9] 



Oilbs Who were sobm of the leaders besides Stitt Wilson 



In tl» Socialist movement in Berkeley at that time? 



Cogglns: Herman !• Stem» who was the president of the 



school board I he was an ex-minister. There were 

 no particularly well-known people. Job Harriman 

 was vell-lcnown. He was in Los Angeles. Jack London 

 had run in Oakland the election before and got a 

 pretty large vote. But I don't recall any particularly 

 well-known people in the moyement. Reallyt the 

 striking thing about it was the people who were 

 not well-known. 



011b I Perhaps I might ask you this question. What kind 

 of people were Socialists? How would you describe 

 them? The leaders among the Socialists* what was 

 their baekgroond? Were they wealthy, middle-class » 

 poor? 



Cogglns: No, they were not wealthy people. Many college 

 people voted Socialist but they didn't make a 

 point of saying so. I know that some of the 

 Women's Civic Leagiie voted Socialist. Most people 

 are sensitive about being marked as a Socialist. 



011b J Well, \diat type of people were willing to be 

 marked as Socialists? 



