Gilpin observer., 1907-08-08
FEDERATION
ATTORNEYS
RICHARDSON, NOT DARRoW, TO
BE ATTORNEY FOR PETTi-
BONE.
OTHER FELLOW TALKS
DEFENDERS OF W. D. HAYWOOD
SAY THEY CANNOT WORK
TOGETHER LONGER.

Denver.-"Our firm has not with.
drawn from the Pettibone defense, but
/ will try no more cases with Clarence
S. Darrow."-E. F. Richardson
"The Western Federation is free to
employ whoever it sees fit, of course,
and l will be perfectly satisfied
Clarence S. Darrow
This is the status of the controversy
between the leading lawyers in the re-
cent defense and acquittal of William
ID. Haywood secretary and treasurer
of the Western Federation of Miners.
That Darrow will not appear as coun-
sci for Pettibone, but that the case
will be handled by Richardson &
Hawkins, is declared by some leaders
of the federation to be certainty. But
Charles H. Meyer, president of the fed
GRAFTON, and yet to be tried, is said to
be very friendly to Darrow. His wishes
are for Darrow as counsel, but these
desires may be overruled. 1t is said
that Secretary-Treasurer Haywood is
among those who are willing to permit
Mr.. DarrOw to retire.
Mr.. Darrow was asked about the
question. He is guest at the Savoy.
on his way East, and after being
questioned regarding the controversy.
made this statement:
1T was understood three or four
weeks ago that Mr.. Richardson and 1
could not work together, and / pre-
sumo each of us would be relieved to
have the other go on with the cases.
The personal differences between us
are not matters any one is interested
in except our clients. and are not un-
usual in cases of this kind. Should the
federation see fit to retain Mr.. Rich
ardson, it will meet with my entire ap-
proval, and they will have a very able
lawyer"
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Western Federation has
been called, and will be held in a few
days, when President Charles H.
Meyer arrives here. William D. Hay
wood, the recently acquitted secre-
tary, who has just returned home.
spent an hour in Mr.. Richardson's Of
fee, according to the lawyer. This is
rendered more significant by the fact
that Darrow arrived in Denver with
his son, Paul, went to the Savoy, and
just before retiring at night said he
had seen none of the Western Fedora
ton leaders.
Il am en- route home from Boise"
the Chicago lawyer said. 81 may see
some of the Western Federation peo-
pie before l leave"
Prominent officials of the Western
Federation declared that the executive
committee meeting will undoubtedly
result in the formal employment of
Richardson & Hawkins. There will be
no discharge Of DarrOw, but he will
probably not continue in the case
Mr.. Richardson was quite positive
in his declaration.
I'VE have never withdrawn from
this case. We have let the others do
their talking on that theory" he ex-
planned. Many of the leading men
of the Western Federation of Miners
declare that there can be no with
drawal of our firm. But l will try no
more cases with Clarence s. Darrow.
| could work with Mr.. Darrow, but
don't propose to do so. l do not want
to go into any details on the subject
Let the other fellow 10 the talking. We
have handled Western Federation liti-
cation for years. and are still open to
their employment. Mr.. Haywood was
in my Office for over an hour today.
II want to say this: The other fel.
low does so much newspaper adver
tising that it disgusts me-"
BY the "other fellow" there was
small doubt that Mr.. Richardson meant
Clarence s. Darrow.
Another flattering offer to go upon
the lecture platform has come to vii
liam d. Haywood. secretary Of the
Western Federation of Miners. Zick
Abrams and ID. ]. Grammar. owners OF
the National theater. in San Francisco
want him to deliver a series Of forty
lectures. for which they offer to pay
him $4,000
AS he has done with several other
propositions that have come to him
since his release. Haywood wired that
as secretary Of the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners he can do nothing with
out consulting the executive board OF
the organization.