The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
Seconded by Dele

of the resolution. Seconded by Dele
 gate Dunn.
 Delegate Lane, New Britain, asked
 for rising vote. Several other dele
 gates demanded vote by roll call Vice President Chandler ruled the
 constitution provided a maJority vote
 of delegates must determine a roll call
 Motion made and seconded a roll call
 vote be taken and on being put was carried by rising vote by oz Tn favor
 with six opposed.
 Delegate Bennett asked If that was
 intended to cut off debate and Presid- ing Officer Chandler informed him 1t
 meant simply roll call vote when the
 added time for adjournment was at
 hand.
 Delegate Dunn moved the conven-
 tion remain in session until the matter
 had been disposed of.
 Delegate Russell raised a point of
 order that the rules provided for ad
 journment at that hour.
 Chairman Chandler ruled the point
 we'll taken.
 Delegate Treat declared the conven- ton was supreme over the rules and
 moved the rules be suspended.
 Delegate Bennett opposed suspen- sion of the rue1s as it would open the
 doors for other and perhaps worse matters to enter i'll.
 Delegate O'Neill said the rules had been suspended before to settle i'm portant matters and there was no more I important matter had ever come be- fore the body and favored remaining in session until the matter was ended. i Delegate Ginty opposed remaining ln | session declaring that he was not fear
 ful of delay as the delegates would come back just as enthusiastic after the recess and he advocate going to dinner and that the matter be taken up as the first business. Delegate Bennett moved to lay the matter on the table. Notion carried Convention recessed at F :O5 until 12 80, standard time.
 THIRD DAY (Afternoon Session)
 Convention called to order by Pres ident O'Meara at 12 :45 with warn ing to the delegates that Ill the debate that was expected to follow order must be preserved and the rights of each speaker recognized. He suggested rule limiting the debate possibly to one hour for each side as was done in memorable contest at Meriden few years ago as longer discussion would not convert possibly a single delegate either way as their minds were prob ably all made up already. The con vention could go as far as it liked, he added, but asked that shortest pos sible limit be placed on the debate:
 Delegate Ornburn moved that 50 minutes be allowed each side. Motion seconded. Delegate Russell amended to limit of 10 minutes, but President cf, hot would probably be unfair. MT. Rus sell declared it in good taitn as the delegates were all ready to vote any how. Delegate Flanagan amended the motion: to read one hour each side. General discussion took place ending with a motion by Delegate Lang to lay the entire limitation matter on the table and it was so voted.
 President O'Meara then declared Resolution No. 1, carrying an endorse ment of the La Follette-Wheeler ticket before the convention. Dele gate Dunn, New Haven, moved its adoption and the president ruled that motion was already before the conven- tion.
 Delegate Lang, as proposer- of the was the first speaker. He said that some years ago the policy of | the A. F. of L. had been to advise its | members to stay out of politics but he | had affiliated with party because he | believed 1t necessary for workingmen | to do so if they expected 10 get what thev wanted He didn't coincide with | the A. F. of L. policy but later when that policy was changed to one of ad- | vising the members to adopt non partisan plan of electing their friends | and defeating their enemies, he agreed with it and dropped his party af1lia- tions. A couple of years ago there | were men running in this state and he went along those lines and supported | Thomas J. Spellacy and would do so again if he had the chance and would do the same for any other fellow he believed out in the interests of Labor.
 Along that line he had heard lot about the presidential and other can didates this year. He, didn't have to be told a great lot about the Repubh- can candidate as he knew Of h1m as governor of Massachusetts and ot his doings then and later when he sue ceeded to the presidency. He certainly would not vote for any such candl- date. He had also watched the Demo cratic candidate and admired Al. Smith and would have liked to see him nom mated but the Democratic convention didn't see fit to do so. Neither did 1t nominate McAdoo another perhaps ac- ceptab1e to Labor. He said he had read of Davis butn ever knew much about him until at a meeting ot the [,abor Bank Committee in Hartford ast January Is at which Mir. Spe1lacy vas present a discussion on the poht1- ,al situation arose after the business vas done. He listened and Mir, Spel- acv seemed to favor McAdoo. He has great respect for Mir. Spellacy and his opinions and got his first hand impress ion of MT. Davis from him. The lat CTS name chanced to come up in the Iiscussion of possible nominees and Ir. Spellacy had said "What's the use f nominating him2 We may as well |