The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-21
MANY SENATORS
ON BLACKLIST
Labor Announces Men to Be
Bitterly Opposed by Men,
berS at Polls.
10y MILDRED MoRRIs)

washington, Feb. 2l,--U, N. ST.
Six senators for first place are tied
ON the American Federation of La
boris congressional blacklist, it was
learned today
These senator's are Smoot. OF
Utah; Meyers, OF Montana. Sher-
man, of Illinois: Thomas, OF Col-
olado, Cummins, OF Iowa. and Un-
dorwood, of Alabama. These men
lead the list OF those who viii bo
bitterly opposed at the polls by the
American Federation OF Labor.
Tho first named three along with
Pomeronc. of ohio; King. OF Utah;
Phipps, of Colorado; Lodge, of Mas
sochuetts, and pcnrosc, of Ponnsyl-
vania, who arc not up for re cleo
ton. have the "blackcst' antllnbor
records In the senate. federation on
eials announced today.
Cummins was regarded as n
friend of labor nutil he introduced
the antistrIte btu. The measure has
"hlnckenod' his record sufficiently, in
tho opinion Of the campaign commit
tee, TO class him with such oppo-
nents of labor as Pomoreno and
Smoot.
Underwood Listed.
Senator Underwood, OF Alabama,
had pretty fair" record when he
waH a member of tho house. labor
leaders state, but his vote for anti
Htliko legislation and his statement
that he was really responsible FOR
the antistrilIe legislation, mako him
ono of the group of candidates
against whom the federation Is plan .
ming to attack with all It's might at
the polls.
Senator HarduE Of Ohio and sona-
tor PuindcNter. ut Washington. prcsi-
dcnilnl CandidatoH. arc on the black
list ns is senator Gilbert Hitchcock. OF
Nebraska.
Others on tho senatorial side Of the
liat are Mccormick. Illinois; Knox
fonnay lvnnla, Moses, New Hampshire.
Nelson. Minnesota; New. Indiana.
watson, Indiana. Rnndsdcll. Louisiana;
Robinson. Arkunsns. Eltiua West Nir-
Einip. Edge and ircyliuEhuyAcn, New
Jersey. spencer MiHsuurl Wadswnrth.
Now York Kellogg. Minnesota. Hale.
Malre; InnoE,, Wnshlnglon; Mclean.
lirnndcRoe. Connections Curtis.
Kansas; Colt Rhode lslandi Walsh.
Montana. warren. Wyoming. All
voted for the Hntistrikc bill
ON the house side tho blacklist marks
ar, against tho names OF Blantnn. of
unie. Representatives, Esh. of Wis
rousiu. ana NichulnH Lougsworth. OF
Ohio
Gnlett Fell Recently.
Speaker Glllctt iH on the list because
| of his recent remarks against the fed -
Grafton. Representative Graham and
nHVry are there because OF their anti
sodiliuu bills Representatives Gua
Hardy ana VIII Vale. ~ Colorado. are
others on the nef.
D..
record on tho presidential list as it
now stands. labor officials said. other
candidates for ihr White House on tho
list are Senator Harding. of ohio. who
hna declhrCd himself Tor bntistrlkr
legislation. Con Leonard Wood and
Sontor roud,Nter OF WUshlugton
u the ChMec thbt Herbert Hoover
lH for uutisttike courts is found Go be
true, hc Will eu down ou the list The
ariiro1d unions viii blacklist him
the frdcrttion's Hat because OF his adj
vocacv of private ownership OF the
railroads
PRE EsipENTtAL FAVoRIrEs
meAdoo. Coz. o. Ohio; Lowyden. o'
ilnn9is; and senate h,ram yohnnsoo.,
records among the presidential candl-
dates. The only thing against Nc.
Adoo's record rs the order he issued
while director. general of the railroads,
prohibiting the railroad employees from
taking active part m politics.
Gov Lowden hos "a large following
among tlr coal miners who saw he has
been u8uif-srfv f.fr to union nhor dur
joe hia trHm H= governor
There is nothing 100 Gen. Woods
record fn show activity against labor.
huf ihr fact that he a. military man
and stands tnr universal military train
ur places tiw among the black
listed"