Denver labor bulletin., 1917-11-17
The neOptinnistic
Philosopher

AT THE REGULAR MONDAY
luncheon of the Round Table in the
Royal restaurant Wednesday it was
decided to nominate candidates for
president and vice-president of the
United States. 1t was believed this
action, getting the inside track on the
professional politicians, would make
members of the Round Table eligible
| to cabinet portfolios or at least en-
titled to honorable mention among
those considered for appointment to
foreign embassies. Omar Garwood
suggested William G. McAdoo, secre-
tary of the United States treasury,
who comes to Denver every time the
government needs a big bunch of
money, for president. This was sec
onded by eight others present, who
felt that McAdoo has clearly won this
distinction because since his several
visits to Denver members of the
Round Table can talk f1uently in seven,
or even ten figures, whereas before
one dollar was the limit of understand
ing. Therefore, William G. McAdoo
was named for president. A further
point in his favor was that being Pres
ident Wilson's son-in-law, he might
confidently be expected to continue his
wife's fathers popular policies. After
keeping under unusual restraint dur
ing this procedure, Otto Thum spoke
up in his customary commanding tone
of voice. He fastened to place in
nomination for vice-president of the
United States Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, "who." said Thum, "next to
President Wilson is the most influen-
tial and useful American citizen"
Thum explained that the reason he
permitted McAdoo to be named for
president without raising his voice in
protest, was that Gompers, born in
London, might be ruled out on a point
of order by the plutocrats as not
being eligible under the consti-
tuition of the United States to serve
as president This ticket was then
unanimously endorsed amid as much
applause as the other guests would
stand for, and the o. P. authorized to
proclaim it to the whole world in order
THAT the Round Table might cinch the
credit of having first named the sue
cessful candidates for the 1920 presi-
dental election.
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| JOHN R. LAWSON AND ED L.
Doyle of the United Mine Workers
returned to Denver Thursday from
Fort Smith, Ark, where they went
two weeks ago to appear as witnesses
in behalf of the United Mine Workers
of America in a suit brought by oper-
ators to recover damages in the sum
of S2,250,000. This suit grew out of a
strike some years ago wherein the op-
orators claimed their business and
plants had been damaged by striking
members of the United Mine Work
ers. The trial is now in it's fourth
! ,,,I oI,I fn, t,,,n
more weeks. On their return trip
Lawson and Doyle stopped over We'd
nesday in Kansas City and attended
the convention of four districts COM
prising Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa, and Arkansas, which is
considering a new scale of wages
for miners and the penalty clause in
sisted upon by DR.. Garfield, the ma
tional fuel administrator. Lawson and
Doyle will resume work next week
digging coal in the northern district.
Both expressed satisfaction over the
| fact that the charter of District Is
has been ordered restored by the ma
tional executive board.
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MRS. WILLIAM G. M'ADOO,
daughter of President Wilson and wife
of Secretary McAdoo of the United
| foIaIeS treasury, is d lHouSHIlui anu
appreciative, as well as patriotic
American woman. In this weeks mail
came the following personally signed
note:
Washington, Nov. 10, 1917.
Editor Denver Labor Bulletin:
On behalf of the Woman's Liberty
Loan Committee / want to extend to
you our heartfelt thanks and appreci-
alton for the splendid cooperation you
gave US in obtaining nationwide pub
licity during the Liberty Loan cam
paign just closed.
Yours very truly,
MRS. WILLIAM G. M'ADOO.
Chairman, Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee.
LAURENCE TODD, THE BULLE-
tins Washington correspondent, is at
tending the Buffalo convention of the