New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-15
NOT A HERD OF CATTLE.
LABOR MEN SOLD OUT.
Bat Delegate Hatch Tells G. f. u.
They U'iH Not Be Delivered.

meeting Of the Central Federated Union When
the Independent Labor party first formed
all its members were talking Hearst Now he is
accused Of trying TO betray the union working
men by pretending to make a deal with their
party and throwing them overheard when he
thought he had obtained their votes
The denuncatlons OF Mr.. Hearst in the report
were received with applause and among all the
there who were supposed 70 be his friends
there appeared to be none poor TO 90 him
reverence" The report was made by James H
Hatch. chairman OF the independent Labor
party's convention OF Saturday night when the
party realized that It had nothing to look for
from Mr.. Hearst and kis Independence League.
The report was read after Delegate Murphy. OF
the Tile Layers Union, asked what the Indepen-
dent Labor party was doing.
"Is II not going TO make report?" he said
I'VE would like to know. as this party
formed under che auspices OF the Central Fed
Grated Union. IL II has indorsed any candidate
am quite ready TO make a report" said
Hatcn' rising and producing some papers.
Though he looked at the papers occasionally the
greater part OF his report was not written. and
ne gave 1t under the influence Of great andIgna-
uon- Several visits paid by committee OF the
party TO Mr. Hearst and his managers at the
Gilsey House were described The COMMITTEES
went In good faith to find out how II could CO.
operate with the league in nominations OF labor
men TO office, but was received evasfvely and
put of repeatedly
TELLS OF VISIT To MP HEApSr
I'VE saw Mr.. Hearst once to And out how ba
stood with reference to the other parties" con-
unued Hatch After I explained what Va
wanted to know, Mr. Hearst said: 7 am as IN
dependent to-day as was last fall There viii
be no fusion unless it might be IN some cases
up the state. where the Democrats are sincere
IN their efforts to get rid Of the bosses 1t would
be bad diplomacy to refuse the votes OF honest
Democrats who want TO vote an honest tfcLes
and are against bosses
He told me that the cat had swallowed +hs
canary bird this time but believe that IL must
have been a small canary bird We were ad
vised to confer regarding the judiciary ticke.
with Justice Samuel Seabury and John Ford
and in reference TO the local ticket with Mr.
Ihmsen. We submitted lists Of candidates for
various offices to Mr.. Hearst's managers but
were turned down time and again"
Delegate Hatch then read the names Of candf-
dates for various offices which were rejected by
Mr.. Hearst or his managers after they had been
submitted by the Independence League IN
some cases, he said, labor man was put on the
Independence League ticket long enough to let
1t be known, so that Mr.. Hearst could secure
votes
Then the name was ordered on again" said
Hatch who read two or three names OF men who
had been treated in this way. AN Independent
Labor party was accepted for a position
on the ticket in Brooklyn. and in his case he was
ordered of the ticket and a man substituted who
ought TO have been Oslerized twenty years agn.
There was a choice selection Of lemons for US
every time we called Franklin Quinby of Typo
graphical Union No. 8. obtained the nomination
from us for Congress in the Sth District and
was told TO go to the Gilsey House for petit
ton But he could get petition. Another man
who was turned down by the Independence
League was BARLEY ]. Wright who was named
by us for Senate district in Brooklyn. good
labor man. In most Of the cases we did not
know what disposition had been made of our
recommendation until we read II in the papers.
We tndOrsed F A Acer, who was nominated in
Brooklyn for the Supreme Court League man
ayers said he was not a MT man to occupy the
Supreme Court bench. We proved that he was.
but the Independence League turned him down
We thought that might have got Thomas
Rock taken UP. who was our nominee for Sen
ator in the 18th District but We're mistaken.
The candidate of the Independence League. from
every indication. will be Thomas F. Grady
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE INsINCERE."
Hatch declared that the whole management Of
the Independence League was fnsincere
Applause followed this statement
he SAID thaL aIIer they had tried Mr. Hearsts
managers the members OF the COMMITTEES though5
they would be able at least 20 take the word NJ
the head Of the Independence League ticket
But from head to bottom" he continued
I'VE found no trace OF honor as far as anv
obligations TO organized labor are concerned I
want TO tell Mr.. Hearst that this win be looked
after. He is mistaken if he thinks the labor
people can be traded away like a herd OF cattle
We could have gone 10 the Republican or Demo-
cratic party and got at least fifteen names on
the ticket We went TO the party supposed q,
represent the people and what did we get-a
bunch Of lemons. On a very cold Monday the
committee told to call at the Independence
League headquarters in the GiIsey House for a
conference.
The committee called but could see no o3e.
and then was put of until Tuesday. went with
the committee on Tuesday. and we were told
that Mr. Hearst and Mr.. Driscou were very busy
but would see US soon We waited an hour and
then Mr.. Driscou came out and said: Gentle
men, what can DO for you.' I would NOT re-
peat here what told him to do. l would not
trust myself 10 talk too much to him.
Mr.. Ihmsen at last came out with his COAT
collar up to his ears and passed US in a sidelon-
way. We told him we were not on a begxing ex-
petition. We had come for a clean cut PROPOSE
ton He went on and We thought we would
play the game till the last We went again a-d
were kept waiting until midnight without seeing
any one
We were entitled to respectful hearing. even
II we had only come from a labor unio- we
could get no satisfaction from Mr.. Ihrnsen The
entire local frame-up. in fact is sucker ticket
guaranteed 10 Murphy at Buffalo. never had
much use for Charles +. Murphy. but when