Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-31
Given Endorsement

labor. to vote and work for the cleo
ton of Davis"
1t was signed by John Sullivan,
council: John =. Coughlin. secretary
James +. Costello, delegate. metal
polishers and buffers: Thomas J.
Walsh, delegate bridge and struc-
tural iron workers: Jerome B. Keat-
ing. delegate, iron molders: p. f.
Quinn. delegate. coppersmith:
Thomas ]. Curtis. delegate. tunnel
and subway workers; Edward Nc
Caffrey, delegate. teamsters and
chauffeurs: Peter J. Quigley. dele
gate. brotherhood OF carpenters and
joiners: Ralph NJ. Balling. delegate
theatrical employees, and Joseph b.
True, delegate, horseshoers union.
The endorsement of Senator La
Samuel Gompers, and his associates
in the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor. Yes
terday's action. President John Sui
Ivan and his associates declared.
followed the insistent demands of
the membership.
inc SldlcIHeHL VI IICSluSAS Jul
Ivan and his associates in the central
trade and labor council follows:
1--we, the members of the exc
cutive committee of the central
trades and labor council of greater
New York and vicinity, representing
100000 members, after deliberate
session, take the following action In
conjunction with the Building Trades
Council of New York, Long Island
and vicinity.
1--WE hereby endorse John w.
Davis for president of the unlted
States. We recommend to our entire
membership, and to all interested IN
the cause Of labor, to vote and work
for the election of Davis.
I'm q September meeting, we en-
dorsed the candidacy of Senator La
Toilette. We now realize that MI.
IaFollette has no chance of being
elected president and that a vote cast
for him in this state or anywhere IN
the east is a vote cast for, the
enemies OF labor-Coolidge ana
Dawes. ,.it
".No clear-thinking man or wom-
an cam compare Davis and Coolidge
an dtheir records, without coming 10
the inevitable conclusion that IN
every way Davis is the better can
didate. not only for the laboring man
and woman, but for every citizen o!
the country who is not Interested
in special privilege.
I'm congress he not only wrote
the labor provisions of the Clayton
antitrust act, but argued on jury ",
1919. the constitutionality or tnat
portion of the act. providing for trial
hv Jury in contempt cases. where the
contempt is not committed IN tne
nresence of the court. HIS kepup-
iican opponents then argued tnat
this was unconstitutional. DAVIS
showed upon that occasion his great
ability as a lawyer in not only draft
ing. but arguing for this measure
and he has only within the week
been sustained by the supreme court
of the United States. This act IS the
magma charta of labor ana laoor
owes to John w. Davis an everlast-
ing sense of gratitude. A.
combine this decision with Mr'
Davis utterances on the abuse OF tle
,,se Of injuncticns In labor disputes
and labor has achieved a victory tnat
could not only have been accomplish
cd through the great intellectual Tore
es of a man like Davis.
i 1--WE belive that we are serVins
not only the case of labor but or the
Great mass Of the common people or
America in advocating the election OF
Davis. ..oa
".John w. Davis has demonstrated
on the stump his position on every
public question. He has not remain
ed silent concerning a single issue OF
this campaign. He has publicly an
nounced that he will answer the
question of every man, woman ana
child in these United States. one
cannot study his record or his utter
ances without becoming convinced or
the absolute necessity of electinS MIN
president and believe that the people
OF the United States are fortunate
that a man like Davis is willing to
thrust aside personal fortune in or
der to serve.
1--WE have been presented within
the last three and a half years with
a situation where many officials OF
the government have used their OFF,
ces for personal gain.
In his public life Mr.. Davis has
had but one client-the people of the
United States-and he has served
them with all his great intellectual
force with no thought except that OF