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Tuesday March 28, 1905
From The Minneapolis Journal: Walter Wellman Attacks W. F. of M.
We find it interesting that, immediately following Mr. Gompers' declaration of "war to the knife" against the Western Federation of Miners, the so-called journalist, Walter Wellman, is back at it, issuing diatribes against Big Bill Haywood and Charles Moyer, the intrepid leaders of that great industrial union. From todays edition of The Minneapolis Journal:
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MINUTES OF CONFERENCE OF INDUSTRIAL UNIONISTS
CHICAGO, ILL., JANUARY 2, 1905.
A conference of industrial unionists was held at 122 Lake street, Chicago, on this date.
The meeting was called to order by W. E. Trautmann, Editor of the “Brauer Zeitung,” at 10.30 A. M.
Wm. D. Haywood elected permanent Chairman and Geo. Estes permanent Secretary.
Roll call disclosed twenty-two persons present, as follows:
Daniel McDonald, President A. L. U., Chicago, Room 3, Haymarket Building.
[American Labor Union]
Clarence Smith, General Secretary-Treasurer A. L. U., Chicago. Room 3, Haymarket Building.
Thomas J. Hagerty, of the A. L. U., Chicago, Room 3, Haymarket Building.
Chas. Moyer, President W. F. of M., Denver, Room 3,
Pioneer Building.
[Western Federation of Miners]
W. D. Haywood, Secretary, W. F. of M. Denver,
Room 3, Pioneer Building.
John M. O’Neil, Editor Miners’ Magazine [WFM],
Denver, Room 3, Pioneer Building.
W. L. Hall, General Secretary-Treasurer U. B. R. E.,
Chicago, Room 3, Haymarket Building.
[United Brotherhood of Railway Employes]
Frank McCabe, First Vice-President U. B. R. E., Chicago, Room 3, Haymarket Building.
W. J. Bradley, Third Vice-President U. B. R. E., Minneapolis, 25 Central avenue.
J. E. Fitzgerald, Fourth Vice-President U. B. R. E., Ft. Worth, General Delivery.
Thomas De Young, member General Executive Board, U. B. R. E., Houston, 1314 Bingham.
F. D. Henion, member U. B. R. E., Minneapolis, 1115 Adams street, N. E. Minneapolis.
Geo. Estes, of the U. B. R. E., Chicago.
W. E. Trautmann, Editor “Brauer Zeitung [journal of the brewery workers],” Cincinnati, Ohio, Odd Fellows Temple.
Frank Krafft, member of the Brewery Workers’ Union, Chicago, 226 East North avenue.
A. M. Simons, Editor International Socialist Review, Chicago, 6 Fifth avenue.
W. J. Pinkerton, of the Switchmen’s Union, Kansas City.
Frank Bohn, Organizer S. L. P. and S. T. & L. A., New York.
[Socialist Labor Party and the Socialist Trades and Labor Alliance
(not to be confused with its bitter rival, the Socialist Party of America,
whose platform was endorsed by A. L. U.)]
John Guild, of the Bakers’ Union, Chicago.
Chas. O. Sherman, General Secretary United Metal Workers, Chicago, 148 W. Madison street.
C. G. Kirkpatrick, of the United Metal Workers, Chicago.
Dr. A. J. Swing, of the A. F. of M., Cincinnati.
[American Federation of Musicians]
[Compare this list with signers of the Manifesto.]
[Note: "four national unions hold charters from the American Labor Union, viz., the Western Federation of Miners, the United Brotherhood of Railway Employees, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and the International Musical Union."]
[Names of roll call reordered to place together members from the various organizations.]
W. J. Bradley appointed Sergeant-at-Arms.
W. E. Trautmann stated the purpose for which the conference was called.
The Secretary read communications from the following-named persons, not present, all of whom favored the purposes of the conference:
E. V. Debs, M. E. White, J. W. Slayton, A. V. Raley, J. A. Wayland, J. W. Vincent, W. G. Critchiow, E. N. Richardson, D. C. Coates, W. C. Walsh, Julius Zorn and Edward Boyce, and from the following named person not present who was unfavorable to the purposes of the meeting: Max S. Hayes.
C. O. Sherman and W. E. Trautmann reported the result of their conference with E. V. Debs at Terre Haute, and stated that he was entirely in accord with the objects and purposes of the meeting.
Pass word disseminated by the Chairman.
Recess at 12.05 until 1 P. M.
Called to order at 1.20 P. M., W. D. Haywood in the chair.
W. G. Critchlow, General Secretary International Laborers’ Union, admitted to the conference as a member thereof.
Moved by Trautmann, seconded by Guild, that Schmidt, of the Bakers’ Journal, be invited to become a member of the conference. Carried.
Hagerty, Hall, Sherman, Smith and Estes explained the purposes for which the conference was called.
W. Shurtleff, Secretary of the International Musical Union, and M. E. White, member of the General Executive Board, A. L. U., were admitted to the conference as members thereof.
Joseph Schmitt, Editor of the Bakers’ Journal, admitted to the conference as a member thereof.
Moved by Simons, seconded by Henion, that a committee be appointed to draw up and submit a plan of procedure for the conference. O’Neil moved to amend by referring the matter to the original committee that called the conference together. Seconded. Hall offered an amendment to the amendment calling for a committee of ten and naming Simons, Haywood, O’Neil, Trautmann and Bohn as five thereof. Seconded by Bradley. Critchlow moved as a substitute for the whole that a committee of ten be elected. Seconded by Estes and carried.
Nominations for this committee were Trautmann, Simons, Bradley, O’Neil, Hagerty, Haywood, Smith, Moyer, De Young, Sherman Fitzgerald, Pinkerton, Hall and Estes.
Moved by Hall, seconded by O’Neil, that when the conference adjourned it adjourn until 12.30 P. M., January 3. Carried.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Critchlow, that nominations close. Carried.
The chair appointed Critchiow and Shurtleff tellers.
The ballot was spread, closed and counted, resulting as follows:
Simons, 22; O’Neil, 22, Trauinann, 21, Hagerty, 20, Haywood, 19, Sherman, 18, Estes, 18, Moyer, 17, Smith, 15, Hall, 13, Bohn, 13, Pinkerton, 9, Bradley, 9, De Young, 7. Fitzgerald, 4.
Sirnons, O’Neil, Trautmann, Hagerty, Haywood, Sherman, Estes, Moyer and Smith were declared duly elected.
Second ballot on Hall and Bohn resulted in 11 votes for Hall and 9 for Bohn. Hall declared duly elected.
Conference adjourned at 6.30 P. M. until 12.30 P. M., January 3.
GEO. ESTES, Secretary of Conference.
[Names bolded of the four industrial unionist admitted to the conference after the reading of the role call. Thus, we see that by the end of the first day there were 26 in attendance at the conference.]
we will continue to cover the January Conference of Industrial Unionist over the next day or two.
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