The sun., 1908-06-01
LABOR MEN NEAR FIST FIGHT
@. n. U. RAS A LIVELY MEETING
OVER VACATION BYLL.

Desegate Brswn, o Socialist, Says Prince,
. Tammany Man, 10 q Loafor--
"BlackSuard," Princc's Answer-Mat-
ter 10 No Put Up 70 tho Aldermen.
The Central Federated Union. was In q
state Of uproar for nearly an hour yester-
day after the reading Of q report Of the
executive committee, which had been in
structed to confer with Alderman Charles
Delaney, former president Of the G. F. u,
with regard TO drafting q city ordinance
on the lines Of the original Hoey bill provid-
ing for vacations for the per diem city
employees
The report Of the committee was to the
effect that IL had conference with Alder
man Delaney. who wanted committee OF
three members Of the c. F. U to meet him
in the Aldermanio chamber tomorrow
with view to drafting the ordinance
Samuel Prince. once q Tammany ASSEM-
blyman, who is delegate to the Cigar Pack
ers Union. started the row by taking up
the cudgels for Mayor Mcclellan. Prince
said that it was a question whether the
Board Of Aldermen could pass such an or
dinance in view Of the fact that a Dill deal
ing with the matter had been passed though
1t was vetoed by the Mayor
Prince wanted the secretary to read the
original Hosy bill. a copy Of which he pro-
duoed, and the amended bill. There was a
shout Of objection to this. on the ground
that Prince had not been authorized to 60
to the Mayors Office or the Corporation
Counsel
This Is game Of politicsl" shouted Will
lam A. Coakley'of the Mthographio Ap-
prsntices Union. I'VE authorised the ex-
ecutive committee to 60 to Alderman De-
laney and the committee has made it's re-
port The delegates hero come here as
delegates and not as dtissns What right
had Citizen Prince to 60 behind the COM
mittees ordersl"
Prince then made plea for the reading
Of the two bills and said that the Mayor
vetoed the amended bill because It was not a
proper bill and was in favor Of the original
Hoey bill because he wanted the city enl-
ployees to get holidays.
Morris Brown, Socialist. denounced
Princes effort to get the two bills read as O
political subterfuge.
There is too much Of this kind Of a poll
tical game In this body" he said. We
refuse 70 be made tools Of by people who
come here as delegates and 60 to the Mayors
OulC0 as OluHoLb LOT tnoiE own
purposes Citizen Prince is Jekyll and
Hyde He 10 DR.. Jekyll when he goes 70 the
Mayor and Mr.. Hyde when he comes here.
We are not going to be himhanmed by
humbugs like this man."
Il can't talk to that blaekguard!' said
Prince, shaking his finger at Brown.
you are a loafer!" shouted Brown to
Prince Il don't believe that loafers like
you have any right TO represent the labor
movement
Prince rose and yelled:
"Mr. Chairman. II you don't protect me
must protect myself"
The Socialists hooted as Prince advanced
anSr!!y on Brown, saying. "l'll land you.'
Prince, who looks like a pocket. edition Of
Samuel Gompers. then bore down on Brown.
There was an uproar for two or three
minutes and several Of the delegates inter-
vsned to prevent an encounter. Finally
the report OF the executive committee was
adopted and a committee consisting OF
Delegates Holland. Green and McConville
was appointed to confer with Alderman