The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-15
CANT FOOL LABOR
CENTRAL FEDERATED UNION
Il CHEERS HOSTILE REPORT.
Delegate Hatch Of independent Labor
Party says I've sold the Labor Vote 20
y Tammany but Cant Deliver Goods
,, -DuncOmbe and Out % Them.

-luncOmbe Handed Out % Them.
William Randolph Hearst was hauled
over the Goals at yesterdays meeting OF the
central Federated Union in the report OF
the Independent Labor party, which has
now decided to use all it, energies In per-
tecting itself for the campaign Of 1907.
:. Mr.. Hearst was accused OF directly and
through his henchmen pretending to Ticker
with the labor people for the purpose Of
gaining votes but with the intention OF
throwing them overheard as soon as he was
sure that these votes were secured. James
h. Hatch, who presided at the meetings Of
the Independent Labor party. declared
that Mr.. Hearst had sold his honor and
promises made in behalf Of organized labor
when he made the deal with Charles F.
Murphy eliminating in his nomination for
Governor by the Democratic State con-
uention in Buffalo. Mr.. Hearst the report
said, had sold in return for his nomination
what he was not able 10 deliver. He would
find that out later.
Hatch in his report was greeted with
applause every time he referred to Mr..
Hearst or his manager~. The report was
called for by Delegate Murphy OF the Tile
Layers Union, who said:
10 IL NIlLc pNby hpi NhNiNICh w ASPbhb VIZ
the Independent Labor party. which was
formed under the auspices Of the Central
Federated Unionl We want TO know IL IL
has not made any Endorsement Of any candi-
dates"
This brought Hatch to his feet to make
the report. part Of which was written and
part made on the spur Of the moment. He
detailed the organization and progress Of
A. 49,. 1913 80 - SIA Nt-,A
il held its first convention. Then a com-
mittee was appointed 70 confer with the
Independence League on the question OF
the judicial and local tickets. Mr.. Hearst
was notified that this COMMITTEES wanted TO
see him 70 find ont exactly how he stood.
When he saw the committee Mr.. Hearst
said, according to Hatch;
Il am as indep endent to-day a. I was
last fall, There will he no fusion excepting
some instances up the State, where the
Democrats are sincere in their efforts TO
get rid Of bossis M. II would he poor
diplomacy 10 efuse the vote OF honest
Democrats. The cat has swallowed the
canary bird this time"
Hatch said that the committee was told
20 confer with Justice Samuel s. Seabury
and John Ford with regard TO the judiciary
and 10 confer with Mr.. lhmsen with regard
tn the local nominations He vent On to
describe how the committee Jared when
il submitted a list Of candidates for various
Offices 10 Mr.. Hearst's managers. The
members of the COMMITTEES were turned
down in every instance. In some cases a
labor man was put on the Independence
League ticket on the recommendation of
the Independent Labor party. and when
this became generally known among the
working people so as TO get votes tho name
was ordered of again. In Brooklyn an
Independent Labor party man was frat
accepted. Hatch said. but was, sfterwaTd
ordered of the ticket, and in place Of him
"a man was substituted who should nave
been Oslerized twenty years ago"
AT first the representatives Of Mr.. hearst
received uE courteously - continued Hatch
'and said that our men should get petitions
so as to get their names on the ticket. Frank
lin Quinby of Typographical Union No, 8,
got the nomination from us for Congress
in the Eighth district, but he got a lemon
when he went to the Gilsey House. He
could not get any form Of petition though
told to apply for il and when he went to
Chairman Driscoll he got no satisfa ction.
BARLEY j. Wright orr candidate for the
Seventh Senatorial district Of Brooklyn,
was turned down. and 20 were a number ~
others. The name Of Thomas Rock. our
present Assemblyman. we submit ted for
Senator in the Fourteenth distri ct. but
everything Indicated that Thomas F. Grady
would he the candidate of the Independ-
ence League. We will stand for Rock
and fight for him all the same
Hatch went over a number Of other names
OF labor men who had been turned down
by the Independence League. including
r. A. Acer, who has been nominated by pc
tition in Brooklyn for Supreme Court jus
tice. In most Of the cases the independent
Labor Party committee did not know what
the Independence League was doing until
they saw the ticket published in the papers.
I'VE thought We would be able to take
the word Of the head of the ticket OF the
Independence League he said, but from
read to bottom we found no trace Of honor
as far as any obligations to organized labor
were concerned. This will be looked after.
Mr.. Hearst has made a mistake IL he thinks
that the labor people can be traded away
like a herd of cattle. We could nave gone
TO the Republican or Democratic party
and got at least fifteen names on the ticket
We went TO the party supposed to repre-
sent the people and were handed out a
lemon.
"We we're told TO report there again on a
certain Monday. and on Monday We were
told TO call again and on Tuesday night we
CO0IerrSO wlJn MT. DTlsCOl. ne came out
after. a long watt and asked us what he
could do for US. I told him what we world
like he would do TO himself and I would
not repeat II. Finally Mr.. Ihmseu came
out and tried to rush past us. H. was n
cold night Ind he had his coat collar up to
his ears. We told him that we were not on
a begging expedition. There was no salts
faction. IN fact the entire Rrameup locally
il a sucker ticket. guaranteed to Murphy
at Buffalo. l never had much Use for Mr..
Murphy, but when I think Of how the In
pendence League played into his hands I
could take OF my hat TO him.
Here Hatch was interrupted to his sur
prise by a round of applause. He went on
10 say that originally he believed that Mr..
Hearst was a mar of high ideals h was
engaged in a sincere fight against bossism.
He said, Hatch continued, hat he was
cpunted out last year, but he ia trying this
yeaTto use the weapon that he says counted
him out to count him in.
Il don't bel eve" Hatch went on. that
Mr.. Hearst will nave the pleasure this year
Of having 10 ask for a ecount. He will
have just az good a show Of being elected
Governor Of New York as I woulA have.
IApplause.l None Of VI committee were
look ng for Office. We went up TO the
Gilsey House on a clean cut proposition
and were entitled to a respectful hearing.