| Show ORIGIN OF PARTY Daniel r I Elton Says Concerning The Tho Lobar Daniel I I Elton secretory secretary ot of the Utah Federation ot of Labor makes the tho follow tollow lag Ing statement concerning tiro tho ot of the Labor party part Salt Irk City Not o 3 laOS 1006 ma ot of our opponents have hae seen lIeen lit fit litto to cause C to bo be circulated reports which east cast n reflection upon tho origin ot of th Independent Labor party and In order to the tho matter mattor clear Wo we desire to 10 tomake make muke the following statement The Tho matter ot of political action was brought Up this year ear In tM the Fed Federation of at Labor Lobor not the tho State Slate Federa qt or Labor on Aug 10 at which II a committee ot of five WAS elected to draw up a or of On Aug 21 2 the tho committee Introduced a declaration calling for Ind independent nt political action That report was waa adopt Id eel unanimouslY oer every member of at the committee I laton Schuman Lynn and Spalding working to that end endA A motion wax WIlS then carried that t tM the committee be given ilven full tull power to net act along the tho lino IIno ot of organizing un independent dent d nt labor party Dy Sept ept U 14 when the tho next meeting ot of the Federation was held some ot of thin Ihn members ot of our committee suggested td that no action be taken until all the theold old parties had made their nominations with tho idea Idel In mind ot of endorsing can candidates on the tho various tickets This WA was turned down by the tho body or of tho Fedora lion find and a II motion prevailed without op 01 that tho ha committee bo Instruct Instructed eel ed to cn all n a mass convention for the purpose of oC nominating candidates on an Independent labor party ticket The rho committee had failed d to In lake any action up to Sept Sopt 26 S when Ute the Federa again met but they thoy brought up In that body hody a discussion which resulted In the tho motion being made lout action bo be dropped and the committee discharged That unction mollon Svan defeated A later motion mollon was ns mado that no candidate on the Labor ticket be per permitted permitted to accept this thO nomination on nay other ticket this motion mollon was also aleo do dc The Tho mane convention was called for tor Sept 30 over Oer people Were assembled when the meeting was called to 10 order and it Will was that assembly that eel every candidate c on thud Independent Lobar Labor party ticket These being the facts hOI boss then thon can any honest noun mAn causo to be circulated the malicious that the Inde IMe pendent pendant lAbor party Is plAyIng into Inlo the hands at any party l or faction We take this ot of denoUncing such uch statements so false and we wa call upon all truth lruth l levin citizens to down clown such luch In political endeavor |
