Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
LABOR MOVES TO
RECALL SHERIFF
Federation, Resenting Treat
ment of Meyer, Will invoke
Drastic Law.

LANSING, Mich. Jan. "A tele-
gram received today by Governor
Ferris from Sheriff Cruise. of Hough-
ton county, dealing with the alleged
deportation of President Meyer, of
the Western Federation of Miners,
contained information entirely new
to the governor.
Cruise said that Deputy Hinsley re-
ported to him that on the night of
the alleged attack a crowd had Meyer
in front of the Scott hotel and threat
ened to lynch Meyer.
"Hinsley prevailed upon the crowd
to send Meyer away on train and
this they finally agreed to do" said
Cruise in his message. "Hinsley got
on the train with Meyer and then
learned that he had a wound on the
head and a shot in the back. The
conductor wired ahead and had a
physician meet the train at Winona.
Hinsley accompanied Meyer as far
as Claiming"
In response to a telegram asking
his to investigate fully the alleged
attack UPON Meyer Special Prose-
cutting Attorney George e. Nichols,
of Houghton county, sent the follow
ing message to the executive office
today:
am waiting for Meyer to return, for
without him L can do little
Captain Chester Mccormick, in
command of the artillery company
stationed at Houghton. today tele-
graphed the governor that the strik
ing miners have disregarded the ulti-
matum issued by the opera tors that
they should return to work January
/ or their places would be filled by
other men.
Clarence Darrow and other labor
leaders, who conferred with the gov
ernor earlier in the week, urged him
TO make another effort to bring to-
gether the parties involved in the
strike, which began last July,
It was stated at the capital today
that labor leaders and strikers are
preparing petitions to be used in an
attempt to recall Sheriff James
Cruise, of Houghton county. Gov
ernor Ferris declined to comment on
the matter.
Until Wednesday afternoon, it is
said, Clarence Darrow, general coun-
sci for the Western Federation of
Miners, did not know that Michigan
had a recall law. The constitutional
amendment adopted by the people of
Michigan last spring provides that
the recall shall be effective against
all elective State, county and city
officers except judges of courts of
records
Under the statute passed at the
last session providing the machinery
for the recall, it is provided that sig
natures amounting to % per cent Of
the total vote for governor must be
signed to petitions when a county
officer is to be recalled. At the last
election the total vote for governor
in Houghton county was 1905, and it
will be necessary for the strikers to
secure the signatures Of 3.024 voters
of Houghton county before the cleo
ton can be held majority vote at
the election is needed to recall an
officer. If the labor leaders put
through their proposed plan it will be
the first time in the history of Mich
igan that recall election has been
held.
HOUGHTON, Mich. Jan. Am
other distinct step towards settle
ment of the copper miners strike was
recorded today. An anxiously awaited
telegram reached o. ~ Hilton, chief
counsel of the Western Federation of
Miners, and he said that its receipt
showed that nothing thus far pro-
pounded in the peace negotiate
was as agreeable to the union. The
contents of the telegram were not
divulged. The telegram means that
We are willing to go on with the con-
Citation plans" he said
It was understood taht the telegram
outlined the terms which the fedora
ton would consider acceptable. Its
greatest significance was that it gave
more definite basis for work than
has vet been brought out
CHICAGO, Jan. Whether Charles
H. Meyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, shares the hope
reported from the copper region of
Michigan that the strike will soon be
settled could not be learned from him
today, as he declined to see reporters.
Meyer expects to leave the hospital
about the middle of next week. 1t
was learned that he received num-
Der of kilograms today and that they
were engaging his attention.
Church Being Enlarged