The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-29
LAVERY ROASTED
BY UNION MEN
His Efforts in american"
County Convention Discussed
by Federation of Labor.
WILL HOLD A CONVENTION
MEETING DECIDES TICKET MUST
BE NAMED.

J. T. Lavery and his efforts to win tho
smiles of the American party in its late
convention were denounced in terms that
were unmistakable and emphatic. at the
regular meeting Of the Utah Federation
or Labor, held in Federation of Labor hall
1t was intimated in the meeting that
there was something back of Lavery's
action in having the names Of union men
presented before the American party con-
Venton. and Lavery himself was de-
cause
The meeting was well attended. nearly
every union affiliating in the organiza-
ZION Deing represented on the roll call
| The fun was fast and furious and had
J. l. Lavery been present, he would have
been most uncomfortable under the cross
IRE OF criticism and reproach which was
directed at him.
Labor Ticket Opposed.
1t was under the head of committee re-
ports that the trouble started. The com
mlttee that had been appointed some
weeks ago TO arrange for a convention
reported that arrangements had been
tlon IN Federation hall tomorrow morning
at ~ o clock for the purpose Of nominat-
ing straight Independent Labor ticket
Tor the coming election.
John A. Wenchworth presented a mo-
/ uoh that the committee be discharged and
the federation take no action on its re-
I
take the field in the fight. and that no
good would result
Joseph Elton declared that no change
could be made from the plans that had
/ been inaugurated by the Federation. and
that ticket would have to be placed in
the Held He declared that the Fedora
ton had authorized the calling of the
convention. and that the Federation could
| NOT at this time rescind that action. This
opinion was sustained by the chairman.
Must Hold Convention.
| Wenchworth appealed from the decision
! OF the chair, and upon the motion on ap-
! peal being placed before the convention.
mously.
II want to have some information con-
corning the merger with other parties that
mas been talked about on the streets and
IN the papers" said a member in the
middle of the hall This committee that
we nave appointed is there 20 stand for
nothing but an absolutely free and un-
! trammeled Independent Labor ticket
Applause was given from all over the
'Overtures have been made to this
committee by the dominant party and Ly
other parties declared Daniel l. Elton
but they have been rejected. They want
the labor vote and they swear that they
Will get it This committee does not Dtlr-
pose TO play into the hands of any party.
We will do all that we can TO further
the ends Of the labor party We will
compromise with none of them"
Charles Vi9son got the chairmans eys
been charged with having used foul
methods.
False Charges Being Made.
This committee has been accused NJ
everything that is rotten and dirty" he
declared They have been charged with
naying accepted as high as $1,000 apiece.
dld not get money, and if any other
member of the committee got any of this
l want TO know it, Not a member OF that
committee is cur enough TO accent such a
DrODOSltlOQ EuOxy u-b
suggestions and charges originate but
they are made so frequently that we are
getting used to them.
Your committee has had hard work.
but 1T has stood by its guns. OvertureS
have been made i'm every form, but I can
state that the committee has done the
duty that ii was authorized by this body
to perform"
Wenchworth got the floor again and
said that he did not like to see the Fed
Grafton OF Labor put in a ticket at this
late hour. The federation should have
perfected its organization three months
ago
Everybody knows that the three partiea
have flirted with the labor vote, and I'M
less we perfect an organization we will
show labor's weakness and not it's
strength.
There are labor men on the other
tickets. VIII you endorse them? BY en-
dOrsing them you will not stand for your
principles. If you do not endorse them
you will leave a loophole for them to say
that the Federation OF Labor stabbed
them in the back. The labOring men ara
fifty years behind the times In politics.
l do not believe in putting a ticket In
the field at this eleventh hour"
Start Now, Says Lynn.
This is the eleventh hour" shouted
Louis Lynn who was next recognized
This is the eleventh hour. If labor had
started into the political field ten years
ago the cause would be better off We
have got to start some time. Why not
now as well as two years from now?
Talk ii into your union meetings. Shout
t. on the corners. Preach il on the curbs
If labor will do its duty in Salt Lake
county at this election the Independent
Labor ticket can be elected this fall in
this county.
IF every man will do his part and vote
the ticket, that ticket will be elected. Sup
pose we do go down TO defeat-we will
&c down with our colors nailed to the
mast.
Suppose we do get a few representa-
tives on some other ticket? They are
sent to the legislature by the parties that
are opposed to organized labor All the
parties are opposed to organized labor and
will grind it down into the dust when
ever they can.
1--WE have been fooled with prize pack
ages and gold bricks long enough We
have been fooled for twenty-five years
II has taken President Theodore RooSe-
welt three long years to issue an order to
law all public works.
Labor is a power In politics. and all
the pdrueS want Inat power. Just before
the election the president issues the or
der enforcing the eight-hour law. That
was done because the party in power
wants the labor vote. All that we get
out of il is few crumbs swept from
their table.
Mine Owners in Control
''WhO is the backbone of the American
party? The great mine owners and capi-
taiiSts of the state Labor will never ac-
complish anything by striking. Our only
redress is through the ballot box, and
not through the ballot box of the capt.
talist. Until labor does this she Will
never accomplish thing of permanent
value"
BY what right" asked Joseph Elton,
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