Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-16
TRADES COUNCIL
PLACES BAN ON
ASSEMBLYM
Seven Republicans Are De-
cIared Antagonistic to Or
ganized Labor.
HOT DISPUTE ANENT
THE REPORT ON MATTER
Sec. Hilfers Criticises Delegate
O'Mally and Attacks Gro
GERS on Garnishee Bill.

Seven Assembly candidates on the
Republican ticket were put under the
ban by the Essex Trades Council at
the latter's meeting last night, but
before it was done there was very
acrimonious discussion. in which
Secretary Henry f. Hilfers played a
leading part. The argument started
when Delegate william j. Brennan
reported for the council committee ap-
pointed two weeks ago to ascertain
what candidates are against organ
lied labor and controlled by the
BOSSES Immediately Delegate Thom-
as O'Malley. of the teamsters' union.
sought to have tho report laid over to
the next meeting.
The men placed under the ban by
Delegate Brennan's report are Messrs.
Barradale. Crosby, Pilgrim, Johnson,
Titus, Berry and Scudder, who were
members of the Essex County Assem-
bly, delegation in the last Legislature,
His report was concurred in without
amendment.
1.-THE way that man talks Is only the
result of a befuddled BRAIN declared
Mr.. Hilfers. 1T sounds as If we were
advocating the various unions to vote
the socialist ticket. We are not doing
anything OF the sort. All we desire
is that tie delegates accept the report
of our committee on political action
and vote against the men who have
shown themselves in the past to be
opposed to measures helpful to or
gamzed labor.
"Laboring men should vote against
these men. | am not surprised that
Mr.. O'Mailey has attempted to call
for a vote on an amendment to the
committees report, because il seems
that he has repeatedly tried to con-
fuse issues that are brought up here.
We don't tell the men who are rep
rcsentatlves of various locals in this
council how to vote, but l think 1t no
more than right that a man with a
niol oaf3 N.s pocket should vote
gains T. rimental to or
ami tier what his
:. ..si4N,,aluu Muuatn r. f<avanagh. OF
the Bartenders' Union. took exception
to Mr., Hilfers remaraks, and declared
that he thought that every man who
was interested in organized labor
should be allowed to express his
opinion. Mr.. Hilfers then declared
that the committee had been ordered
to report at last nights meeting, and
not at the next meeting, and Mr..
Brennan had already done so.
The report Of the committee was
then received and concurved In. Dele
gate Habele, Of the Steamfitters'
Union, remarked that Mr.. O'Malley
seemed to be trying to get votes for
the Socialist ticket without figuring
on the candidates of other parties
who had in the past proven them
selves in favor of legislation in regard
to the labor movement
Reading of Handbiu starts Dispute.
The action of Mr. Brennan which
seemed to have aroused O'Malley's
ire was when the former read from
a handful which had been distrib-
uted among the delegates when the
started. The officials not fa-
voring the labor movement were
The handful stated that:
The votes of Assemblymen Barra-
dale, johnson, Pilgrim and Scudder
were recorded against House bill 723,
which had for its object the annuling
of contracts on all public works where
the eight-hour law is being violated.
Ou <aoSSIllply Oil
ton bill--the votes of Assemblymen
Crosby, johnson, Pilgrim
and Scudder were recorded against
the bill
"On Assembly bill 65, which pro-
vides for the prevailing rate Of wages
being paid on public works, Assem-
blymen Barradale Berry and Titus
were recorded against the bill.
"on the garnishee bill, which en-
powers instalment houses, landlords,
etc, to levy on the wages of the
workers and makes a collection
agency out of the employer, the
names of Assemblymen Barradale,
Crosby, DeCamp, Johnson and Pill
grim are recorded in favor of the
bill"
Asserting that labor itself was to
blame for most of the conditions re-
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