The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-17
BLOOD AT UNION ELECTION.
CHICAGO FEDERATION HALLOT
BOXES ARE SMASHED.
one Of the Judges Beaten into insensibiiity
by Slusgers " the Group Tfat were
!, Anxious to Elect O'Nelll President OF
p the Fcdcrs Lon and Defeat D0ld,

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by Siusgers " the Group That were
M, Anxious to Elect O'Nelll President OF
ar the Fcdcrs Ion and Defeat Doid
CHICAGO July o.--Bloodshed marked
\ tho semi annual election Of officers OF the
Chica 20 Federation OF Labor to-day. At
Z, tho point of revolvers the judges and clerks
of election we're faced against the wall
while O gang Of sluggers smashed the ballot
boxes, tore up the ballots and beat Michael
4 Donnelly, president OF the AmalGamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers, into insen-
sibility.
Following the assault on Donnelly, who
2 was ono Of the judges OF election and who
was relied upon by the honest element
10 see that the votes were honestly cast
and oo6nted the election was called of.
Charles Dold, president of the central
body, declared tonight that the happen
ings OF the day had made him more de-
tsr1ninsd than ever to have all honest
election in spite Of the bulldozing tactics
Of the machine leaders. new election
viii be set at the next meeting. Tho raid
on the ballot boxes happened about noon.
Who the men were that held up the clerks
and slugged Donnelly no one seemed to
know, or If they did they we're afraid to tell.
Threats were made before the polls
opened, at clock, that unless j.. F, O'NeW
was elected there would be no election.
For several days it has been known that
there would DO q fight made on Dold, and
publication Of the fact in the newspapers
brought out his friends in large numbers.
The opposition L. believed to have resorted
to the tactics which broke up the election.
Dennis O'Toole, a member OF the painters
union was doorkeeper, and he was instructed
not to allow any one to enter the hall eS-
cept those who had cards showing they
were entitled to. vote. Suddenly man
appeared at the door of the hall, and when
it was opened he asked O'Toole whether
he was for or against bold. Its none of
your business responded 0'Toole,. and he
tried to shut the door when he was brushed
, aside and eight or ten sluggers entered the
hall. a., ,.u 49,,
drew revolvers and told the judges and
clerks to face the wall quickly. Donnelly
was in a room in the rear of the hall and
did not hear what was going on until the
other judges and clerks had been securely
, When Donnelly entered the hall he missed
his fellow clerks and saw the ballot boxes
smashed. A man whose name he does not
know but who he says is gate, stepped
up and told him he was wanted outside:
the hall, and the moment he opened 1t no
was struck down.
The assault was committed 30 quickly
that Dom ely is unable to even furnish
description OF his assailaIGs. Lying in bed
/ ut his home, with his head swathed In BAN
dages and his rigth eye all but goused out,
ing after opening the door until he regained
Consciousness in the Office Of DR.. w. c. Cald-
well.
After dressing Donnelly's wound DR.:
Caldwell said he would not be able to tell
for day or two whether he would lose the
sight of his right eye or not, but there was
great danger. His face was horribly cut
recognizab
President Shea OF the International
brotherhood Of Transfers was the only
man who was ready to state openly that
ne believed it was the men opposed to
bold who had planned the whole affair.
bold himself refused to say anything about
the affair. as he said LIE was not present
vyhen IL hapDened