In speaking and moving people and being before the 



people. He wasn*t interested in the details. He 



vfts not very closely related to business and a 



nayor^s job vas a business Job. His interest was 



in px*omotlng Socialism. 

 Oilbi Did you start joining a regular Socialist organiza-* 



tlon? 

 Cogginst Yes, my wife and 1 joined the Socialist Party 



about 1910. 

 011b J Were there many Socialists in Berkeley at that 



time? When you went to party meetings were there 



numbers of people there? 

 Cogglns: I don't remember Just what oia* party registration 



\i(ka, but our vote would have been perhaps one-thIrA 



of the city's vote. 

 Gilbs That was large. 

 Coggins: And then we gained the disgruntled people besides 



thea, enough to carry the city. Twice we did it. 



They started to reccll the Socialists, you know, 



soon after they were in office and we won the 



recall* 

 Crilbj Did you take a very active part In that? 

 Cogginst I was quite active in thet, yes. I did some of 



the work that perhaps helped us In quite a way. 



