Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-12
CRUSHING BLOW IS GIVEN
TO LABOR UNION IN
VADERS AND CROOKS.
Bulletin Receives Authentic Re
ports Showing That Lawson
and Doyle Won in Special
Election Over Oppo-
nents BY Vote of
Nine to One.

Unofficial but authentic returns re
ceived at The Bulletin office this week
from "A majority Of the local unions in
District ! 3. United Mine Workers Of
America, show that John r Lawson
for president. and Edward l.. Doyle
for international board member. have
been reelected by overwhelming ma
Jonties. The vote cast by the union coal
miners in the special referendum elcc-
tion held Thursday. January 3. thru
out the district show that Lawson for
president leads George o. johnson by
approximately nine TO one, and Doyle
leads Luke Brennan for board member
by eight and one-half to one, Lawson
and Doyle receiving virtually the same
vote against the candidates backed by
the temporary district officers, Acting
President James +. Moran of Iowa and
Acting Secretary Warren Pippin of
Kansas.
'Dro~sy Bob n Trailer.
These returns give Jack p Cassidy
slight lead over William johnson for
vice president, with Robert Llewellyn
the Moran-Pippin candidate. trailing
far in the rear Of three other candi-
dates for this office.
For the Office of secretary treasurer
+. w. Tombling has nearly a three to
wise wRs backed by Moran and PippirL
The returns show that the rank and
file of union coal miners in District 10
have administered a crushing rebuke
and reputation to the invaders for
their bonehead work and crooked tao
tics. evidenced in all they have done
since coming to Colorado about eleven
months ago.
Official Count Is Delayed.
No announcement has been made as
to when the official count of votes will
be made. This is in charge of sub
committee of the International Exec
utive Board, consisting of A. r. Wat
kins of Ohio. w. u. VanHorn o. In
diana and John Zimmerman Of Illinois
After coming to Colorado and ar
ranging for the special election they
returned to their respective homes to
spend the holidays. and so far as The
Bulletin can learn. have not returned
to this district As the members of
the board will be in indianapolis next
Tuesday to attend the biennial con-
vcntion. il is not likely the official
count will be made until the first or
second week in February. The newly
elected officers of the district will as
sumo their duties April l.
Was Reaflirmation.
In the case of Lawson and Doyle il
is reelection, they having been
rightfully elected to their respective
positions Mt the regular district cleo
tion in December, 1916. When Law
son at that time defeated John Nc
Lehman for president by about the
same majority he has now over
whelmed George o. johnson, McLen-
nan. displaying his customary yellow
streak, WEIGHED on the election and
played the part of n Judas by hurry
ing Off to Indianapolis with an appeal
that the charter of District Is be with
drawn in order to deprive Lawson and
Doyle from holding the offices to
which they had been elected. In this
he succeeded, and Moran of Iowa, who
had been defeated by the union miners
for president of that district. and Pip
pin of Kansas. who had likewise been
be secretary of the Kansas district,
were sent to Colorado as temporary
officials of this district
Dcbauch Labor Movement.
Their record here has been one of
the worst dcbauches and ISLANDERS on
honorable trade unionism in the his
tory of the American labor movement,
now eliminating in n singing repudi-
alton by the miners themselves.
The fragrant frauds committed by
Moran. Pippin, McLennan and their
crew of "lame duck" organizers in the
recent State Federation election. when
they tried to defeat Lawson for presi-
dent. has aroused state of indigna-
ton in the ranks of organized labor in
Colorado that may yet result in their
being treated to n coat of tar and
feathers.
Some More Crooked Work.
An attempt was made to bring these
same crooked methods into the district
election. When the special committee
of the International Executive Board