Evening star., 1909-06-22
split OVER De NEOREY
0usted as Delegate for Po|!t'-
cal Motives, Is Charged.
Mr.. KIDD MAKES DENIAL
Radicalism Cause of Retirement,
Says Typo. President.
ROW IN CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Vice President Templar Resents Ac-
cusation That Columbia Is Op-
posed to Gompers.
ROW IN CENTRAL LABOR UNION

Al the session of Central Labor Union
last night the accusation found voice that
politics is at the bottom of Sam De
Nedrys retiremen; from the representa-
ton of Columbia Typographical Union in
that body
President Kidd of Columbia Union was
charged with having retired De Nedrey In
order to aid an effort to elect Vice Presi-
dent Harry Templar to the presidency to
succeed John Lorch.
Templar denied that politics had any
thing to do with it. He resented the i'm
putation of some delegates that Columbia
Union had changed front with the ad-
ministration in the White House. and
that now it was pro-Taft and anti-Gom-
pers: and that by turning down De
Nedrey the union was plotting against
Lorch and De Nedrey, because of their
allegiance 10 President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor.
DeNedrey Declares Loyalty.
Sam De Nedrey said he had planned to
sing his swan song later, but his retire
ment compelled him to deliver it now.
His hand is raised against no man in the
central body or the affiliated unions. he
declared, for his discontinuance as a
delegate In Office or out of office. he
said. he will always fight for unionism
President Kidd of Columbia Union was
seen this morning. He said that De
Nedreys retirement was not personal
matter. but one for the betterment of the
work
DE Nedrey,'' he said ''has been a
member of the typographical union dele
cation in the central body for about five
years. He has never been satisfactory to
q a IF "a ,hlrC In in nf n
lumbia Union. Within the past two years
the large ma jority of the members of our
union have called for his retirement.
las is well known. Columbia Union is
extremely conservative. De Nedrey is
radical and has not represented the con-
servatism which our body stands for. We
therefore placed Daniel A. Gillian in his
place on the delegation.
GILLIAN has been employed in the edi-
torial department of the printing Office
for about six years. and has sat as dele
gate in various labor organizations in
Philadelphia, whence he came to this
city"
Templar Friend of Gompers.
Mr. Kidd said he did not think it was
right for the statement to be made that
Mr.. Templar is not friend of Mr.. Com
pers He said that while Mr.. Templar did
not follow Mr.. Gompers in his advocacy
to the presidency. still he stood for Mr..
Gompers at all times in the ranks of
union labor In other words. Mr.. Kidd
said. Mr.. Templar is just as good friend
of Mr.. Gompers as is Mr. De Nedrey.
He declared that the debate was planned
last night to divide the central body on
the plea that Mr.. Templar was an enemy
Of Mr.. Gompers, and therefore cause the
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any candidate for the presidency of the
body against that proposed by the typo
graphical union delegation.
Mr.. De Nedrey declared this afternoon
that his record will stand as to whether
he is radical or conservative.
1T has always been found he said,
that | have been on the conservative
side of almost every question before the
typographical or the central body. The
columns of the Trades Tnionfst will
prove that statement.
Kidd Does Not Know Best.
1T is all very we'll for President Kidd
to single out the radicals and conservar
tives in the trades organizations but his
opportunities are no greater than those
of others in the allied bodies. They. as
we'll as he. know the needs and desires
of the advocates of labor and the unions.
II recognize his right to retire me. 1t
is not necessary for him to doge the
issue l do not depend upon politics for
any tenure of Office. We know there is
plenty of politics in the government
printing office.
Personally, Il think Mr.. Kidd is a nice
fellow. At the same time l want to say
that / believe have all along been care
full about what l said in the councils of
abor and out of them.
IF he thought / was radical / take
good care to notice. he appointed me a
member of the eight-hour committee OF
Columbia Union. In this instance he
thought a radical was just the man
needed"