Show POLITICAL PlOT IS DENOUNCED BY CARPENTERS Four Cincinnati Men Butt in I Ostensibly to Head Off Bryan Endorsement CONSTITUTION FORBIDS ANY POLITICAL ACTION BUT MEN IN PAY OF HITCHCOCK TAKE CREDIT FOR FORE FORESTALLING FORESTALLING FORESTALLING STALLING RESOLUTION Indignation nation n Is rife among amon the 4 dele delegates delegates delegates gates to the United Brotherhood of Car Carpenters Carpenters Carpenters penters and Joiners of America conven convention convention convention tion nearly nearl all of or whom will leave alt Lake for their widely scattered homes after successfully concluding their one weeks sessions over oer the activities of or four tour Cincinnati men who it is claimed used the Salt Lake convention as a means of ot obtaining money from the Republican party part Bitter denunciation of the four Cincin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati nati men all of ot whom hold positions In Ohio under the Republican regime there was heard expressed on all sides last night among amon the labor leaders because of the game it Is alleged they the played It Is asserted that th the cause of ot labor to clip dill velvet from the Republican party part All four of the Ohio men made a hur hurried i ned ried departure from Salt Lake last night Leaders Leader of the carpenters and joiners or organization organization told a Herald reporter that the wrath of or the visiting delegates dele ates was making the city too hot to hold them Labor leaders who have been Inter Interviewed Interviewed Interviewed viewed state that the four Cincinnati men were sent to Salt Lake by b money furnished by b the Republican national committee for the sole purpose of head headIng headIng headIng Ing off ort any an political poll action by b the con convention They The assert that the four men secured this money mone under false pretenses because they the put it up to the Republican national leaders that It was very ver probable probable probable able that the convention would pass res rca resolutions resolutions endorsing Bryan for president Political Action Forbidden As there Is an ironclad provision in inthe Inthe inthe the constitution of oC the carpenters and Joiners organization which expressly express I states that no politics of oC any nature shall enter into the deliberations ns of the body bod the labor leaders maintain that there was no possibility under the sun of the con convention convention I endorsing anybody They stated that they the could not endorse any nn candidate candi candidate candidate date for any an office no matter how strong the sentiment in favor of any man even I if they the wanted to for the constitution would not allow it Pretend to Have Influence Leaders of ot the carpenters and joiners union who were Interviewed by a It Herald reporter Jat night asserted that the four men went to the Republican party part lead leaders era ers and said that If It their expenses to Salt Lake Lale were paid and a It bonus thrown In they had hind sufficient Influence with the tue delegates to stop any Democratic en i I The Republican leaders fell for the I Iame and put up UI I Ithe game ame the tile labor leaders say flay the money The four men inca came to the I convention though not one of them was wasa a delegate representing any an union and proceeded to get busy bus by b scattering talk in favor faor of the Republican national can candidates candidates candidates As all four of the men were union men inca and brought along their union cards they the were readily admitted to the con convention convention convention sessions The Tue meetings were open only on to members of the tile organization or The four men flashed huge hinge rolls of money frequently it Is said and did not hesi hesitate hesitate hesitate tate to denounce the Democratic candi candidates candidates dates and principles J at every eer opportunity opportunity The names of oC the four men a as fur furnished furnished to The Herald by leading officials of the carpenters and Joiners were J JN JN JI I N Wilson Vilson building inspector J W y par parnell Dar Darnell Darnell nell state factory Inspector E E Clark ClarkI former secretary s of the district council I of Cincinnati and a d E Edward Fitch All Allare Allare ll are from Cincinnati Feared Gompers Endorsement Because no resolutions In favor of oC any candidate were passed and because no n political discussion of any nature was held In the convention sessions the four Cincinnati men so labor leaders headers state have sent back word to the Republican leaders that they were successful in heading off any an political move They The will collect more graft money mone from the tile Re Republican Republican Republican publican party on the allegation that their mission was a success so It was claimed by bv members of the brotherhood They The were successful In working their game ame it Is claimed because they played on the fears of ot the Republican party part that the carpenters convention would endorse the tue attitude of Samuel Gompers chief of the American Federation of Labor who has come out openly and asked all men Interested in the advancement of ot the cause of labor to vote for Bryan Bran in No November November November vember They The maintained they knew that steps were being taken to have a Gom Gompers Gompers pers pets endorsement passed by b the conven convention convention convention tion The Republican leaders not aware of the fact that the carpenters constitution would not allow political action or dis discussion to take place in their sessions put up the money mon in a hurry hurr so it is claimed They did not want I ant any more labor endorsements of ot Bryan and as they the were aware of the strength of the Broth Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners through throughout out the land they thought that it would be a good investment to head them off of John A Metz president of the carpen t rs district council of Chicago was one man who freely expressed himself on the subject He said It was one of the most despicable plots Continued on Page P 2 POLITICAL PLOT IS DENOUNCED BY CARPENTERS Continued from Page 1 that I have hare ever heard of We have just found the whole hole game out that these four tour Cincinnati men inca worked and we are going to see seo what we can do about it It alt is a lucky luck thing for tor them that we did not know the full fun particulars before We Ve thought it strange that those men could come away awa out here leave their positions and work and still sun be well wen sup supplied supplied plied piled with money for Cincinnati dele delegates delegates gates knew that none of them had llad any an antoo too much money Still we figure out the particulars until the closing hours of the convention Those men were using the honest cause of ot labor to extort money mono from the Re Republican publican party part They got their money under false pretenses because be use they as union men knew full fun well that there nev new er was the slightest possibility nor was there the slightest desire on any ones part to violate our constitution by in in politics as a union I will wUl say gay this Even though our con constitution constitution constitution prohibits such action such Is the temper of ot the delegates after atter they have found out the despicable game that was worked at the expense of organized la Ia bor that I believe that if It we had an another another another other weeks session the men would have changed the constitution and come out with a strong endorsement endors ment of ot Bryan Bran They would have done it as a rebuke to such men Cincinnati Man indignant Harry Ham Cook of ot Cincinnati general or organizer organizer organizer of at the brotherhood was another man who expressed himself very strong ly He endorsed all an that Mr Metz said in regard to the matter He further said saidI I 1 am going to see if It those men can cannot cannot cannot not be jailed for tor working such a game when I get back to Cincinnati I am going to expose their whole game It was one of ot the lowest things that labor has ever had worked on the cause They knew that we could not take any political action they knew that there was no intention of or violating our constitution constitution yet these men deliberately represented represented represented otherwise to the Republican lead leaders leaders ers era Other prominent labor leaders men In Inthe Inthe inthe the general executive board and holding other responsible positions In the organ expressed themselves In a simi aim similar similar lar strain |