The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
c.. T.. U. BOILS WITH POLITICS
OFFICE SEEKING ORATORS PED
DLING THE "LABOR YoTE.U


Furious wranElinE-Ono Orator Gail. Another
. Yellow DoE-identicnl Lists or Willing
Candidates Said to Have Bcon Onercd TO
both Parties-Tho G. L. u. Disowss All.
Tho labor politicians of the Central Labor
Union few at each others throats yesterday
as they hadn't done since Coogan ran for Mayor.
]. II. Smith of the paper hangers presided
and John II. Maher OF the Liberty Dawn As
ISOLATION Of Hackmen was made vico Chairman.
Timothy J. Daily Of tho metal p~olishers and
buffers said 1t was time the @. l.. U. deter
mined whether or not 1t was n political body.
MANY people," he said. 20 jcct to the way
business is being done here. Time is wasted on
petty points OF order, and IL remains to be seen
whether the body Is a labor body only or a partly
political body. My name has been mentioned.
| have been Informed, in, a list, of candidates
tivcs. 1t was unknown to me that my
name was thus mentioned, and / sent the fol-
lowing letter to John C.. Sheehan:
DEAR SIR: l have been informed that my
name has been included In the list of prospective
andid0the ter for for the 10 hGeEislature that Vas banded
and purporting to be those OF organized labor.
This list; ! presume, is identical with III the u one
list represented the choice of organized
reppess en n E in We" IL. T TeTi.I az na" it eo %upuid be 70 q
compliment Of which any man might we'll be
proud. but to be chosen by q lot OF professional
know nothing Of their doinRs) who at a very lib
eral estimate do not number more than 8 or
this city is a preference that would blight any
mans career. My name has been used without
% psy %eP9 ~. e {, G E. e Sns IT. , II t ! pF SaSI.s t SnI
man who secures a nomination by such methods
Is far moro likely to prove a source OF weakness
than an element Of strength to the party that
II they called themselves the Mutual Admi-
one than the one they prostitute BY using At
present. While it Is my opinion that org -nized
labor will soon find 4 necessary to take an active
part In politics AS the hest means OF serving
an injunction on those who are constantly
restricting it's rights. you can rest assured that
OF different timber from those referred to above,
and will make it known publicly. and not
through a body whose membership Is principally
My motive in writing you is to protect my
self from the same charges made again t hem.
that is of using the union | have tho honor to
represent In trade affairs to advance myself po-
liticnlly. Hoping you will kindly acknowledge
a sssei Gc. Of this letter and correct me If in error I
DAILY went on to say that when the committee
waited on Mr.. QuiRg Delegate Bausch. the can
didate for Coroner, and John oConnell of the
cigarinakers were on hand.
Some Of our delegates" he continued. are
training in, politics by working q machine
votes for otticss il the G / y; have been IN:
last election OF officers that he could have q seat
here II he would vote for a certain person."
delegates Sst ap Appeared nrSit to have a. been HI h arr Inc
Think said Delegate Prince Of the ciFar
packers, that when a man shoots on talk like
this political bubble" rctorted DAILY. ..,,v
said Prime. How do We know that this letter
does not come from some political machinel I
can say that whether his name is on the list or
Who is in it !" shouted several voices.
Prince apparently did no think It convenient
political schemes and thought that II matters
had gone Days way there would have been no
A furious hour of recriminations followed.
The WorEingmcns' Political League was hauled
S Snsta ahs M GHats; t GnESne one n; o Of It's me 1n sns sad SAID
people did not use their Unions e secure it.
cused Of playing with the League and retorted
Liberty Dawn Association 10 his feet.
81 have every regard for Mr.. Pallas." he said.
t "Hs eAS FOR my an a sn9srt e SHSS tuF I must sS sn ri tss
truth; h 6 M E md h. Ism cane = MI,t to .I me "a and ol, sai a.
to say that 'Psflas. as a brother Mick. wanted
MS s S@Se 3 moi 10. al i P %lets h e@,s 81 sho stesfs = dele
gate: Tho Irish amt the whole thing"
wanted a chance to speak. hxed his eye on
Maher and said:
I'm looking at you. you yellow dog"
Maher laughed In q provoking way.
You yellow dog began Pallas again.
The Chairman pounded until Pallas could not
be heard.
In the middle of the turmoil word came that
the proprietors OF Clarendon Hall wanted the
meeting room for tho usual Sunday sacred
concert" The meeting then adjourned to room
3 upstairs, where tho debate was resumed, and
u resolution was finally passed to the effect that
tho c. l.. U. repudiated all those who made use
OF 1t for their own political preferment.