Evening journal., 1903-09-26
SPLIT AMONG
IRON WORKERS
Parks Delegates Start an Up
roar in the Kansas City
Convention
DELEGATE BROPRY is UNSEATED

Kansas City, Sept g. Samuel
Parks. walking delegate from New
York city, caused q split in the annual
convention of the International Asso-
citation of Bridge aad Structural Iron
Workers here, in fight to unseat
Daniel Brophy, a delegate from union
No 2 of that city, but who held a
proxy from Scranton, Pa The charge
was made by the Parks delegation that
Brophys credentials had been forged,
and to prevent a free-for-all fight that
seemed imminent President Buchanan
adjourned the convention without hour
and without waiting to put the ques-
ton. Later, when President Buchanan,
remaining away from the hail. refused
to reconvene the convention, the
Parks crowd organized a session. plac-
ing Second Vice President Warden, of
New Haven, in the chair and unseat-
ed Rrophy.
President Buchanan declares that
the acts of the rump convention are
unconstitutional, and Mr.. Brophy says
that he win ignore the Parks crowd
and take his seat whenever President
Buchanan again assumes the chair.
A fight had been made on Brophy by
the Parks crowd, and although he was
unseated, President Buchanan ruled. to
prevent endless debate, that any one
wishing to make a protest against any
OF the delegates might do so in writ
ing Such a protest against Brophy,
declaring him to be a "scab," was pre-
sented and became the first business
of the convention threatening
move was made at the doors of the
hall as Brophy sought entrance to the
convention. He made as if to draw his
revolver, it is stated, and declared he
would shoot the first man to interfere.
Soon after the doors had been closed
and the protest against the seating OF
( Brophy had been brought up, mem
Der of the Parks delegation made the
sensational declaration that the ere
Dental held by Brophy from Scranton
had been forged, and that it originally
bore the name of -. Reed" which
had been erased.
Instantly there was an uproar an6
heated words we're heard on all sides
charges and counter charges of FRAUD
being made on all sides. When ths
scene became threatening and il
seemed impossible to get the conven
tion out of its tangle. President
buchanan summarily declared the
gathering adjourned without hour
After the delegates had filed out int
the street, Delegate Parks and his fol
lowers held a conference on the side
walk. "Our men" declared Mr.. Parks
with emphasis, "will not sit in a con
vention with Brophy, and if the con
vention insists upon seating him W.
will return to New York"
When the usual time for the conven
ing Of the afternoon session had ar
rived President Buchanan failed to pu
in an appearance. He had, it developed
later, purposely remained in his room
at the Coates House.
! Although the convention had beer
adjourned by President Buchanan
without hour, Second Vice Presiden
Warden was now placed in the chaii
by the Parks crowd and called The
gathering to order. Immediately ;
vote was taken on motion to recon
slider the vote seating Delegate
Brophy. Brophy was unseated, So K
10 Brophy's home is in Montreal.
Parks announced his intention o
making trouble when he goes back t'
New York. He says he will call strik
on many jobs. and then he win ge
even with the men whom he claim
sought to deDose him by starting an
other union in opposition to local No
H. He adds that he will pursue th'
fight that is already started there, an'
that he will call a strike on all job
where the bosses do not comply will
his demands.
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