The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-04
'LABORIS FRIENDS WILL GET
 LABOR'S VOTE ON TUESDAY
Wage Farmers Will Support Can didates Whom They Consider Stand Ready to Give Them a Square Deal-In New Haven Trades Council Discusses Can didates - FitzGerald's Serv- ices Assures Him of Support. Haggerty Does Not Hold Card in Bricklayers.

Haven Trades Council in entering the local political campaign in support oi
 candidates who are favorably disposed
 toward the interests of organized labor the members of the city's trade unions will go to the polls Tuesday prepared
 to vote for men who may be counted on
 to give labor square deal
 The meeting of the Trades Council,
 Thursday evening, did not develop di-
 rect opposition to any particular candi- date on either ticket. but there was a
 discussion which indicated the trend of
 feeling.
 It is apparent that while some of the
 individual candidates on the republi- can ticket have warm friends and SUD- porters in the labtr field, notably Ed mrnd L. Babcock, andidate for tax col 1ector, Fred" Whi.akc candidate for town clerk, and Gene Lenzi for city sheriff the enthusiasm for the rest of that ticket IS 1ukewarm at least. The three men named will undoubtedly re- ceive a lot of support from the mem ber3 Of organized labor because of t cir personal fairness and popularity coupled with their undoubted ability and integ- rity. Lenzi is a former member of a trade union, leaving to enlist for over seas service, while the others have al- titude toward labor
 When 1t comes to consideration of the head of the ticket viewed from a labor standpoint it is safe to predict that Mayor FitzGerald will receive hearty support for reelection, as will his ticket as a whole. While giving Major Haggerty every consideration for h1s war service and evineing the utmost admiration for his splendid record the labor men at the same time have in mind Mayor FitzGera1d's most excel lent record as the city's chief execu- tive and his fair attitude toward organ ized labor.
 It was brought to the attention of the Trades Council at its meeting, Thurs day evening, that Mayor eFitzGera1d holds an honorary membership in Division No. 28I, Street Railway Elm ployees, for his excellent service to that body as a member of the arbitration board in 1o0o-1e11, and his appoint ment of members of organized labor as members of the city administration, fol- lowing his last election, was brought out. In fact his attitude toward organ 1zed labor on the whole, it was stated "19 odSA dS IO CHIluC L1IIl to a6aTIY support.
 In response to question from dele gate 1t was stated by a delegate from the Bricklayers and Masons that Major Haggerty does not carry a card in that organization, as has been reported.
 Other candidates on the democratic ticket will also receive liberal support from the labor voters. Arthur D. Null len, candidate for controller; William Hackett, candidate for tax collector; Frank Pa1mierI candidate for city sheriff, and John E. Doughan, candi- date for town clerk, all present their desire for labor's support elsewhere in this issue of this paper.
 Practically every man nominated on the socialist ticket carries union card Prominent among them are E. C. Hotchkiss, state business agent of the who is candidate for alder man from the Thirteenth ward; Mat thew Brennan, of Machinists Lodge 6Oo candidate for alderman-at-large C. Ashford, Local No. 180, candidate for alderman, Fourth ward; John O'Connor, Machin- sts, No. 420, candidate for city sheriff.
 As previously stated the others on his ticket are practically all union men put they have not presented their claims o support to the Trades Council or this office so 1t is impossible to set forth heir st ndine individually.