The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-18
, NOlker Wins
} Over Pagan
In Bairdtord
Rank and File Score
Gains in RusselltOn
and Harmarville
By TONY MINERICH

United Mine Workers of America
are now taking place. Already a
few locals have nominated the cam
didates of the rank and file slate.
In the Curtisville No. 8 Baird
ford) Local. Charles Nolker. rank
and file candidate for president. re-
ceived 295 votes, as against 10 for
p. T. Pagan. the present president
and Lewis henchman. This gives
Nolker the nomination bv big
majority. In the large Harmar-
vile Local (No. 1926 the rank and
file slate was adopted by a unani-
nous vote. Not one Of the miners
was for the Lewis-Fagan machine.
or at least none of them dared vote
for them. In the Russellton Local
mo. 3506) the rank and file slate
also received the unanimous en-
dorsement.
In Russellton. some of the Lewis
supporters tried to Gust the local
leadership and replace them by
Lewis supporters. This failed. The
rank and file miners came to the
meeting and supported their lead
ers. The vote to place the rank
and file in nomination also shows
that they are still in the fight.
In the Renton Local (No. 1889
all of the rank and file slate was
endorsed, except Ted Gall, candi-
date for board member. A local
miner, zelenski. was endorsed.
Steps are being taken to have him
withdraw in favor of Ted Gall, so
that the vote will not be split.
Nominations Must Be in Nov.
Local Union No. 4439, located at
Lowber, also endorsed the rank and
file slate. The vote here was also
unanimous. The fighting Ellsworth
Local (No. 1909 also endorsed the
slate by unanimous vote. They
also nominated local fighter. Ste
phen Hart, Local No. 1109, whose
address is Ellsworth. Pa. as
third candidate for district teller.
The rank and file had only nomi
mated two teHers and decided to
support Hart as the third candi-
date for district teller.
The Crescent Local, of the Pitts
burgh Coal Co. mine, endorsed the
rank and file slate, and gave them
the unanimous endorsement. Be-
sides this local union, No. 1898.
Cunningham, has endorsed the rank
and file slate. The big Vesta No. 6
local of the Jones and Laughlin
Steel Corp, has endorsed all of
the rank and file slate, except the
candidate for beard memoe~
Il was also reported that the Nc
Fedridge Local has endorsed the
slate and the local union. located
at Lawrence. has endorsed Nolker
and some more of the rank and file
candidates.
At Arnold City the local union
nominated local members for all of
the offices. 1t is believed that this
was done to keep the rank and file
from getting the nomination. The
local Lewis-Fsgan supporters were
afraid to nominate Pagan and the
old machine, and rather than see
the rank and file get the nomi-
ration they nominated members of
the local union.
Some more of the local unions
have nominated candidates. Other
locals will nominate this week and
the coming weeks of this month
The nomination blanks must be in
the district Office by Nov. /. This
means that all supporters of the
rank and file must get busy.
$4,000 Leaflets Distributed
Thirty thousand copies of leaf
let, addressed to all Of the rank
and file coal miners in District No
5. we're printed and distributed to
all local unions. These leaflets
have the names and addresses of
all Of the candidates of the rank.
and file slate. Supporters must see
that they are placed in nomina-
ton. and that all supporters at
tend the meeting.
Knowing the methods of the
Lewis-Fagan machine, all kinds of
attempts will be made to rule the
candidates off the ballot and to
steal the elections 1t is known
fact that the present u M. w. of
A. officers were not elected to Of
flee. that they stole the votes They
will try to DO this again.
Elections Dec. II
The elections will take place on
Dec IL. The rank and file coal
miners will see that good honest
miners are elected as tellers for the
elections, that all of the provisions
of the constitution are met with
and that the votes are counted in
a proper way. Besides this, the
rank and file miners will hold a dis
trict conference in California, Pa,
on Dec. Is. the first Sunday after
the election. They are asking one
delegate to be present from each
local union in the district. Also
that he bring the duplicate copy of
the return sheet, both Of the dis
trict and International elections. In
this way the rank and file will tab
rllate their own vote and keep the
Lewis-Fagan machine from stealing
this election.
From the sentiment in the coal
heids. it Is clear that the rank and
file slate will get large majority
vote. This makes it more necessary
for the rank and file to get into
all Of the local unions, to see that
the miners are acquainted with the
rank and file slate and program.
and that the vote is cast and
counted
Communist Candidates Are
Leaders In the Fight for the
Right to Organize, Strike, Picket.