The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
TROUBLE IN THE LABOR UNION.
Democrats Attempt to Shield a Candidate
and Cause Disturbance.

Democrats Attempt to Shield Candidate
and Cause Disturbance.
One of the most exciting meetings ever held
in this city that of the Central Labor Union
yesterday afternoon. On Saturday the Labor
Signal published an article, with the heading,
Scratch Martin Kruger" whose name is upon
the Democratic ticket for Clerk of the Supreme
Court. This article began with the following
1.-THE following, signed by and under the seal
Of Harmony Assembly. No. 1920 and Germania
Assembly, No. 1920, was presented to the Cen.
trail Labor Union on Monday evening:
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Oct. IA, 1886.
ITO the Brethren knights of Labor of the state of
Indiana greeting:
hereby declare that Brother Christian Kai master
workman of Germana Assembly No. 1920 and
many others of noble order here have been will
fully wronged by Martin L. Kruger, whose name ar-
pears the State ticket for the Office of Clerk of Su-
preme Court We, knowing him to be man wholly
unfit for the high Office to which he aspires and in no
y entreat you brothers. to help defeat his cleo
ton by scratching his name from the ticket at our
coming State election This being his home dear
brothers, you we know whereof we speak.
THE Center Labor Union voted unanimously
to act upon the request of the Michigan City
assemblies. and the delegates were instructed to
report back to their organizations the action
taken"
The Labor Signal went on to say that on Tues
day circular contradicting the foregoing circu-
lar, and also bearing the seal of Germania
Assembly, had been sent out. evidently, from
the Democratic central commi ttee rooms. This
circular bore the seal of Germania Assembly,
and contradcted in every particular the first
circular 1t was signed with the name of Chris.
tian Kai, as master workman of Germania AS
sembiy, No. 1920, Michigan City. This was evil
IDENTIFY a forgery. and letter to the editor of
the Signal from II. Bird. master workman of
No. 1920, Knights of labor, Michigan City, de.
nounced il AS such, the seal of the Lodge No.
1920 having been obtained by some one, and
used in the interest of Kruger. On Oct 90 the
following was received by the editor of the La
Dor Signal
MICHIGAN CRY, Oct 90
T. NJ. Gruelle:
Ka tells that signature is forgery and the seal
stoen. H. BIRD
Mr.. Bird also sent word that delegation
would be here yesterday, with Christian Kai, to
denounce the fraud. forgery and theft.
The committee did come, and, when thew an
peared in the hall of Central Labor Union, there
was great dlsmay among the Democratic mem
bers, who determined they should not be heard
All sorts of flibustering was INDUCED in, and
the greatest confusion prevailed. One member
very vociferously declared he would not vote for
Judge Walker notwithstanding the Endorsement
of the labor union. Cornelius Kelly then raised
howl and declared the entire Democratic
ticket ought to be Endorsed. Motions to adjourn
then became frequent and the confusion grew
worse. so much so that the kaiKruger matter
was showed aside, it being impossible in the
prevailing pandemonium, for any presentation
of the matter to be made.
The chairman then ASKED that everybody not
on the committee of "workers"-those who are
20 work at the various polls IN the election on
Tuesday-retire Mr.. Kelly made so much
disturbance in Directing to this expulsion that
there We're numerous cries of Throw him out
and the chairman remarked: 'Mr. Kelly, you
will either sit down or the door-keeper will throw
you down stairs" number of delegates swore
they wouldn't vote for anybody Endorsed By the
Labor Union. Al last Mr. Kelly. Morris Don.