Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-21
SAM PARKS WAS
IN FIGHTING MOOD
Says He Is in Kansas City at
Bridge Workers Convention to
Make Fight of His Life.
ACCORDINGLY HE SPARS MUCH
Prest, Buchanan, In Speaking of Park
Delegates, Said He Didn't Think
He'd Need Police Protection.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 2l.-Before
the International Bridge & Structural
Iron Workers convention met in an
nual session here today, Sam Parks, of
New York, said;
II have come here for the purpose of
making the fight OF my life for labor,
and honestly believe 1t Is necessary to
make such a fight. 1t seems that some
are fighting against the rights of labor
instead OF for It. The delegates from
local union No. 2, from New York city.
are going into this convention. Presi-
dent Buchanan has no power to sus-
pend local union No. 2, and we will go
into this convention without him
drance."
President Buchanan was retlcent in
talking about the Parks delega ties.
when asked about a possible fight In
the convention and said merely.
Il do not believe we viii need police
protection"
President Buchanan called the con-
vention to order at 1890, and without
attempting to address the delegates, in
troduced Mayor James A. Reed, who
extended the city's welcome. When
John Smith, an officer in the industrial
council Of Kansas City, had finished his
response on behalf of the convention,
Sam Parks jumped to his feet. liz
wanted TO know If the convention had
been called as a gathering Of organize
labor on as public meeting Without
waiting for an answer, he went on to
denounce In a general way some Of
those present There were some in the
hall he said, not rightfully delegates 20
the convention and he requested that
they We removed There were murmuis
of dlsapproval throughout the floor
and President Buchanan interrupted
the New York delegate with the state
ment that he was out of order.
Several delegates attempted TO gain
the attention of the chair but Presl-
dent Buchanan ordered the convention
90 proceed with the next order Of bust
ness. the receipt OF credentials of the
different unions,
Another delegate said;
How can this convention be called
to order until credentials have been
passed on TO show who Is entitled TO sit
here?"
President Buchanan said;
1.-THE motion made Is out OF order The
proper order Of business is the presen-
tatlon OF credentials. and no business
can be done until the credentials have
been passed UPON"
Parks sprang to his feet again
II approve OF that ruling" he said,
"and when they are passed on you'll
find lot OF members of Kansas City
No 10 that'lI not be allowed In the
hall"
A member of No 10 retorted: ITS
my opinion that any man who carries
an international card is all right to
stay IN this convention, | hope that
no member of No. 10 will take at heart
this insult just offered
Parks again arose and fairly roared:
'No one has more respect for Kansas
CITY members of the organization than
I. But you'll find when you get down
to examining credentials that Il num-
Der of persons travelled all the way
here from New York and expect TO get
into this meeting. I'm here 10 help
bar them out and there are whole
lot more delegates who will he glad to
disbar them
President Buchanan finally secured
order and all delegates presented their
credentials to the secretary Then
President Buchanan appointed as the
credentials committee j, 7. Carey,
William Shoup. j. ]. Mcnamara,
Charles Winslow, Michael Flaherty
william McCarey and James O'Brien
This committee viii meet this after
noon and hear evidence about con-
testing delegations and report to the
convention tomorrow morning.
Before the convention adjourned to-
day President Buchanan said:
II have suspended No, for what
believe was sufficient cause and will
try to substantiate that before the
credentials committee
No Is Parks union