The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-27
ENEMIES Of
LABOR Arr:
THREATENED
Campaign Managers To Make
Record Efforts In Getting
After Labor Vote
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

whsHISGToN. VASE SSsTS5SoHTiE july a7@The smash
ing offensive begun by President sam
uei Gompers and tho American Fed
Grafton Of Labor against all enemies
Of the workingman. threatens to give
the labor group the balance OF power IN
the November elections. Seeming dan
ger campaign managers Of both dem
ocyetic and republican parties are plan
ing 20 go after the labor vote as they
have never gone after any vote before.
cot NCILs TO MEET SOON
a week from next Sunday the execu-
tive councils of the fortyeight state
declarations affiliated with The national
organizations viii hold special meet
fngs for the purpose of getting togeth-
er with the national campaign COM
nIttee OF the American Federation OF
Labor sitting at Washington. At these
conferences the records OF all senators
ard congressman up for reelection
this fail will be gone into thoroughly
and passed upon as favorable or un
favorable to the workers. The work
ers national politica lcampaign VIII
then be co-ordinated through the com
mittee here and from that time bios
som into full force and vigor
ELECTION WILL BE CLOSE
The November election Will be close.
the two big parties now admit Re
publicans deprecate all such talk as
a yellow dog on the republican tick
ct can win this election and nowhere
are responsible democrats claiming q
wafkover. Leaders of both parties say
the night viii be bitter and that the
winner. when IL Is over. will known he
has been in a mans size scrap.
Labors vote, all agree, viii lbe
tremely important this year. If not vi
tai 1t stands to be the biggest ever
cast BY organized worklngmen and in
an election which experts forecast as
close
10000 LOCAL UNIONS
Roughlf there are 10000 local unions
Throughout the L. s.. grouped under
about 500 central bodies and As state
federations. Labor officials estimate
their membership at four and a half
million with voting strength OF
o.ose on % four million.
President Gompers. of the American
Federation Of Labor declares that this
vote is non partisan. That is. it il
refther republican acr democratic, but
viii be cast. he says for those men
vho in congress or back home in their
respective states. have been most friend
" toward labor.
OPPOSED TO LABOR PARTY
A small percentage-efeth lahoe vote
only vas behind the Chicago labor con-
vention held this monfh, according to
officials Of the American Federation
here. President Gonpers himself 5
on record a $ opposing Labor party.
as such, preferring non-partisan at
itude, leaving labor free To cast its
vote for its friends" republican here,
democratic there, according to the leg
islative records of each particular
candidate. More than fifteen primary
elections according 80 heads OF the
federations national campaign commit
tee have been won by labor by follow
Ing these tactics Labor. they point
oct. by remaining nan partisan as a
national policy. but casting its vote in
block for its friends" regardless Of
party, lad thus proved the balance OF
power.
Twenty-three prmarle5 are vet to bc
feld in the STATE. Politicians arc
wondering + laLar VII keep I'D this
vsting tbs far maintained. and the
irost burning question ~ all what er-
feet its vetiig : Will hrv4 On the pres.
Dental election nest November.