Evening star., 1924-10-31
NEW YORK UNIONS
PUT 0. K. ON DAVIS
Quit La Toilette for Demo.
crat "to Beat Coolidge
and Dawes"
BY the Associated Press.


ing developments in the candidacy of
John W. Davis revolved yesterday
about the Endorsement given him by
tbn executive council of the Central
Trades and Labor Council of Greater
New York and the delivery by him of
three speeches in Long Island dis
trictS.
Announcement of the labor action
was made public by the eastern
Democratic headquarters and was
hailed by officials there as a revolt
in American Federation OF Labor
ranks which assured Mr.. Davis the
support of approximately 1000
union workers in the greater city"
1t was pointed out also in state
ment signed by eleven members of the
executive council that they had voted
to withdraw the Endorsement previ-
ously given Senator La Toilette be
cause we have been requested by our
membership to place ourselves
squarely on record for the election of
John W. Davis for President and
Alfred r, Smith for Governor of New
York
The statement contained a recon-
mendation Ito the entire membership
and to all interested in the cause of
labor to vote and work for the cleo
ton of Davis
1t was signed by John Sullivan,
resident Central Trades and Labor
Council; Jonn Z. -Toughlin. secretary
Central Trades and Labor Council; ;
James F.. Costello, delegate Metal
Polishers and Buffers; Thomas ].
Walsh, delegate Bridge and Structu-
raj Iron Workers: Jerome b. Keating,
delegate Iron Molders; ?. F. Quinn,
delegate Coppersmiths; Thomas J.
Curtis. delegate Tunnel and Subway
Workers: Edward McCa affrey, dele
gate Transfers and Chauffeurs: Peter
j. Quigley, delegate Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners; Ralph NJ.
Behling, delegate Theatrical Stage
Employees, and Joseph Basil. delegate
Horse Shoers' Union
Text Of Statement
The statement by Mr.. Sullivan. in
corporated as a part of the announce
ment from the Democratic headquar-
ters, follows, in part:
The members of the executive
council of the Central Trades and La
Dor Council of Greater New York,
representing one-ffth of the entire
membership of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, yesterday withdrew
the Endorsement of Senator La Fol
lette, voted in September, and in
dorsed John W. Davis.
This action taken in conjunction
with the previous declaration for
Davis by the powerful Building
SSades Council Of New York, Long
--~iI,d and vicinity, assures Mr.. Davis
Euo support OF approximately 200. 900
union workers in the greater city
Quit La Toilette Ranks.
The Endorsement of Senator La
Follette was made at the request OF
Samuel Gompers and his associates in
Federation of Labor. The later ac-
ton, President John Sullivan and his
associates declared, followed the in
slstent demands of the membership.
The statement of President Sulli-
van and his associates in the Cen
-ral Trades and Labor Council fol-
lT-~s-
I'VE, the members of the executive
Cc-u:ri;tee of the Central Trades and
labor Council of Greater New York
snd vicinity. representing 700, 900
members. after deliberate considera-
tion, take the following action in
conjunction with the Building Trades
council of New York, Long Island and
vicinity:
I'VE hereby indorse John w. Davis
for President of the United States.
We recommend to our entire mem
bership, and to all Interested in the
cause of labor, to vote and work for
the election of Davis.
Doubt La Toilette Chance.
i1 September meeting we in
dorsed the candidacy of Senator La
Toilette. We now realize that Mr.
La Toilette has no chance of being
elected President and that vote cast
for him in this State, or anywhere in
the East. is a vote cast for the enc
mics of labor-Coolidge and Dawes
No clear-thinking man or woman
can compare Davis and Coolidge and
their records without coming to the
inevitable conclusion that in every
way Davis is the better candidate, not
only for the labOring man and woman,
but for every citizen of the country
who is rot interested in special privi-
Iege.
I've have studied with great care
the record of John w. Davis while a
member of the Legislature of the
State of West Virginia, while mem
ber of Congress and while solicitor
general of the United States. and that
record has been consistent in the ad-
vocacy of progressive measures.
I'VE have been led to this study
by the utterances of John w. Davis
and the coura geous position taken by
him on the vital issues in this cam
paign.
Cite Work in House.
I'm Congress he not only wrote
the labor provisions of the Clayton
antitrust act, but argued on July 9,
1912, the constitutionality of that por-
tion of the act providing for trial by
Jury in contempt cases where the con-
tempt is not committed in the pres
ence of the court. His Republican
opponents then argued that this was
unconstitutional. Davis showed upon
that occasion his great ability as
lawyer in not only drafting but ar
guing for this measure, and he has
only within the week been sustained
by the Supreme Court of the United
States. This act is the Magma Charta
of labor, and labor owes to John w.
Davis an everlasting sense of graft
tude.
Combine this decision with Mr..
Davis utterances on the abuse of the
use of tnjunctions in labor disputes,
and labor has achieved a victory that
could only have been accomplished
through the great intellectual forces
of anan like Davis.
Heretofore man charged with a
violation Of an injunction was tried
by the judge granting the Injunction.
centering in that judge all the powers
Of judge, prosecutor and jury
Labor now has extended to it the
same rights that any other American
Eas, to be tried by a jury Of his peers
We believe that we are serving not
only the cause Of labor, but OF the
great mass of the common people of
America in advocating the election of
Davis.
Position Proved.
John w. Davis has demonstrated on
the stump his position on every public