The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-18
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account. The vote in about six locals
shows where large part of the 1000
marked ballots were used.
The bi-annual prediction of Frank
Harrington, that he does not give q
goddamn if any of you vote for me
or not; I'll be your next president
anyhow" is more true than ever, at
least in this section of the state.
Every stool pigeon on the ballot seems
to be elected.
Did Not Receive Votes.
But it is quite evident that they
have not received the majority of the
votes of the rank and file, but declared
themselves elected by a clever switch.
ing Of ballots where the stoolpigeons
are in control of the Offices.
Henry Corbishley, of ziegler, has
carried almost every local in the sub
district against Lon Fox, where there
we're one or two honest men on the
board of tellers who would not let the
takers steal the election.
What Progressves Can Do.
Local Union 992, where Farrington's
tools were always able to steal the
election for him is very different this
time. Corbishley was elected on the
board of tellers two years ago but
was served with a subponea to appear
before the grand jury so he could be
gotten out of town. OF course the
takers stole the election.
The story of Farrington's war on
the progressives of Ziegler is another
black chapter added to the notorious
faker's history. When his Ku Klu2
Khan allies from West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Alabama, who colonized tbs
local during the last year or two wers
beaten for election on June is. last
they broke up the meeting. Henry
Corbishley was legally elected presi
dent and the progressives carried
every Office, ,...s
Failing to secure order, Corbishley
adjourned the meeting and advised
sub-district vice-president, d. B. Cobb
who was present, of his action.
| members Lett tne nan.
The latter agreed the meeting should
be adjourned and everybody left the
hall with the exception of thirty or
forty members of the Ku Klux Khan
who remained and appointed com
mittee to call on Corbishley and de-
mand the meeting be reconvened. The
latter in the presence of Cobb advised
them that the proposed action would
be illegal so they called rump meet.
ing and proceeded to elect themselves
to office. They elected a new set Of
officials for the local union.
The case was placed before sub
district president. Lon Fox, by both
sides and he ruled that the second
meeting was illegal. The kluxers re-
fused to abide by this ruling and at
tempted to get away with the locals
funds in the banks but Fox prevented
this by ordering the banks to refuse
to honor any of their checks.
ignored Decisions.
Two OF the kluxers were in office
during the past term and refused to
give up the books. They appealed TO
executive board member Darlington
and he came down to investigate, He
upheld the decision Of Lon Fox which
was against the kluxers. After the
other period, Corbishley went TO
Springfield and met Lon Fox, and
Harry Fishwick The latter instructed
Harry Dixon, travelling auditor, to get
the books and turn them over to
Corbishley and to the other duly
elected officers.
The kIuxers appealed to the execu'
tive board from Babbington's decision
The board sent commission down to
investigate with instructions to report
back. Two OF Farrington's unopposed
rubber stamps, Harry Madden from
Benton and Carl Wright of Harris
burg came over and heard the case
Corbishley presented the facts con
corning the disputed meeting to tn
commission. John S. Smith, the self
styled Koo-Koo president declared
Corbishley announced that the meet
lux was duJOuAHth anu ~ viz A~AhS
Hogan, yet these two toadies now SAL
that in their opinion Corbishley
walked away from the meeting with
out adjourning II.
Decided for the kIuxers.
The board on the mere expression
Of opinion OF these two lackeys ruled
that the kluxers were legally elected
and Henry Corbishley. president Of
the local received letter from Harry
Fishwick. instructing him to turn over
all books and records to John S
Smith the knight OF the Ku Klux Khan
and his hooded associates. This Is
tho same Fishwick who on several
previous occasions decided in favor OF
Corbishley. The order came, pecul
iariy enough a few days before the
elections.
Corbishley did not Just know what
this letter meant so he went 70 West