The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-29
A WARNING TO PERKINS
STATE FEDERATION PRESIDENTS
CLOSE CALL FOR REELECTION.
Miners Unions Hereafter to BE More
Closely Affiliated for Re-
form Measures.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 2S.-The Sec
ond days session of the convention of the
Indiana Federation of Labor was more
largely attended than that of yesterday and
much business was transacted. President
Perkins. of Indianapolis, was reelected on
the second ballot by a vote of 46 to "a over
Councilman Reinbold, of this city, who tied
him on the first ballot. Mr.. Perkins said
he accepted the vote as a warning that he
must be good. There were four ballots for
secretary-treasurer the final one giving
John N. Peters, of South Bend, so votes and
Robert E. Croft, of Terre Haute, g. Croft
is the present official. Blackburn, of In
dianapolis, and Throckmorton, of Fort
Wayne. received some votes on the first two
ballots Philip Reinbold, of Terre Haute.
and Miss Ida Keyes, of Indianapolis, were
elected first and second vice presidents
respectively.
A resolution indorsing the Union caused a
stormy discussion, objection to that news
paper being made because it contained adj
vertisements of Kingan's meats and Battle
axe tobacco, both of which are under boy
cott Editor Gould said that he had a con-
tract with Kingan for six months from
which he could not get release, and that
the tobacco advertisement was in part of
the paper printed outside of his office and
that he received no pay for it. The paper
was recommended for one year.
Several lodges of miners were represented
in the convention for the first time, and it
is believed that hereafter the miners will
be more closely affiliated with the central
body of the trade unions. State President
Van Horn, of the United Mine Workers, is
a delegate at large from the Terre Haute
Central Labor Union. In the past the
miners have had their own legislative COM
mittees and labored separately with the
Legislature at Indianapolis. The chief OBJ
ject or the State Federation is to secure
legislation. AS an outcome of the new af-
filiation it is expected that there will be a
joint legislative committee.
At the morning session President Perkins
appointed the following committee on legis-
lation in regard to convict labor: l.. p. Nc
Cormack, Indianapolis; George Derrick,
Muncie: Phil Reinbold, Terre Haute; James
Shellhouse, Muncie; T.. A. Perkins, Indian
apoiis. resolution was adopted asking the
Legislature to pass measure making 1t a
penal offense for county officer to publish
legal advertising in a newspaper which en-
pioys nonunion labor. Another which was
adopted was to secure pledge from candi-
oates for the Legislature that they would
vote for the measures recommended by or
gained labor and against those opposed by
organized labor. Another calls on all union
men to buy crackers made in factories
which employ union labor. A resolution
was passed cOndemning Congress for its
failure to pass the postal savings bank
measure.
Mr. McAbee, the state factory inspector.
was present this morning and spoke at
length of this work under the law OF 1897.
While the law minimized the work of in
spection by reason of the curtaied appro-
priation for the services of inspectors, Mr..
McAbee showed that much had been done
in taking children from factories where they
were in danger of being manned by ma
chinery He recommended that the fedora
ton instruct its legislative committee to ask
for a law prohibiting the employment of
boys under fifteen years or age 10 run ele-
vators
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Croft in his annual re-
port congratulates the affiliated members of
the State Federation on the undiminished
and increased interest of the labor organiza-
lions of the State in the work of the body.
The correspondence through the secretary S
Office more than doubled that of the previous
year. Much of 1t was in requests Tor IN
formation in regard to organizing trades
unions and central unions. New bodies have
been formed and others revived after hav-
ing fallen by the Wayside. In the opinion
of Secretary Croft there is bright future
for the state organization IL the members
do their duty
Acting on the authority of the executive
board the secretary sent circular letter
to the five hundred local unions requesting
a donation of 81 at least from each to be
used exclusively as fund for organization
and legislative purposes. The responses 10
this appeal brought total of $7025. Indian
apolis gave $50 of the amount and nearly
all the remainder came from the gas belt.
The financial statement shows the total re-
ceipts from Oct IA, 1897, to Sept. 27, 1898, to
be $2O3 a. with a balance on hand on the
former date of $Sl3S Expenditures were
$2177O The above does not include the
$70'25. which was a special contribution, and
of which SIS was paid to d. F: Kennedy as
organizer. The expenses of the past year
due to the increased cost of mailing the
proceedings of the annual convention at
Marion a year ago. The largely Increased
correspondence and the printing bill are ac-
countable for the excess in large part. But
for the first time this year the federation
was able at it's own cost to publish the call
for the convention, buy stationery and pay
for postage.