The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-12
(Bu q Worker Correspondentl

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHICAGO (By Mail). - In con-
junction with my previous CORES
pondence, am now in a position to
give you further information of the
situation that now exists in the city
of Chicago among the food work.
ers.
In Kansas City, Mo, in the week
of Aug. IL, will be held the Inter
national Convention. Of course, as
in all conventions there must be
delegates elected. Now, the great
question arises: Glow should this
be accomplished ?"
"How it should be accomplished
is provided for in the International
bylaws. 1t is another thing again
show it was accomplished"
There was an executive board APP
pointed by the International organ
izer shortly after he arrived in Chi
cago, little less than year ago.
This executive board was known as
the ways and means committee.
Needless to say, the most of these
members were strong for the Eyes"
or mo" kind, as the organizer de-
sired them to be. Two in particular,
the one who was appointed as chair
man, Lovelace, and Secretary An
derson. The former has completely
passed out of the picture.
The situation has already been
presented in a former article. How
ever, it must be mentioned that the
control of the delegates to the con-
vention is a very important factor.
At first it was the desire of the
organizer to appoint the required
number, and needless to say, they
would have been easily instructed.
A couple of the members of the
aforementioned ways and means
committee, who happened to be
members who would not "yes" and
mo-" objected to this manner of
doing something that rested with
the membership at large.
So at the last meeting of the
ways and means committee, one of
these members made a motion,
which was duly seconded by the
other member, that the member
ship should be notified by mail that
there would be a nomination of del
egates on a certain day the follow
ing week.
This of course, did not fit in at
all with the idea of the Hon. Bro.
McDevitt's plans, so 10 and, behold,
what did he do? Nothing less than
Immediately circulate a petition,
which he claimed was signed by
fifty members of the choicest, to
have the nomination two days after
the petition was signel; they also
must have requested secrecy, as
there weren't any members up there
who might object to these tactics.
They also made the motion that
was made by the member who was
not on the inside, read Election"
instead of nomination." which
would of course, be unconstitutional,
as week must elapse between
nominations and elections. All of
the members present at the install
lation of officers got up and said
Eyes," excepting one and he mo
speak English-Eery good"
Then after the nominations of all
officers were held, there was a spe-
cial meeting called and a motion
made to hold the elections one week
to the day later and that all mem
bers should be notified to that eff
feet. The membership was not no.
titled of the special meeting or of
the nominations.
Who then should pop into town
to supervise this illegal procedure
but the international president,
Flore. They hid behind the screen,
the time was So pressing because
Of the credentials for the delegates