The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-16

of the Civil Liberties Union, and other
speakers prominent in the labor move
ment will endeavor to rally the mill
tant workers of New York City to the
support of the strike. At this meeting,
also number of striking men, women
and children will also be present so
that the New York City laborers may
hear every angle of the great struggle
that is now taking place in the Silk
City of New Jersey.
Convention Winds Up In Turmoil.
The convention of the New Jersey
Federation of Labor closed amid
scenes of widest disorder precipitated
by the Tammany politicians who con-
trolled by large majority as the cleo
ton of officers question and of the in
dorsement Of presidential candidates
came up. Resolutions were introduced in
favor of Coolidge and Dawes on the
republican ticket. Davis and Bryan
on the democratic ticket, and the in
dependent candidates, LaFollette and
Wheeler. The Coolidge and Dawes
was uCIAolNCly nOOICu QOWh
amid cries of "Scab herders" and "Ku
Klux Khan supporter" The fight for
the Endorsement of LaFollette develop
ed to such proportions that the Davis
and Bryan supporters withdrew the
names of the. democratic candidates
and united with the republicans in
concerted effort to defeat the LaFol
letteants. The resolutions committee
then had before it only the LaFollette
resolution. Chairman Poinsett, of the
delegates that the committee did not
concur in the LaFollette-Wheeler res
olution. Immediately an uproar start
ed, led by some of the LaFollette sup
porters who realized themselves in a
minority. A whole series of points of
order, objections, demands for the
floor, and louds protests were made
while the chairman, utterly confused,
banged his gavel upon the table.
Quinn, the president, who had ruled
the convention with an iron fist, was
so confused that he upheld points of
order and repudiated them in quick
succession, adding to the confusion ex-
listing on the floor. AS it was the last
day, many Of the delegates had been
celebrating and were we'll filed with
bootleg hootch. A number of brawls
broke in various parts of the hall,
eliminating in two. instances in fist
fights. Pandemonium reigned SUI
preme for over 40 minutes while the
battered and bleeding combatants
were removed from the hail. Finally
order was restored, and Quinn an
nounced that a rising vote would be
taken on report of the resolutions
committee. Objections were made to
this and a roll call was finally held
sustaining the committee report
against the LaFollette resolution by q
vote of 2O5 to 95.
Then the announcement of the cleo
ton Of officers was made and the con.
vention adjourned while the frowsy
delegates staggered to the street won.
dering where and when in hell they
were going to get their next drink.
The convention ended as It began,
with the delegates more concerned
about securing supply Of hard liquor
to keep themselves supplied, than
they were about serving the interest
of the people who paid dues for their
junketing trips where they INDUCED
in prolonged debautches, called state
conventions
Meanwhile, the real labor fight in
the city of Paterson is being carried
on by the determined and militant
workers under the leadership OF the
Associated Silk Workers.