The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-14
ILLINOIS LABOR
TAKERS GOO-COO
AT BOB And Len
Tickle Federationists
Flirt In Politics


Leaders Of the Illinois and State
/ declarations of Labor are trying to
stave off a mess Of inconsistencies
which confronts them at the coming
state convention Of the Committee for
Progressive Political Action, to take
place in the Chicago Auditorium on
July q.
The Illinois State Federation and
Chicago Federation of Labor leaders
have endorsed Len Small for gov
ernor of Illinois. Now comes the an
nouncement Of the probability of a
LaFollette ticket for Illinois, to be
headed by Newton Jenkins, LaFol-
lette's choice for senator in the April
primaries.
The Federation officials, who have
withdrawn from Farmer-Labor Party
activity, and turned the New Major
ity into a political reflection of the
log-rolling Gompers policy, are at the
same time flirting with LaFollette.
Two full pages are devoted to a
saccharine write up of the G. P. P. A.
convention at Cleveland. Ben Ferris,
Charles F. Wills and David A. Nc
Vey, were present. LaFollette lieu
tenants are bidding for the support of
the Federation of Labor.
Embarrassed Labor Takers.
If the state convention on July q
puts LaFolIette state ticket in the
field. running against Len Small, the
Tabor officials WIN have to make an
embarrassing choice. They viii have
to either stick to their endorsement
of the regular candidate, Len Small,
or repudiate all the nice things they
have said about him and switch to
the LaFollette man.
1t is stated by well informed FEEDER
alton men, that Olander, Walker and
the Illinois Federation of Labor will
stick to Small. "They will try to
pack the July 27 convention with
Small men, and endeavor to push
over a motion to keep LaFollette
candidates out Of Illinois in the COM
ing elections" one Illinois Federation
of Labor official declared.
LaFollette, on the other hand, is
quoted as saying that Illinois is one
of his best political bets and that his
lieutenant, Newton Jenkins, will run
along with full Cook County and
Illinois State C. P. p A. ticket.
Small Deal with Bob?
LaFollette declared in Washington
that, Both parties have violated their
pledges to the people," and he has
told his friends he does not want his
campaign connected in any way with
any of the nominees selected by the
Republicans or Democrats.
Rumors are flying around that the
Len Small labor officials are trying
to make deal to support LaFollette
nationally if he agrees to leave the
Illinois field clear for Small.
Charles ]. MACEDONIAN, Illinois lead
or of the G. P. p. A., declared that
the state convention is being called
by the Illinois C. P. p. A. and any
liberal organization that cares to send
delegates. He refused to give list
of those organizations in Illinois who
have Endorsed LaFollette, claiming he
did not yet have such list. Which
asked whether or not the Chicago and
Illinois labor declarations would en-
dorse LaFollette Illinois candidates,
he said he did not know.
Small Has Labor In Hand.
1t can be stated on good authority
that Len Small has too strong q hold
on the Illinois labor officials to allow
them to desert to LaFollette even if
they wanted to. They are eating
out Of Len Small's hand" as one
Federation man said.
Olander, Walker, Fitzpatrick, and
the rest Of the reactionary labor off,
Gals have sunk into another mess.
Lending support thru sending dele
gates, and thru their magazine, The
New Majority, to LaFollette, they are
at the same time indorsing Len Small
for governor, in spite of the denun-
citation of Smalls party as corrupt
by JaFollette.