Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-28
Fight OUer New York Situation
Brings Hot Contest for President
Carpenters Lining Up for and Aganst the Present Admins
,. traton, With Harry L. Cook of Cincinnati Entry
of the Ants Against Hutcheson

The hottest contested election in the
history of the United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners of America il
now getting under way. Voting for in
ternational officers will be held by local
unions during the week commencing the
third Sunday in November. Harry l.
Cook of Cincinnati and William l..
Hutcheson, incumbent, are the contest
ants for president. As indicated by the
letters published here, the campaign is
going to sizzle from now on.
Denver, Colo. Oct. %, 1916.
Editor Denver Labor Bulletin
Dear SIR Realizing the fact that The
Bulletin goes to many of the u. B. and
that the side of the New York contro.
versy, derogatory to the administration,
is conspicuous by its absence in our Off
cial journal, the Carpenter, in the spirit
of fair play l request you give the at
tached letter and this one the same
space in your next issue as the corre-
spondence from New York was given
last week
While we must support the legally
constituted authority of our organiza-
tions, it is folly to turn a mad bull loose
in u china shop. Your news item or
October 2l gives credit of a complete
victory to one of our officers, when as
a matter of fact the glory goes to the
New York boys who proved their loyalty
by eating crow under trying conditions
rather than carry on a campaign of dis
ruption.
Another fact that should not be lost
sight of is that the New York boys
were suspended and did not secede. It
is second nature for us to stay with our
officers, even tho we think they are not
absolutely right, yet our members
should think twice before voting to pei
petuate such system
The attached letter is personal and as
to date / have not received consent to
make it public, have removed the sig
nature and stand sponsor for the CON
tents.
Thanking you in advance 1 am Frater-
nally yours.
F. H KNOLMAN.
The letter above referred to is a.
follows:
New York, Oct. 10, 1916.
Mr.. +. II. Knollman, Denver, Colo
Dear Sir and Brother: Just few lines
to let you know how the situation is
shaping in New York. The present In
dications are that the proposition will
be accepted by New York, and that we
will make our fight for justice from the
inside instead OF the outside. Several
of the locals, my own included. have
voted to accept, and L believe it will
carry thru the whole district.
1 left Fort Worth with full deter
mination to fight the whole proposition
to finish, but after reading the tenth
days proceedings, and finding all the
matter which you and other of our
friends had read into the minutes, and
what became part of the recommenda-
tions, have, with large number of
others. decided to fight to accept, and
then get square afterwards.
Had fine trip back and arrived home
Monday evening, having stopped over at
st. Louis and Scranton, Pa. 1 am In
hopes that New York will be on a sound
basis again, but Mr.. Hutcheson and his
crew can never undo the damage they
have done in some directions. Yet
they have done us good turn in some
others directions
! am afraid that there may be an at
tempt to keep us from getting our vote
in against the gang, but if they are wise
they will play fair game, if they
know how AS New York has showed
that We know how to fight. and if any
more rotten tricks are pulled off, we
will show them something new. / can
assure you that the proposition would