New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05
IhBoRISG MEN AND poLIT en- ScHGMlS

REJECTED DELEGATES DISCOURSE or THE ROME
coNvENTloN-BALKING BLAiPs GAME.
The four delegates from Brooklyn organiza-
tions who wers denied seats In the Labor Assembly
which met at Rome in this State, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, returned TO their homes yesterday L. j.
Shields OF Brooklyn, one OF the delegates, made the
following statement of the to TRIBUNE reporter:
when the call for this RoIno Convention was issued
It's wording plain that there mistakEg tho
fct thai instead Of being IN the interest OF
labor the entire machue to b. run 10 boom David
IS. Hill In advance OF the regular convention
OF the Democratic party. 50 far az the work
ing men / associate with are concerned they
determined to check u at The say that such
as the brnshless" Painter Connolly, Shoemaker
Mastersou, George Blair. Thompson OF the misrepre
scpted cardriverr Donovan OF the printers Eagen OF
the hatters not such men Az the labor element OF
TINS CITY would send TO represent them IN political
convention. The action OF these men heretofore to
Doc Keen too was visible In thus affair. and tho
test for asce9deney IN the gathering between Bar and
Keen showed that there was Niger IN tao wood pile
That little darkoy was the control Of the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics. Blair has had his eye on that aud
doc" like all others OF MS class believes ~ selpres
eryatio Both OF these factions make loud boasts or
10 be the father OF the labor movement and the Keen
men say that they furnish the brains say that neither
is Representative OF the wage workers OF this State
have learned ron gsnedn9n no was on the OK
be rejected $50 that could not have
che ogPSnn When fn s '' on
reported and out Of the sixty delegates the four known
s1rorte To- the country delegates as they knew We we're
in liiation with them. The chairman lent his aid and
as the word goes we rar0aded. Our presence
there however, more powerful the rejected than
II would have been II accepted, ~ then we
were at liberty TO explain how this coterie OF
city politicians were using the gathering.
ON my return home was In the car with Mr.. Felix
and Mr. Eyers. OF Troy and Mr. Mansion OF West Troy,
beside few others less prominent In that part Of the
state, they are strong in their denunciation of tho
action OF the managers, and particularly
that OF the permanent chairman. They
say IL 10 evident that Mr., Donovan has
allowed hmself To become the tool of "Doc" Keen,
and they have confidence IN anything einanating
from that source. When told them that Mr.. Egan. OF
brooklyn, was u member of the Democratic Committee.
they were surprised they thought that
10 their convention should not be trameed by the ties
OF any party.
John O. Cayie was the next OF the delegates who was
asked why IL was Ire thrown out OF the councils
Of a labor organization. Mr. Caville said
can see no reason other than that AIN not prac;
teal politician aud, OF course. would lie poor material
for the who behind these affairs 10 handle hold
a position that gives standing In labor organizations
throu ghout the United States and II 10 the trst time In
my experience that my CREDENTIALS were questioned
wac nut np lob OF the executive committee TO throw
that they could have wider berth for thoir