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Cushlamochree, issue 1, September 1944

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Page 6............CUSHLAMOCHREE

"He has, I feel, been given every opportunity to make public the election news." You speak as if I were a criminal and the FAPA ballot counting job was my chance for a parole, and that "I feel" puts you in the role of warden. Of the Georgia Chain Gang wardens, no doubt.

"I added a note to my ballot asking Daugherty to send me the results as soon as the count had been made." This should, of course, been have been completely unnecessary, as it would seem customery [sic] to me to let the new officers in on the big secret of their election." I am amazed Mr. Shaw. If it only "seems to be customery" [sic] to you how in the devil do you expect me to be guilty of a direct charge unless it is fact and not something that is "customery"? [sic] You don't even know the rules governing Ballot proceedure [sic] yourself without charging someone else with negligence. There may have been rules set up for ballot counters before in the FAPA mailings, I don't recall them, but I have recieved [sic] no notification of the rules that I was to follow on this election. I have only the general conduct of other types of elections to govern my conduct. In all organizations except those specifically designated as special there is a standard set of rules which says that any comittee [sic] formed shall have the official signature of each member of that comittee [sic] before an official ballot may be announced. Look it up Mr. Shaw, Look it up! I have told you of the difficulties encountered with one member prior to this paragraph. Mel Brown and I had the ballots counted and ready to mail within two weeks after the ballot deadline but were unable to do so without the Bronson signature.

"But up to now no one in the east has heard a single word from WJD or his committee." If you care to check up, Mr. Shaw, you will find that Al Ashley had an unofficial tally prior to this date or perhaps you do not consider Battle Creek, Michigan as the east?

"A recent air mail special delivery letter to him has been totally ignored. If you think that being too busy to answer a letter is "ignoring someone" let me take this space to say to Ashley, Evans, Tucker, Liebscher, Lowdnes, Watson, in fact a great many fans: "I'm ignoring you all."

Time alone will answer your second paragraph. 

If, as you claim, you have not been notified of the election results, it seems to me that you are taking a lot for granted by warning the FAPA members and telling what you are going to do with the FAPA mailing. Does this "seem to be customery" [sic] to you?

The next time you want anyone to handle a job you might ask them about it and let them know their duties and be sure it is an official appointment. Do you have the power to appoint a ballot - caster? If you are given the power to appoint a committee you should be sure that you know the standings of all the members of the committee and notify the members of said committee to contact the chairman and not have the chairman running all over the country trying to get a member of the committee on the beam.

I have never knowingly shirked any job that I have had in fandom. I will not accept any job unless I am confident that I can fill the requirements of that office.

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Page 6............CUSHLAMOCHREE "He has, I feel, been given every opportunity to make public the election news." You speak as if I were a criminal and the FAPA ballot counting job was my chance for a parole, and that "I feel" puts you in the role of warden. Of the Georgia Chain Gang wardens, no doubt. "I added a note to my ballot asking Daugherty to send me the results as soon as the count had been made." This should, of course, been have been completely unnecessary, as it would seem customery [sic] to me to let the new officers in on the big secret of their election." I am amazed Mr. Shaw. If it only "seems to be customery" [sic] to you how in the devil do you expect me to be guilty of a direct charge unless it is fact and not something that is "customery"? [sic] You don't even know the rules governing Ballot proceedure [sic] yourself without charging someone else with negligence. There may have been rules set up for ballot counters before in the FAPA mailings, I don't recall them, but I have recieved [sic] no notification of the rules that I was to follow on this election. I have only the general conduct of other types of elections to govern my conduct. In all organizations except those specifically designated as special there is a standard set of rules which says that any comittee [sic] formed shall have the official signature of each member of that comittee [sic] before an official ballot may be announced. Look it up Mr. Shaw, Look it up! I have told you of the difficulties encountered with one member prior to this paragraph. Mel Brown and I had the ballots counted and ready to mail within two weeks after the ballot deadline but were unable to do so without the Bronson signature. "But up to now no one in the east has heard a single word from WJD or his committee." If you care to check up, Mr. Shaw, you will find that Al Ashley had an unofficial tally prior to this date or perhaps you do not consider Battle Creek, Michigan as the east? "A recent air mail special delivery letter to him has been totally ignored. If you think that being too busy to answer a letter is "ignoring someone" let me take this space to say to Ashley, Evans, Tucker, Liebscher, Lowdnes, Watson, in fact a great many fans: "I'm ignoring you all." Time alone will answer your second paragraph. If, as you claim, you have not been notified of the election results, it seems to me that you are taking a lot for granted by warning the FAPA members and telling what you are going to do with the FAPA mailing. Does this "seem to be customery" [sic] to you? The next time you want anyone to handle a job you might ask them about it and let them know their duties and be sure it is an official appointment. Do you have the power to appoint a ballot - caster? If you are given the power to appoint a committee you should be sure that you know the standings of all the members of the committee and notify the members of said committee to contact the chairman and not have the chairman running all over the country trying to get a member of the committee on the beam. I have never knowingly shirked any job that I have had in fandom. I will not accept any job unless I am confident that I can fill the requirements of that office.