The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-26
Two Conventions Of Bridge and Struc-
turaI Iron Men Now i'm Session
I'm the City by the Kaw.
SPLIT PROBABLY PERMANENT
PARKS ADHERENTS ORGANIZE
THEIR OWN CONVENTION.
ognize Their Acts-Other Phases.
OF a bad Situation.

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 25.-Samuel Parks,
walking delegate from New York city, to-
day caused split in the annual convention
OF the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers in a fight to
unseat Daniel Brophy. a delegate from
union No. 2 OF New York. but holding a
proxy from Scranton, Pa. The charge was
made by the Parks delegation that Bro
phys credentials had been forged and, TO
prevent a fight that seemed imminent.
President Buchanan adjourned the conven-
0on without hour and without waiting TO
put the question. Later. when President
Buchanan, remaining away from the hall.
refused TO reconvene the convention the
Parks aggregation organized session.
placing Second Vice President Warden, of
New Haven. in the chair and unseating
Brophy.
President Buchanan declares that the
acts OF the Parks convention are unconsti-
tutional and Mr.. Brophy says he will ig-
more Parks and take his seat whenever
President Buchanan again assumes the
chair.
A fight had been made yesterday by the
Parks crowd and, although he was seat
cd. President Buchanan ruled, to prevent
make a protest against any of the delegates
might do so in writing. Such protest
against Brophy, declaring him to be a
"scab." was presented just before adjourn
ing last evening and became the first BUSH
ness of the convention to-day.
A threatening move made at the
doors Of the hall as Brophy sought en-
trance to the convention to-day. He made
a move as If TO draw revolver, IL Is
stated. and said he would shoot the first
man to interfere Soon after the doors had
been closed and the protest as TO the seat
ing or Brophy had been taken up, men,
Der or the Parks delegation made the SEN
sational declaration that the credentlai neld
by Brophy from Scranton had been forged
and that II originally bore the name Of u.
Reed. which had been erased.
lns family there was an uproaT and heated
and countercharges of fraud being made.
When the situation became threatening.
vention out or Its tangle, President Blu
chanan summarily declared the gathering
adjourned without hour.
After the delegation had filed into the
street Parks and his followers held a con-
ference the sidewalk. Our men," de-
clared Parks with emphasis, will not sit
in convention with Brophy and If the con-
vention insists on seating him we viii re-
turn TO New York.
When the usual time for the converting
of the afternoon session had arrived Presi-
dent Buchanan failed to put in an appear
ance. He had, 1t developed later, purposely
remained in his room at the Coates House.
Although the convention had been adj
journed by President Buchanan without
hour, Second Vice President Warden was
now placed I'm the chair by the Parks
crowd and called the gathering TO order.
Immediately vote was taken on motion
TO reconsider the vote seating Delegate
Brophy. Brophy was unseated fifty-eight
to ten-
when notified by a reporter that the
delegates had reconvened with an adherant
of Samuel Parks in the chair, President
Buchanan said: GAS far as / am concerned
be until the delegates notify me that they
adjourned without hour. / will not recog-
nize any of the acts Of the gathering now
In session.
Brophy is a member of local union No.
2, OF New York city, and aside from Robert
Neidig. who was deposed as president OF
that local because of his stand for Presi-
dent Buchanan, he is the only delegate
here from local No. who is opposed to
Parks. When Brophy's credentials were
questioned he declared they were legiti-
mate. He had, he said, been appointed by
the Scranton local a month ago and he
would refuse TO be terrorized into giving
up his rights
Parks tonight announced his intention
OF making trouble when he goes back to
New York. He says that he will pursue
the fight that is already started there, and
that he will call strike on all jobs where
the bosses do not comply with his demands.