Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-20
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IS HURL.EDAI
BARA8l)O. MAN
Nolan of GAINESVILLE Brands Social
list Party as Disloyal and Heated
Argument Ensues

Assembly T. S. Nolan of GAINESVILLE
opened the session of the assembly
with an attack on Lieut.. Gov. E. F.
Dithmar of Baraboo, J. N. Tittemore,
president of the American Society OF
Equity, and George P. Hambrecht,
chairman of the state industrial COM
mission, for alleged criticism of the
legislature in their speeches before
the Wisconsin State Federation OF
Labor. He hurled the short and ugly
word at Dithmar and Tittemore and
charged that they were "Self-seeking
demagOgueS."
Assemblyman Frank B. Metcalfe de-
clared that the men Nolan had at
tackled while speaking to a point Of
personal privilege were entitled to de-
fend themselves, and he moved the
house resolve itself into commit
OF the whole to hear them. The mo-
ton was lost 20 to 81.
"My attention has been called to
some of the things said at the labor
meeting in Madison as reported in
Nolan. 81 refer particularly to the re-
marks Of Mr.. ,TittemOre, Lieutenant
Governor Dithmar and Mr.. Ham
brecht. These men seem to feel that
they can run this state and tell this
body what we must do. But for one,
[ do not propose to have 10 per cent
Of the laboring men OF the state die
tate to this assembly. We will not do
the bidding of this few. and | resent
any insinuation against the assem-
bly,"
Discussion Wakes Warm
Assemblyman Ballard considered
Mr. Nolan's remarks a slanderous at
tack and he favored a motion for
committee of the whole. Assembly
man Axel Johnson declared that Mr..
Nolan had transgressed his right Of
personal privilege. Assemblyman
George Cakes considered it foolish
for the house to become excited over
criticism of the assembly.
Assembly Nolan characterized the
socialist party as the worst corpora
ton in the states-a d:SlOyal. disreput-
able organization. during Thursday
mornings discussion in the assembly
of his bill to abolish the state life fund
law. The bill was killed 55 to %.
When Aesemblyman Klicn, Milwau-
kee soc alist, charged that big busl-
ness was back of the measure and that
big business did not represent the in
terests of the people, Mr.. Nolan met
the challenge with this statement:
81 represent the people You repre-
sent only the socialist party
"You represent the corporations,
interrupted Klein
Brands Socialists as Disioyai
You" retorted Nolan, represent
the worst corporation in the state
the socialist party, disloyal, disreput-
able organization. | represent all the
people of my district, not little frag
ment Of disloyalty in Milwaukee.
Assemblyman Metcalfe appealed to
Speaker Young to stop Mr.. Nolan's at
tack ION the laboring PEI pie OF the
state"
"Who are the laboring people-you
fellows ?" came back Nolan.
eyes" shouted several socialists.
''You don't know what labor is, ;"
declared Nolan.
Several members discussed the
small amount of business handled I'M
der the state life fund as the best
evidence that the found was not a
good working proposition. Others ar
gued that the fund had not been given
fair trial.
The assembly recOnsidered the vote
by which it adopted the Lerche reso-
luton favoring government ownership
of packing plants, and then killed the
resolution. There was a brief call OF
the house preceding the vote. The as
sembly concurred in Senator Benefits
resolution for an investigation by a
committee of the Legislature OF the
manufacture of farm machinery at the
state prison in Waupun.