New-York tribune., 1906-10-22
C. F. Z. IN A TURMOIL
GRAFT CHARGES MADE.
Hearst and Anti-Hearst Men Sling
Mud-No Action on Editor.

rb. 1onqes+ and in many respects the most
exciting meeting the Central Federated Union
ever held took place yesterday in the Univer-
sity Settlement Building. Rivington and FL
dridge streets. the report of James h Haecn'
chairman of the Independent Labor party, being
responsible for the long session II appeared
to have struck dismay into the Hearst camp.
as was shown by the hastily called meet
ings in Military Hall last week. where MIR.
Hearst was indorsed an Offset 10 Hatchs
report
Charges and counter charges were made by
the Hearst and anti-Hearst people. Mysterious
talk and hints about money being recelveu
were made without giving any detaLs- Hu-
dolph Modest. a Socialist delegate caused
laugh by saying that he was tired OF so much
mud singing. He said that it might be worth
something to some one that the Central FED
Grated Union would say one week WHAT = OOi4
tradicted the next week.
E1ias Wolf another Socialist delegate said
that Mr. Hearst showed his friendship for labor
by staying away from Congress Tor rear ne
would have to vote in favor Of a labor measure
That's the kind of man you call Iaoor
friend he said.
The reading of the resolution was followed by
a struggle 10 get the floor by hah oo1sn
delegates Fitzgerald was UP first he Is lhe
candidate for Congress who, the papers OF
the case had been forced to resign from tne
nostof1ce because he was running for Congress
The floor was given first TO Chairman Hatch OF
the Independent Labor party, who declared
that he would stand by every statement Ihaus
in his report He said that. so far as ne couIu
soc the papers with the exception OF the
Hearst papers gave only what occurred
The resolution passed charged that newspaper
reports OF the meeting of October IA caused an
incorrect perverted and prejudiced impression
of what occurred and made it appear that the
sentiment of the delegates was against hearst
The resolutions further said that no action was
t.,,ar AGAINST Hearst, and asked that the pa
pers print this.
TeIaeate Kennedy. of the Butcher Workmen's s
Union. made speech defending Hatch and the
Independent Labor party. He said ne hao
found the Hearst people insincere-
Delegate Dooley announced himself as
Hearst man and then said ne was "a kind OF
we repudiate you' said two or three of the
Socialists in unison -
Fitzgerald said that the chairman of last
SUNDAY was an unfair chairman Fitzgerald
was hoOted down. Then he declared that he
was not coward and not afraid Of Hatch.
Timothy Healey, Of the Eccentric Flrenen,
declared that he was no coward. He said
that as the head of the national union. he could
not attend any meetings of the Central Fed
When samuel Prince. ex-Tammany Assem-
blynan in the 18th District. took the floor and
said he was rot a coward there were shouts of
laughter.
The Indepe ident Labor party was attacked
by Timothy NJ. Daily. of the Metal Poltshers'
Union. who made vague charges of money
being paid by the Republican party. He said
that there was one Judas in the Bible, but
there were FIVE hundred In the labor move
ment. He then said that he did not believe IN
the Independent Labor party.
The Hearst agents seemed TO have worked
hard during the week IN consequence and the re-
a
the meeting yesterday. which was open one.
The strangers We're in the open space at the back
OF the hall. and among them was a crowd OF
men who appauded every reference to Mr..
Hearst.
The seats were all filled long before the dis
pute on the Hearst question started. Two fac
tions appeared 20 have developed one the
Hearst faction and the other the anti-Hearst
faction, and every time a Hearst man spoke