The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-13

ng of Ben Gold by roll call vote
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Wanted to Dodge Main Issue
AS reported yesterday the reaction
airy Kaufman machine counted upon
the success of a we'll worked-out
scheme to postpone action on the New
York question until late in the con-
vention and prevent proper consider
alton of the question, meantime keep
ing the New York delegate unseated.
The issue of non-recognition of the
New York joint board compelled this
special convention in place of the re-
gular May>convention.
Gemeiner, vice-president and secret
airy of the credential committee argu-
ed like shyster and employed every
sophistry to postpone the question.
But the delegates were determined to
have the New York joint board seated
before any argument of the case was
made.
Makes His Own Rules
Kaufman Illegally ruled the motion
out of order, deciding on his own par
liamentary procedure, specially Gre
ated for the case, that no other mo-
ton could be entertained than one of
his credentials committeeman even
the minority report to seat Gold was
not before the convention.
But this cunning bureaucrat could
not prevent discussion and was COM
PEELED to give Gold the floor, even
after his chief lieutenant, vice-presi-
dent Silverstein, objected.
Not Here as Penitents
Ben Gold declared that the New
York joint board was not at the con-
vention as being guilty of anything.
1t had the mandate Of 10000 mem
bers which categorlcally demanded its
rights. He attacked the machine in
its attempts to evade the issue, as
they had constantly done with vari-
Gus means at different times, employ
ing detectives, sluggers and going
even to the point of attempted muir
der
The left wingers maintained their
ground, and after an unsuccessful at
tempt to adjourn the session and spe-
cious pleas to the delegates by Kauf-
man and Gemeiner to read the so
page special report on the New York
joint board, the vote was put and the
motion to debar turned down.
WaIk-out-By Themselves
The machine again tried vainly to
adjourn the session so as to avoid
certain defeat-then walked out, en-
deavoring to stampede the delegates.
But the delegates could not be bud
ged. They very patiently watched
Kaufman trying to avoid defeat ex-
pecting a break among the left wing
ers and other anti-Kaufman elements.
Then they forced him to call vote
on the motion to seat Gold, resulting
in 35 for seating, five abstaining and
the remaining delegates out Of the
hall. tN
The report issued by the executive
board yesterday showed that in fift-
cen months the New York Joint board
paid dues to the extent of 100000
out of a total dues paid the interna-
tional OF $14S,O0O, and during the last
month, October. $4,000 out of $12,-
900.
Today's session is expected to be
devoted to fundamental issues. The
machine is desperate and will again
endeavor to unseat the delegate OF
the New York joint board The left
wing will carry the fight to the
enemy's ground and attack the ruin
GUS class collaboration policy, reck-
less expenditures and the rule or ruin
policy. The left wing will demand to
know why the machine violated the
policy Of the union on the labor party,
the recognition Of Soviet Russia, the
immigration question and so on at the
A. f. Of l.. convention.
The left wing will raise the issues
Of amalgamation and of the shop com
Mite system in the union.
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