The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-25
STOP CLASH
At MINERS
CONVENTION
Harvard Graduate, Called
Liberal, Does Not
! Appear.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Threatened Conflict Averted,
at Least Temporarily.


ers' national convention, threatened
by Powers Hapgood, Harvard gradu-
! ate and coal miner, failed to mate.
rialize at the morning session of the
convention at Tomlinson Hall this
morning.
IIapgood did not appear to present
credentials and will not be seated,
miners officials said.
His name was not on the list of
eleven disputed places listed by the
| credentials committee.
Administration leaders charge that
Hapgood is radical.
Hapgood had declared he is a
delegate from Local Union No. 6S1,
Cresson, Pa.
To Fight for Seat
! He declared he would fight for a
seat and make an effort to appear
on the convention floor to defend his
rights.
He denied that he is connected
with the Russian communist party
or any ''red" organization.
The son of William p. Hapgood,
president of the Columbia Conserve
Company Of Indianapolis and
nephew of Norman IIapgood, noted
writer. Hapgood has worked in coal
mines in a number of European
countries, studying conditions, and
has been working in a Pennsylvania
mine.
81, ted,
ton supporters attacked and beat
| him in the Oneida Hotel Sunday.
Hapgood and Harry Wordsworth,
So, California, Pa; William Noble,
| 5S, Pittsburgh, Pa, and Joseph
| Flusing, Ohio, were arrested on as
sault and battery charges and An
gelo was charged with carrying
concealed weapons when the hotel
manager called police. The cases
were continued until Friday by Mu-
nicipal Judge Dan V. White Mon
day.
1900 Here
Nearly fifteen hundred delegates
are in the city for the convention.
Hotel lobbies were filled with miners
discussing union policies Monday
night.
| When preliminary convention de-
| tails are taken care of, decision on
the new wage scale to be asked BIZ
| luminous operators will be the most
important business.
This will not come until the last
days of the convention, which may
last one week or two.
The decision will be based on re-
port Of the wage scale committee.
Lewis Opens Session
President Lewis formally opened
! the convention at 1858 a. m.
Monsignor Francis II. Gavisk de.
livered the invocation and gave a
brief welcome address. DR.. Ernest
n. Evans, Indianapolis Church Fed
GRAFTON secretary, also spoke and
declared he was glad to appear with,
Monsignor Gavisk and that it marked
the harmony between Catholics and
Protestants.
T. N. Taylor, Indiana Federation
Of Labor president, welcomed the
delegation in behalf of his organiza-
ton and referred to the recent
charges of corruption in Indiana
| government.
You have read about the alleged
political corruption in the State. DO
not let that prejudice you. Meet the
legislators at work and you will see
they are honest, hard.working men,"
John G. Smith, speaking for the In
| dianapolis Central Labor Union, de-
clared that he would like to give the
miners the keys to the city, but
feared that Edward S. Shumaker,
Indiana Anti-Saloon League superin-
| tendent, had the keys.
Lewis replied to the addresses of
welcome by reviewing the struggles
of recent years and challenging the
workers to continue.
1--WE must continue the fight un-
til every man in the industry is a
member of the union" he said.
Committees Named
Lewis announced these committee
| appointments:
Credentials Committee-John Mos.
sop. District 6; Albert Neutzling.
District 10; r. q. Morgan, District II.
Rules and order: Samuel Pascoe.
District 30, chairman; Richard Gill
bert, District ,. secretary; w. ID.
! Duncan, District 23; w. =. Delaney,
District 26; George X. Patterson,
District q; T. G. Lawton. Distr'c ct
II: Joseph Bosone, District 27 John
Kmetz, District 1; M. a. Teti, Dis
| trict 81; Max Loskoski. District 2.
James r. Mccormick, District s,
was named chief sergeant.at-arms.
Harry Fishwick. District 10. was
appointed chairman of the important
wage scale committee.
Other committee chairmen ap-
pointed by Lewis include: T. G. Nor
gan, District II, transportation; C.
! J. Golden, District ., constitution;
William Turnblazer, District 10, ap-
peals and grievances; P. IT. Fagan,
District 5. resolutions; Lee Hall, Dis
? tria of