The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-28
WAR is DECLARED
AGAINST SAM PARKS
Eastern Iron Workers Deter.
mined to Turn Down No.
torious Walking Delegate.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sept. 81
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo and
wheeling delegates, representing 10
oOO men, decided at meeting here to-
night to withdraw from the Interna-
tional Association of Structural Iron
and Bridge Workers in the event OF
the continued dominance of Samuel
FarkS, the New York walking dele
gate, in the annual convention now
holding
Michael E. Flaherty, chairman of the
Plttsburg delegation, will direct tbe
nght against Parks on the floor of the
convention.
The injection of Parks and his in
nuence has so shaped affairs that tbe
New York walking delegate is an is
sue as directly opposed to the Buchan-
an regime and it has been decided to
nght 1t out on that line by again at
tempting the reelection of Buchanan.
Al caucus of Buchanan men tonight
II was figured that the president could
count on forty three votes.
samuel Parks delegate to the In
Ierhatlonal Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers convention
from local No. 2, New York. said TO-
night that harmony would prevail dur
ing the remainder of the sessions of
the convention, which will resume it's
sessions tomorrow. The refusal of the
convention to grant a charter to the
new union known as the New York
Housesmiths' union, which sent four
delegateS to this convention Parks
says, is a closed incident. These fOur
delegates, in statement issued to the
convention, say:
In refusing a charter to the New
York Housesmiths' union, you have
virtually indorsed all that is bad and
rotten in trade unionism. By your ac-
ton you have lost to your body the
greatest city in the United States. All
present refuse to recognize a union
which will, in the end be the dominant
power In the iron trades in New York"
The statement attacks Samuel
Parks, and, continuing, says:
Keep that man in and within three
months there will be nothing left of
NO. and the International union will
De down and out as far as New York
is concerned
NOW, We will say that any organiza-
ton that relies upon brute force to
maintain its supremacy in the end will
end in disorder and disruption"
Delegate Parks said tonight:
Il am quoted in New York as say
ing that l am going to raise all kinds
OF trouble upon my return there. Pres
ent conditions do not exactly call for
strikes. l do not intend to call any
strike among the structural iron
workers engaged on buildings in New
York. But if there is not change in
the conditions at the East river bridge,
l shall start something there in about
two weeks"
President Buchanan said:
L know of no reason why there
should be any further trouble in the
convention. There will be no split"
Parks Men Will Fight.
Fl. f. Donnelly. of Albany, is to be
the Parks candidate for the presi-
dency. Those opposed to him assert
that his election will mean a reign of
bossism by Sam Parks and that they
will withdraw from the international
body if it comes about.
Donnelly tonight makes the positive
claim that he will be elected. asserting
that he has SO votes out of 102 pledged
to him.
A caucus attended by Parks and his
followers Is in session tonight and it
is said hiatt a plan to expedite the
business of the convention to an early
adjournment is under consideration.
Parks and his followers profess to be-
lieve that President Buchanan and his
supporters intend to attempt the dis
ruption of the present organization,
that they may reorganiZe the conven-
ton before a new set of officers is
elected. Parks wants to finish the
business of the convention, including
the election of officers before Buchanan
can accomplish the disruption.
The New York delegation decided to
turn down Secretary Treasurer John
ston for P. J. Dalton, of Chicago.
Johnston is member of local No.
and a Parks supporter and 1t is be-
lieved that by naming Dalton this
would capture the Western vote in case
of a split. The Buchanan crowd, it
is said, will fight both Johnston and
Dalton for secretary treasurer.
At a meeting of the committee on
presidents address the attitude of
President Buchanan in the New York
troubles was the subject of a bitter
discussion.
The members of the committee were
pledged to keep their decision secret.