The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-24
IFADER LAWSUIT
IS SDISC0NTINUED
Mine Workers Defeat a
Motion to Push Re-
ceiver Action
WILKINSON IS DEFIANT
Repeatedly Invited Motions
by Enemies to Gust Him,
From His Office >

uusKoGEE. Okla. May ga
.osoiptlon 60 continue the suit for
receivership for the Oklahoma
leader by district 81 of the United
,S,,s workers of America was &C.
sssted nv n roll call vote of so to
"A in the special convention OF dis
irict 81 here today
! motion was Immediately offered
10 instruct the board to withdraw
! ,be suit at once, but was ruled as
bsine out Of order by ID. a. Tramp
,on. national organizer foD Missouri,
uho was acting chairman.
I iThe ruling OF the chair was ap-
I nealed and Van f.. Bittner. inter-
rational representative in the KAN
sas fight. took the chair while the
question OF appeal was debated.
Inon putting It to a vote the action
Of the chair was sustained by a
rount ~ 65 to 81.
Frompton held that Il was not
,i,lrin the power of a special con-
vention To- direct the board to with
draw the suit. They viii have to
loke the matter up In the regular
ronstitui ional convention. which is
held every two years. The next
Constitutional convention Is sched-
Med for November IS. 1928.
The convention went on record
az irSorsng the Farmer-Labor Re-
construction league and pledged
tbeir cooperation and support.
The convention was thrown In an
uproar for fey minutes by Presi-
aent wilkinson when he concluded
his remarks on the Leader ques-
ion.
,aAmeringer has told you that the
Milwaukee Social-Democratic Pub
ishing company will own the
leader II it goes in the hands of a
receiver" Wilkinson said. "The
Milwaukee Social-Democrat is con-
irSled by Victor Berger; he has
been trying for long time to rule
orFanized labor. He ran against
Samuel Gompers number of times.
Did organized labor want him. Who
wants Victor Berger In preference to
Sam Gompers?" Hold up your
hands"
A few delegates held up their
bands.
"All right" continued Wilkinson,
Hvho wants WilkinsA in preference
to Ameringer? Come on, hold up
your hands"
A storm of protest broke from all
parts OF the hall.
Cries of play the game" were
heard.
"You can't take your medicine,
nn you?" Wilkinson said. You
aid II would be either me or the
. leader, and I'm taking you at your
| own word. / knew you'd object
lhen | sprung it on you"
Defits Custer Action.
wilkinson had repeatedly invited
imotion from his enemies to oust
him. "You can have my resignation
any time a motion is passed request
ing It," he has told them, stating
that he would not force them to
appeal to the international body. 1t
Is apparent that there is little pos
sibllity of such a motion passing,
and seemingly none of his enemies
care to take the responsibility OF
starting It.
> The motion to continue the suit
for h receiver for the Oklahoma
Leader, and in the event of the suit
being granted, TO, offer the fullest
support and cooperation to the
,man whom the Judge might appoint
as receiver was offered at the open
ing Of the afternoon session by j.
D. Winters, Spadra, Ark.
In making his motion, Winters
made strong plea to the delegates
to allow the courts TO decide the
merits of the Leader question. A
vote was passed to close debate
after a standing count had been
yesorted to by 50 to As.
The motion before the house was
I Gen put to a vote. The "ayes" and
nays thundered outs with equal
force and a standing count was
called for. The count showed SO for
and sc against the D,otion