The Lamar register., 1897-05-08
A NEW LABOR PARTY.
p,,.ra,e. 20 the Federation Of Labor rian
20 Cut I.n...e Frasss The Old rartae.-

Denver. May z "A special from Vie
tor to the Republican says:
At O'Clock yesterday morning thirty
delegates 10 the State Federation of
Labor convention. which finished us
deliberations here last night met In the
opera house FOR fhe purpose pf Discus
sing the feasibility ot taxing SttIss 10
the direction OF bringing ursaniz,4i ia.
Dor In the State iogstAcr on cnumnu
ground for political action wills iiaN
OF Denver typographical Union. was
elected chairman. aBd Mrs Augustl
Frlncke. OF the Denver EeuiEiAHdars
Union was chosen serne'ary. \ tpm,
mlttee was app6Iutrd to drI.- preaIn-
BILE aud resolutions setting forth fha Oh.
ject, character aud plan Uf action
which the euuvcntiou SHOULD eDtcf uB-
oii as a new p1litie1l ggsauiEatnn.
The majority or the committee ne
ported IN favor Of starring a AlSueialistiC
movement apaoug The labor unions et
Colorado. independent Of ans OF fEe 0sd
political parties They also favored
radical action along all lndustria! ldrss.
The minority on the committee Wrrs
much more conservative. and reported
In favor Of united action by ;hc wage
earners. bat not independently. anl
recommended afiiliation with eitkrE %
the political parties of thc State whish
would guarantee the enactment -
laws beneficial 10 the working claSssi
TO the largest extent
The debate on the report vas VERY
warm and bitter. and Whiie the min
ority Of the committee conceded that
the soeialIsiic proposition WAS Eight
and Just In the abstract, they arEness
that al the prcSent time Il was too Fsi,i
!eal. as we'll as itnpolitic. For ume 10
looked as though the convention would
end without accomplishing anything
The cooler heads amoug the telezatrr
nnaIiy prevailed. however, and the ma
iority report was amended 70 read at
Follows:
I'VE. the members o. the labo= o.,
ganiza tl0ns OF the state Of Colorado. h
convention assembled. declare thar ~,
believe that the time has come whet
the working class must Organize an IN
dependent political movement 10 -
hand IN hand with the economic move
meut for the purpose Of conserving the
powers OF the state, TO the end that tie
working class may establish cooper
ative commonwealth
"First-ws declare that we believe
II TO be advisable for the convention O.
take action looking 10 the perfecting Of
a working class political organization.
Second - We declare II to be the
duty OF this convention TO organize
committee TO consist Of two members
from each labor organization In the
State, said committee to formulate
plans for political action and report
TO 4 convention to be held on the
Fourth Of July next in the most favor
able central point In the State"
The election Of officers for the new
organization Was the next order OF bus.
mess and resulted as follows: Presi-
dent John c. Calderwood; first vice
president, g. :. Crosby; second vice
president, Frank Fem; secretary and
treasurer. Mrs Augusta Frineke On
motion IT was voted that an assessment
OF 81 be levied on each union in the
State to defray the expense which will
be incurred in forwarding the work In
cidental to bringing this political move.
meni to the attention OF organized Ia
Dor unions In Colorado. The meeting
then adjourned sine die. and this eve
ming nearly all the delegates left the
city for their homes