The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-21
PARKS UNION
IS SUSPENDED
President Of international Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers
Takes Action.
Declares the Grating New York
Labor Leader Shall Not Sit
in the Convention.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 21.-Before the
International Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers convention met in annual ses-
sion here to-day Sam Parks of New York
said
Il have come here for the purpose Of
making the fight of my life for labor and
l honestly believe it Is necessary to make
such fight. It seems that some are
fighting against the rights of labor instead
Of for 1t. The delegates from local union
No. 2, from New York city, are going
into this convention President Buchanan
has no power to suspend local union No.
and we will go into this convention with
out hindrarce."
President Buchanan was reticent in
talking about the Parks delegates, when
asked about a possible fight in the con-
vention and said merely:
II do not believe we will need police
protection"
Calls Convention to Order
President Buchanan called the conven-
ton to order at 1920 and without attempt
ing to address the delegates. introduced
Mayor Reed, who extended the city's well
come. When John Smith an officer in the
industrial council of Kansas City, had
finished his response on behalf Of the con-
vention, Samuel Parks jumped to his feet.
He wanted to know, he said, whether
the convention had been called as a gath
erlnE Oh organized ldDOrr OF as a PUBIC
meetings. Without waiting for an answer
he went on to denounce in general way
some of those present. There were some
in the hall, he said, not rightfully dele
gates to the convention and he requested
they be removed.
There were rumors Of disapproyal from
the floor and PRESIDENT Buchanan inter-
rupted the New York delegate with the
statement that he was out of order
Several delegates attempted to gain the
attention of the chair but President Bu-
chanan ordered the convention to pro-
coed with the next order Of business, the
receipt of credentials of the different
unions.
Another delegate arose and said:
"Now how can this convention be called
to order until credentials have been
passed on to show who is entitled to sit
here?' -.
PRESIDENT Buchanan replied:
1.-THE motion made Is out of order. The
proper order Of business is the presenta-
done until the credentials have been
passed upon.
Parks Is Ubiquitous. -
Parks sprang to his feet again. IT ap-
prove of that ruling" he said, land when
| they are passed on you'll find a lot Of
members of Kansas City No. TO- thatll not
be allowed in the hail." -,
A member of No. 1 retorted: ITS my
| opinion that any man who carries an in
ternational card is all right to stay in this
| convention. I hope that no member of No.
10 will ltake to heart this insult just Of
fered."
| Parks again arose and fairly roared:
mo one has more respect for Kansas
City members of the organization than
I have. But you'll find, when you get
down to examining credentials that lot
| Of persons travelled all the way here from
| New York and expect to get into this
| meeting. I'm here to help bar out a
whole lot more Of delegates and will be
| glad to disbar them
President Buchanan finally secured or
der and all delegates presented their Gre
dentials to the secretary. Then Buchan-
an appointed as the credentials COM
mittee j. P. Carey William Shoop, j.
J. Mcnamara, Charles Winslow. Michael
Flaherty, William Mccoy and James
! O'Brien.
This committee will meet this after
noon and hear. evidence about contesting
delegations and report to the convention
| tomorrow morning.
Before the convention adjourned to-
day, President Buchanan said: ...
| a. Parks Union Suspended.
ct have suspended No. ., for what I
believe was sufficient cause, and will try
| to substantiate that cause before the ere
| dentials committee.
| No is Parks union.