The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-14
ROGUS STATE LABOR LEAGUE.
,oRgS rs 1T AND HE HAS HIRED
OFT TO ODELL.
,,.,ruc,. a YOUNG Man From Oneida In
the First Principles or Putting q CANE
pslsn Labor Movement" on q pa,,ns
nas,s-He knows the Ropes Himself.

UaIgn 'bhOWT nVNtHc" Wv 800
pss,s-He knows the Ropes Hin'seif.
The mystery Of the whyness and what
torness of an organization called The
Now York State Labor League has heen
cleared ,p. There may be some persons
- III informed HI never 10 have heard OF
.The New York State Labor League. For
tho benefit Of those banighted ones II may
ha stated that Incorporating under
,ora that would indicate that it had some
roal connection with real labor, II has hired
ou, 10 the Republican State committee
and Governor Chairman Odell, with head
charters At 1oi Fifth avenue.
Tho building in which the organization
docs business is Wallace's Hotel, which has
boon there so long as to be almost land
mark THE New York State Labor League
snreads itself ont in a back room OF the hotel,
one fight MP From documents sent out
in its name it appears that one Jonn r.
Dohbs is the president and George Lang
horst is the secretary. Its particular husi-
meas lust now is to inform the labor unions
NJ the state that Odell is the great and good
friend of labor and that Odell's man. Hig-
gins. has a record of good turns to labor
unions that's all wool and yard wide. IL
hasn't even a remote utilization with recog-
nized labor organization and is pretty
cordially denounced by the president OF
Typographical Union No. 8.
The Democratic State committee has
taken an amused interest in the New York
state Labor League for several days. Ac-
corCing to the stories that fioated into
the Hoffman House, President Dobbs in
sisted that there was absolutely no con-
nection between his organization and the
Republican State committee. Indeed. ne
insisted, the New York State Labor League
had no connection with anything but labor
and the toling masses.
Young man who holds down chair
at the leagues headquarters had a dn-
ferent notion about the organization. He
told something about the league on Wednes-
day, evidently without first comparing
notes with Dobbs.
The young man, in the most dehghtfuly
ingenious fashion, said:
You see this is part OF the Republican
State committee work. We send out the
labor pamphlet from here. The organiza-
lion is political. but the members are labor
ynion men. Both Mr.. Dobbs and Mr. Lang
horst belong to unions. Dobbs's union being
Typographical Union No. g."
But the real thing in the way of informa-
ton about the New York State Labor League
got to Democratic State headquarters,
with a young man from Oneida county,
who said he came to town looking for
Job from the labor bureau connected
with Democratic State headquarters. He
drifted into the Hoffman House yesterday
afternoon and was surprised to learn that
he was not expected. He didn't appear TO
,,,, 10 hi remarked.
They're a darned sight more cordial
dow to the Republican labor headquarters.
How do you know" he was asked.
playing both ends against the middlef
there by mistake little while ago. and
met nice man, who said his name was
Dobbs and that he was the president OF the
New York state Labor League.
Now, the greatest political mystery OF
the cay Will be cleared up" remarked a
Dobbs and his league.
Why, there ain much to tell. replied
the man from Oneida. i was just walking
along up Fifth avenue, and l saw sign
about a labor union on it. / been told the
Democratic labor bureau was near the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. so l walked in. l
saw a lot Of Higgins and Odell pictures,
however, and l lold a man l guessed
was in wrong.
re asked me what / was looking for,
ana / told him was looking for job.
was tolu up home | could get from the
Democratic labor folks, and a come down
T. soc about II.
Come right in and sit down says he,
as rolite az could be. Then he gave me
some good advice.
What did Dobbs advise your asked
Democratic warhcrse.
Re said that he knew what II. vas TO be
a stranger in strange place, and then'
SAYS lie. You see, these labor bureaus in
cainpagn time are backed by the State
committees Of the two parties. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are just alike that
way. New, you say you can't anord 10
90 right up to the Hoffman House ana you
see tue head Of the labor bureau there, and
tell him ] sent you Tell him you come
from Dobbs. know him well.
Then you cay to him like this: i can't
aft ,r, to play politics down here just for
my health. i've got to have some money
and I've got to have it now You see I've
been through few campaigns. and know
the ropes You tell him you're under ex-
pense at your hotel and for meals. carfare
ard so on and you've got to have money.
Don't let him get away from that, Make
him put YOU next to some one who can
Good" exclaimed one of the Demo-
cratic politicians. "Dobbs certainly does
know the ropes for fair Bet his Uncle
Benny COulQn I give MIN tHc HuiBeI' Dol
don't stop. Give Us some more OF Dobbs.
well. he went on talking to me in
nine, friendly way. like this After you've
been fixed with ready money, yon tell him
you want definite understanding. with
q definite man, under which you'll get
your salary once a week. Or, what's better
yet, have him give you a note to some
body, telling that person that you're con-
nected with the labor bureau and to give
you anything you want. Better get some
thing like that il you can.
Thai ; what you had better said one
Of the interested listeners. You 60 right
upstairs and get one Of those. Say, that
man Dobbs is wonder! He ought to be
taken in as manager Of the grocery shop.
Hes one OF Bennys own
The man from Oneida wandered on and
up the elevator looking for the man with
the carte blanche.
A little further inquiry brought out the
facts that both Dobbs and Langhorst are
members Of Typographical Union No. Q.
Langhorst works in Brooklyn and lives at
l4s South Fourth street. In 1902 he was
The Republican Assemblyman from the
Fifth Brooklyn district. He was asked
last night about the league Of which he is
the advertised secretary and he said:
II haven't anything to say about 1t.
You see Dobbs. ] won't talk unless I
see him %