The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-18
BY A. MOSS.

ueoe pIlnIeu WOIuS give IHe Olly
account of a labor gathering held in
this city. None of the capitalist
sheets, giving as they do columns
of space to the most trivial and pet
ty "events" found the 43rd annual
convention of the Connecticut Fed
GRAFTON of Labor important enough
to waste two lines of type on it.
with few exceptions there is no
capitalist press" So learnedly
spoke Mr.. Murphy, democratic poll
tician and leading light of Con-
necticut labor fakerdom, to whom
credit may be given for the original
and beautiful contribution to the
cause of class peace--tha. of urg-
ing the affiliation of the New Hav-
en- Central Labor Union TO the New
Haven Chamber of Commerce
And so that the future historian
may be aware of this great historic
and significant occasion, be it re-
corded, that for the 4-5-6-7th days
of September, 1928, there descended
into the old city of New London, to
be precise, into its Mohican Hotel,
the towns richest non-union hos
telry, happy, gay, back-clapping
body of men, than whom no mer-
rier a gang was ever seen.
Rivers of Whiskey.
And bootleg whiskey in rivers
ran. And real beer found ready
market, and cigars, both union and
non-union made, were freely passed,
and hours merrily chased, and wise
cracks cracked, and daddy, nanny
songs Justify sung, and speeches
lengthy by fat and pompous gentle
men, clarifying our "institushuns"
held, and all was we'll and everyone
was happy. 1t was Connecticut la
Dor holding it's 43rd state conven-
ton.
To omit the great combats this
assembly witnessed Chose sober
enough to witness anything but an
other bottle) would prove lack of
sportmanship on the part of the
writer of these lines. Yes, there
was such fierce and Cruel combats,
and prizes given to the winners.
The main attraction, the gladia-
tors, Mr.. Murphy, the above men
tiopad ,1rocidapt Of 4bo NJ, H..
c. L. U. local aldermen, well-known
democratic politician, versus Mr..
Moore, beloved son and democratic
politician of Torrington; Mr.. Dona-
hue, favorite son of Danbury and
one more hacker of the illustrious
champion of the common people, "Al
Smith" And these found a three
cornered ring vying for the presi-
dency of the organization, and the
plums that fall with it, Such as
labor selling, political graft, etc.
One must admit though, methods
used by the above mentioned were
the most honorable. No harsh voice
was ever raised at the convention,
no Internationally procedure that
any were guilty of.
Weapons were whisky bottles, ci-
gars, political favors promised, ru-
mors passed, some whispering, all
in good ward-heeling fashion.
Whether Mr.. Moore's bootleg was
of better grade, or was it that
his cigars were passed more freely,
or tacit understanding between
candidates-as many claim--but be
it reported, that it is Mr.. Moore
who shall until the next convention,
as president, be privileged to all
pretty plums that lie in wait for up
and-at-it labor presidents to come
and pick 'em.
Big Hearted Eagan.
A high moment was also that of
renominating Mr.. John Eagan,
wiry, small and vicious labor faker,
every inch of him, for secretary.
He was unanimously reelected.
For any delegate to have sug-
gested frame of mind other than
unanimity on this proposition,
would spell bloody nose, or some
other way of inviting disaster.
Eagan, though small in stature,
is big in his love for the labor
movement, as long as it is bona
fide, within the prospective wing Of