The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-22
STORMY SESSION
 AT KANSAS CITY Bridge and Iron Workers Open
 Convention PARKS UNION SUSPENDED New York Delegate Says There Will Be Hot Fight Over creden- tials-Wlll Not Need Po-
 lice Protection,
PARKS UNION SUSPENDED

Kansas City. September 21.-Before the international Bridge and Structural Iron workers convention met in annual ses- sion here Samuel Parks of New York said:
 T have come here for the purpose of making the fight of my life for labor and 1 honestly believe it is necessary to make such fight. It seems that some are fighting against the rights of labor, in- stead of for it. The delegates from local union No. ? from New York city are get ting into this conventions President Buchanan has no power to suspend local union No. ? and We will go into this con- vention without hindrance." President Buchanan was reticent in talking about the Parks delegates, when asked about a possible fight in the con vention he said: T do not believe we will need police protection.
 President Buchanan called the conven- tion to order at 1O:S0 and without at tempting to address the delegates intro duced Mayor James A. Reed. who ex- tended the clty's welcome. When John Smith an officer in the industrial coun- cil, of ks. a, iCity, had finished his re- sponse on y>ehalf of the convention. Samuel Parks jumped to his feet. He wanted to know if the convention had been called as gathering of organized labor CT as public meeting
 Denounced Those Present.
 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 to the convention, and he requested that those be removed There were murmurs of disapproval throughout the hall and President Buchanan interrupted the New Yorker with the statement that he was out of order.
 Several delegates attempted to gain the attention of the chair, but President Buchanan ordered the convention to pro- ceed with the next order of business. the report of credentials of the different unions. Another delegate arose and said: How can this convention he called to order until credentials have been pass ed on to show who is entitled 10 sit here"
 President Buchanan said: "The motion made is out of order The proper order of business is the presentation of ere dentias and no business can be done un- til the credentials have been passed up- on"
 Parks sprang to his feet again. 'T approve that ruling" he said ''and when they are passed on you'll find a lot of members of Kansas City No 10 that will not be allowed in the hall"
 A member of No. 10 retorted: "Its my opinion that any man who carries an in- ternatonal card is all right to stay in this convention I hope that no member of No 10 will take at heart the insult just offered''
 Parks Fairly Roared.
 Parks again arose and fairly roared: "No one has more respect for Kansas City's members of organizations than 1 have. But you'll find when you get down to examine credentials that lot of persons travelled all the way from New York and expect to get in this meeting I'm here to help to bar them out and there are a whole lot of dele gates will be glad to disbar them."
 President Buchanan finally secured or der and all the delegates presented their credentials to the secretary. President Buchanan appointed as the credentials committee William B. Carey, William Schoop, J. J. McNamara, Charles Wins low, Michael Flaherty, w. F. Mccoy and James O'Brien.
 This committee will meet this afternoon and hear evidences about contending del- egations and report to the convention to- morrow.
 Before the convention adjourned Pres ident Buchanan said 'I have suspended No. for what l believe was sufficient cause and will try to substantiate that belief before the credentials committed"
 No ? is Parks union.
 The committee on credentials. it is said will report against the seating of the suspended New York union when the convention meets tomorrow morning.