The Lamar register., 1897-05-08
repgnarIoN OF LABOR.
John Barrett. of Denver, Chosen President
"A banquet Fellows Adjournment

Vi y
and adjourned.
A special committee on convict labor
was appointed. consisting of Messrs-
hretlow, McDermott Frink. Cyphers
and Callawan.
A special committee on home indus
try was also appointed, consisting of
the following named delegates: Messrs
Willis Hall, Apsley, Yarueli, Patterson
and Mrs. Ramsey.
President Thum delivered his annual
address.
Numerous resolutions were adopted.
the most important being one intro
dueed by NJ. Daughters. OF Denver Car.
riage Workers Union. which reads as
follows.
Resolved, Thar we In this state con.
vention express our firu belief that
land should be held only by occupancy
and use and that this change In our
land system can best and quickest be
secured by taking away the tax from
labor and products Of labor. where the
great weight Of taxation is now fixed
aud place It upon the Valne OF land.
thereby loosiug rhe grip of land sharks
aud giving back 10 the people that
which rightfully belongs to them
Tl-~ wage question and the question
Of trades unions and labor leagues IN
voring home Industries was referred 10
the committee on home Industries.
A committee on labor and boycott re
ported their Endorsement OF all union
hbels on goods manufactured by the
organized trades and registered a pro
test against the purchase OF goods not
50 marked. The report severely con.
demned Senate bill No lt6 In regard
TO blacklistiuE and b0ycotts as a blow
at the strongest weapon of trades un-
tnrtEfm AMI sls.H has n FtsU
be raised by means OF a per capita tax
TO ties; the law In the courts The re.
ommendaiion WIS supported by n mum.
her or speakers and the report was
unanimously adopted
The committee on grievances had no
report to make
The special committee on convicf Ia.
bor nert presented its report. n "a.
vored the appropriation OF $1,000 %
furnish farm 10 be operated by con,
yict labor under direction OF tire State
the eonvicts to be raid the minimum
union scale and the proceeds to he used
Tor the benefit of the convief's family or
given 10 him upon his discharge. This
recommendation produced long de-
hate and numerous amendments were
offered, The opposition 10 any form
of competition between convict aud
free labor was very pronounced.
Mr.. Coates offered rs q substitute for
the report Of the committee that tho
Federation approve Of the employment
n convlcts ln such a way that they
shall not come In competition with the
products Of free labor. and that " such
products ARE placed upon the market
they shall b. labeled convict goods. The
substitute 0f Mr., Coates WAS carried
\ special committee reported reso-
luton that the Federation give ltS sup
port 10 school directors only on the con-
dition that they employ Colorado teach
ers In the public schools and tiiscnu.
tinue the Practice Of Importing teach.
ers from the East. The resolution was
adopted.
A resolution was Introduced favorins
the exemption OF new manufacturing
enterprises from taxation for ave
years, but was lest on a tie vote. Sec
retary Rogers moved thar the State
Federation OF Labor affiliate with the
american Federation. hut the motion
was declared out OF order.
Al p. m. the election Of officers was
taken up as a special order OF business.
John Barrett. Of the Painters and
Decorators Union OF Denver was
placed in nomination for president by
VI. Daughters
John Calderwood placed the name OF
Samuel YarneIl. OF Victor. before the
convention and Henry Kretl0w. OF the
cigar Makers Union, was also nomi-
mated.
The vote was taken by ballot and re-
shifted: Barrett, 81: YarneIl, Il. and
krptlnw q Mr. Rarratt ,x.au d..ta-,1