The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
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CHARGE GRUSS
FRAUDS IN POLL
OF CARPENTERS
Wholesale Juggling of
Votes, Is Claim
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president indicated the proposition
carried by about 200 more than the
necessary two-thirds majority; but
the investigators uncovered proof that
it had been defeated by 1876 votes.
Readers Of the DAILY WORKER
have been informed by its CORE.
spondent who was at the Indianapolis
convention as to activities OF the
grand duke" and his piecarders and
strongarm men in preventing the sub
ject from receiving consideration
there, which activities included two
brutal assaults upon Delegate Null
cahey Of Providence, spokesman for
the protesting delegations, but the
correspondent, like majority OF the
delegates, was prevented from being
given first hand and official informa,
ton about the frauds and causea
which led up to the instruction.
Makes Arithmetic Do Tricks
Details were not made public here
until an Everett delegate who attend
ed the convention submitted a report
to the Central Labor Council Wednss-
day evening. The report stated that
the vote Of scores Of locals had been
juggled in somewhat the same man
ner as that OF Everett. Among the
more conspicuous cases were the fol
lowing:
A Chicago local cast 1S7 votes
against the proposition and none for
it, yet Hutcheson's tabulating com
mittee entered 437 in the Eyes" col.
umn and 1877 moan "errorp Of SOC
in favor of 1t.
Hanford, Cal, voted 10 mo" and not
one YES" but is officially recorded a.
100 yes" and 10 mo"
Redlands, Cal, Saltwater, MINI,
and Edmonton, Canada, did not vote,
but we're recorded by Hutcheson's
accommodating compilers as having
voted a total Of "57 yes" and none
mo-"
Returns from I'VE other locals
whose votes were thrown out" be-
cause Of alleged defects, were record
ed as 115 for and I'VE against the
proposition.
Errors" All on One Side.
The investigators were unable TO
find q single terror" that, II allowed
to 60 uncorrected, would have reduced
the majority desired by the Interna-
tional officers.
Spurred into action by reports ~
ceived from Everett, the local at Prov.
idence, r. l., also conducted an inves-
tigation, which not only proved the
western locals charges. but widely
extended the area Of ~errors" made
by the Hutchesonites. More than 500
locals with membership totaling 70,
900 endorsed the movement to secure
reconsideration Of the subject and 20
authorize another referendum provid-
ing for a pension system only.
"UnIon Brothers."
When the protesting delegations.
who went on strike and walked out
Of the convention following Hutche-
sons autocratic expulsion OF Mulca-
hey, their spokesman, they were &C
companied by shouted threats Of the
strongarm gang, which included this
one: Wen attend to you later"
The assaults on Mulcahey. which 90
Cured two or three days before, were
the only ones reported, however. He
was confined to his room under a
doctors care. after being picked mp
and assisted to his hotel by some IN
known person.
"Pass by on Other sIde."
Delegates who passed after he had
been left helpless and almost uncon-
scious by the thugs. and to whom he
appealed for help in reaching the
hotel, refused for the alleged reason
they didn't want to get mixed up in
the affair. Apparently the piecarders
had convinced large number OF dele
gates outside the ranks Of the insur-
rectionists that It was safer to follow
that ancient edict: Servants. obey
your masters"
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