The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-07-14
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revealing the correct vote of this
local.
After finding these defendants
guilty on S aturd ay, President
Duffy requested the delegates not
to impose any penalty until the
converting of the convention on
Tuesday, July 5, in order to give
the three defendants present, who
acted as spokesmen for the three
not in attendance, further oppor-
tunity to present themselves be-
fore the delegates in the most adj
vantageous attitude, as is the GUS
tom in court to give an accused a
chance to evidence a willingness to
conform to properly established
rules of conduct.
When they appeared before the
convention it was with the same
arrogant and threatening attitude
they had shown throughout the
trial. After considerable discussion
of the penalty, it was voted to deny
them any privileges to hold office
in local union, national delegate to
convention or conferee to wage
conference for period of ten
years.
Then followed the trial of Nor
man Whippler, Local 124; Ed
Cranston, Local 9; Frank Apple
gate, Local 50; Paul Gilbert, Local
33; Henry Snyder. Local 1873; o.
l.. Sullivan, Local 201, who author
ed hand bill during the recent
election, setting forth vicious
charges against members of the
Executive Board. All of the acy
cused in this instance had receiv-
ed summons prior to the conven-
ton to appear for trial. Whippler,
of course, being present admitted
without any reservation his CO.
authorship of the hand bill and all
Of its charges. Applegate asserted
that his signature was applied
without his consent, which Whip
pier did not deny. Applegate ac
cordingly was not given any sent
ence. A letter was then read from
o. l.. Sullivan in which he also said
his signature was applied without
his approval. In support of Sui
livan's contention, he offered a
photostatic copy Of letter which
Whippler had written him, in which
Whippler expressed his regret for
having to use Sullivan's name with
out first getting his consent. In.
view of this evidence Sullivan was.
not given any penalty.
The delegates then determined
a $4,000 fine to be imposed on the
other signators to the vicious hand
bills, with the provision that if any
of them showed their names were
used without consent, the penalty
would not apply. This high handed
ness on the part of Whippler and
his cohorts making up vicious,
charges, none of which they made
the slightest attempt to prove dur
ing the trial, indicates their reck-
less and stupid conduct.
Another glaring evidence of Fin
lays responsibility took place
during the half hour each side had
to sum up their case, before the
delegates went into consideration
of guilt or innocence. In Finlay's
summation, he first castigated
Board members mad charged them
in a vague way with having been
guilty Of atrocious crimes, then
suddenly shifted and ask that all
Board members and charged them
guilt, but before he Inished his
summation he again ask that they
be found guilty of charges which
actually they had not made, or
supported by evidence during the.
trial
The third case to come before
the delegates was that of George
Crossen, Local 172 and Ray Ham
mond, Local 20, for having distri-
buted the hand bills with the mall,
icious and vicious charges during
the May election among members
of the Brotherhood. Hammond was
not present.
Crossen, when asked if guilty or
innocent, took the floor and began
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