The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-08
By Caucus of Labor Union Men
Held Last Evening
AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION
Socialist Member at to Get En-
dorsement Of = larty's Candidate,
Thomas Ger, for City Rep
- I've in Legislature.

The apple of discord early found its
way into the mass meeting of labor men
IN carpenters hall last evening, and
when adjournment finally followed the
defeate of Daniel j. Sulliyan's motion ia
place labor candidate in the field for
representative, nothing in the smallest
degree fruitful had proceeded from a
multitude of discussions for and against
the question of endorsing labor man
already IN the field, who is also affiliated
with political party, or naming man
regardless of party lines In short, the
issue, boiled down and sugared off, re-
solved itself into an attempt on the part
OF the Socialist wing of the trade union
lists to obtain the meetings. endorsement
of man who had already been selected
TO head the ticket of a party and who
has been pledged its undivided support.
Against the desire of portion of the
union men present to bring this action
to pass was the pronounced determine
tion on the part of others to name a
man who would enter the field as labor
candidate without any reference to his
party aiiiliation. Probably large ma
iority of the men present, if not all of
them, were cognizant of the Forthcoming
dscordance when President Alex. Iron
side of the Central Labor union called
The meeting to order at 7;45 o'clock.
Thomas Nichols was appointed chairman
and ex-Mayor James Mutch was the
choice for secretary. Before proceeding
to organization. President Iornside ex-
planned the purpose OF the meeting. say
ing that it had been called to see if the
laboring men of Barre desired to enter a.
man in the contest for city representa-
tive in the Vermont legislature at Mont
pelier the coming fall. Afterwards Mr..
Nichols was elected, as was Mr.. Mutch,
who consented to serve as secretary,
after d. j. Sullivan and Mr.. lronside
had declined.
The first gun was really fired when
d. j. Sullivan gained the floor and asked
ii the men present would agree to sup
port the man whose name should be sent,
out from the meeting. Harry King said
for one he would not pledge himself toj
support such a man. John Malmquist.
asked if labor wasn't represented by a.
good trade unionist in the man who had
already been selected by laboring mans
party. On the interrogation of Silvio
Cardi. who asked who the man men, !
toned represented, Mr. Malmquist replied,
that he represented bigger bunch than
was present at this meeting" Taking
his turn at the cross-fire, Mr.. Cardi de-
sired to know whether man needed to-
be party member or Just a. trade nm.
ionist in the caucus that nominated the
candidate. Mr.. Malmqust said that he'
thought he would have to be member
Of the party and contribute to the cam
paign fund.
At this stage William Jones arose to;
a point of order and asked the chair if
the meeting was intended to be politi-l
,al one. Chairman Nichols said he sup-l
posed that such was the case. Paul BIZ
lnchi repeated Mr.. Sullivan's question Of
4 few moments before and wanted tul
know if the meeting would unanimously
'ndorse the man selected, regardless of
whom he might be. Mr.. Bianchi said he
favored the man who would be the choice
ii the majority and not of few.
Here, Alex. Ironside arose and ex-
,laned that the meeting had been called
W the Central Labor union. With the
organization completed, he said, the cen-i
raj body's work was finished. The ques-j
ION, then, was to ascertain whether or,
lot the laboring men of Barre desired
o go into the election. James Cruick-
hank made short speech and ayerred
hat he wanted to see fair play. He
hought that if there were men in tha
lall who refused to support candidate
elected by the meeting, then adjourn
nent would be preferable. Mr.. Cruick-
hank was interrupted by Harry King,
rising to point Of order, The chair
sked Mr.. King if he was voter of the
ity of Barre. and Mr.. King maintained
is right to reserve the information re-
uested Mr.. Cruiekshank went on TO
ay that he had voted the Socialist tick
t. oftener, perhaps. than Mr.. Malm-
uest; but, he continued, it was evident
hat some had entered the meeting for
wo purposes. first to support the nom
nee of the Socialist party, and secondly
o object TO any other candidate put
onward by labor. He ended by advising
,bor men to go to the city caucus and
ote for whoever they chose.
Fred w. Sutor. secretary treasurer Of
he quarryworkers' international union,
plflttuiN dtcldTe0 hStiuSt an diieStu
int that some of those present had at
ended with a dishonest purpose in viewe
ecretary Suitor said he was there as a
rade unionist and he believed that two
,bor candidate in the contest would
lean political suicide for labor in the
,ming election He hoped that the lit,
e word Socialism" would not create
arrier to harmony.
Alderman David Dawson judged from
ne tenor of the meeting that jealousy,
ad beset the ranks of laboring men
resent. He claimed that such Il spirit
as unbecoming to workingmen. and ad-
sed burying the hatthet. Alderman
awson maintained that the differences
atween Socialism and trade unionisni
as that one was of political nature
nd the other industrial.
W. II. Bishop said that several of the
,eakers who had preceded him did not
present his views, nor did their re-
arks serve to settle Mr. Sullivan's orig
al question. He said he was preferably
Republican, but that he had come to
ie meeting as trade unionist prepared
abide by the selection made.
Gilbert Phillips declared that as he