The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-20
iron WORKERS
WERE INFORMED
Dynamiting Plots Brought
to Attention of Associa-
ton Committees

Indianapolis. Feb. 20-That the dy-
namiting plots We're brought to the
attention of certain committees at the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers conven-
ton in Rochester, N. Y. in 1910.
came to light here today as one of the.
governments charges against the tif-
ty-four indicted men.
1t is charged by federal authorities
that a resolution demanding mo more
bombs or explosives or any kind be
exploded while this convention is in
session" was written out in regular
form by delegate at the convention.
was secretly referred to a committee
and without the action on 1t becoming
known. was later found by the gov
ernment among the papers taken from
the iron workers headquarters in In
dianapolis. The government claims
to have the original resolution.
The charge is that a delegate at
tho convention. known to the govern
ment. demanded that the explosions
temporarily be stopped at time when
many steel and iron works under erec-
ton by open shop" contractors were
being blown up. and that in that way
many officials. including President
Frank NJ. Ryan. Herbert S. Hocklin,
vice president, and members of the
executive board. had the subject
brought to their attention. What was
the real motive of the delegate in Of
fering the resolution was not divulg-
ed. but it Is pointed out that J. ).
Mcnamara. the convicted dynamiter.
and Ortie e. McManigaL were on their
way from Indianapolis to Rochester
-.
fession. Mcnamara decided to leave
off at Cleveland a suit case containing
twenty quarts Of nitroslycerine. Nc
Manigal asserted Mcnamara had map
pad out a series OF explosions (which
were to be presented to the conven-
tion.'
Information from delegates who had
arrived in advance at Rochester is
held by the government as having in
duced MCNAMARA to change his plans
That information, the indictment
charges was that the international Of
ficers. including President Ryan and
business agents. were fully aware Of
the dynamite plots and that some of
unusual number of explosions while
the convention was in session.
In this connection McManigal's con-
fession is quoted as stating "Mc-
Namara said he wanted a lot of open
shop jobs blown up at one time to
make the delegates feel good. Just
before meetings of the executive
board Mcnamara also wanted many
jobs pulled off so 1t would please the
members and show them business was
good. The twenty quarts of nitro
glycertne with which We. started out
from Indianapolis we left with Pete
Smith in Cleveland"
The year the convention was held
twenty-five bridges viaducts and
buildings were reported blown up in
various parts of the country. Ad-
vices were received by the government
today that at least half dozen of
the defendants are preparing to tell
all they know.
1t was said that developments re-
sulting from new Information the gov
ernment expects to receive might be
expected before all the mon are ar
raigned here on March 12
Henry W. Legleitner of Denver,
Col. a former member of the execu-
tivetive board. is expected here tomor-
row. He probably will be given an
opportunity to confer with District At
torney Miller.
The arrest in Chicago today of the
defendant named in the indictment as
Patrick Ryan leaves only one man out
of the ffty-four indicted still to be
apprehended. The man not yet cap-
tured is ]. j. McCray, formerly of
Wheeling. w. Va.