The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-22
THOMPSON IN BAD
WITH UNION LABOR

Carmi Thompson secretary of state
: and candidate on the x.Brown-G Gull.
bert Republican ticket for reelection,
is having trouble with organized labor
In addition to his factional fight with
Foraker Republicans in Gallia county.
II. A. Smith of Fremont, a labor
leader refused to serve on the Re-
/ publican executive committee of San
dusky county for reasons stated in
the following letter:
Fremont, Ohio, Sept. 1S, 1905
George A. Hoot, Secretary Republican
County Executive Committee Of
Sandusky County:
Dear Sir--Havlng, absolutely unso-
! licited by me, received tho honor of
being chosen one of The advisory COM
mittee TO the Republican executive
committee Of Sandusky county,
| hereby inform you of my refusal TO
act In that capacity, and respectfully
resign any claim to which my cleo
tion to that honorable position upon
the committee would entitle me.
My reason for declining to serve Is
that ] feel could not honestly accept
and fill the position, as am, much to
my regret forced by principle to op-
pose the reelection of Carmi Thomp-
son as secretary of state, as con.
sider him an unfit and unworthy per-
son to receive the votes OF the union
laboring men, as honestly believe
Lin, in his heart and mind, to be "a
wolf dressed in sleeps clothing,"
upon all things connected with poll.
tics, and especially wherein the same
touches the interests of organized
labor.
On the first day of June, 1908, at
the request and as the representative
of the Central Labor union of this city,
l appeared before him and presented
petition signed by upward of three
hundred union laboring men OF Ere.
mont, reladng to an appointment for
which there were several applicants.
of which the following is copy:
Fremont, O., May 81, 1908.
W. d. Guilbert, w. s. McKinnon,
Wade H. Ellis and Carmi
Thompson, Columbus, o.:
DNoi NC, Nt-C uiuCioiSh-
ed electors and residents of the
city of Fremont, O., without re-
gard to politics or condition of oc-
cupation or employment, hereby
protest and unalterably oppose
the appointment of Titus w.
Nolf as a member of the board
of review OF this city.
We not only consider him unfit
for the position, but absolutely
unfair and unjust in his actions
and judgment upon matters pre-
sented to him for his considera-
dion and action, and believe that
\ his appointment would not only
be an insult to organized labor.
but an insult and an injustice to
the business interests and tax
payers of this city.
We do not desire to recon-
mend ary particular person for
this position, and thereby inter
fere with any of your privileges
and duties in making this appoint
ment, BIT respectfully request
that our protest against Mr..
Nolfs appointment be given such
consideration by you as we deem
1t deserving OF.
Very respectfully, etc.
Mr.. Thompson then claimed to be
union man and the holder of a union
card, which | believe is paid for and
held by him for no other purpose than
politics and seeing his actions and
knowing his feelings as then express
ed toward union labor to be antagon
istic, | could not be fair and homes,
to myself and fellow members of or
ganized labor, and in any way assist
to bring i.5out his reelection as sec
4 rotary Of state.
Believing that anyone accepting a
position upon Republican committee
should be in harmony with the the.
ories entertained and privately, II not
publicly expressed by the candidates
for whom support is sought of the
voters, and being honestly OF the opin-
ion that no Fremont laboring man
after the sneering and disrespectfu
action and treatment of their petition
should favor Carmi Thompson with q
vote, most respectfully tender my
resignation as a member of the com
mittee, and request that same be ac-
cepted at the first meeting OF your ex
ecutive committee. Respectfully,
ii. A. SMITH,