The age-herald., 1900-09-01
THE FEDERATION OF ALABAMA LABOR Is Proposed by a Conference in
 Birmingham. A PRELIMINARY MEETING Takes the Initial Step Looking to a State Organization of Union Toil-
 CTS in the Various Trades
 of the People

forming a State Federation The meeting
 was in response to a call issued by the Bir-
 mingham Trades Council about month ago.
 Judge w. H. Stanley called the meeting to order in Brickiayers Hall, Twentieth street, between Second and Third avenues, at 1:50 o'clock in the afternoon, and Ed.
 Flynn of the United Mine Workers was elected temporary chairman, and Dave
 Williams of the Amalgamated Association
 of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, temporary
 secretary.
 The chair was authorized to appoint
 committee of five on credentials, and he accordingly named the following: F. J.
 Williams of Birmingham, J. H. F. Mosley
 of Birmingham, c. W. Cain of Pratt City, J. c. Greenwood of Montgomery, A. L. Warmack of Selma.
 MT. Bradley, representing tobacco works, was introduced and made short talk on unionism.
 The credentials committee recommended the seating of the following delegates; For the Tailors, Charles Hugenschmdt, of Bir- mingham; the Barbers, Charles L. Betch, of Birmingham; the Garment Workers, Mrs. W. J. Craddock, of Birmingham; North Birmingham Carpenters and Joiners, No. 422, B. Andrews; Horseshoers, J. H. Mckay, of Birmingham; Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work CTS, No. g. Ensley, J. P. Morris; Birming- ham Trades Council, J. H. F. Mosiey, F. J. Williams, D. |. Williams, Ed Bssen- berg and W. s. Bennett; the Bartenders, Pete Mulroy; the Bricklayers J. H. Bahl- man; Carpenters and Joiners, No. 7S, Bir- mingliam, H. D. Reese and J. H. Parker; Carpenters and Joiners, No. SIP, Montgom- cry J. c. Greenwood; Carpenters and Join CTS, No. 40, Selma, A. l.. Warmack. The following locals of the United Mine Workers were represented: Pratt City, No 664, Ed Flynn, George Barker and c. w. Cain; Wylam No 603, J. M Withers; Nebo No. 105S, Bert Wilke; Lopez, No. 429, John o. Jones; Adger, No. 140 J. r. Sorsby; Coal City, 111i. R. ". Knowles; Hargrove, No. 393 Charles Callahan; Henry-Ellen, No. 1927, A. B. Cunningham; Warrior, No 1922, James Jones; Zenida, No. 1887. R. B. Battle; Henry Ellen, No. 1i14, P. H. Montgomefy; Warrior, No. 1875, c. J. Cook; Warrior, No SIS. John Bell; Blocton, No. 4O3, S. L. Banks, s. G. Blocker; Dogwood, No 2S9, J. G. Mitchell Iron Pipe Workers No. 75S1 of Bessemer were represented by J. s. Clark and the Painters and Decorators of Birmingham by Mir Lassiter.
 On motion a committee of i've on perm anent organization was appointed by the chair as follows: Messrs. Ogetree, Jones' Brooks and Battle.
 The credentials committee further re- ported recommending the seating of fvrin ap1 of ba lc Union
 committee of five on order of business
 was appointed as follows; Lassiter, Cal lahan, Hugenschimdt, Sorsby and Banks, after which the convention adjourned until 4 o'clock.
 Chairman Flynn called the convention to order at 4:10 D. m. and the credentials com mittee submitted a further report favora- ble to seating the following delegates from the Carpenters District Council: J. P. Ogletree, W. T. Hutto E. E. Fris- sell and w. H. Mitchell The report was adopted.
 The committee on permanent organiza- ton reported the following recommenda- tions:
 That permanent organization be effected. That officers be elected as follows: One president, two vice presidents, secretary and treasurer and five trustees.
 That officers be selected from different places in the state.
 That committee on constitution and bylaws be appointed.
 That Birmingham be permanent head quarters.
 Chairman Flynn stated that the conven- tion had not yet decided to form State federation, and suggested that the commit tee make a supplemental report, embodying the purposes and provisions of such an or ganization to be voted upon by the conven- ton.
 At this point MT Hammet moved to make the temporary officers of the convention permanent, and the motion prevailed.
 Some at this point called attention to the fact that the report of the commit tee on permanent organization had not been acted upon, and d delegate moved to lay the report on the table. The motion to table was lost, there being twelve for and twenty-five against it.
 The report was then taken up and consid- cred and adopted.
 One or two of the sections gave rise to considerable discussion the principal point of contention being that of assessments against locals. Some of the delegates op- posed per capita assessments.
 When the report of the committee had been adopted as a whole. the chair appoint ed on the committee on constitution and by laws the following delegates: J. H. r. Mos ley, F. J. Williams, Kirkpatrick, c. w. Cain and s. E. Banks.
 s MT. Barbour made motion to the effect that the chair appoint committee of three on resolutions, and on the adoption of the motion the chair appointed Messrs. Ham,
 melt, Barbour and Withers.
 On motion the convention adjourned un- til o clock this morning.
 RJfsa , t.or C Il, n m .,inu