Evening star., 1896-12-16
EXCITED LABOR DELEGATES.
Republican Campnigner Excluded
by the Federation.


| There was a stormy session of the Fed
Grafton of Labor at Cincinnati yesterday
afternoon. The fight was on the report of
w. c. Pomeroy, who had credentials from
| the Walters Union. With dozens on their
feet at the same time claiming recognition
and raising all sorts of points, it was diff
cult to maintain order While every effort
is made to keep politics out of the fedora
| ton, there was little but politics in the af-
ternoon session.
Delegate Weisman of the Bakers Union,
Brooklyn, opened the stormy debate by
charging that Pomeroy had been pursued
by the Chicago organization, and later by
the Illinois federation, because he worked
for the republicans in the last campaign.
And now the fight against Pomeroy as lone
of Mark Hanna's men, was carried to the
American Federation by po.itical opponents.
Delegate Morrison of the Typographical
Union replied, giving a history of Pomeroy
in Chicago. and of his souvenir contract
with the Illinois federation. He called at
tention to the campaign document issued
last fall by Pomeroy, which he signed as
general organizer of the federation, and for
which his commission was revoked.
Then followed a 'free-for-all," In which
every one wanted the floor at the same
time, especially the delegates from Chicago.
Delegate Woodbury., the prosecuting
witness and contestant, made a terrific
speech against Pomeroy as 'boodler'' and
schemer. Other stormy speeches followed
to the report to accept Pomeroy's creden-
tials and refer his case to the Walters
Union for final action.
On the question of jurisdiction, Delegate
Lloyd replied vigorously to Duncan. and
made such charges as to bring out Weis-
man in reply in a most personal manner.
Delegate Delong spoke vigorously in favor
Of his motion to have Pomeroy's campaign
document read, but he was Overwhelmingly
voted down.
After several had discussed the silver
question. Delegate Ewing protested against
the trial of any one In his absence, Pomeroy
being still confined to his hotel by sprain-
| ed ankle.
/ Chairman O'Sullivan of the committee on
credentials insisted that the Walters
Union paid their dues and were in good
standing, and should be allowed their duly
for Bryan, and Pomeroy for Mckinley, and
II Pomeroy had supported Bryan, these
charges would not have been heard Of
This brought Woodbury. and dozens of
others to their feet with such Interruptions
that o'sullivan could not proceed.
L Robert Oskew, George w. MCNEIL, and
others followed with speeches against Pom
eroy. When the previous question was or
dered Delegate Warner said when the COM
mittee on credentials went to Pomeroy's
room to get the c0htestee's statement, that
Pomeroy called on his attendant to get his
/ Out of 2.4O0 votes, only 1917 were cast for
Duncan's amendment. Then the motion of
Morrison, which was the main question to
reject the credentials of Pomeroy, was car
rted by only 1893 dissenting votes out of the
l tctal OF 400, and the report OF the commit
rec on Credentials was then adopted There
was much jollifying over the unseating of
',sRQmeroy, as the vote was an Endorsement
OF the previous action Of the general officers
and the executive council.