United labor bulletin., 1914-11-14

CarlsOnS vote over Patterson was 9,6I5
to 5,lSl. The old double crossing DEM
ocratie machine there, as in Denver, was
busted up. so far as the voters could do
it. All of which goes to show once
more that when n few self-appointed
dictators assume to rule the party they
are sure to feel something hit 'em in
the solar plexus when the voters get a
whack
Frank Kennedy, editor of the Omaha
Western Laborer, and Charles Fear. edi-
tor Of the Missouri Trades Unionist at
Joplin, were both defeated in their am
bitions to acquire seats in the Legis-
lature However. an old wooden chair
in labor paper sanctum is really Il
greater honor. and both Frank and
Charlie no doubt are now really glad
they fell short in the count of votes.
Tammen and Bonfils OF the Post are
said to have held John D. Rockefeller's
c. f. & l. agents up for 100000 to sup
port Carlson for governor and then won
$4,000 in bets ON the election by COW
ering every dollar in sight at the pool
rooms the morning of election day. To
case their circus consciences they donat-
ed 81 900 to the Home of the Good Shep-
herd, and put a new coat of black paint
about the editorial rooms.
Former Mayor Lewis J. Duncan of
Butte, Mont, candidate for Congress on
the Socialist ticket. was overwhelmingly
defeated in last weeks election. He was
recently deposed from the office of
mayor by the District Court for his
connection with the l. W. w. in dis
rupting Butte Miners Union No. ] and
the dynamiting riot OF that disgraceful
affair.
A jury i'll the Common Pleas Court
at Cleveland, Ohio, awarded John Haas
a verdict of S25,OO0 against a manufac-
turer of cabinets for the loss of his
sight. Haas was operating circular
saw when he was hit in one eye by a
piece of wood. a short time afterwards
he became totally blind.
Kongressman George J. Kindel, who
opposed every measure to benefit the
people at Washington. only received
about 5000 votes in his race as an inde-
pendent candidate for United States
senator from Colorado. The people en-
phatically decided to let George con-
time to do it in his mattress factory
Witten II. Harris, editor of the Bak
ersfield Labor Journal and member of
the Typographical Union, was elected a
member of the California State Legis-
lature. He Just couldn't lose. having
been nominated by the Democratic, Pro-
gressivr, Republican and Socialist part
les.
We must offer our sympathy to Har-
ward University The Massachusetts Sn-
preme Court has ruled that the carrying
of red flags is aDarchistic and contrary
to the state constitution. The ruling
was made against the Socialists. But il
falls as heavily upon the crimson ban.
ner of Harvard football triumps.
The labor committee in Congress lost
two Democratic members in last weeks
election. They are Representative Baltz
of Illinois and Walsh of New Jersey,
who represented President Wilson's dis
trict. Representative Macdonald of
Michigan, in the Calumet copper district.
the Progressive member. also was de-
feated.
The cbangc-of the United Mine Work
ers' journal from its present form to
weekly magazine will be made on
December j. The Journal will be pub
lished in three languages, namely,
English, Italian and Slavish. It win be
32 pages.
Final election returns in Beaver coun-
ty, Utah. show that John r. Christian,
92 years old, has been elected county
attorney. He is Democrat and be-
lieved to be the Oldest practicing at
torney in the country.
1t looks very much as though Judge
Wrights successor would be one of the
members OF the law firm that defended
Gompers, Morrison and MITCHELL
Washington Trades Unionistc
Colorado having gone dry" by de-
cisive majority vote, the effort being
made to secure the national dry farm.
ing congress for Denver ought TO prove
successful.
Hiram johnson, reelected governor of
California by 100000 plurality, estab-