Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01
Expulsion Voted Against
Alleged Disloyal Men
BY Big Maiorities.
DEMOCRATS JOIN
WITH REPUBLICANS
Net Made Partlsan lsoue-World War
Vetsrans Refuse to Follow Colonel
+ RoossvsIt and Majority Votes In
Favor Of Expulsion-Unusual Pro.
eedsnt ESTABLISHED by oustins OF
Entire Party DelssatIon-All-Nisht
Session.
nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Albany. N. Y. April live soci-
! alists, Louis Waldman, August
Claessens. Charles Solomon. Samuel
A. De Witt and Samuel Orr, all OF
: New York City, the entire delegation
OF their party aarrt5- II the New York as
sembly, were expelled from the legis-
lature today.
The najorities in favor Of unseat-
Ing the men, suspended on the open
ing day Of the legislature on charges
OF disloyalty. were substantial.
Voting came after twenty-five
hours of oratory. parliamentary
wrangles and filibustering.
Owing to the fact that the men
~ere expelled after midnight on
March 81 there can be no special
elections TO fiIl their seats In the as
sensbly ts,less an extraordinary ses-
zion Of -lhe legislature can be con-
unudi Prsesdsnt Established.
Theodo7s,l Roosevelt. republican,
voted against expulsion. having ar
sued With tho assembly during the
night that It has no right to exclude
the party. BY its action. the assem-
bly, established q precedent altogeth-
n unique in legislative history IN the
United States. as never before has
an entire party delegation been
elected from any legislative body.
party lines disappeared in the vot-
ing. The democratic minority, which
was supposed to be well united IN
favor OF reseating the socialists, poll
ed a majority Of one vote in favor OF
expelling Waldman, Claessens and
solomon, tho democratic vote on
these men being Is for unseating and
II for. restoring them to their for
mer legislative status.
Twenty-on democrats voted to re-
seat De Witt and Orr. while fourteen
favored their expulsion.
The republicans. by q decision OF
9s to II, voted to unseat Waldman,
Claessens and Solomon, and on the
De Witt-Orr votes they stood 50 to
20.
Thrills Lacking.
When the assembly adjourned, af-
ter the seats Of ell hve socialists had
been declared vacant, It had been In
continuous session twenty-three
hours and forty minutes.
Tho dnal chapter lacked thrills
that many Of che spectators expected.
Speaker Sweet closed the debate at
1886 q. m. and within two minutes the
calling Of the roll had been begun in
the case Of Louis Waldman.
There was a brief outburst Of ap-
plauso when the clerk announced the
irWaldman vote, followed by another
mild demonstration when Speaker
Sween announced
"The resolution having been fully
passed, I declare the seat occupied by
Louis Waldman vacant"
Tho announcements In tho other
cases were received In silence until
the 6inal declaration by tho speaker
! that Orrs seat was vacant, when
there was a>1ast brief demonstration.
solomon lett the capital snortiy pc
fore the voting began. Waldman re-
Esa!ned until the moment the roll call
was started, When ne went into the
lobby.
W. Both - -: :. = 2. rI.es - " fhe 90 cay
that they would prepare statements
Tor publication before returning TO
New York.
Soidisrs Vote ExpuIslon.
Considerable interest was mani
fested In the way the former service
men voted. twenty-one favored the
expulsion Of all dive, seven for re-
seating. while four voted to oust