New-York tribune., 1907-11-04
'C. T. U. TALKS POLITICS.
MANY DENOUNCE HEARST.
Labor Delegates Get Heated q"
LiUeIy Pre-EIectiOn Debate.

The Central Federated Union. as IT generally does
just before election. had furious political debate
yesterday, during which William Randolph Hearst
and the Independence League were handled without
gloves for making "a deal with Tammany Han last
year and then making alliance with the Repuo-
lican party in this campaign The heat or the de-
bate intensified by those delegates who took
prominent part in the campaign of tho Independent
Labor party last year. and who still exhibited re-
sentiment against Mr.. Hearst for turning down the
labor candidates after the independent Labor party
had decided to support him.
The ball set rolling by James p. Holland or
the Eccentric Engineers Union, who complained
that he had been slandered with other members OF
the Independent Labor party. by the Hearst men
e said that they had been referred to as grafters
and takers because they had had the manhood TO
oppose Hearst and his party this year when they
found last year that he was not sincere and
was only interested in his own political schemes.
Until we found out how little he cared for the
working people" he said, I'VE believed in him con-
scientiously. When the meeting was held in Madi-
son Square Garden last year there was no money
in 1t for any of us. We believed in Hearst-that
was ALL
Holland then referred to Herman Robinson and
said that Robinson could say whether or not he
received any money, Robinson caused shout Of
laughter by saying he not the cashier
II don't know of anybody matter OF fact
he said, "who received a cent for taking part in
that meeting. From the way that Holland talks
would think that there was money to he dis
burscd and that was paymaster."
A delegate asked If the present talk was not out
Of order Charles Delaney. who presided, and who
attended the labor meeting 10 ratify the Tammany
ticket in Cooper Union Thursday night, at which
Holland present said that since the subject
had come up he could not well shut off debate.
Then Holland said that at the Hearst Republican
ratification meeting in Durand's Academy on sat
urdav night a man who had been strike breaker
FOR the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was seat
ed on the platform, and near him was Coakley. a
labor delegate.
Coatley Jumped up "T did not know" he said.
Il sitting beside strike breaker. do kno"
that the same man co-operated with Mr. Holland
last year, Ny opinions to Mr. Hearst may
differ from those or the delegates here. but think
it very unfair, the of the election, TO draS
politics into this meeting. II should not go out
that organized labor. represented here. repua'-
ated Mr. Hearst or any body else. Labor has been
attending 10 its business and this body mas
neither indorsed nor rcpudiatcd any one
Other delegates clamorcd for the floor, and the
chairman said that as long as some delegates had
spoSen on the subject they should be allowed 10
speak. He had been under the impression at first
that Holland was reporting delegate Of his
union until Inc got into the political argument
Several delegates sided with Holland. and Coax
Icy made attempt 10 defend Mr. Hearst and
said that he had heen really friend 70 labor Then
Morris Brown. socialist. took the floor and said
that Holland had shown a remarkable change Of
front.
'Hc was al for the emblem Of the scales las.
year" said Brown. land he is against the scales
this yeat"
Holland remarked that this because the
scales had fallen from his eyes. Brown moved
that Il was the sense or tho Central Federated
Union that it place itself on record as repudiat-
ing the action OF any delegate who used his posi-
zion In the body to advocate the candidates OF any
political party.
Tho chairman was about TO put this to the meet
ing for q vote when James Hatch Of the uphoster-
crs' union took the floor. and attacked the In
dependence League.
we formed the Independent Labor party in good
faith last year he said. "and believed IN Mr..
Hearst rs our friend We thought he was the
Moses of the labor movement but he proved to be
the yerest Judas. He viii he tho deadest thing
on earth next Tuesday" AppauseD From now on
the Independence League is a corpse"
Hatch was appIauded After a long discussion
tho motion Of Brown put to the meeting and
carried but not until about dozen delegates had
talked politics until they were tired.