The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
COMPERS TOOL
FEELS TIP OF
LABORS' BOOT
Fails to Wreck Farmer
Labor Party, w. Va.

CLARKSBURG, March 31.-The
efforts Of w. T. Harris, president Of
the West Virginia Federation Of
Labor, disciple of Gompers, and his
cohorts to wreck the Farmer-Labor
Party Of this state was decisively de-
feated at the convention held here re-
Gently when his resolution calling for
non-partisan political action was
turned down almost unanimously and
its author driven from the platform.
Following the convention the Ka-
nawha Valley Central Labor Union,
enraged over this attempted betrayal
,nanimously passed a resolution de-
manding the immediate resignation
of Harris and the other officials of the
federation who participated with him
in the plot. The Central body
charged that since the organization
Of the Farmer-Labor party it was
sabotaged by the heads Of the fed
Grafton.
Lackey Harris Fooled.
The attempt to steal the convention
and subvert the purpose of the organ
ization was made in a roundabout way
by the slick lackey Harris. He OBJ
jected to the call sent out by the duly
elected officers Of the party but the
call was endorsed by an almost UNI
animous vote. Next, aided by a ma
jority of his executive board he intro
duced resolution favoring the nom
partisan plan. After a bitter debate
during which Harris insulted the con-
vention for not following him, vote
was taken with only four in favor
Of the resolution.
He then left the convention in a
rage, but on his way out he was in
formed that charges were preferred
against him for pernicious political
activities in the interests of the capt.
talists. He stopped to hear the docu-
ment read and left without saying a
word in his defense.
The convention reaffirmed its dec
laration Of principles adopted in
Clarksburg last July when the party
was formed, elected a permanent
chairman and secretary, an executive
committee, nominated a state ticket
and adopted plans for congressional,
senatorial and county organizations.
State Ticket.
The State ticket as unanimously
ratified by the convention is as fol-
lows:
Governor-Dr. A. S. Bosworth, Ell
kins, Randolph county.
Secretary of State-W. F. Naylor,
McMechen, Marshall county.
Superintendent of Schools--Mrs.
Della Tetrick Franklin, Huntington,
Cabell county.
Auditor-Joseph R. Diggs, Fair
mont, Marion county.
Treasurer-Dr. John S. Thayer,
Grafton, Taylor county.
Attorney Generate. H. Duthie,
Clarksburg, Harrison county.
Commissioner Of Agriculture-J.
B. West, Warrington, Marion county.
u. S. Senate-Dr. M. S. Holt,
Weston, Lewis county.
Noah linn of Clarksburg, was
elected chairman by unanimous vote
and Joseph R. Diggs was elected
ecretary-treasurer on the second
ballot.
The executive board consists Of A.
F. Boyd, Fairmont, first district; S.
w. rercIOtl, sOcuIuAy, SoSOhu uAotA w
L. F. Farley, Mt. Clare, third dis
trict; Mrs. d. N. Franklin, Hunting
ton, fourth district; A. c. Williams,
Matewan and E. H. Hartwicke, Char
lesion, fifth district.
Against Capitalist System.
The convention adopted a platform
which declared the capitalist system
responsible for the great ills from
which modern society suffers and dec
Jared that the workers should organ
ize to establish a form of society
where the wealth Of the nation would
be accessible to all and not as now in
the control Of few.