The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-05
REGULARS GRAB FOR
LABOR Vote
O. ID. \. HAS 20 MEMBERS OF La
EOR UNIONS on THEIR ENEC-
UTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THIRTN-FIVE.
o. ID. \. Headquarters Gives Out
Facts About Leblanc.


On Thursday night, the 18th instant.
Mayor Martin Behrman will open his
campaign in his home ward "Algicrs. "
1t is rumored that the list circulated
some time ago urging him to run for
reelection, and supposed to contain
ninety per cent of the voters of Al
giers, will be drawn from a basket OF
roses to be presented to him at the
meeting. Friends of the o. d. 4. need
have no worry about such a thing, be
cause in their desperation to get sig
natures, lieutenants Of the gang" very
forcibly impressed many O. D. As
| whom they approached in the interest
Of this petition that signing the same
carried no obligation with it to vote
for their master, so there will proba.
bly, be some o. d. A. signatures on the
petition, some of whom were anxious
TO sign so as to lead Mr.. Behrman out
to his certain slaughter on September
II, 1920.
Another card they are trying to play
tain so-called labor leaders, "ringsters"
rwhO cannot appreciate the trust placed
in them by their own loyal craftsmen.
are trying to deliver in true ring fash.
ion the vote of their organization. This
is notably so in the case of J. J. lie.
Blanc, of Algiers, business agent of
the Boilermakers Union, and VI. J.
Gleason, of St. Louis, Mo, also of the
BOilermakers' Union, but who knows
nothing Of local conditions or affairs;
he is not resident of Louisiana. and
therefore cannot vote.
In order TO dissipate any impression
as to how much the deliveries of
Messrs. Leblanc and Gleason has eff
fected the true apostles of labor, the
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) o. d. A. eX-
ecptive committee, composed of thirty
five members, five from each of the
seven precincts, contains the following
twenty-siX members of labor unions:
FIRST PRECINCT-BEH
OWN.
Louis Munstermann, president o. d.
A. Fifteenth Ward, member Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen
Jno. Duffy, treasurer, Morgan's
Coastwise Local SIS, Brotherhood OF
Railroad, Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers and Expressmen.
VIM. ]. Smith, precinct captain,
formerly international vice president,
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron
Ship Builders, and delegate to Kansas
City, Milwaukee and Cleveland.
Robt. Hughes, precinct president,
member Ship Carpenters and Joiners
Union 1860.
SECOND PRECINCT-MIKE
ROONEY'S OWN.
Z Hy. Aycock, precinct president, men,
Der of brotherhood of Railroad Train
men.
Oliver Aycock. precinct captain
member of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.
]. Zatarain, precinct secretary, mem
Der of Machinist Helpers Union.
VIM. Sutherland, treasurer, member
of Ship Carpenters Union 1860.
Gilmore Picou, member Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen.
THIRD PRECINCT.
w. n. Burmaster, president, form
erly member Machinists' Union, now
master mechanic, New Orleans and
Lower Coast Railroad.
VIM. Hintz, precinct captain, mem.
Der Machinist Helpers Union
ri
member Boilermakers' Union 442.
l.. NJ. Dill, member Ship Carpenters
and Joiners Union 1860.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
Henry Acker, precinct captain, pres
ident BARRIERS Union 1876, late delegate
to the Buffalo convention, their repre-
sentative in the Central Trades and
Labor Council and chairman of the
| legislative committee. He also served
as a member of the school teachers
pay raise committee.
Robert Peterson, precinct secretary
member Brotherhood of Railway
| Clerks.
| FIFTH PRECINCT.
! Jno. E. Collins, captain, member A.
G. Hutchinson's Division 531, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
| d. ]. Leahan, precinct secretary,
member Boilermakers' Union 81, and
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of
! America 225.
SIXTH PRECINCT.
Bernard McCloskey, precinct presi-
dent, member Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen of America.
Henry c. Crawford, precinct captain.
member Brotherhood OF Railway
Clerks.
Geo. Brown, Member Brotherhood
Of Railway Carmen of America.
E. B. Haight, member Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen of America.
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
U. ]. Lewis, precinct president,
member Marine Engineers.
Francis Wattingney, precinct cap
tain, member Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen.
]. l.. Cox, member Boilermakers'
Union 81.
VIM. Sullivan, precinct secretary,
member Boiler Scalers and Ship Paint
orc, TIuinn