The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-10
LEWIS MACHINE
ELECTION TACTICS
IN DISTRICT FIVE
Many Things Miners
Must Watch
By A MINER.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. S. The
United Mine Workers Of America is
on the eve of election Of officers-dis-
trict and International. The vast ma
1ority Of the membership of District
No. is unquestionably for the Save
the Union" candidates headed by John
Brophy and Fred Siders. The district
officials are therefore determined to
use any means In order to keep them
selves in power despite the wishes of
the membership. A few instances of
the tactics used by the machine in
District No. deserve to be mentioned
here.
It is now reported that some locals
failed to get the International bal
lots. This means that these locals
must take immediate steps to get the
ballots and not wait to the last mo-
ment.
1t is also reported that the district
officials intend keeping the ballots in
the district Office until three or four
days before the election. This means
that these locals are in danger of not
getting the ballots in time for the cleo
ton. Do not wait to the last moment,
but send someone down to the district
headquarters to secure the ballots,
If your local did not get them. And
do not rely on the mails, but send
special representative to get the bal
lots.
Candidates Are Taken OF the Ballot.
Candidates who received at least
80 nominations were taken OFF the
ballot in some mysterious way. For
instance, Charles w. Fulp, who was
endorsed by the Save the Union"
committee for the office OF district tel
Ter, received between 80 and As nomi-
nations. He was acting president Of
his local for the last two years.
Andi Horning, candidate for board
member Of Sub District 4, received
the necessary amount of nominations
to be placed on the ballot. However,
his name did not appear on the bal
lot. He was told that one return
sheet did not bear the signature of the
secretary. Investigation shows that
the secretary Of the local, which has
membership of 1,4O0, signed the re-
turn sheet in the presence of at least
three miners.
A special assessment was levied on
the miners. Several locals, It appears,
failed to get the official notification
about this assessment. The machine
undoubtedly hoped that If these locals
failed to pay the assessment the ma
chine will have good" case against
them. Locals must therefore be on
guard and take the necessary steps to
pay up this assessment and all the
per capita taxes, so that the officials
may have no excuses for throwing out
good votes in the coming elections.
1t is reported that during the last
few weeks a large number of "exon.
Grated" members were added by the
machine to locals known to be for the
present administration. Progressives
in all such locals would do we'll if
they would report all such cases to
the Goal Miner" so that check can
be made on them.
1t is reported that certain candi
dates on the Save the Union" ticket
were offered money bride to with
draw their names from the race. II
is also to be expected that the pres.
ent panic stricken officials will issue
last-minute statements against the
progressive candidates, knowing that
there will be no chance to reply to the
lies of the machine. The supporters
of the Save the Union" candidates
must be on guard and be ready to
counterfeit any such lying statements