The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-13
HUTCHINSON GANG
RAIDS ELECTION
WITH GANCSTERS
Philadelphia Carpenters
Fighting Back

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The recent
election in Local 1913. of the Carpen-
tiers Union was an example of the
new Hutchinson tactics Of fighting the
left wing in the Carpenters Union. An
organized gang of gunner took charge
of the elections, forced the progress
sives out of the hall and counted them
out.
A week later, VIM. Allen, member
of the executive board from District
No. 2, came to install the newely
elected officers" He congratulated
the new officers for defeating the bad
Communists and promised them every
aid in case the progressive elements
again try to get control of the local.
Allen pointed out that he had been
informed by Hutcheson that there was
a bunch of bad Communists in Local
1913 and that Hutcheson's eagle eye
is closely watching every development
in Local 1913 and if it becomes neces-
sary the charter will be revoked.
The Disrupters' Formal Oath.
The newly elected" officers assured
the great man that no "disloyalty" will
be tolerated and the first time the Com
munists assert themselves they will
be put out with the strong loyal hands
of the supporters of the Hutcheson
administration
The membership of Local 1913 is
and has been progressive, numerous
threats against the local and its previ-
Gus left leadership were made, but the
membership stood solidly behind their
progressive leadership.
Reactionary Raid by Ganesters.
At the last election, held in the lat
ter part of June, the small reactionary
group was organized and encouraged
by the district oficiaidom to make
raid upon the elections. The constitu-
ton was violated left and right. The
secretary of the local, who was rum
ming on the progressive slate, and who
according to the constitution, must
act as the clerk of election, was bodily
put out of the hall when the elections
began.
This was the first step of the new
saviors of Local 1913. Next, the pro-
gressive watchers were surrounded
and threatened with shooting, stab
bling and beatings until finally to
avoid bloodshed, they had to leave the
hall and the election three hours be-
fore closing time. The further cleo
tons and ballot counting was left in
the hands of the reactionaries, who
I announced a glorious victory for the
Hutchinson administration.
Members Denied Right to Vote Choice.
During the elections, while the pro-
gressive watchers were still in the
nall, the reactionaries tore a number
OF ballots out of the hands of the
members who dared to vote for the
progressive candidates. What took
place after the progressives were
forced out of the hall any member of
the Carpenters Union can easily
guess.
Inc Official blessing and sanction of
the election by VIM. Allen gives the
clue to the entire election steal.
The reactionary group in Local 1913
is quite Insignificant and would NOT
have the courage to browbeat the
membership and steal the election in
this manner without official encourage
ment and promise of protection when
the membership would assert its
rights.
This Fight Is Only Started.
The progressive membership of Lo-.
cal 1913 was surprised by an organized
raid on their elections and are tenn.
porarily defeated, but those who know
the stun of which the progressive car
penters are made of. know that the
reaction to these tactics will only 70.
suit in greater and more militant
effort on the part OF the progressiyes
The situation in Local 1913 is a new
tactic Of the Hutcheson machine. but
It is only the first phase of the fight
The matter is not closed vet. the
membership is now rallying together
and Hutchinson will soon get another
and quite different story from Local
1887.
The Daily Backwards" as Usual.
Needless to say, the new administra.
ton in Local 1913 has the full sun
port OF the Jewish Daily Forward.
which spreads daily lies about the
Communists and progressives and
piles many wreathes of honor and
glory on the new administration to
hide their corruption and incompe.
tency.