Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
SIXTEENTH CONVENTION.
State Branch of Federation of Labor
 Will Be Here Tomorrow.

Will Be Here To-morroW
 Tuesday, at Waterbury, says the Hartford Times, will convene the six tcenth convention of the State branch of the Federation of Labor. SlxIeeh years ago the first convention of this body was he'd in Hartford. Since that time the cause of labor has steadily advanced until the strength and unlfy O.. wage-earners has grown to almost unwieldy proportions. The State branch of the Federation of Labor rep resents the unity of nearly 10000 work men. The trades represented neces- sarily brings together congress of delegates that represent wide and varied experiences, as each trade fur nshes its own peculiar cases for con- sid ration. The delegates who meet n these conventions must be level-headed and considerate in the adoption of leg islative acts that are of vital impor- tance to thousands of men who will De called to stand by the enactments of the convention.
 From Hartford will attend men or known and tried ability. Conversant as they are with the needs of their re- spective unions, and capable as they arc to ably assist in the debates and introduction of measures in accord with the true teachings of unionism, 1t is safe to say that no more clever and conscientious men were ever elected to represent the affiliating trades union ists of the Capital city. The Times gives a sketch of several of the dele gates. The delegates from the Hart ford Typographical union are thus written up:
 Maurice W. Molumphy, delegate to the sixteenth annual convention of the State branch, American Federation Of Labor convention, at Waterbury, from the Hartford Typographical union, was born in Hartford, November 23, 1865. MT Molumphy served bis apprentice ship in the Connecticut Catholic office under Michael F. Scanlan, who was then the proprietor. He joined the local union in 1883, and since then has served with ability as recording and corresponding secretary for two years. He was a member of the executive board for several years, and delegate to Central Labor union for eight years. MT MOlumphy was recording and cor responding secretary of Central Labor union for two years, and also served as yice-president for one year. He was delegate from Typographical aEniaD of State branch, A. F. of L., in 1893. The same year he was elected alternate delegate to the International Typographical union convention held in Chicago, the regular delegate being
 Financial Secretary S. T. Pfund.
 MT Molumphy was chosen delegate from Typographical union to conven- ti,n. of New England Typographical
 union. held in New Bedford, Mass, III 1895, and. at that convention he was successful in gaining the indorsement O9 the delegates to hold it's convention in Hartford the following year, 1896.
 In 1898 he was again elected to repre- | sent the Typographical union at the convention of the State branch, A. r. | oe L., held in New Britain, and was
 elected member of the legislative | committee, together with George A. Parson, special agent of the Stare | labor bureau. and Joseph Reilly, secrc- ta.y of the New Haven Typographical
 union. He also represented the Hart | ford Typographical union at the forty | fif,ii session of the International Typo | graphical union, held in Detroit, Mich, in 1899. He represented Hartford at ti:c forty-sixth session of the Interna-
 tional Typographical union held in | Milwaukee, Wis, in 1900, and was ap-
 pointed a member of the committee on 1 Union Printers home by President Donnelly. At this convention MT Mo- lumphy introduced the following sec
 tion to the general laws of the l. T. U.: Sec 112. No boycott shall be levied l by any local union whereby a sister union subordinate to the International l Typographical union, or members I thereof, may be affected, without the
 specific consent of the union so az | fected; provided, the union desiring to l boycott shall have the right of appeal tu the executive council, which shall
 give all interested parties a full hear | ing before rendering decision.
 He is also a delegate to the Allied Printing Trades council, serving his
 second term as such. He is also a
 member of the executive board of the
 If;liyer Guard Veteran association and chairman of it's amusement committee 1 for 1901-1902.
 Edward c. Weir. who will also rep
 reserl the Hartford Typographical union. was born in Milton, Ontario, 1 Canada. September 15, 1862. He came 1 to Eartford in 1880. He became a member of Hartford Typographical union in the same year. He was elect I ed president of the union in 1885 anl
 served two terms. He was delegate from Typographical union at organiza, ] ton of Connecticut State brancn, AuieIlcdu eutidtloH Ol Ldp0I, III loo0.
 Mr Weir removed to Troy, N. Y, in
 1889, and was elected president of the
 Typographical union in that city short l ly after. He served for two successive l terms and was delegate from same or
 ganization to the Philadelphia convan- tion of the International TypographicaI union in 1892. MT Weir returned to
 Hartford at the beginning of the pres
 ent year and is at present one of the l delegates from Typographical union
 no B to the Central Labor union or
 Hartford. He is employed in the book
 room of the Case. Lockwood SS Brain ard Go. Mir Weir is a conservative | and upright gentleman. whose ability
 is acknowledged and whose confidence
 is appreciated. With Mir Mo1umphy as
 associate delegate. the Hartford Typo
 g-al hical union will be strongly repre-