The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-04
LABOR MET
ARE i'm
FOR D
5EoWERs STATE AIR RoAD MEN
ARE WORKING FOR ia
REFO RM LAWS.
DEMOCRATS AND REPURLlcANs.
AELt<E ARE FOR
II: DAWSON.
ELEcTloN, THEY
SsssA WILL REssEVERE SLOW
TO LABOR.

SAY WILL EEsEVERE SLOW
TO LABOR
HI HUNTINGTON, \ w va NOV
!: r. III. Villa amson, one of$the otfi cfal
/ of the Order OF Railway Conductors
+ discussing the gtibernatorial situation
il here,says: sEs
4 'SpealSfng Of the feeling on either
n side Of the house in the N. w
. country, + had Charles Heck, staunc3
4 democrat mad one time chairman =oi
4 the labor organizations of 4 the State
4 tell me that would support Dawson
land9if that isn't an Instance showing
i feeling against CornwelI5 then31 am
m istaken. They say am making a
fight Of a partisan character; hey say
II am doing all can against the Dem
1 ocrats and for the Republicans, while
working for 1abor&in an independ en- {
5guise; They say that. because the
labor organizations are giving their
$support to Dawson and are not for
l5cornwe1I. Z IS
Wy hght8is not one of partisansh kip,
but entirely in the interests Of labor
i have nothing to be ashamed Of, as
have many others, and everything sc
have done VIII be ind dorsed BY the
I:ofganiza ations represeii t.''
Mr.. Williamson showed the Herald
reporter. a letter from w N. Doall of.
the Brotherhood of 5Trainmen at Him
ton, which stated that.
If Dawson is defeated it will be
ono Of the hardest saps the labor or
ganizations of this State have ever
received We are lighting Cornwell
hard, over here. and hope TO see
him turned down completely atstl1fs 4
place. We are putting forth every eff
fort and making a hard fight against
the treacherous CornwelI. especially
among the miners, and the tide is
now turning strongly in their favor,
number of such letters received
by Mr. Williamson from prominent
railroad men all through the State
and all #eyidencing the very strongest
Dawson feeling, were shown. These
letters do not place Mr.. Williamson in
the light Of one who has used the
cloak Of labor to shield him in partisan
work but show only too plainly the:
general feeling among the vast body
IF West Virginia railroad men for :,
Dawson and against CornwelI.
Below we give letter written BY II
VI. Cornwe11 to r.: II. Williamson,
n (which he admits his hostility to or
,anized labor and says he is dis ]
;usted with such people
Mr.. CornweIrs letter. E.c
December goth, 19O2
II. R. H Williamson, Chairman, 5a
Box 93s2, q
Huntington, W. Va J
Dear. sir----I have your favor Of the i
7th inst and in replysbegs to say stha t. s
uring my experience,as a member Of Il
ne State Senate during the past two 4
essions, voted against several ~
leasures that We're practically de- y
gned to take away the common law T
ghts OF the miners and other labor y
lg people, but whenI reflect that a. G
reat majority of these same people
hom endeavored to help have, at v
ach election. voted direct1y.w1th and Q
r the political party tha t was instru- I,
entail in passing legislation hostile a
their interests, / have about lost h
terest in their cause, In short, I do E5
IT feel much disposed to try to help I'd
sople who will not help themselves. SB
The labor organizations are long on Ia
lk and short on voting. say this it
lth no intention Of reecting on your
rticular organization believe that Jc
e railroad people have the best, st
ost useful and sane$of all labor Or pr
nizations and Of course know moth fe
about the politics Of any. member
j your.5Sor organizat1o but refer more
rticu1arly to the Nine Workers, Id.
tn whose course IN The last cam lsPi
Ism this di strict, 4 am completely riy
sgusted 81 s III
/ $sss Very trtl1 in,
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