Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1919 — ATTENDING MOONEY CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

ATTENDING MOONEY CONVENTION

Christy H. Vick, formerly of this city and a son-in-law of Mrs. Anna Tyler of this city, 'but now of Seattle, Wash., was in Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. Vick is the business agent of the Carpenters* Union 131 in Settle and Will attend a big labor demonstration in Chicago called to protest the punishment of Mooney, the man who has been convicted of murderand sentenced to hang. This was changed to •life imprisonment and the Idhor, people are asking jbhat he be giypn a new trial. In case this request .isnot granted many organizations are planning on calling a general strike July 4. Mr. Vick says that Mooney is innocent. ... /