Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-03-12

Notwithstanding a newspaper DIS
natrh from Washington TO the effect
ibat President Coolidge has refused
IN aid Senator Mckinley in his tight
tor denomination, it has been an
ronneed at Mckinley's headquarters
he,e that Secretary of Labor Davis,
postmaster General New and Assis-
tont Secretary of War McNider Will
make speeches in this State for Nc
Kinley.
Labor Reselas Davis Speeches.
Officers of organized labor here are
of the opinion that Secretary of Labor
Davis should take cOgnizance of the
fact that all of the labor unions Of
this State as represented through the
Ioint Labor Legislative Board have
indorsed Frank L. Smith for the Re-
publican nomination for Senator. In
view of the fact that Davis is mem-
ber of labor union he should not
visit Illinois to help Mckinley, say
union officers. :,
Neither do war veterans like the
idea of Assistant Secretary of War
McNider taking the stump for Mckln-
lev. who voted against the bonus bill.
McNider should remember, say the
veterans. that they once honored him
by electing him national commander
of the American Legion. This goes
double for Postmaster General Harry
s. New, who takes much pride In be-
ing a Spanish-American war veteran.
While it is conceded that Senator
Mckinley has been one of the White
House intimates who has yielded i'm
plicit obedience to every wish of Pres
ident Coolidge. still many politicians
here consider it strange that the chief
executive should display any anxiety
as to the political fortunes of the
senior Senator.
Senator Lacked Interest in 1924.
McKinley's lack of interest in the
1924 campaign is pointed to as a rea-
son why President Coolidge should not
lose any sleep over the senatorial con-
test in Illinois at this time. Proof
is offered that Senator Mckinley did
not contribute a red cent to the Re-
publican war chest in this State Tor
the 1924 campaign, although the Sen
ator is rated as being worth $25, Co.,
O0O Furthermore, it is pointed out
that Senator Mckinley devoted just
exactly 20 minutes to speechmaking
for Coolidge in Illinois during that
campaign.
Mckinley is in bad way in so far
as organized labor is concerned, and
henealzes it, as is evidenced by some
of the literature he is putting out.
The executive board of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor indorsed
Frank L. Smith, McKinley's opponent,
several weeks ago, and now the Joint
Labor Legislative Board of Illinois
has followed suit. This means that
the railroad brotherhoods have joined
the a. + of l.. organizations in back
ing Smith.
Railroad Men Have Grievance.
The railroad brotherhoods have a
special grievance against Senator NC
hinley because he introduced bill In
the United States Senate early last
January which is designed to emas-
culate the Federal employers liability
act. Railroad men all over the United
States are up in arms over this move
and they have been forced to spend
considerable sums Of money to fight
the proposal of the Illinois Croesus.
The bill is still in committee, but is
not dead.
In strained effort to prove his
great friendship for organized labor
Senator Mckinley has issued a pamph-
let which purports to show his voting
record on measures in Congress op-
posed or advocated by the American
Federation of Labor.
Whole Truth Is Not Told.
This only trouble about this pamph'