The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-26
The Plan Proposed Some Time
Ago for the Organization of
A Labor Party Has Been
Abandoned.
A CONFLICT Between
LEADERS is LIMITED
State Organization Has An
nounced Its List of Legis-
Iators Who Will Be Opposed
For Reflections
Special Corresponds Mt.

lHuldudpOllS, March ZO.-LedQefS Oh
organized labor say it is not likely that
the plan proposed some time ago to
have the labor organizations nominate
tickets and get into the next campaign
will be carried out. They have stud
led the plan over and have concluded
that organized labor, as body, has no
business in politics, and they propose
to leave it to the individual members
to take such political action as they
see fit.
Soon after the session of the legis-
lature closed it was given out that Ia
Dor was so thoroughly displeased and
disappointed with what was done by
that body that it would nominate can
didates of its own and take hand in
the campaigns henceforth. Particu-
lar wrath was shown against some of
the members of the senate and the
house and it was the announced deter
mination of the labor leaders to get
their scalps if possible.
Amount Of Strength.
1--WE may not be strong enough to
elect anyone" said one of the most
oLAl4ChL VI Tic ACduOlS VI Vi odAiLCu
labor, but we will be fully able to de-
feat some one"
1t was stated that a new party would
be organized and that it would make
its first appearance in the Indianapolis
city campaign this year. 1t was the
intention to show the strength of Or
ganized labor in this city in order that
the state party leaders might see what
kind of force labor is in politics. Aft
err that the party was to go into state
politics and nominate candidates for
state offices and for the legislature,
just the same as all other parties.
But it is announced now that this
plan will be abandoned. Edgar A.
Perkins of this city. president of the
state federation of labor, said yester-
day, that organized labor will not form
a party to go into politics. Perkins
says the State Federation has no place
in politics as body, but that the thou
sands of members will. of course. do
what they believe to be the best thing
at elections. This was taken as an
intimation that the members will be
advised fully as to how they should
vote, but the action on their part will
be as individuals.
Was Conflict.
While it is not admitted that this
is the case, yet there are persons who
believe that the fact that there was a
division in the ranks of the labor
leaders during the session is to some
extent responsible for the decision not
to take political action. The officers
and legislative representatives of the
state federation of labor sought to have
certain laws enacted and other bills
killed. Then there was Fred A. Feick
of Garrett, legislative representative
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, who also had large following,
and who did not favor all of the things
that the rest of the labor leaders were
asking for. It is fact, shown by the
records of the session, that Feick and
his followers came nearer getting all
they were after than did the other
crowd. .-..
On the Black List
The legislative committee of the
issued it's list of members Of the legis-
lature who are recommended for de-
feat If they ever come out again for Of
flee. In the list are the senators: w.
r. Wood, Lafayette: w. E. Springer.
Elizabethtown; J. w. Orndorf, Churu-
busco: Ezra Mattingly. Washington;
Ralph Kane, Noblesville; Linton A.
Cox, Indianapolis. The following
members of the house are recommend
ed for the shelf: John NJ. Beaver, In
dianapolis. member of the Order OF
Railway Conductors; l. B. Core,
Franklin; c.. F. Mas. Indianapolis: j.
M. Smith, Portland; Louis ]. Stephens.
Anderson, all democrats; Miles J. Fur
mas. Winchester: Gilbery A. Elliott,
South Bend; ]. Monroe Fitch. Muncie;
Gus Greiger, Hanna; w. S. Haggard,
Lafayette; H. c. Miller, North Judson;
L. E. Switzer, Ottehbein: w. H. Tai
bolt. Orleans and e. w. Wickey OF
East Chicago. all republicans.