Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-04-05
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecod

ATLANTIC CITY N. j, March 28-I have just from
the convention and sitting here in my room in the AoaS
Hotel which told you last stint modifca-
ton of the Cave of Ali Babba however not feeling quite
humorous as l sometimes do.
Today day at the Convention not because the
session anything to write home about in eecng r.
Thomas the presidency but because of act which
reason other hit right between the
Before going into the details why don't we all admit that
we are ambitious Some long for home in the country
money power others fes work because
they want the plauds of the eowmen for their works OF art
Admitting these things and practically everyone must
admit them at least to himself it's hard blow to renounce
something that dear ones heart and smb
HARD TACK
to get down to hardack remember how
Toledo placed hopes Dick and did everything
within power advance him candidate for the vice
presidency.
can think of a number Of things to build
hopes although got practically from
Dick until the WISH father to the thought took hold OF
that maybe somehow other could elect Dick Gosser
to o the vice -presdencies of UAW-CIO.
AS hsrdheaded reas II, the conviction took hold
of that of could just step into Atlantic City, face
the nramura political situation beat the drums and elect our
man.
thusasm and all enthusiastic about the idea
of having Toledo vcepresident of our union or
did all the things that bunch of who are
anxious advance their would do We coared delegates
We buttonhoed Local union presidents We whispered key
And told ourselves that this the year that we
would elect Dick Gosser to the vepresdency OF the worlds
greatest union.
WOE is US
And then this afternoon Dick Goer was the
presidency The speech delivered Melvin Schultz
far from masterpiece of imprisoned orator 1t the
of that Dick Goer had accomplished
much for the workers in Region 2B and asked for the support
and votes of the delegates.
Dick nominated asked for the floor and
after being granted the time slowly walked to the mcrophone
to speak.
Everyone of us our hoping against hope that
Dick would the time realizing that he
the rorum turn down of the greatest opporun
ties of his lifetime. We waited for Dick to. speak,
What his exact words will be found elsewhere in
this but what he that his ambition to
president of the UAWCO and that he had
desire in the world to accept
Then he changed his theme and told the delegates that the
of the workers of the country the convention
happened there would effect the lives of
of them Dsmssng his individual advancement ne
what stated many occasions that the union
than individual in IL and that he declining In
the interest OF greater unity
What Dick Gosser said last Thursday afternoon sound
easy, but lot of granted the opportunity would
it and and take chance winning losing
drawing
Maybe there ina-union political considerations at
Maybe there those who think that Dick Goser was
to make of it, but that ne ac
tuay passed his chance although in opinion he was
highly acceptable candidate.
And So here, in the Den of Ali Babba, pardon
the Ambassador Hotel have feeling that Dick Gosser
become greater in the of people than ne
before think he showed spirit of responsibility
mindedneS that exemplary and that from II
shall come recognition of his greatness a leader
write these lines, the Toledo Blade been brought
and have just read of the things that the
about Mr. Goser know that the Blade recog
that Dick Gosser is who has contributed greatly
community which he lives the fact that the
vcepresidentcy is indication that the Income
Payroll close the Blades eye the essential decency
Of a labor leader who has not quit growing
The only consolation that the delegates from this region
have that there will always be another convention and the
next time 1t must be GoSSer