Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-01

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-. party.
hee3y its action the assembly estab-
ed a precedent, as never before
) an entire party delegation been
DScted from any legislative body.
, No Party Lines.
Party lines disappeared in the-vot-
ing. The Democratic minority, which
was supposed to be pretty well unit
ed in favor Of reseating the Socialists.
polled majority of one vote in favor
OF expelling Waldman, Claessens and
Solomon. Twenty-one Democrats
voted to reseat Dewitt and Orr, while
fourteen favored their expulsion.
The Republicans, by division OF
9S to II, voted to unseat Waldman,
Claessens and Solomon and on the
votes they stood SO to %.
When the assembly adjourned, aft
or the seats of all five Socialists had
been declared vacant, it had been in
continuous session 23 hours and 40
minutes.
The final chapter lacked the thrills
that many of the spectators had ex-
pected.- Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet
closed the debate at 1886 a. M, and
within two minutes the calling Of the
roll had been begun in the case OF
Louis Waldman. .
A Long Debate.
The debate lasted about twenty
four hours and more than forty mem
bers participated. The chamber was
crowded with spectators from the
time the assembly convened at 10:s0
a. m, yesterday until long after mid
night. Many of the visitors remaiged
throughout the night and heard the
assembly record its verdict. Il ss
\ For the members Of the lower
house the session was trying. The
houA4 was operating under a close
calEwhich meant that no one was
allowed to leave the outer portals Of
thee chamber without a pass signed
blythe speaker. Luncheon and sup
per were brought to the members by
the pages.
Waldman and Soloman. remained
at the capitol throughout the deliber-
ations. Both appeared to be highly
smiled frequently. The other three
men under fire were not present.
Scpds Note to McCuc.
Assembly1nan Martin G. McCue, b
Democrat, from New York, in which
the Socialist members were called
by such epithets as TRAITORS" 'curSt'
and whipped dogs Waldman sent
note to McCue, reading as follows:
"Marty-be good sport and move
that be given the floor to- answer
you. Will you do it?" r.
Assemblyman McCue did not re-
ply.
In the early morning hours while
the debate was slowly dragging its
weary way towards a roll call. VALID
man and Soloman appeared in the
midway, as the main corridor be-
tween the assem- bly, and senate cham
bers is known. A little band OF
newspaper men and senator's who had
organized Midway Choir" greeted
them with a song familiar in the six
ties, but with words adapted to mod
ern conditions:
I'VE shall meet, "but we shall miss
There will be five vacant chairs
The suspended assemblymen ac.
knowledged the greeting with smiles
and handclapping.
Personal Bitterness. &
The early hours of the delibera.
tion were marked by 6utbursts Of
personal bitterness and luminosity
which cropped out in the pickering:
and wrangles over parliamentary
;echnicalities IN the course Of an at.
tempt by the Democrats to4postpone
consideration Of the case today wher
it would be too late for, Governo,
Smith to call special elections to i'll
pected unseating of the five men.
Minority Leader d. DonAhue ant
his colleagues were said to feel tha
it would subject the executive to un
necessary embarrassment either t.
call or refuse to call the special cleo
tions. X
~ Almost Disorticrly.
During this stage of the proceedingI
the department OF the assembly ~
times approached the dtsorderly. Ex
changes Of personalities Between AT
semblyman McCue and Louis A. Cui
llyier raised tense situations. ,
Eue, in III speech had reached tn
ht OF invectiye against the So
ts, Mr.. sCuliivier marched snlil
own to- where the reporters wer
Sd and said i 4.
ph boy, Marty is tanning then
Other incidents Of the "a hours
sea9ion were the speeches Of Lieuten
ant Colonel sTheod odors. Roosevelt an
cans. Colonel Roosevelt urged tn
reseating of. the Social lists Mis-
smith advocated their expulsion.
J TN Yotlng against the five men, \
am; not voting against Socialism,
Me- Snith aid. III wrong princi
pies hAye crept iAtO their party plat
I form the party must correct tha
platform. II have tried t0 use m
vote !, on nat y for sr'1s thsi pest = goo e
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