United labor bulletin., 1911-05-11

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Denver Local Department.
j. w. Martin, 4675 Yates St.. Editor
Mary l.. Geffs, 5075 Raleigh St......
Assistant Editor
People who enjoy real intellectual
treat would do well to attend DR.. Wards
lectures each Monday night in the
Woman's Club building. Admission is
free and all are welcome.
Remember that there is meeting
every Sunday evening in Upper Howe
hall, under the direction of Denver
Socialist party. Good speakers are al
ways on the platform and the audience
has the privilege of asking questions or
discussing the subject of the lecture. Ad-
mission free.
Comrade NJ r. Kerr of Greeley gave
very interesting lecture in Upper Howe
hall Sunday evening. Next Sunday even
ing a good local speaker will lecture.
The Sixth Ward Branch reports good
their hall on TETON street, near West
Forty-first avenue.
George NJ Falconer of Grand junction
will speak next Sunday evening at Howe
hall, subject The Red Flag"
The Is branches of Local Denver have
paid-up membership for the month of
May of 2S3. Every branch is in good
standing with the state Office and the or
ganization is in fine shape for aggressive
work.
The annual school election occurred
May 3rd The Socialists at the last
county delegate meeting nominated
candidate for school director, petition
was prepared and signed by 60 voters.
The candidate accepted the nomination,
and registered his name as candidate.
Organized labor then nominated candi-
date, and brought a pressure to bear
upon the Socialist candidate to get him
to withdraw from the race. After con-
sulting with some of the comrades in
hastily called meeting of the members
of the delegate committee who happened
to be present at the Howe hall meeting
Sunday evening, April 23rd, our candi-
date withdrew in favor of the union can
didate.
The meeting above mentioned had no
legal authority to speak for the Socialist
party. 1t was not regularly called, the
delegates who were not at the propa-
ganda meeting were not even notified
that meeting was to be held. No public
notice was given of the withdrawal of
the Socialist candidate except a state
ment in the daily papers, which many
recorded as a hoax, and the first knowl-
edge many of our people had of the affair
was when they went to vote, and found
,AI,, tIr.t
handed to them by the election board.
These are the facts as understood by
the writer, and as many of our people
feel disappointed and chagrined over the
affair. it was thought best to set the facts
before the public.
The Socialist party of Denver is in no
sense responsible for the failure to have
a Socialist ticket before the people, as
everything was done by the official body
of the local that could be done. and the
failure must be charged to the candidate
chosen. and his unofficial advisers. who
ever they were.
Organized labor had candidate for
school director in the person of Mr.. Otto
Thum, most excellent gentleman, who
is fully qualified for the duties of the Of
fee, and in every way worthy of the
Those in charge of his candidacy
thought it would be good thing to get
the support OF the 1000 Socialist voters
of Denver for their candidate, which in
addition to the 10000 or more votes OF
union people would make Mr.. Thum's s
election sure; so they managed to get
the Socialist candidate to withdraw In
Mr. Thum's favor They had access to
the columns of the daily press, privi.
lege denied to Socialists. and everything
went forward without a hitch until 1t
came to delivering the votes. Mr. Thum
received all told exactly 2,191 votes. or
trihe above the average vote polled
last fall by the Socialist state ticket, and
less than the number polled by one can.
didate on our ticket, Mrs. Maynard.
Where, where, were those 10000
union voters? Did they stay at home or
did they vote for DR.. Carlin? They did
not all vote for Geo. Kindel, that mighty
reformer and enemy of organized labor
for he received less than 1000 votes and
the Citizens Alliance ought to muster
that number. The only thing that Is GER
tain is that very few of the 10000 voted
for Nr. Thum.
They marched on the capitol in fine
shape little while ago, but their march
to the polls was dismal failure.
The plot thickens to railroad the Nc
Namaras to the gallows. and unless the
Socialist party and the labor unions act
nrOm nt1v and with tramandoua earuoaf