United labor bulletin., 1911-08-24
SIDELIGHT VIEWS AT
STATE CONVENTION
Special Writer Notes What She
Observes at Springs.
(8Y LUCILLE o5sERVoRY.
Representing the Gossipers' co-opera-
tive League at the Convention of
the Colorado State Fedora
ton of Labor.)

why, Mabel; are you back from your
side-trip7 didn't expect to see you so
soon," | said to Mabel Knowing, when
met her in Denver, Sunday, at the
Gompers meeting.
Yes" she said, "a am back from the
side-trips, but the observation-disclosures of
the inside-had more to interest me
than the scenic beauty of the trips out
nned by our party
what do you mean, Mabel?" | in
CURED
"wny, / mean the doinss at the con-
Vention not visible to the casual OBJ
server but which controlled"
why Mabel said with surprise,
you are the last person | would have
thought would have noticed these thinqs;
out what nave you reference tor"
Now, Lucille. don't impose upon my
confidence. 1 don't mind telling you; but
l know you are wised-up TO all this
stuff" said Mabel. You know Lucille
the miners went down there with an ak
for the Brake machine, and took a grind
stone along to keep it sharp. But when
the machine was started running they
| needed an AK to hew new timber for
props, so they took the ak, and later
sharpened the ak on the imported
stone.''
why, Mabel?"
Don't you understand. Lucille? l hope
the hypnotic spells cast by the nominatin
speeches of Fox and Van Bradt have
not permanently blighted your intelli-
gent vision. You see, the aforesaid ma
chine wanted the administration re-
turned to power. McLennan was under
Indictment and he being a member of
the Mine Workers the miners would not
stand for opposition to him, for the in
dictment was caused by the Whitford
injunction proceedings. Get that clear.
Lucille. dear!
Then Secretary of State Pearce gave
the mine owners and the smeltermen
the best of it on the referring of the
eight-hour petition. He would not go to
the front and reject the petition, or in
any way throw the burden of proof on
the capitalists; and to protect Pearce
from making this move Brake suggested
that the miners apply for an injunction.
But, you know, Lucille, labor unions are
against government by injunction and
this would only put the miners in ridic-
ulous position-using the very weapon
claimed to be foreign to good govern
ment.
This decided the miners against the
department machine; and the ak was
taken along.
But, Lucille, dear. this is an or year
politically and the head of the machine
took a vacation in other parts of the
L. ;, the Democratic officeholders not
wanting endorsement So. you see the
power behind the machine was not visit
BILE, and the betting was obscured by the
dust thrown in the eyes of the delegates
by the talk OF the administration being
under fire"
Why. Mabel amt it awful? But what
do you mean by the belung?"
Lucille, dear. never imagined you so
dense-you will excuse me. dear, for
using so coarse an expression in speak
ing of you. but dense is good so let
me enlighten you. The betting is that
which conects the power behind and
the machine. Now, let that sink in.
dear, while l adjust my shields and use
my powder cloth, for it is so warm in
here and Gompers is talking so deep l
can't understand him anyway.
You know ex-senator Tanquary-he
who was there with a point of order
Mr.. President whenever anything
looked threatening-he is superintend-
ent of the free employment bureau at
Pueblo. appointed by the labor depart
ment.
And Ed Anderson. the new first vice
president, is also an appointee of that
office.
And X. Z. Croskey. the labor statisti-
clan in the department and special
writer for the Industrial Review-and
by the way, did you see that 'gush' in
the last issue?-he was there with bells
on for the administration.
And Senator Bellesfield was working
hard. They say he was told Bryan would
assist the Denver city hall machine If
elected: so Bell fell for that and went
to-
And the Denver BARRIERS were sent
for by wire. 1t is said a special meeting
of the executive board was called dur
ing the convention to send reserves-at
that time badly needed. Some way. IL
was made apparent that the BARRIERS
license law would be repealed by Bryan,
and Browns, Brooks and Bastine OF the
state BARRIERS board. were on hapd to
do little work. They say. Lucille. one
of these men is boss barber-owns as
many as two shops"
"Mabel?"
But, Lucille. there was a building con
tractor up north who was seated In the
convention. also.
And to make the admlnistration's po-
sition impregnable, lawson OF the u.
NJ w. was chairman OF the resolutions
committee with two other miners as
members; and Kirwan OF the w. f. OF
NJ chairman Of the auditing committee.
They say, Mabel. that the miners did
not want n new secretary for tho reason
that he would be hard TO defeat next
year. when they are going after the sec
retaryship themselves but don't you
think the Democratic party had much to
do with the fight made. In preparation
for next year,"
well. Lucille. we will let next year
take care OF Itself but did you see In
the Review what Correspondent Crcskey
SAYS about us In Denver and our labcr
paper? He draws attention to the late
water campaign In the assembly. You
remember. Lucille. The Bulletin fought
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