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2374 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
In 1940 a vacancy occurred in the office of business agent of local 44, and the elected officials of local 44 asked Mr. DuVal to serve out that term. He accepted that post and did serve out the term, then he stood for reelection.
The first time he stood for election in local 44 was in 1941. Here is the actual number of votes which he received. He received 439 votes ; an opponent b}^ the name of Smith received 148 votes, and an opponent by the name of Bradfield received 131 votes.
Mr. Kearns. Who held this representative post for the union before DuVal came there?
Mr. Brewer. Ted Hansard.
Mr. Kearns. Did he run against him here ?
Mr. Brewer. No; he did not. He was removed from office in the local union as a result of a fight. He got into a fight Avith someone — I do not know the exact details of it— but he was removed by action of the executive board of the local union and Mr. DuVal was chosen by the same officers to fill out that term.
Mr. Kearns. And the post was really vacated when DuVal ran?
Mr. Brewer. He was appointed to fill out the unexpired term, then he filed for election. Those were the votes.
He got 439 Azotes as against 148 and 131. or he got more than both of his opponents combined.
Mr. Kearns. What kind of an election was that, a secret ballot?
Mr. Breaver. It is a mail ballot — no; I am sorry. At that time it was not a mail ballot. It is the Australian system. Each member comes to the A^oting place, gets his ballot, goes in and marks his ballot in secret, almost exactly in the same manner as you vote in an ordinary municipal election.
The second election was held in 1943. He again had Iavo opponents. This time he received 462 votees. A fellow by the name of Magginetti received 2GG and a third man by the name of Crawford received 24. So there again he got a substantially larger number than both of his opponents put together.
I might say in this election he was actively opposed by Mr. Sorrell and the group which represented him through their tactics on the lots.
NoAv at the time of this revolt which I described earlier, when Irving Henschel and the group he represented attempted to interfere with the activities of the international in prosecuting the strike, DuVal was the business agent of the local. When the international took superAdsion over the local as the result of the actions of Henschel and his group, DuVal and all the other officers of local 44 were appointed to continue running the affairs of that local union.
I will say that the international has exercised a minimum of control. The situation there is very peaceful and is going along satisfactorily to the vast majority of the members.
I want to say further — and I say this personally — I never knew DuVal until I went to Hollywood, but he is one of the most honorable men I have ever knoAvn. He is completely honest. He is about as basically honest in the little things as any man I haA'e ever known.
I say the charge Mr. Sorrell made against him is as completely a false charge as anyone who really knows Cappy DuVal can testify.