Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-27
John H. Mclean Lays
Bare Record Of Repub-
liCan Nominee.
PROMINENT UNION MAN
ASSAILS OFFICIAL ACTS
Discovers Sinister influence
That Was Exerted Against
Interest of Laboring Men.


Declaring that Vivian NJ. Lewis, the
Republican candidate for governor,
and not Woodrow Wilson. the Demo-
cratic gubernatoria- candidate should
be branded as the foe to organized
labor, John H. Mclean, for thirty years
a labor unionist and former president
of the Essex Trades Council. created
one of the surprises in the present cam
paign at the various Democratic meet
ings held In this city last night. Mr.,
Mclean, who is a carpenter. residing
at 25s South Tenth street, Is and always
has been an enthusiastic labor leader
His record as an advocate of organized
labor is a creditable one. he having
been chosen as delegate to the State
Federation of Labor IN August last.
and was for long time business agent
of the carpenters local. He is a dele
gate for that union In the Trades
Council at the present time.
Never Mingled In Politics.
Mr.. Mclean has never dabbled in
politics and never sought political
office. preferring always to earn his
livelihood as q mechanic.
Angered at the false statements and
rumors regarding DR.. Wilson's attitude
towards organized labor, Mr.. Mclean
concluded to search the record of the
Republican gubernatorial candidate.
believing that his memory served him
rightly when he reflected that nearly
ten yc..rs ago Mr.. Lewis permitted
himself to go upon.-tfe Legislative
records of the State e New Jersey as
organised labor's enemy. His revela-
| ton, he told the voters last night.
proves that Mr.. Lewis, as leader OF the
| Republicans In the Assembly IN l9Q1s
fkiiled the anti blacklist BILL measure
introduced for the protection Of the
union men.
Emphatic In statement.
Mr. McLean's refutation of the
charges against DR.. Wilson was equally
emphatic with his startling recital 81
his findings in the State Library. HIS
! defense of the Democratic candidate
was able and II ELECTED much applause.
while his charge against Mr.. Lewis
evoked astonishment, 1t being Thought
that the Republican machine leaders
were not foolish enough to have tried
to raise a hullabaloo over the false
impression that they were trying to
send broadcast that Dr. Wilson was an
enemy of organized labor, and neglect
ed purposely or otherwise, to scrutinize
the record of their own gubernatorial
candidate.
Determines to Investigate.
Telling his audiences that agitation
of the labor subject prompted him to
delve into the matter, Mr.. Mclean
declared that his discovery showed that
Mr.. Lewis proposed and accomplished
the defeat of the most important and
/ fairest legislation for which labor
unions in the State of New Jersey
have ever asked-the anti-blaeklist bill.
Mr. Mclean explained that at that
time the trust and corporations were
doing their best to wipe labor unions
out of existence, and one OF their
methods was to dismiss employees who
invoked the aid of unions to improve
their conditions or remedy grievances.
and put the name of the discharged en-
ployee on a blacklist that was sent to
other corporations engaged in the same
or allied industries. with the object Of
keeping such men from obtaining en-
ployment In q nutshell, the scheme
was to starve the workingman into sub
mission. 1t was cruel, inhuman form
Of oppression. Mr.. Mclean declared
! nends from Records.
Then Mr. Mclean read from the
Legislative records as follows:
"Introduced by MIR. Tailon;
aAssembIy No. 70-An net for the
protection of discharged employees and
to preyent bInckIisting and for other
purp oses.
(which was read for the hrst time
by its tile, ordered to have second
reudIng and referred 40 the COMMITTEES
on revision of laws"
Then on page 124 of the minutes you
will and the story of the slaughter In
this languages
"Mr. FaIlon offered the following
resolution
"'ResoIved, That the committee on
revision of laws be relieved of the
further consideration of Assembly bill
No. OF, entitled, "An act for the protec-
tion of discharged employees and to
prevent bIacIxlisting and for other pur-
poses"
(which was read. and ON motion OF
MIR. Lewis was laid on the table"
And thus Lewis killed labor's anti
blacklist bill.
1t would seem that Mr.. Fnilon made
n futile effort to get favorable action
on his bill. His resolution to take the
bill out of the hands of the conimif-
tee indicates that he realized that the
committee was hostile 10 the measure,
and that unless he took some action
his bill would be buried In the conf
mittee.
But MIR. FaIIon's Efforts to have the
bill resurrected, after 1t had been cf-
fectuaIIy buried, were frustrated By
Leader vivian NJ. Lewis, who stepped
in with "a motion to clay ON the table,"
The blacklist being fought by organ
lied labor throughout the entire State