The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-21
In Blue Book of the Order Of
Railway Conductors His
Name Does Not Appear in
Either List.
GARDNER AND RATlIFF
ARE LISTED LIKEWISE
w. 7. Brown, Author of the
Book, Does Not Mince
Words in Referring to Rec
ords of State SoIons.
Especial correspondent.)

Especial correspondent.)
Indianapolis. April 21.-The blue
book" of the order of Railway Conduc-
tors on the last session of the legisla-
ture has just been issued by w. T.
Brown. who represented the order be-
fore the two houses Of that body, and
the comment which it contains on the
records of the various members Is of
interest. Brown does not mince words
in pointing out the friends and the
enemies of organized labor. as he
found them during the session. The
book says the following were the en-
emies of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors:
List Of Enemies. z-
Senators-Halleck Of Rensselaer,:
Orndorf Of Churubusco; Hawkins Of
Portland.
Representatives-Br of Salem;
Eschbach Of Warsaw; Faris of Nit
chell; Clifford OF. Laurel; Miller Of
North Judson; Roggen Of IT. Wayne:
Talbot Of Orleans: Switzer of Otter
bein; williams of Boonville: Durham
Of Sullivan; Coble of Dubois: Cowing
of Muncie; Connolly Of Upland: Banta
of Plainville; Plummer Of Roanoke;
Schaefer of South Bend: Sicks of
Lebanon: Stewart of Kokomo: Men
denhall Of Sheridan: Maddox of Hart
ford City: McKennan of Garrett.
Friends Of the Order.
The following are given as the
friends Of the order:
Senators-Fleming of Fort Wayne;
Clark Of Indianapolis: Cox Of India
napolis: Harlan Of Indianapolis: Mat
tingly of Washington: Higgins of
Clinton: Kistler of Logansport: Beal
Of Terre Haute; Crumpacker of West
Vile; Moore of Connersville: Yarling
Of Shelbyville: Wood Of Lafayette;
Durre of Evansville; Stotsenburg of
New Albany.
Representatives-Be Of Indiana
polls; Furnas of Winchester: King Of
Wabash: Kleckner of Logansport; !;
Hay of Terre Haute: Elliott of South
Bend; Wickey Of East Chicago; Stsph.
ems of Anderson: Brolley Of North
Vernon; Behymer of Elwood; Schree.
der of Evansville: Davis of KokoGno;
Bassett Of Indianapolis: Thornton ol
New Albany; Murphy Of Crawfords.
Vile.
Brown Makes Comment.
Brown makes this comment on the
manner In which the representative
Of organized labor worked together
during the session:
1T affords me pleasure to mention
the agreeable manner in which I work.
ed with the other representatives OF
organized labor. but there were times
when could not see my way clear to
support measures that were advocated
by them and conserve the interests oi
the conductors and 1t is but natural
that we should differ along lines that
were detrimental to the interests that
we represented, It is my opinion gath
cred from observation and experience
as your representative that the rank
| and file of the members Of organized
labor should only select men who are
members of their respective organiza.
tons and who are actually employed
In the industry they represent, as rep
resentatives, and not members who
are out Of that service and In othe.
walks OF life. for the reason that IL q
man steps out OF his chosen profession
for the short time Of one year, he II
not qualified to correctly regardless
Of how honest he might be. to pass
judgment or recommend legislation
that win conserve the tnterests oi
those he represents. and It gives him
the opportunity to play politics for Z
selfish interest Of which human nature
10 prone to take advantage"
This last little dab il taken to refer
TO Fred L Feick, Of Garrett, the repre-
sentative Of the Brotherhood OF Rail.
way Trainmen. who was at the session
In the interest Of that organization
1t is known that the best of feeline
did not exist between Feick and some
OF tho other labor representatives
Feick has not been actively enGa&ed
II raaroadinE for two or three years
but has been engaged in legislative
work.