The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-25
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
CONVENTION

| Inc SnOnOmlSn county Triple Al
lance Convention met in the Labor
Temple last Saturday at 10 A. M.
The convention was called to or
der by f. L. Morgan, chairman of
the County Committee and c. +.
Brewer, Grievance Man of the b,
of r. T., elected chairman.
Miss Gladys Maloney, secretary
of the County Committee, was elected
secretary.
The following committees were Sc
lected:
Credentials-Mrs Chas. Rice, c. E.
Brewer, Jack Anderson.
Resolutions - Mrs. Chas. White,
Jack Anderson, Tom Jones, Neil
Breslin, Frank Johnston.
On Nominations-Harold Robb, S.
C. Dragoo, Lee Morgan, Marvin
Smith, H. Arends.
Press Committee-Nora Johnston,
Mrs. Lever, Frank Johnston.
Conference committee to meet with
committees of the Nonpartisan
League and Committee of 48-Frank
Kelly, Railroad Brotherhoods; Neil
Breslin, A. F. of L., M. c. Hazen,
Farmers. This committee is to de-
eide on division of county officers
among the four groups.
Platform-M. J. McGinnis, Chas.
Rice, C. E. Goldthorpe, o. +. Wef-
ferlng, Mrs. Ida Krause.
The Platform Committee reported
favoring the incorporation of the
platform of the Committee of 48 and
planks from the National Labor plat
form and recommending their adop-
tion by the state convention.
The Conference Committee report
ed the acceptance Of July 81 as the
date of choosing and endorsing can
didates for county offices, a state
senator and four members of the
house. The committees on the sew
eral offices are instructed to examine
into the qualifications Of candidates
and report to the nominating con-
vention. The following committee
men were appointed by the .conven-
ton: Neil Breslin on Senator, O. F.
Weffering and Frank Johnston on
Representative Of 48th District.
James M. Wilson on Sheriff, r. d.
Hoover on Prosecuting Attorney,
Marvin Smith on County Clerk, M. j.
on Coroner, E. j. Mounger on Audi
tor, Mrs. Chas Rice on Justice of the
Peace; Mrs. E. A. Lever on Con-
stable. The committees are now
ready to receive the name and in
formation of any prospective candi-
dates either from the candidates
themselves, from their friends, or
from anyone interested in seeing that
the office gets the best man avail
able.
The convention adopted five reso-
lutions, presented by the resolutions
committee, one asking all workers
to refrain from working on election
days; asking that the Washington
| TripleAlliance be declared the State
unite Of the National Labor Party
asking that election day be declared
a legal holiday; requesting that
women meet every two weeks for
educational purposes; demanding
that the primary laws be amended
that we may have a Nonpartisan
ballot.
Delegates to State Convention
The nominating committee repor-
ed the following delegates as NOM
mated for delegates to the state
contention:
Labor-Jack Anderson, Miss Lever
Frank Johnston, Mr.. Whartonby, F.
c. Goldthorpe and Neil Breslin.
Farmers-E. L. Morgan, Mr.. Will
kins, Marvin Smith, Mrs. Dragoo and
Mrs. Hogan.
Railway Men-Chas. E. Brewer,
Frank Kelly, Percy Tyler and Mrs,
Womack.
The following were elected to rep
resent labor: Jack Anderson, Mrs.
Lever and Frank Johnston.
To represent the Farmers: Z. l..
Morgan, Marvin Smith and Mrs.
Dragoo.
To represent Railway Men: Chas.
E. Brewer, Frank Kelly and Percy
B. Tyler.
The following were appointed to
cooperate with committees from the
Nonpartisan League and the Com
mittee of As to arrange for big
picnic on August /: Mesdames Lever,
Morgan, Rice, White, Womack !;
Messrs. Goldthorpe, Breslin, Lee
Morgan, Gillian and Stevens.
City Attorney Faussett spoke at
length on the formation of a new
party that will function along the
lines indicated by the progressive po-
litical thinkers of the day.
Nonpartisan Convention
The Nonpartisan League held its
convention in the Labor Temple last
Saturday and acted in perfect ac-
cord with the Triple Alliance con-
Vention.
Committee of 4S
The Snohomish County Committee
of 4S acted in harmony with the
Nonpartisan and Triple Alliance
Conventions last Saturday.