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Show GOMPERS GALLS IT DONALD Li AID SLANDERER Secretary and Treasurer of Illinois Mine Workers Accuses Ac-cuses Federation President Presi-dent of Being Drunk. TUMULT ON FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION Little Sympathy Shown for Head of Labor Movement, Who Quits the Hall in Disgust. INDIANAPOLIS, Jau. 30. Scones of the wildest disorder marked today's Bession of the United Mine Workers of America. Duncan McDonald, secrctnr3' and treasurer of the Illinois miners, charged that Samuel Gompors, president of the American Federation of Labor, was "gloriously drunk" during the Seattle convention and on other occasions. Gompers denied the accusation from tho convention platform. He called McDonald a "liar" and a "slanderer." "slan-derer." Charles H. Moyer, president of tho Western Federation of Miners, reiterated the charge that if tho Michigan Mich-igan copper miners' strike failed it would be because of financial assistance assist-ance not iven by tho American Federation Feder-ation of Labor. Tho delegates showed little sympathy for Gompors. Tie assorted ho was being be-ing tried "before a jur' whoso minds were already poisoned," but every point mnderby.. Meyer and McDonald was 'wildly' applauded. Tumult Is Great. After McDonald had concluded, tho tumult was so great that Gompers, despairing de-spairing of a hearing, put on his overcoat over-coat and hat and started to leave. The delegates were silenced, however, by an appeal from Moyer, and Gompors roturned. Tho session was 6hort and the only other business transacted was to reaffirm reaf-firm a declaration in favor of woman's suffrage, discuss a plan to decrease the Topresontation at the conventions, which was roforrod to a reforeudum, and vote down a proposition to place a clause in tho constitution prohibiting mombors of the military from becoming affiliated with the miners' organization. Gompors sat within four foot of McDonald Mc-Donald and during the applause which greeted tho statement that tho head of the federation was "gloriously drunk" at Seattle, charges of "liar," "slanderer" "slan-derer" and tho liko were hurled back and forth by the two. In addition to tho Seattle occasion, McDonald said Gompers was under the influence of liquor at the" Atlanta convention. Gives Alleged Instances. "Gompors had a 'snoot full' at Atlanta," At-lanta," McDouald shouted. "Ho has told you what a great friend he is of John Walkor. our former president in Illinois. I saw Gomncrs in Atlanta after aft-er ho had boeii celebrating and ho tot-torcd tot-torcd up to Delegate Groco Lawrenco ui throw his arms around his ueck, saying: 'Johnny Walkor, I lovo j-ou like a brother.' "Then again in tho bar of a Chicago hotel, Gompers got 'lit up,' callod mo all kinds of names and told his followers fol-lowers how ho fixed mo at Atlanta. Jim Lprd a- delegate to this convention from Illinois, told mo about that occasion." oc-casion." Speaking of tho Seattlo occasion, McDonald said: obscene language and maudlin sonir, L recognized the voice of Gompers, who seemed to be trving to siug a solo nnd keep time bv pounding on the table with a beer bottle. Let mo tell vou they didn't havo auv glassos there, they had a tub. filled with bottled boor and cracked ice and on the table wero half-gallon docau-ters docau-ters of whisky." McDouald "then reforred to tho assertion as-sertion of Gompers that an assessment for the Michigan corner strikers would, disrupt tho federation. Politics Injected. "The American Federation of Labor has no money to aid the Michigan strikers," ho declared, "but it has nioiiey to hiro organizers to got out and work for the Democratic party. They scot ono into my district to sup-port sup-port Ben Caldwell, a banker and a millionaire mil-lionaire Democrat, for congress, against David Ross, Republican, nnd former member of tho miners' organization. Did they givo John Walker any support sup-port when he was runninc for congress n Danville? I should say not. Ho was on tho Socialist ticket and it would never do to elect him. "Yet, when tho fjtnkora ask financial finan-cial aid, they got messages of sympathy sympa-thy and speakors sent Into tho strike zone. Will sympathy or thoso speeches feed the hungry women nnd children? Xol" he shouted, and it was echoed all over the hall. McDonald declared the reason tho ns- (Oonttnued on Pago Eight.) GOMPERS DEFENDS HIMSELF WITH VIGOR (Continued from Pago One.) Bcssment hud not boon loviod was be cause tho best of feeling botweeu tho officers of tho Amoricau Federation of Labor and the Western Federation of Miners did not. exist. Tn concluding, McDonald made a plea that tho dolegatcs give close nfctcution to Gompers. "T resent tho hypocritical plea of McDonald for a hearing for mc," Gompers Gom-pers said, when he cheers had died down so that ho could bo heard. "Tho worst criminal in tho land has. a bet tor show than I have here. Ho knows the charges which havo been placed against him, but 1 am called here and tho charges mado without any timo for mo to obtain ovidenco to disprove them. It is unjust, vicious and inhuman. inhu-man. "On tho unsupported testimony of McDonald you havo laughed. How would you like to be placed on trial before a jury whoso minds were already al-ready poisoned against you? "Tho fact thai; T was permitted to occupy a pulpit in Seattle the Sunday njght following tho Sunday morning mentioned by McDonald is sufficient refutation ot the charge that I was drunk." Gompers denounced McDonald for taking the position that unions unable to pay tho nsscssmont should be expellee! ex-pellee! from the fedorntion. "How short is tho memory- of some mon," the federation president exclaimed. ex-claimed. "In J S94 tho American Federation Fed-eration of Labor had only $5000 in its treasury, but. whon the miners appealed ap-pealed for aid, they were voted $1300. What would havo happened had an as scssmcnt been levied at that time? "Tho United Mino Workers of America Amer-ica could not have paid and would have beon forced out of the federation. And thero are many unions today, sorry as I am to sa' it, iu the same position as tho miners were in 1S9-1. "McDonald says the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor is reactionary, fossilized fossil-ized and dead." Gompers continued, "but the enemies of organized labor do not think so. Ask Post, usk Kirby, ask Pope they do not think the American Federation of Labor is dead. The United States supremo court docs not think the American Federation of Labor La-bor is dead.'' In concluding, Gompers reiterated tho hope that President John P. White of the miners would accept the office of vice presidout of the federation, to which he was elected at tho Seattle convention. President White was elected seventh vice president and declined to serve, on the ground that the position was not in keeping with the dignity of the miners' min-ers' organization. He was unable to attend yesterday 's session because of illness, but sat on the platform todav. Mover's speech was brief, as he said he would not say more of the thnig3 he had intended, as Gompers had lo leave to take a train for icw York uiul could not hear them. "Appeals riover bring results," Mover asserted. "Tins appH American Federation broigtH 716.71, of winch 20,000 tiaiM coal minors. I do not bclierH assessment would have drjrjK the unions out of the. fodcrzlH lievc there were other rc&oiH Fiatomont. that it could uotbB for not levying the asse&qtiH When Moycr concluded gates sought permission toc4B di?i'ti5sio)i. but wore dcnic-d.'H declared the controversr iliH cost the miners uioic tODD lH roport of the constitution 'fH 1 will bo the order of busintsnjMj |