The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-05
PARKS MEETS
DEFEAT.
His Candidate For Presidency c
Iron Workers Fails Of Election.
HIS UNION IS SUSTAINED.
Convention Pledges Ess suppost Is
the New York Members In Their
Loaa struggle--Parixs Issues
Public statement.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct 5. - Frank
Buchanan Of Chicago has won fina
victory over Samuel Parks by the re
election OF the former to the preslden
cy Of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
over Hugh f, Donnelly Of Albany
III VI, by vote OF 43 to 49, After the
election and while Mr.. Parks and his
delegates from New York We're hurry
ing from the han to catch their train
for the east the regular order Of busl-
ness was suspended while the eonyen-
ton unanimously passed a resolution
pledging full support to local No. 2
the New York walking delegates I'M
ion, and he departed amid a storm Of
applause. Parks claims majority Of
the executive board.
The convention convened In this city
two weeks ago and each day has wit
messed a bitter struggle Tor supremacy
between the elements led by President
Buchanan and Mr. Parks
Mr.. Parks from the start asserted
openly that he would fight to the end
for the defeat Of the president for his
action in suspending local No. 2 for al
legged Irregularities. He displayed a
wonderful amount OF personal magnet
ism in winning the delegates to his
support and throughout the gathering
has dominated It upon many important
| questions
Mr. Buchanan was elected on the
first ballot, and when the result was
announced he was cheered Justify.
samuel Parks, sinking closer into bis
chair, heard the result without com
ment except to say. i lose"
Other omcers Elected.
The other officers elected were: Will
| liam Mccain, Kansas City, 4 Buchanan
man, first vice president; John ]. Me
| Namara, Cleveland, O., Parks candi-
date, second vice president; J. w. John
ston, New York city, Parks man, sec
rotary treasureP.
The executive board was selected as
follows: II r. Burke, Philadelphia; j
| Coakley, Pittsburg; John Pollock, New
ark, and j ]. Barry, st Louis
Toronto was chosen as the next meet
ing place Of the convention
After the election Of the executive
board the convention suspended bust
ness and adopted the following, many
Of the delegates mounting their chairs
and cheering Mr. Parks and the New
York delegation as they departed:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
convention that the full support Of the
International Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers be given to
local No. in their struggle against
the employers In the city Of New York
and that the president and executive
board are hereby instructed to use
their best efforts to this end.
David Jennings Of Cleveland, Charles
Winslow Of Washington and Thomas
! McGoyern Of Albany, n. u, were APP
pointed as delegates to the convention
Of the American Federation Of Labor
at Boston II + Donnelly CT Albany
N. II, and j. r. Carey Of Buffalo were
appointed delegates to the natlona
building councils convention at IN
dianapolis. President Buchanan Is al
so a member of each of these delega
tons. 1t was decided that the head
quarters or the international assoeia
ton is to remain in New York.
When asked for a statement concern
ing bis election President Buchanan
said: Il have pothing to say except
thar az president Of the international
association | shall continue to do ey.
erything in my power to advance the
interest OF my association and the III
dustry it represents as have Away
done in the past
1t is believed the strike situation iii
New York is the subject under consid
GRAFTON by the committee, and the en-
tire executive committee will 60 Ia
New York to take charge OF the sltua-
ton there.
Parks Issues statement.
Mr. Parks has given out the follow
ing statement.
Il am very well satisfied with the
actions Of the convention. came here
10 protect and defend the interests 81
, local NO. ana TO protest against the
high handed and autocrstia actions Of
the president in suspeRding No. and
otherwise encouraging the enemies Of
said local Every issue has been tough
out on its merits, and in every case my
position has been sustained. The con
vention by its action has approved Of
thR stand we have taken IA New Yori
and in few instances have even gone
further namely, the stand on tht
agreement between the inside and Tho
outside men and on the apprenticeship
question. An instance Of the favor ii
! which No. stands in the internationa
association is the FIRST instruction t
! the coming administration in refer