Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-23
TWO REPORTS
ON PARKS CASE.
Majority One Leaves the Matter
With the Convention, Minority
One Favors Him.
He IS AS FULL OF FIGHT AS EVER
Walking Delegate Declares That He
viii Win No Matter How the
Convention Decides.

Kansas city, Mo-. Sept. 23,The Gre
dentials committee today presented
two reports to the convention of the In
ternational Association of Bridge e.
Iron Structural Workers on the status
of local union No. 2, Of New York city,
whose leader is Samuel ]. Parks, aad
which recently was suspended by Pres
ident Buchanan The majority report
referred the matter to the convention
for final action. while the minority re-
port declared that the suspension of the
union was unconstitutional Mr.. Parks
and his fellow members OF union No 2
the convention had disposed of their
case, and this they did peacaably and
without ado
The report was read Immediately af-
ter the convention was called to order
The shop, or inside men, were seat d
as were practically all other delegates
save those from the contested New
York delegation The majority report
referring the Parks matter TO the con-
vention was received with demonstra-
ton, but as soon as the secretary had
finished reading the minority report a
dozen delegates jumped to their feet
and demanded recognition. President
Buchanan declared all out Of order, ana
after some delay requested that all
members of union No. 2 withdraw. Mr.
Parks was already on his feet leading
his followers toward the door, and with
a witty sally at the presidents expense.
all made their way toward committee
room. where they awaited any summons
that might come from the convention.
At the request of several delegates,
President Buchanan instructed all
newspaper reporters and spectators to
withdraw, and I'm moment more the
long expected fight over the New York
delegation was on behind closed doors
Heated argument ensued Immediately,
and the loud words OF the delegates
could be heard plainly IN the hallway
Mr. Parks smiled compacently ana
said
1--WE will win. Just wait. The con-
vention viii decide In our favor within
Is minutes"
The minority report, which Is signed
by j. =, Carey OF Buffalo, and Charles
w. Winslow OF Washington, ID. ca
says:
while we recognize the right under
the constitution of the president to sus-
Tend a local union. we are OF the OPP
nion that the suspension of local union
No. was not constitutional inasmuch
as the evidence submitted fails to con-
vince us that due notice was given To-
cal union No. by President Buchanan
OF his intention TO suspend said local
II their violation of the constitution did
not cease. All of this is provided for
In article @, section 2, of the constltu-
ton of this ASSOCIATION"
Whichever way the credentials COM
mittee might report on the seating OF
Samuel j. Parks of New York city, aud
his followers the early indications were
that today's session of the Information
al Association of Bridge a Iron Struc-
tural Workers convention would deyel-
op a fight. The committee has been
out for 80 hours and most Of the time,
II was believed had been taken up IN
considering the claims of Parks and his
followers in local union No. o. which
President Buchanan had expelled from
the association for alleged violation OF
contract with certain contractors.
Before the convention met Mr., Parks
reiterated his former statement that
his delegation would win. The commit
tee he asserted, decided In his favor
although others declared that no in l.
nation OF the committees decision
would be given out until their report
was read in convention.
The supporters of President Buchan-
an put little credence in the report that
Parks had won out,
II know" said one delegate, THAT
President Buchanan's course In sus'
pending No. has been strongly com
menled, and II the committee should
favor the seating OF the Parks crowd
there will be n fight on the floor that
will long be remembered.
Mr. Parks had previously stated thai
" the committee reported adversely tc
him he would fight II out on the floor
There are about 100 delegates In at,
tendance from every part Of the United
,st8tes and from Canada. 1t Is expected
that the convention will remain In SEES
sion for az least a week No very i'm.
portant questions outside OF the seat
ing OF the Parks delegation and thu
question of separating the inside" oil
chop men from the national organlza'
ton are up for consideration Presden
buchanan has not yet decided whether
he will run for reelection and he has
said that his action in this regard would
depend upon what stand the convention
takes In his fight on the expelled un on
At noon the convention took n recess
until o'clock without having reached
a conclusion In the Parks case,
Mr.. Parks said after the morning SEES
sion;
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