The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-08-10
Reports on QuestiOnnares Submitted to Candidates
For the Legislature and State Senate
J. Lowrey Miller, Former Senator, Has Bad Labor
Record and is Declared Enemy of Organized
WOrkers-Fathered State Police Bill in
1925-ShOuld Be Defeated

port is self-explanaory However, just this will be
noticed that all candidates for representative the egsa
ture considered fair to labor, though the committee
feels that those who have been tried and found
ing should be given preference to those untred. And
which is good logic.
In its report the committee declares that w. NJ Good
win present representative has record on labor that
stands 100 per cent not only representative but also
employer of labor and that he is member of the Bill
Union Mr. Goodwin is asking for second term
For state SENATOR of the three republican candidates.
only Mark Aston is declared favorable to labor The
other two, Fred Edgngon and J. Lowrey Miller, con-
the legislature always stood against labor And Miller
WELL there needn't be much said about him In 1925 he
fahered bill for state police and in other ways conducted
himself to the committee, in its report to de-
clare him IAN ENEMY OF LABOR and dangerous person
to have as member of the state legislature"
The report follows:
Hamilton, Ohio July 81 1923.
To Affiliated Local Unions the Cooperative Trades
and Labor Counc
Greetings
We, your non-partisan political campaign committee,
appointed to inquire into the records of the several cand
dates for legislative office submit for your guidance
information the following findings of the committee:
Questionnares were mailed to all candidates for the
one, namely, LoWrey Miller candidate the republican
ticket for state senator SecondFourth district This dis
tlc consists of Butler Warren Brown and Clermont
ties
The following the of the candidates, the
party affiliated with and their attitude toward labor the
committee finds it:
Candidates for State Senator
David H. DeAmond, candidate for state senator
democrat member of the legislature since 1928 Labor
and particularly active in the support of senate
bill No. 30 OIr. Rebman, declare null void yellow
dog contracts We recommend Mr. DeArmond as true
and tried friend of labor.
Mr. Edw. F. Rosencrans democrat, candidate for state
senator (wthdrawn).
Mr. Fred Edgngton republican, candidate for state
senator Clermont county, signed QUESTIONABLE as labor
desires Member of legislature 192-1923 Labor record
VERY BAD Voted for constabuIary bill in 1921 and
AGAINST LABOR on FIVE different bills while member
Of the general assembly We consider Mr.. Edgngon as
being UNFRIENDLY to LABOR
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state senator as labor record signed the question
naire as labor desires, is considered being FAIR TO
j. Lowrey Miller Mddetown republican candidate for
state senator. LABOR RECORD VERY BAD. Refuses
to sign questionnare As member of the legislature in
1925 he introduced senate bill No 258 to establish
constabuary Labor defeated this bill after bitter fight
During the last political campaign the local non-partisan
political campaign committee exerted every effort
defeat Mr. Miller and succeeded despite the fact that Mil
ers whole campaign made the state police issue
We consider Mr.. Miller ENEMY OF LABOR and
dangerous to have member the state legisa
ure and call upon all labor ana their friends to VOTE
Candidates for the Legislature
Mr.. w. M. Billy Goodwin, democrat candidate for
legislature Labor record VERY GOOD) AS member
of the last general assembly Mr. Goodwin supported labor in
all ways and voted with labor ALL bills that labor
interested in Mr. Goodwin is member of the Bill Posters
Union and an employer of union labor in his business of
The w. NJ Goodwin Poster Advertising Co and the Miami
Sign Co. We can recommend Mr.. Goodwin friend of
John Martin, Middletoun, democrat business man.
(No labor record) Has signed quesonnaire labor de-
sires We consider him as being fair to labor
Mr.. John F. Heath, Hamilton, attorney -at-law demo-
crat (No labor recordD Has signed QUESTIONABLE as
labor desires We consider him as being fair to labor
Mr.. O. P. Mccormick, farmer, Fairfield township re-
publican No labor record Has signed the QUESTIONABLE
as labor desires We consider him as fair to labor.
Mr.. Arthur A. Phillips, republican, Middletown mem
ber of r. R. Telegraphers Union Division No. g. No labor
record) Mr. Phillips has many qualifications to recommend
him candidate for the general assembly and would no
doubt be of much to the labor movement We recon-
mend Mr. Phillips friend of labor and deserving of our
support,
The committee has gone through the records of those
candidates who have held public office and also endeavored
to be nonpartisan possible the matter of making
such recommendations will be found this report hav
ing in mind that where candidate who has held office and
has been friendly to labor deserving of the support in
preference to others who still to be tried
The committee trust that the affiliated local unions
will endeavor to educate their members to lay aside
party affiliations that they may have and the
friends of labor and reward them for their frendnes
and to vote against the enemies and defeat them
Fraternaly yours,
NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Cooperative Trades and Labor Council
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