Secretariat of the 13th Congress of the Continentalist Party

  

Secretariat of the 13th Congress
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30 May 1923 – 28 July 1928
Members	12
Officers
General Secretary	Seamus Callahan

The Secretariat of the 13th Congress of the Continentalist Party of the United Commonwealth was in session from 30 May 1923 to 28 July 1928. Elected by the 13th Central Committee, its members served as the highest policy-making authority within the Continentalist Party. The Secretariat was chaired by the General Secretary Seamus Callahan. At its height it included a total of 12 members.

The 13th Secretariat was the first secretariat in which Seamus Callahan was elected as leader, after he succeeded to the head position of the 12th Secretariat following the death of Aeneas Warren in 1922. The 13th Secretariat is considered a far more stable iteration than its predecessor, however, it coincided with the consolidation of power around Callahan and its ranks was filled by his allies. Three Continental elders – Bill Haywood, Meyer London, and Dorian Conesus – died while in office, but Callahan did not pursue replacements, hoping to reduce the number of potential opponents in the Secretariat. Another secretariat functionary, Coleman Mueller, would be removed by Callahan after a falling out between the two former allies. The 13th Secretariat oversaw the 1924 general election, which resulted in Callahan's election of President of the United Commonwealth, and began a period of centralization in the Continentalist Party's leadership. Chief issues among the Secretariat were the suppression of the Southern Insurrection, the elimination of famine and agricultural hardships, and improved education and housing.

Members

The following is a list of members of the Secretariat, and their respective state and party positions held only during the duration of the Secretariat.

No.	Name (Lifespan)	Portrait	Party position(s)	State position(s)	Tenure
1	Seamus Callahan (1885–1947)		General Secretary of the Continentalist Party	President of the United Commonwealth Chairman of the Central Military Commission	30 May 1923 – 28 July 1928
2	Bill Haywood (1869–1928)		Vice Chairman of the Central Committee	Premier of the Council of People's Commissars People's Commissar for Labor	30 May 1923 – 18 May 1928 (Died in office)
3	Winston Ashtabula (1886–1983)		–	Premier of the Council of People's Commissars Vice Premier of the Council of People's Commissars People's Commissar for Transportation	30 May 1923 – 28 July 1928
4	Coleman Mueller (1870–1948)		–	Acting President of the United Commonwealth	30 May 1923 – 4 October 1927 (Removed)
5	Meyer London (1860–1926)		Chairman of the Central Committee	Deputy secretary of the Presidium President pro tempore of the Senate of the Union	28 May 1922 – 6 June 1926 (Died in office)
6	Samson Zima (1880–)		President of the Central Party School of the Continentalist Party	Deputy secretary of the Presidium People's Commissar for Foreign Relations Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission	30 May 1923 – 28 July 1928
7	Dorian Conesus (1878–1927)		–	People's Commissar for Internal Affairs Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission	30 May 1923 – 14 June 1927 (Died in office)
8	Joseph McDonald (1885–1952)		Vice President of the Central Party School of the Continentalist Party Secretary of the Central Committee for Political Education	People's Commissar for Education	30 May 1923 – 28 July 1928
9	Diana Verdone (1886–1960)		–	Chairwoman of the Chicago People's Council
10	Orion Marshall (1880–1943)		–	People's Commissar for Agriculture
11	Elliot Fowler (1870–1945)		–	People's Commissar for Housing and Development Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission
12	John L. Lewis (1880–1950)		–	–