Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-28
LABOR COUNCIL
OPPOSES BOOTH
Passes Resolutions Opposing Senatorial
Aspirant Because of Their Records
On Labor Question

Portland, Ore, Sept. 2S.--Aroused by
an attempt to "deliver' the vote OF
organized labor to R. A. Booth, Republi
can candidate for United States sen
ator, and C, N. Macarthur, Republican
nominee for congressman, the Portland
Central Labor Council, which represent.
all organized labor in Portland and
vicinity affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, took action Friday
night strongly opposing the candidates.
of Booth and Macarthur.
This action of the Central Labor
Council and the reasons why organized
labor is emphatically opposed to Booth
and Macarthur, are being embodied in
letter which the council will send out
tomorrow to all the labor unions in the
state. The letter will also be given out
to the press tomorrow.
Notice that a motion of this char
acter was to be presented at the meet
ing of the Central Labor Council Fri
day night was served upon the dele
gates in the evening by Eugene n
smith, vice-presidcnt of the council
As result an exceptionally large
representation was out, and when the
motion was put by Mr.. Smith it ear
ried almost unanimously, only seven
votes being cast against it.
% don t take much interest in poll
tics,' said Mr., Smith, yesterday, "as
| don { have much faith in political
action. think we can get better re-
suits through our unions. But it came
to my notice that certain persons were
hanging about the Labor Temple ped
ding Booth and Macarthur cards, and
that is why ! took the matter up with
the Labor Council.
Will Not Get Labor Vote.
"When anybody invades the Labor
Temple in an attempt to get votes for
a man like Booth, who represents in.
terests that have never done anything
for labor, and man like Macarthur
who is a tool Of the same interests
then ii is time for action. They can't
expect to get a single vote from or.
ganized labor.
"The published charge that agents of
Govenof West were responsible for the
motion passed by the council is without
foundation. The true facts are as fol.
lows;
"Mr. Booth Is not nor never can be
representative of the working element
of Oregon s voters.
"Mr, McArthurs $ record is such that
II proves him to be merely the tool of
those special interests with which Mr.
Booth has for years been identified
and which undoubtedly he would faith
fully represent were his election pos.
sible.
To Notify Unions,
Knowing these facts It lid not need
governors agent to trick labor into
action. A simple motion was placed
before the council to oppose the elec.
tion of these two candidates. The dele.
gates were notified by me earlier in
the evening that q motion Of import,
ance would be brought up under its
proper head and in consequence a more
than average representative number of
delegates were present,
"Only seven votes were mustered
against the motion and IL was there.
for carried practically unanimously.
1.-THE council intended no indorse.
ment Of any candidate, but was most
emphatic in its stand against Messrs.
Booth and McArthur.
"The local unions Of the entire state
will he notified Of our action and this
letter Is now In the hands of our com.
mittee and will he given to the press
Monday