The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-29
THOMPSON IN BAD
WITH UNION LABOR

carmi Thompson, secretary Of state
and candidate on the Cox 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.
H. A. Smith of Fremont, 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, 1908.
George A. Hoot, Secretary Republican
County Executive Committee of
Sandusky County:
Dear Sir-Having. absolutely unso-
licited by me, received the 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 elec-
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.
slider him an unfit and unworthy per.
son to receive the votes of the union
laboring men, as l honestly believe
lin, in his heart and mind to be "a
woS 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.
| appeared before him and presented
petition signed by upward of three
hundred union laboring men of FIRE.
mont, relating to an appointment for
which there were several applicants,
Of which the following is copy:
Fremont, o., May 21 1908.
W. d. Guilbert, w. S. McKinnon,
Wade H. Ellis and Carmi
Thompson, Columbus. o.:
Dear Sirs-We, <he undersign-
ed electors and residents of the
city of Fremont, o., without re-
gard to politics or condition of &C.
cupatiOn or employment, hereby
protest and unalterably oppose
the appointment of Titus w.
Nolf as 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 consdera-
tion 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 any particular person for
this position, and thereby inter.
fere with any of your privileges
and duties In making this appoint.
ment, but respectfully request
that our protest against Mr..
Nolf's appointment be given such
consideration by you as we deem
1t deserving OF.
Very respectfully. etc.
Mr.. Thompson then claimed to be a
union man and the holder of 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 honest
to myself and fellow members OF or
eanized labor. and in any way assist
to bring about his reelection as Sec
retary OF state.
Believing that anyone accepting
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 dsrespectful
action and treatment of their petition.
should favor Carmi Thompson with o
vote. | most respectfully tender my
re esignation as q member OF the COM
mittee, and request that same be ae-
cepted at the first meeting of your ex-
seutive committee. Respectfully.
IA. A. SMITH.