialists. other than
that membership in the Socialist party
made them unft to aid in writing ths
laws Of New York state
Because Of this fact the majority n
favor Of their expulsion was slightly
less bat both were ousted ny votes 81
Ia4 to a.
The vote was finally reached after
nearly - hours or continuous debate
which continued without 1etup through
out the night
NO RECESsES ron MEALS d.
10 recesses for meals or rest we're
taken and when the vote was finally
reached the members We're looking
hagsard and tired in their seats
heavy-eyed from want Of sleep ana
apparently wanting nothing 50 much
as to get the matter ended
Louis Waldman was the only On.
Of the convicted Socialists present
when the assembly voted the expu-
sion. Whatever the assembly de-
cides to do in recommendation Of 1he
majority report to OUTLAW the So
cisiist party at the polls VIII be done
in legislation now being drafted and
today or tomorrow. according to
Speaker Sweet.
The assembly did not vote directly
en- the majority report which had de-
clared the Socialist party as party
to be a traitorous organization ana
which would have prohibited the plac-
ing Of Socialist candidates on the bal
lots next Novem Der.
The ousted Socialists announced that
they would Immediately become can
didstes again in their respective dis
tricts They expressed little doubt
but that their constituencies would re-
turn them to The assembly as the
voters did Victor Berger 10 congress
in The Fifth Wisconsin district as
measure Of protest.
Two avenues OF action are open 10
them-they can either appeal 70 the
courts for redress and re-instatenert
admittedly almost a hopeless task or
they win have to wait regular cleo
yion in November 70 lay their cases be-
fore the voters The assembly pur-
posely forestalled the possibility of
special elections 70 ri the vacancies
by delaying the vote past March sI
yesterday which date was the last
On which GOV. Smith could legally cali
special elections.