The Connecticut labor press., 1920-10-02
Interviews With Leaders of Ma tional Prominence Supporting Republican Candidate for Pres ident Proves That Charges of Delivery, to Democratic Party Are Unfounded Labor Men Propose to Use Their In- dividual Judgment and Resent Any Attempt at Dictation.

Av40M1s4 ~uAAe5 AA~AAV eS@AS~ %s~SSAAS Any Attempt at Dictation.
 Just as soon as organized 1abor's non- partisan political campaign ceases to be non-partisan then it becomes a menace to the trade union movement of the country.
 So long as candidates are supported or opposed regardless of party just so long does the campaign live up to it's original proclamation of principles. The individual member of organized labor is extremely jealous of his right to vote as he pleases. He is glad to have placed before him information concerning political candidates attitude toward or ganized labor but he wants to reserve the privilege of weighing the evidence himself and of voting in accordance with the decision arrived at
 Considerable comment is being heard these days to the effect that labor non- partisan movement has taken on strongly partisan aspect, that some of the leaders are aendeavoring to hand over the labor vote to the democratic party. As The Connecticut Labor Press has maintained efrom the start nobody can deliver" labor's vote and the fact remains that within the ranks of or ganized labor there are men of prac- tically all political beliefs who will vote as their Judgment dictates. In proof of this 1t will be noted that some of the most prominent men in the move rnent are coming out every day as strongly for Harding others are for Cox.
 One of these is William L. Hutche- son, general president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Ioiners of America, and one of the foremost national figures in organized labor. Mir. Hutcheson who, together with John H. Potts, general organizer of the United Brotherhood, was among noted labor leaders who heard the address delivered to the wage earners by Warren G. Harding republican presidential norni- nee, on Labor Day. After the meeting Mr. Hutcheson said:
 During the war I had many occas- ions to meet the representatives of the government departments, and while many tried to give the impression they favored organized labor, their actions did not bear 1t olrt.
 had 0ccaSion to meet Senator Harding, and when presented my views'.ss to how the government officials shouM recognize the established stand- ards as to hours, wages and working EAflTUlLlOM5 Q1 OEkdA1ILCL WQ4E&&ASy : f0hnd him in complete agreement. By lis attitude at that time, and also by N the things he actually did, he showed himself entirely favorable to the work CTS.
 Comparison of Record.
 "The fact is that a comparison Of his record with that Of Governor Coxss 2 proves Senator Harding much more favorabiy inclined to organized labor than the Governor. As for the exper fence of my own craft iii connection with Ohio State work under Cox, we have found that work done by contract ors who do not recognize the status of men in our organization. A committee of organized labor concerned with State work dischssed this situation with the Governor a year ago with view to its correction, and he promised to remedy it. He has not done so In the construction of State institutions he has gone out of his way to give the business to non-union contractors.
 Senator Harding said in his speech that he believed ali labor difficulties might be settled by men gathered around table, before the stoppage of work, just as well as after. With that I fully agree I think l have known no labor troubles that could not have been settled in advance if all parties had gone at it, man fashion as Senator Harding suggests
 Another of the visiting labor men Monday was Dick" Powers, known throughout labor circles as the old saiolr,D one of the leaders of the o1d Knights of Labor and presiding officer of the convention which. at Pittsburgh in 1881, organized the American Fed eration of Labor.
 Always Partisan Democrat.
 4I am supporter of Senator Hard. ing, MT. Powers said Samuel Com pers has always been partisan demo crat and has no possible right to attemp delivering labor to the Democratic party. He has been actively engaged 1T every Democratic campaign since 1890 at least Tn that year he attempted tt lead organized labor into the sixteen te one camp. and failed. Labor was tn willing to accept such fallacies, and i will not now make itself an auxiliarl to any partisan program.
 Other Important Officials.
 Two other important officials of or panized labor called on Senator Hard ing recently and pledged their suppor to him. They are William J. Burke, o Pittsburgh, CongreSSman-aI-LaIge IioIi Pennsylvania, and for many years ; leading official of the Order of Railwa, Conductors; and Daniel Winters, alst of Pittsburgh, former president of th' National Window Glass Workers, ant now member of the General Counci of Nine.
 MT. Burke is serving his first term Q Congressman-at- Large from Pennsyi vania. Before that he was State Sen ator from Pittsburgh. Two years ag' ne led the entire Pennsylvania ticke from between 30,O00 and 40,000 votes For many years he has been railroas conductor, and is General Chairman O the Order of Railway Conductors fo the Baltimore & Ohio road; chairman of the Eastern Association of the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen and Orde of Railway Conductors; and, finally v;ce-chairr,an of the affiliated Big Fou organization, o. R. C, B. R. |, B. l E. and B. |. '.