The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14

labor; Tom Fitzgerald, deputy com
pensation law commissioner in the
Albany district; jim Bogart, license
commissioner of Greater New York;
and Herman Robinson, also license
commissioner following Bogart.
I The above list is only hint of the
graduations which have taken place
/ of labor officials stepping out into
substantial state and city offices. AS
John O'Hanlon, the president secre-
tary of the State Federation of La
bor says: ''The long list Of vice-presi-
dents and associate officers, accum-
ulated during the past sixty years,
contain many of the most notable
names in trade union annals and of
any now occupying prominent
places in business, professional and
governmental circles" The above are
but few examples out Of the his
torical records of this state.
To come down to more recent days,
q look at the current shakings of the
plum tree will convince the most
skeptical that the labor officials have
not been sighted in return for their
services III the field of "non-partisan
politics" Take first the state de-
partment of labor, where labor men
would most naturally be found Some
% are now on the roll and six of
these belong to the class exempt from
the civil service eXapinations. These
six are Mr.. Curran, referred to above;
Mr., Gernon, Mr.. Deering. Mr.. Com
pers and Mr.. Jackson. Mr.. Jackson.
Mr.. Donahue, who is director of
the bureau of workmen's compensa-
tion, probably achieved office because
as an official of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, he had organ
lied and acted as chairman of the
"Railroadmen's Non-Partisan League
of Greater New York; supporting
Governor Smith, The other five APP
pointees were apparently equally de-
serving democrats.
Then we must not forget some of
the present day luminaries in the
local and state labor movement, men
tioning first Mr.. Peter J. Brady,
former official of the photo engravers
and the Allied Printing Trades Coun-
Gil. He was for many years the
supervisor of the City Record, the
daily official publication of the City
of New York. The modest salary ac-
cOmpanying this office is $4,000. Mr..
Brady within the last year turned
over this office to a friend and now
devotes his time to banking, being
the president of the Federation Bank
of New York.
Mr.. Stephen Kelley, former presi-
dent of the Allied Printing Trades
Council, was very glad to pick up Mr..
Brady's job with the City Record. 1t
IS understood that in addition to the
$4,000, the job carries with it small
amount Of patronage.
Double Salaries.
Then we have Mr.. John Sullivan,
president of the New York Trades
and Labor Council, a former official
of the Brewery Workers Union.
Since 1921 Mr.. Sullivan has held
$1,000 position as director of the in
dustrial aid bureau of the city. Mr..
James F. Costello of the Executive
council of the Central Trades and La
Dor Council, is assistant director of
the same bureau, receiving $4,000 per
annum in addition to his income from
the Metal Polishers' and Buffers
Union.
Other labor officials who now hold
honorary, or $10-a-session positions
in the city or state government are
such well-known figures as Hugh
Frayne, Jerome B. Heating, John
Munholland, John K. Hallett and sew
eral others. Alderman Kenneally, pal
of the late Robert Brindell, the worlds
most illustrious building ira lie s.
and a power in Tammany
circles, is still an official of the |
Steamfitters' Union.
" After considering this list one can
not but be astonished at the eleventh
hour developments in the presidential
of 1924 when the executive
council Of the Central Trades and
Labor Council of New York CITY |
swung from LaFollette to Davis, ac-
by the officials of the AL
lied Printing Trades Council of the
city and the state federation itself in