The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-24

in Florida attending to my duties as
a member of the wage scale commit
tee"
Hindmarsh Blasts Frame-up.
Excitement was added to the debate
when Harrington accused Hindmarsh
of going around the state two years
ago, offering jobs in case he was
elected president of the district, and
one hireling of Harrington got up and
said that Hindmarsh had offered him
a job. Hindmarsh soon blasted this
frame-up, when he challenged Far
rington to give proof and gave the
lie to Farrington's henchman. Far
rington could offer no evidence
against Hindmarsh.
The delegates resented Farrington's
open plea to them to disregard the in
structions of their members. He lost
many friends by his selfish disregard
for the wishes of the membership.
Must obey Instructions.
CAS- the sub-district president, and
as a delegate who was instructed to
vote against Farrington's power of
appointment, knowing that at least
80 per cent of the delegates want
this done, even if | was against the
abolition Of the appointive power, l
would feel it my duty to vote as l
have been instructed" said delegate
Deach, head of the Taylorsville sub
district.
Harrington led the fight against
the appointive power in the in
ternational convention two years ago,
and if it was bad then, it is bad now.
If the appointive power was neces-
sary to the welfare of the union, sure
ly, the international union needed it
much more than the district. Far
rington stated that he needed his
army when he was fighting Lewis, but
the records will show that in the last
international convention Harrington
voted to retain the appointive power
for Lewis"
Payroll Gang Tanned.
AS the convention has progressed,
the section of delegates who vote for
Harrington, no matter what the issue,
because Harrington controls their
payroll, have been less blatant and
sneering toward the insurgents. The
insurgents have been gathering
strength. Harrington has gone the
way of all tyrants, and he is a poor
loser. Keeping his hold on the con-
vention so far by talking at least
three hours each day by excessive.
use of his gavel in calling the rank
and file delegates out Of order, by the
loud-mouthed support of his payroll
henchmen, and by his bare-faced
statements, that whether you like it
or not, there is nothing you can do
about it," Harrington is a changed
man tonight.
One of the delegates was heard to
say, by the DAILY WORKER re-
porter: Harrington looks like a sick
cat that has been ducked in pail
of icy water" Harrington is poor
loser. He has acted the tyrant once
too often. He has expelled his last
reporter from a convention-and he
knows it.
Too Kind to Operators.
Harrington fell because he tried to
play an impossible role. He has tried
to be kind and considerate" to the
operators, he has spoken for cheap
ening Of the production of coal. He
has derided those who are fighting
for the six-hour day and deserted
Howat in his fight for reinstatement.
But tonight the rank and file have
taught Frank a lesson. They have
shown that his bunk about running
the union on the same basis as the
Oil does not please them.
They have shown Harrington that
leadership does not consist in pessi-
lying down before the coal
operators.
Delegate Hindmarsh expressed the
sentiments of the insurgents when
he said, "It is impossible to have
worse politics in the union than we
have now. 1t is an insult to the in
telligence of our membership for
harrington to say that we have the.
to elect a president, d
executive board, sub-district
officials, and others, but that the men,
bership has not enough intelligence to
instruct their delegates to vote
against the appointive power, or to
elect field workers.
Hindmarsh Wouldn't "cat-FIght"
Pursuing his former tactics, Far
rington continually tried to goad the
Insurgent delegates to throw the con-
vention into turmoil by hurting bitter
attacks at them, especially
at Delegate Hindmarsh. Hindmarsh,
while answering these attacks to the
of the convention, re-
fused to let Harrington make "cat-
fight" out of the convention.
Altho some of the delegates think
will make one last effort
10 escape defeat by the use Of his
committee, by inserting a
Joker in one OF the resolutions yet to
aorna nm on the floor IL Ia hardly ex-