New-York tribune., 1900-10-29
THE CHARGES FELL FLAT.
DELEGATE KELLY FAILS TO APPEAR BEFORE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE C F Z

DELEGATE KELLY FAILS TO APPEAR BEFORE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE c u
The charges that certain labor delegates had
worked" Republican politicians for several hun
dreds Of dollars 70 prevent the passage of a
number OF resolutions at the convention Of the
Workingmen's State Federation caused a lively
time when brought up before the meeting of the
Central Federated Union in University Settlement
Hall yesterday. The convention was held in Utica
in the early part Of the month, and the charges
were that Michael Kelly. former secretary Of Dis
trict Assembly No 49, Knights OF Labor; Charles
Wilson delegate Of the Safety Engineers Union
and Patrick J. DAILY. delegate of the Coach Drivers
Union, went to the Republican State Committee and
obtained $500 TO prevent the passage of resolutions
condemning expansion, Imperialism. etc. The story
at the time was looked upon extremely "hshv
because It is well known that the Workingmen's
State Federation does not permit politics to enter
into its discussions or deliberations except so far
as they refer TO the doings Of the State Legis-
lature
by James Daily, delegate of the Tile Layers Union
the Central Federated Union appointed commit
tee, consisting OF Delegates William J. O'Brten
Philip Kelly. Charles Weyl and John Stewart 10 in
vestigate them It the report of this com,
mittee which caused the rumpus at yesterdays
meeting.
1t appears that Michael Kelly. one of the accused
men, prompted the charges. saying thar he did so
because ne did not get his share the alleged $500
It great yarn that he had spun out At Ianr-tb
TO willing hearers who were trying to make noU
teal capital out Of It for Tammany Hall; but II fell
fat when aired before the investigating committee
The committee reported that it had been l1nab1a
to get Michael Kelly to appear before it and sub
stantiate the charges. and that the other alleged
witnesses were shy in getting around The COM
m'ttee recommended that the whole matter he
dropped, and that all the papers IN the case in
cIud!ng voluminous affdavit purporting TO come
from Kelly, be placed in the hands OF the d.
fendants so that they could bring proceedings in
the courts 80
ms GIG hot ptease All Ihe delegates. especially
those affiliated with Tammany Hall, so the a IA
Cavit finally read. 1850
Delegate OBrien OF the investigating cor,r,,+
tee. said that the committee could do no more
Kelly would not appear before ii nor did snv NJ
the witnesses who were to substantate the charges
Members OF the State Committee had denied he
whole thing. search had been ma de for Eaiiy
but he could not be found. ''
Somebody then moved that the AFFIDAVIT and all
the matter collected by the committee should b.
handed TO the defendant Wilson, so that he couIJ
prosecute Kelly, and hot discussion followed
Delegate Archibald declared that the stufT vras
the property Of the Central Federated TTnIon 80
should not be given away.
Another motion was made that Wilson one of
the defendants. be suspended pending a trfa- ~
the case IN the courts. This motion was A. a NJ,
carried. with the proviso Wilson be PLACED ~,
possession OF the AFFIDAVIT and all the other svidra
which the Central Federated Union had 10 aid bir1
IN his prosecution OF libel charges against Kelly