The Washington times., 1921-06-24
Makes Attack on Hearst to De-
fleet Fire Leveled at Him
In Convention.
BY MILDRED MORRIS.
international News Staff.

International News Staff.
DENVER, Col. June 24.--Hg
money is being wagered over the
contest between Samuel Gompers and
John L. Lewis, head of the United
Mine Workers of America. for the
president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
At the Gompers camp today odds
of 10 to were quoted on the re-
election Of the veteran leader.
CAN'T FIND LEWIS MONEY.
With $4,000 to wager. q group OF
labor delegates supporting Gompers
went seeking a Lewis booster said to
be ready to be. $4,000. They return
hasn't even ter cents to ofrer."
bitterness is growing out OF the night.
with reprisals threatened on both
sides as an aftermath. A shake-up of
the executive council is predicted
even IL Lewis is defeated.
There is talk OF auspending the
rules and holding the election some
time today. The rules provide II shall
be held on the last day Of the con-
vention.
Gompers speech attacking william
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ed as his campaign speech.
The Lewis supporters are claiming
that by directing the speech into other
channels than the Irish question.
Gompers evsded a statement Of his
position on that issue. Members OF
the Irish faction which supported the
defeated boycott issue charge that he
walked around the shamrock with
out once touching H."
G0MPERs ATTACKS HEARST.
In his attack on Hearst. Gompers
said;
II feel sure you all know who is
behind this attempt TO destroy my
character and reputation. IL Is that
traitor TO humanity; that traitor to
America: that traitor to labor. that
traitor to the cause OF Ireland; that
lickspittie of the Kaiser during the
war william Randolph Hearst"
Gompers declared that Hearst
had "sent his hlreiings" all over the
country In an effort to get some
thing against his character.
"And whom did they get TO say a
word against me7" ne asked. only
a CRATER, a crooked lawyer and
rag-tae, bob-taiIed politician. Is
there a respectable trade unionist
rises against mey'
Lewis today demanded that -out-
side issues be kept out OF the con-
vention." He announced he had no
apologies 20 offer "for daring to en-
ter the race"
old-time members of the executive
council, hitherto closely affiliated
with Gompers, Will vote for Lewis
They are William Green. secretary of
the Miners. and Frank Duffy. secrs-
tary of the Carpenters.
Lewis continues TO gain strength,
according to his supporters. At
tempts to split the vote of the Broth
erhood OF Railroad Clerks have failed
according to ID. II. Fitzgerald, it's
head. The delegation from the or
ganixation win cast it's vote of more
than 1000 for Lewis. Fitzgerald said
today This gives the Miners head a
clear majority OF the railroad union
votes
NEW COALITION SIGNIFICANT.
The most significant feature of the
convention is the coalition between
the miners and the railroad unions.
The miners have supported the rail-
road unions In all the big issues OF
their program. The victory OF the
railroad unions on the Issues of Gov
ernment ownership and democratic
victory for the Opposition" or Com
pers. regardless of whether the vet
eran is reelected. Lewis said today
that he stood on all the progressive
policies" OF the railroad unions.
II have not announced a platform.
as have made none," he said. my
vote in the convention clearly indi-
Gates my stand for Government own
ership and democratic control and
for all other legislation that m bring
simple Justice 10 the workers and
insure labor equal right with capital
II stand for an aggressive program
Of legislation. I believe the fedora
tion should have definite, cop.truc-