New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-25
HITS STATE FEDERATION.
c. r. z. Delegate Makes Attach-
IN Eliminated Meeting.

A bitter attack made the WorkingmehS
State Federation at yesterdays meeting OF the Cen
trail Federated Union by James Hatch OF the Up
holsterers Union in his report Of the annual con-
vention of the federation in Ithaca week ago ~
which he was sent as delegate from the centraI
body. The Workingmen's State Federation ne as
serted. absolute farce and 1t ceased 10 NC
anything but wire pulling body for men WIN
wanted to get boosted into office by using the laooi
unions
The work of the federation is supposed to consist
mainly of learning the attitude OF the members Oh
the legisla ture in Albany on labor bs, anu up ~
the last two years it published an annual report
giving the names of the Assemblymen ana Sen
ators who had voted for and against labor meas
ures. Those who voted against all labor measures
were put on the blacklist This printed report mas
not appeared for the last two years
AS 1t was known that Hatch would attack the
Workingmen's State Federation, there was large
attendance at yesterdays meeting. Hatch IN MS
report, strongly criticised the reelection or PARK
Commissioner John J. Pallas president OF the
federation. Hatch was candidate for the olce
himself, but he said that this did not enter the re-
port in any way He declared that no business
done at the convention. the chairman VINO
came from Utica. running things to suit himself.
Part of the report was in the form of statement
from Chairman HooIey of the legislative committee
Hooley's statement said. among other things:
The Workingmen's Federation is absolutely bank
rupt, so far as any influence with the legislature
is concerned. 1t cannot influence the legislature
or any Assemblyman or Senator, and the prhclPdl
candidates who have political schemes. Some of
the candidates are tools OF political Partef
State Federation; If the members OF the leglsidt7
ab b us oemaLaS 10 PdSs o the one side
without gaining any friends in the unions
Hooley's statement went to say that in former
reports of the federation had been placed
its blacklist and had been reelected while As
semblymen and Senators who had been placed on
the fair list being friendly to organized labor
were defeated when they ran for re-electon. A
good deal of partisan dirty work by delegates 10
the convention, it said, better known TO the
members OF the legislature than to the unions which
elected the delegates to the convention II W4u1o
need to be entirely reconstructed If 1t INTENDED 10
Hatch said that his object in reading the state
ment was to show that the body had no excuse L91
thing aimed at, as far as he could see was the
my main object in going there he continued;
was to protest against the reelection of the head
position Cannot serve two masters and was much
surprised when he was reelected last year, e++o
Federation when they went to- the legislature
sentatfyes Of the unions. but only a tail end of
Tammany Hall. Hatcn was interrupted by ap-
surpTse IRON He p Said that the Chairman Of the
ata9 TIle1 o ever oT er %i time he smoke
THE Workingmen's State Federation as it ex-
is Simply convention Of undertakers as every bill
it indorses dies in committee. There is no need for
When Hatch got through two three people
for a while. Robert Campbell. of Typographical
Union No. s. who got the floor. defended the Work
ingmens State Federation and the reelection of
Commissioner Pallas its president. Pallas. he
said. had always, been good friend of labor,
In his report" he said. the delegate sneers at
his brother workmen and attacks the president of
the association. Has he presented anything very
brilliant himself? If he has haven't heard 1t.
Hatch remarked that probably Campbell hadn't
heard of the reports of the delegates of his own
union to the convention They were exactly the
as the report which had been made. After
was condemned and praised alternately, the dele
gate of the Patternmakers, Union declared that his
organization believed in Pallas Pallas, he said,
though filing the, duties of Park Commissioner.
worked at his trade. He a general organizer
for the union and attended its meeting After every
had talked himself tired the report was adopted