The age-herald., 1901-03-09
A. SSlMEETYNG OF
 ORGANIZED LABOR.
Was Held at Allen Hall Last
 Night
CONVENTION CANDIDATES
J. H. Leath, Frank S. White, John w. o'NeilI and Harry Markey are En. dorsed-Meeting Pledged To
 Any Labor Candidate.

There was a mass meeting of organized labor held at Allen Hall last night The meeting was called for the purpose of considering matters connected with the coming constitutional convention. It was called to order by J. II. Leith and F. F. Frizzell was made chairman. B. W. Brumley was elected secretary and s. Nj Lively doorkeeper
 Mir. Leath gave a lengthy and interest ing talk on the past session of the Leg islature and his efforts on behalf of or ganized labor, and measures affecting the mass of the people.
 The following resolution endorsing J. W. Leath. introduced by II. D. Reese, was unanimously passed:
 Whereas, The constitutional conven- tion for which delegates will be elected at the county convention, to be held next Thursday. for which delegates will be selected in primaries and beat meetings Saturday, March 9; and
 Whereas the constitutional convention is of the utmost importance to the peo- pie of Alabama: and
 Whereas, The organized labor of Jeff
  resentative on the county delegation,
 ''Be 1t resolved, That we. members of organized labor in mass meeting assem- bled, endorse J. w. Leath for delegate to the constitutional convention, and pledge to him our earnest and active support and promise to bring every in fiuence to bear to have his name among the delegates from this county.
 Resolved, further, That should any other delegate from the ranks of organ ized labor announce for delegate, we will also give him our support"
 Other Endorsements.
 The following resolution, endorsing Frank S. White, was introduced by c. J. Deaton, district organizer of the Inter national Typographical Union, and unan- imously passed
 "Wheras, Jefferson County has a wise and able candidate for a delegate from the State-at-large for the Constitutional convention, for which four are to be elected. in the Hon. Frank s. White, who has been a true and loyal friend to or ganized labor; be 1t
 Resolved That we, members of organ ized labor in mass meeting assembled, endorse the Hon. F. s. White and give him our active support in the primaries, county and State conventions"
 John Horan, president of the Bartend- CTS union, introduced the following reso- lution endorsing John w oNeill. which was unanimously passed: Whereas, The business interests oi | Jefferson County, which are parellel witt the interests of organized labor, shoult be represented on the delegation of si, | from this county, and as John w. O'Neil | is representative of the business men O l Jefferson County and has pledged him | self to the interests of organized labor be 1t
 "Resolved, That John W. O'Nein be en- dorsed by this mass meeting as repre- sentative of the merchant class on the Jefferson County delegation. and that as such we give him our support"
 Laborine Man Endorsed.
 S. M Lively introduced the following resolution endorsing Hs-=, Marzey who is a brick mason and has beeff-sor thirty years a member of organized labor, and who is also an able and forceful speaker.
 ''Whereas The building crafts of Jef- ferson County should be represented on the delegation, and as Harry Markey IS thoroughly representative of that class and is an old and tried member of or ganized labor.
 "Be 1t resolved. That we use our tnfiu- ence to have his name placed on the Jeff ferson County delegation"
 The meeting then, by rising vote, pledged themselves to support the four men endorsed and to work for them and any other candidate that might announce from the ranks of organized labor. After the meeting adjourned J. H. Leath addressed the Building Trades Council, who gave him a rising vote of thanks for his work in the Legislature on behalf of IaIa