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\n[1926]  \n# COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION         BIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFOBM TARGET         \n\nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \nRESTRICTIONS ON USE:  \n Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia University Lbraries.             \nTECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA  \nFILM SIZE:            35mmREDUCTION RATIO:      //:/  \nNITIALS:                  48  \nDATE FILMED:                  8-207  \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                                27047  \n.  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \n# MINUTES OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONSOCIALIST PARTY\n\n302  \nPITTSBURGH,PA.  \n乙  \nMay 1st,1926.  \n742  \nMORNING SESSION.  \nConvention ealled to order at:10:30 by Acting Secretary George R.Kirkpatrick.  \nConvention Call,sent out to State Secretaries on January 20,was readby Comrade Kirkpatrick.  \nRoll Call,according to eredentials received prior to opening of eon-vention,read.  \nElection of Temporary Chairman:Delegate Oneal of New York nom-inated Delegate Gerber of New York.Delegate Snow of Illinois secondedthe nomnation.Carried.  \nShort addresses by Julius Gerber and Victor L.Berger.Address nfwelcome by John w.Slayton.Address by Morris Hillquit.  \nElection of Vice-Chairman:Delegate Van Essen of Pennsylvania wasnominated by Delegate Merrill of New York,seconded by Toole of Maryland.  \nElection of Secretary:Delegate Parker of Massachusetts nominatedby Delegate Oneal of New York.Comrade Kirkpatrick nominated by Dele-gate Gerber.  \nMotion,by Delegate Levenberg of Massachusetts:That the Exee-utive Secretary,Comrade Kirkpatrick,be elected Secretary of the Con-vention with power to appoint his assistants.Carried.  \nMotion,by Levenberg:That a committee of three on Rules of theConvention be eleeted.Carried.  \nNominations.  \nDelegate Merrill of New York,by Delegate Wm.Henry of Indiana.  \nDelegate Herman of Washington,by Delegate Emma Henry of Indiana.Delegate Oneal of New York,by Delegate Bohlin of New Jersey.(Oneal deelined).  \nDelegate Graham of Montana,by Oneal of New York.  \nDelegates Merrill,Herman and Graham elected.  \nThe question of a committee on eredentials was discussed.ComradeHillquit stated that the National Executive Committee acts on eredentialsexeept in the case of eontests.  \nSecretary Kirkpatrick was asked by the Chair to revise the list ofdelegates,to inelude the names presented since the opening of the con-vention.1  \n1  \nMotion,by Delegate Hall of Illinois,that the convention adopt theorder of business prepared by the National Exeeutive Committee.Secondedby Hoopes.Carried.  \nCall for the appointment of sergeant-at-arms.Recommended that thisbe left to a local committee.  \nDelegates Lewis of California and Bohlin of New Jersey were electedtellers.  \nCall for the election of a Committee on Resolutions to consist of threemembers.  \nNominations.  \nDelegate Berger of Wisconsin,by Belegate Coleman of Wisconsin.Delegate Kahn of the Verband,by Delegate Rubenstein of Michigan.(Kahn declined).  \nDelegate Sharts of Ohio,by Delegate Thobe of Kentueky.Delegate Hillquit by Delegate Berger.(Hillquit declined).  \nDelegate Oneal of New York,by Delegate Van Essen of Pennsylvania.  \nBerger,Sharts and Oneal elected.  \nOrganization Committee of three members:  \nNominations.  \nDelegate Herman,by Delegate Oneal.  \nDelegate Snow,by Delegate Emma Henry.Delegate Merrill,by Delegate Van Essen.  \nElected as nominated.  \nCommittee on Constitution,consisting of three members:  \nNominations.  \nDelegate Jursek of Conneetieut,by Delegate Plunkett of Connecticut.(Jursek declined).  \nDelegate Hoopes of Pennsylvania,by Delegate Van Essen.Delegate Henry,by Delegate Bohlin.(Henry declined),Delegate Emma Henry,by Delegate Bohlin.(Mrs.Henry declined).Delegate Toole of Maryland,by Delegate Oneal.(Toole declined).Delegate Van Essen,by Delegate Thobe.(Van Essen 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