The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
NAME BUCHANAN IN
N NAMARA PLOTS
Illinois Congressman Accused BY
Erector's Association.
CHARGES ARE TO BE FILED
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Alleged That U. s. Representative
Was Directly Implicated In Strike
Attacks With Los Angeles
Times Dynamlter.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Charges
purporting to directly connect Con-
gresham Frank Buchanan of Illinois
with acts of labor violence In Ohio
and Pennsylvania In conjunction with
| J. j. Mcnamara now serving a prison
term in California for the Los Angeles
dynamiting, will be filed with the SEN
ate subcommittee on judiciary by Wal
ter Drew of the National Erectors' as
ISOLATION. Buchanan was formerly
president of the International Associa-
ton of Structural Bridge and Iron
Workers.
The new charges embody a letter
declared to have been written by Blu
chanan to Mcnamara in which the
Illinois congressman said that two dis
satisfied workers in the Toledo labor
troubles Of 1906 who we're threatening
trouble had had nothing on him and
let them do their worst to me-"
Snakes" on the Job.
The charges also deal with the case
Of a man named William McIlwaine,
who wrote to the international. while
Buchanan was president. saying that
snakes" were working on job at
Abrams on the Philadelphia & Read
ing railroad, and that fifteen of the
Snakes" had been sent to the hos
pital. but that the railroad was get
ting more and giving them protec-
ton.
1t is charged that President Buchan-
an advanced $500 bail money for Nell
waine when he was arrested. and the
minutes of the international are re-
produced showing the record OF this
transaction. One of Buchanan's later
reports is quoted as stating that he
has arrived at Philadelphia and met
Business Agent McIlwaine.
In connection with labor trouble in
Cincinnati. while Buchanan was presl-
dent of the International, additional
charges are made.
Mcnamara Letter Quoted.
The new developments are the after
math of hearings on the revision Of
the federal injunction statute held by
the subcommittee in Washington on
June IS and August 13 of this year,
in which a letter dated 1906 from J. j.
Mcnamara to NJ. F. Ryan, both officers
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
was fled by Attorney Drew and James
Amery, containing the statement that
'ex President Buchanan authorized
Brother McGlory to do some mission.
airy work in Toledo"
The letter stated that McGlory
thought $3.50 would be sufficient for
the work, and that he secured four
men. among them two named Borden
and Elsemore After going to Toledo
and returning to Cleveland these two
we're arrested for assault committed
in Toledo. After a trial by jury,
which resulted in a disagreement, the
men pleaded guilty and were sen
fenced to six months in jail.
Calls Statement Untrue.
In a statement before the senate
subcommittee on August 10, Con
gresham Buchanan said
IF the statement Is correct that
Mcnamara wrote such letter at that
time he wrote what was not true. The
only money that | authorized to be
spent was in the way of organization,
which had authority to do only when
authorized to do so by the conven'
ton"
He denied that during his time as
president Of the international Struc,
| tural Iron Workers he had authorized
the expenditure of money in an lille
Ultimate manner, and said that he
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