The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
Only Three Votes Against Seat.
ing in Convention.
FOLLOWERS HAPPY.
Escorted Their Idol 10 the
Coates House.
Sessions Resumed This Morning
Behind Closed Doors.

ers yesterday hands down, after con-
tinuous session lasting till after o'clock
last night. Only three votes were regis
tered against the seating of Parks ana
his delegations; these were the Dallots
of President Buchanan, the Kansas CITY
delegate, and one other. The result was
a decided victory for Parks, as 1t re-
instates him and local No. 2, OF New
York, of which he is the business agent,
and directly repudiates the action OF
President Buchanan in suspending IT.
The Parks delega tions will now have
seats on the floor. and the supposedly
regular New York delegates are out of
it.
The hearing of the Parks case con-
stunned nearly all the time of the con-
vention yesterday and was bitter con-
test. Early in the day, when the ere
dentials committee had reported, throw
ing the contest back to the convention
itself, Parks saved trouble by heading
the ruling of Buchanan and vacatlng
the hall with his men. Later, during
the afternoon, he and his men were
called back to plead their own cause
and from O'Clock till after 9, the mat
ter was threshed out. Then vote was
taken. with the result announced.
Parks was jubilant last night. He was
escorted from the convention 10 the
| Coates House by a little group of ad-
mirers, among whom was D. Pollock,
business agent OF the Newark local VINO
had made the motion to seat Parks.
This is the union which is still out IN
sympathy with Parks local No. in
! New York city. Parks did not make
much of a statement after he had won
Il knew it would go that way. said
he: 81 knew it all the time. | don't go
into no fight unless / know where am
the men with me-. just as 1 says l would
all the time. This puts me right back
where / was. and is perfectly satisfac-
tory. | tell you. my boy. everyone Is
satisfied and things is lovely
President Buchanan declined to talk
about the result, which was a clear
and sharp defeat for him.
Il have no statement to make. he
said. when asked for one Yes, it is
defeat for me. The result net is the
reinstatement of local No. ,, as l was
not sustained.
on the presidency and whether or not
he would still run for reelection. Mr..
Buchanan declined to say.
! Parks followers We're more tall1ative
than he was and some of their state
ments were quite wild. The more con-
sentative said that Parks was really
the man who had started the structural
! iron workers union that he had raised
| their wages more than 100 per cent;
that he had been badly treated by
newspapers in New York and by the
police as well as by the master build
ers there. and that he deserved the vim
dication which this gave him. 1t was
freely asserted that the opposing dele
cation. headed by Bob Neidig. president
of local No. 2. were a lot of "scabS
bought I'D by the contractors and sent
on we'll supplied with funds that they
might break the power of the union.
All these assertions were accompanied
by expressions of deep contempt for
as about the mildest term applied to
him.
KEEP DOORS CLOSED.
When the International Association of
Bridge & Structural Iron Workers re-
stunned their session today in their an
nual convention it was again behind
closed doors. Before the convention
met neither President Buchanan nor
Samuel Parks would talk definitely of
today's programme. Nothing but routine
matters would, they asseBed, be con-
sidered. Delegate Parks was jubilant
over the fact that his delegation had
been seated. but he refused to intimate
what attitude he would take in the pro-
ceedings now that he had secured the
upper hand. Robert E. Neidig pro-
fessor of local union No of New York,
who supported President Buchanan in
suspending that local. would be ex-
PEELED, he said. but this would not be
done in convention. but by the union
itself after the delegates had returned
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to say what bearing the Parks matter
would have on his candidacy. He
would not state until later, he said,
whether he would be a candidate. The
election will not be held today and
probably not this week President Blu
chanan will likely deliver his annual
address some time during the afternoon.
| VICTORY IS COMPLETE.
At the morning session today the
New York delegation entire was for
mally seated. but not without a 1nal
fight upon one of it's members. As
soon as the convention was called to
order 9ght was started on Joseph A
Mulaney, Parks follower and a
heated discussion ensued. eve will let
! the convention fight it out themselves"
said Delegate Parks. and he voluntarily
| left the hall. followed by his associates
from New York. After the matter had
tire New York delegation, including
Mulaney. were seated and thew re-
entered the convention
Mulaney is a member of union No &c
/ of New York city and a particular
friend of Parks His being seated made.
the victory of the PARKS crowd com
plete. Outside the convention Robert E
1 Neidig, the president of union No 2
who was yesterday deposed because he
had supported President Buchanan in
suspending that local said today:
They will get me when 1 reach New
York"
In the convention Sam Parks had
I branded him '.scab' and Delegate
Neidig bad. he said made no retort-
| President Buchanan said Mr.. Neidig
after adjournment. will finally be up
/ held in the stand he has taken. Time
will justify his acts. TIE element that
is standing by Mr.. Buchanan is the
backbone of the association
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