The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
EFFORT TO GEORGE
LABOR UN|ON|STS
American Candidates Use Un-
derhand Method to Corral
Workingman'S Vote.
VIOLATE THE BYLAWS
Unrest Among Artisans Owing to
Fact That Candidates Are At
tempting the Impossible.

Intense Indignation has been aroused
among labor union men of salt Lake
through the efforts OK some of the
members of the Federation who We're
placed upon the American party legis-
latiVe ticket. Four OF the candidates
on the ticket are members Of labor
unions in Salt Lake, and efforts have
been made by these men 10 force aetlan
by the federated unions or Salt Lake
in faVOring the American party TICKET.
In some meetings OF union men this
action has been taken, and an eIIort
has been made 10 hold the Other mem
bers TO the action Of these rev ana
demand that the unions vote soldly
for the candidates on the American
party ticket.
The Candidates named on the legisla-
tive ticket were j. n. Spalding, II. W.
bennett, A. L. Harvey and ". b. MOT
risOn. But because OF some OF the
things demanded of him, Harvey, sec
rotary OF the BARRIERS union, pulled out
of the race after receiving the nom
ination, and the place was handed 10
A. ]. Weber. who is attorney for some
of the mining organizations at Blns-
ham.
Violate Constitutions.
Since the convention in the Colonial
theatre these legislative eandidates
have been busy among the unions and
have done whatever possible 10 torce
the several niZations-contrary 10
their by-laws-tO boost for the Ameri-
can party tickets. Knowing the ruth
ity of their efforts TO land the leglsla-
tive ticket, the party managers put
these four on the ticket for the pur-
pose of drawing as many labor votes as
possible.
threatened with discharge unless they
Joined the unions, and then nave Deen
practically threatened with expulsion
from the unions unless they supported
the tickets. In some cases, where the
candidates and their friends have been
strong. the matter has been brought pc
fore meetings OF the unions. put an
others IL has been done IN arguing 70
the man on the outside.
Must Join or Quit.
one man named Olsen, a maehinist
working in the Rio Grande shops, was
told by a walking delegate that ne
would have TO join the union OF loss
his Job. He Joined the union Inen y
a. Dunsby and others of the unions OF
Salt Lake visited him and told OF the
wonderful advantages 20 be gained
through voting for the American parry
ticket thus landing four sure labor al
vOcates in the state legislature. These
they pointed out, would work Ior tne
interests OF the labOring men ana would
be a start for these men TO Work upon
i'm the future Olsen did not take klnd4y
TO the scheme. and was threatened viii
EXPULSION not three weeks AFTER ne
Joined. This action was never taken
however. ,,, -,
vote the ticket OF the thousand dol-
lar-a-day." have protested against this
scheme and may take the matter up ~
meetings Of the unions during the neX'
few DAYS. They declare that TINS can,
not be handled in this manner and tnal
the American party cannot use TINS
unions as a club 10 drive in some Not-
ers. They declare that the union meI
did not put forward a party tioket ~
/ their own, and therefore men shoui
be allowed 10 use their own minds II
/ forming conclusions as to the best par
tv 10 support this fall.
il Droba HE the matter will be aired IL
the union meetings. Already ms
I scheme has caused much nl-Ieelln
AGAINST the candidates and others wh'
bsva tried 10 force il through. anS
MANY union men. who were leaning 70
ward the American party, have changer
! their views because of these underhaIN
methods