The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-14
LABOR PEOPLE
TO TAKE A HAND
Trades Council Sends
Letter 10 Candidates
A LIST OF QUESTIONS.
Asked to Define Their Positions on
Issues Now Before the People.
MARTIN AND DANIEL TO FIGHT.
They Declare They Will Take Active Part il
the Gube!nato1ial Contest Mr. ficnta-
guc Is Organizing Judge
Wexford TO Run for the
Conycn;ior-pc Petit
cal Gossip.
MARTIN AND DANIEL TO FIGHT.

The laloriny people arc looking out for
their interests in public matters. ana
evidently contemplate taking Il hand III
| tic selection OF delegates TO the Consti-
| tuticnal Convention The folloH!l.e5 is 4
| copy of Il communication sent TO ali the
! candidates for the convention from this
| city on yesterday by Mir. ". II. Mullen.
| corrcspn ,idiiis secretary OF the central
| .fradeg ana Labor Council. The COM
| nlllnicatiou was adopted and ordered tb
| be sent to the candidates at a meeting
| Of the Council held on Tuesday night.
| ihc Council iepresontss all the trades
| unions OF The city and the meeting Tucs-
| day night was largely attended The
| proposition is said To have caused Il warm
! debate. some OF the members opposing 1t
=! in a vigorous uranner.
This is Mr.. Mu!lens letter with the
/ questions:
Richmond, Va, March IS. 1901
! Dear Sir,-At q regular meeting of the
| Central Trades and Labor Council. held
| March Eth | was directed to forward a
| copy of following: interroga tories to all
| gentlemen Offering themselves for the
| Constitutional Convention, with the re-
! quest that, should you have no objection
| to stating yull position the points
! raised, you let me have your reply III
| time TO be at Il special meeting OF our
| Council, to l,c held on Tuesday evening,
| March 18th, for the purpose of reading
replies to this communication.
Respectfully,
W. II. MULLEN.
Rec. and Cor. Sec'y.
! ]. Do YOU believe a just and equitable
| liability bill to be constitutional. and
would YOU G;.yo. the insertion of a clause
| in the new Constitution providing the
! remedies aimed at in Il liability bill?
| >. Would you favor the abrldgment oil
any of the rights and privileges now en-
! loved and eAcrcised by labor organiza-
| tions?
| j. Wi,at kind OF constitutional proys-
| ION wouu you favor as to the right OF
| the Governor to use troops III cases OF
i strikes and ockouts''
| 4. Are yol. in favor of submitting the
| new Constitution to the people 1or tds'-
| tication or rcJect'on:
5 Have YOU any defined views for or
| against COMPULSORY education Tor "flite
| children?
| {. Would you approve of q provision IN
! to-. Constitution giving TO Stat: and city
| officials the right TO require the lape' VI
| trade mark cf organized labor on work
done for m commodities bought by Our
State ard cities.
provision requiring proper ven eiis'tioi.
| and health measures in work shops ana
| factories?
: Would you favor a limit to the aSe
| m which children may be placed III WORK
| shops and factories?
9 what position would you take III
| regard TO convict lahof coiiliiiS iit I'm
| petition with free labor?
| TO- State bcicfl: your views on Sofei u
mcnt by injunction.
Senator Thomas s. Martin is going to
| get into the gubcrnu torsl tight III "eau
| earnest Tor his friend, Mr.. swanson Ee-
| fore leaving for Scousyiilc yesterday ne
| gave out the following, which Indicates
Ia, no win use al, the means III his power
| TO bring about MIR. Swanson ) iioiiil'ia tioi' . :
- proposc To take as active IL part rs
| I am CAPABLE OF taking for MI swan
son in his guLarnatoridl campaign. itaF-
ing ilnoH-a him FOR many years, aIu nay :
ing been closely associated with mn III
Congress fer six years. my personal re
Iatiuns with him aref such as 10 euti'le
hin, to all the support can give hifl-
I4js ability high character pubic ser
vices. ef.erSy stit. carnesfness OF plis'ose'
IN my judgment, commend MIN 10 III.
, pccnis, OF slrSinlil. believe thil ne V IL
be dominated and elected, and VIII De i
credit and an honur TO the State as It's
| Chief executive.
senator Daniel is iuctcd b., 4 Wash
| iE.ton correspondent as having s;,ld q
lew days ago that lie too, proposed tc
take an active interest III MI swanson ;
light. With these too good iestaS.s pun, pun.
ing together fer him, the Fifth D!stric'
C,oncrcssnnan.s friends say lie cannot oe
defeated.
! The friends Of Mr.. Montague are De
coming Grg;.niztd in nearly every sectlpi
OF the State. according to information
| and are going into the Eight 10 dle by
tfei, ,,,aa lie mas some tine politicians
| enlisted under his banner, who viii EoTE
| u;,ce;.sin@.y for his success. y mos
satisfactory conference was held yester-
| day with reference to the contest i!
Henrico and his supporters out there de
| not concedc all the delegation TO MI
swanson by any means Indeed they
seem GiSposed to claim that Il nalorits
will be for the -ittorlcy-C;ereral wlier
noses are counted. The Attorney Gen
eral expresses great satisfaction at tbs
outlook all over the State.
Some OF the astute politicians arotlr,e
the CITY Hall have figured out u lropo
sit;on anent the coming election fol
candidat tes to the Constitutional Conven
ton They have placed the tifteen candi
dates in blocks of fire, alphabeticalis
arranged and have declared that th'
men to be chosen VIII be one from tbs
) nfSt OlGGA 'titsA !. w - - -
two The blocks are arranged as follows
Bloomberg, Buford, Christian, Curtis
Gordon.
Lanier, Meredith, Montague, Moore
Newton.
C,nlorei John S. Cunningham. of Nortl
4 carofft,a is registered at MurHlIy@s, OF
| his way hcme from Washington, Hher
hc has been for several days. Coloue
Cunningham makes no concealment OF To
fact that he would like to be Governo
Of the Old North State, and will. in al
probability, bess candidate Tor the Dem Dem
ocratic nomination next time.
The petition was being circulated an
81 nurierousiy signed among the member
Of the Richmond bar yesterday, callin
On Judge r. s. Wexford. Jr.. Of ztheScit