Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-25
PRESIDENT OF
Miners UNION OUT
FOR JUSTICE
REQUESTS THAT UNION MEN BE
INFORMED OF SO-CALLED
"REPUDIATION"

The following letter was received
today by this Office from the Nye
and Ormsby County Labor union of
the Western Federation of Miners.
1t Will prove strong factor in the
campaign and shows up a few of
the tactics adopted by Charles s..
Sprague, the democratic nominee
for congress. The letter follows:
Round House, New, Oct. 22, 1910.
Sirs and Brothers: Considerable
has been said regarding the in
dorsement of e. E. Roberts, repub-
lican candidate for congress, by
Local No. 261, Ormsby and Lyon
County Union, Western Federation
of Miners and the so-called repudi-
alton subsequently made by the
union. AS president of the union at
the present time and president at
the time of both actions, l not only
deem it my privilege but also my
duty to make statement of the
matter to the union men of this
state and the people generally SO
they will not be misled.
The Lyon and Ormsby County
Union in recognition of the services
rendered the laboring interests of
the state by Mr.. Roberts in the
state legislature and also in other
instances during his public career
in Nevada, elected him a member
before l was an officer of No. 261.
When he announced his candidacy
for the nomination for congress on
the republican ticket to be voted on
at the September primaries, the
members of the local discussed the
matter of recommending him to the
other unions of the state as a
friend to organized labor and "a
hisan who would always be found on
the job where interests of labor
were concerned. At the time lit
tie interest was shown in union af-
fairs of No. 261 but the secretary
and myself discussed the matter
with all the members in good
standing in the local except one
and all those interviewed favored
the plan. Accordingly letter was
drafted and sent to the various
locals of the state recommending"
Mr.. Roberts because of his known
and proven friendship to labor; the
letter was signed by myself as pres
ident and Fred J. Hotaling as sec
retary of the union.
After the primary election at
which Mr.. Roberts was selected as
the nominee of his party several
members of the w. F. of M. and
belonging to the Lucky Boy union
arrived at Round House and depos-
iting their cards began systematic
fight to have the recommendation
OF Mr.. Roberts repudiated by this
union. The most of two nights
were spent in discussion of the mat
ter but finally this imported"
strength U will not say they were
imported for the purpose, although
the leader was from Esmeralda
county, friend to the democratic
nominee for congress and in close
touch with the democratic organiza-
ton and appeared to have a good
supply of money!, assisted by per-
sons who were not in good stand
ing at the time of the Endorsement
won out and the recommendation
was repudiated. There was an
agreement that no copy of the reso-
luton should be given out except
to the various locals of the state,
but l am informed and know that
purported copies were Immediately
sent to the democratic headquarters
and purported copies have been
read from the public rostrum by
public speakers.
:, l am not writing this letter in
tene defense of Mr.. Roberts nor in
condemnation of Mr.. Sprague, his
opponent, but simply that justice
be done; that E. E. Roberts get a
square deal" and that the union
men of this state fully understand
the situation. Mr.. Roberts has
been indorsed by several other
unions in the. state of Nevada where
his record is known and this So
called "repudiation" will not shake