Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-12
IS ELECTED
Former Labor Commissioner Elected
President Of tho Iowa Trades
Federation.
Burlington and Council Bluffs AZ,
ssmbltss Severely Censured for
Fighting Titus Bill
A Number Of Resslutions Passed
Sioux City Gets Next Years
Meeting.

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Des Moines, May 1.-THE Iowa State
Federation Of Labor concluded its sew
enth annual convention at 10: 80 o'clock
last night. w. E. O'Bleness, Of Des
Moines. former state labor commissions
er. was elected president. and ]. s. Ma
gle, Of Dubuque. Observation-Disclosures.
Sioux City was selected as the place for |
holding the next annual convention.
Severe censure was passed by resolution
upon the Burlington and Council Bluffs
organizations for their action in oppos-
ing the Titus contract labor bill, and a
minority report Of the grievance COM
mittee, favoring the expulsion Of these
bodies was voted down.
There was spirited fight In the cons
vention in the closing hours over the
selection of the place for holding the
next convention, and over the officers.
Sioux City. Cedar Rapids and Musca-
tine were in nomination for next years
meeting. After the first ballot Musca-
tine withdrew and Sioux City won,
with a few votes to spare. The contest
over the presidency was quite interest,"
ling for a time. A. L. Urick OF Des
Moines. who was prominently mention
ed the opening day OF the convention.
declined to run. o. P. Beebe OF Sioux
City. the retiring president, withdrew
from the race. as did j. F.. Byrne, of
| Ottumwa. and the contest narrowed
down to Mr.. o. Bleness and p. Perry OF
Oskaloosa. Mr.. O'Bleness was elected
on the first ballot. The secretary treas
urer, Mr.. Nagle, was reelected by ac-
clamation.
\ The following IL the complete list Of
1.-THE new officers:
w. +. O'Bleness. OF Des Moines, presi-
dent; L. NJ. Jaeger, Burlington, secre-
tary-treasurer: w. T. Stafford. Sioux
City, historian; Arthur E. Holder, Sioux
i city, delegate to the American Fedora
1 ton OF Labor.
Legislative committee-A. u. Urick,i
4 Frank Craig and John j. jacobson of
4 Des Moines.
Executive board-N. P. Collins, Des
Nioines; c. S. Smith, Ottumwa; G. L..
Breckon, Muscatine; T. II. Collins, Os-
kaloosa; G. Evans. Cedar Rapids: John
4 Posten, Abba; Guy Harbaugh, Burling-
4 ton.
Before adjournment last night. the
newly elected officers were installed.
Mr.. Beebe, the retiring president, in a
4 graceful speech, thanked the federation
for the courtesies extended him, and
called his succeb sor to the chair. Mr..
sIO'Bleness EXPRESSED his high apprecia-
tion OF the honor conferred upon him.
On motion Of Charles L. Breckon, Of
q Muscatine. vote Of thanks was tend
q cred to Mr.. Beebe.
q Following is the resolution censuring
Huntington and Council Bluffs labor as
semblies:
Whereas, The testimony OF many
q witnesses establishes the fact that the
8trades and labor assemblies Of Burling-
! ton and Council Bluffs did pass resolu-
i tons against the convict labor bill af-
liter having issued the most pronounced
circular under seal in favor of such bill,
a Land
Whereas, Such action, coming as it
a did from the ranks of organized labor.
where there was every reason to look
for support, the same resulted very
'gIilargely in the defeat Of the Titus bill
and put organized labor in the attitude
! of not knowing what it wanted, and
y that its members We're made up OF a
Isclass OF men who did not know what
they desired; therefore be it
n Resolved, That we recommend them
Ito mercy and urge that they open up
J their rooms to a series OF educational
meetings to learn the meaning and in
! tent OF proposed laws, and that the
d members see to it that their officers
shall not use them in the future.
! Resolved, That the action OF such
men as Lawyers Tracy and HaZelton
and George II. Stewart, who We're the
Iprme movers in the matter. be most
severely denounced and that they be
= herewith held up to the scorn OF all
n Iowa people and the residents Of this
lgreat commonwealth.
j, Resolved, That the Council Bluffs
> Trades Assembly be recommended to
! mercy for their change OF attitude and
j hurry call In fleeing from an imagin-
: airy ghost, and that as we hope to be
: forgiven and have mercy extended
{ toward us. so We pronounce upon them
j severe censure. while We pity the
ri smallness OF their ideas in fearing ar
Il limaginary evil where thorough investi-
: cation would have convinced them that
{ nothing but good could have come from
r the passage of the Titus bill.''
A long list OF resolutions were
ladopted One of the most important
requested Samuel Gompers. presiden,
|of the American Federation OF Labor
to appoint national organizer fol
Iowa for twelve months. w. e. O'Ble.
! ness was recommended. The resolution
!. introduced by Charles L. Breckon, Of
Muscatine, and G.. Evans. OF Cedar
Rapids, favoring open mass meetings
at which the organizer OF the American
Federation Of Labor and the local or.
|ganizers exchange services. wa:
. adopted.
y The resolution Of CHARLES A. Gustav,
i son, of Ottumwa, against sweat shol
: clothing was adopted. Another was II
!. favor OF putting the minimum age o
children employed in mines or else
!. where at IA years. AT present the min.
J. imum age of children employed IL
9 mines is fixed at 70 years
W.. G. IT. Smith, Of Sioux City. ane
NJ. Cunningham OF 5Ottumwa,. secured
the adoption OF the resolution denounc
: ing the Clark law in connection viii
: the mulct law and directing the legisla
4 tive committee to draft measure 70
:. Its repeal. The Clark law 10 the origi
= nal prohibitory law. and is strongl!
! |opposed BY the bartenders OF the state
III The resolution was adopted after SOM