The Washington times., 1901-08-27
CANDIDATES COMING OUT.
Many Aspirants for the Virginia
Labor CommissiOnership.
Three Names BEING Prominently
Considered for the POsition-Jn IN c =
Ii. Doherty Warmly Endorsed by
the Federation at Newport News.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 2s.-The candi-
| dates for Commissioner of Labor are put
| ting themselves in the hands of their
| friends, and their friends are beginning
to discuss their Individual virtues and
/ chances.
w. II. Mullen and r. r. Nuckols are
| practically out after the place. The for
mer was seen this afternoon and said
that he was leaving the matter to his
| friends. He said that perhaps he would
I come out with an announcement later.
He had heard that Mr.. Nuckos was also
| desirous of serving the Commonwealth
as Labor Commissioner.
! Neither of these prospective candidates
Is doing any large amount of work, but
| they and their friends are talking the
matter mp and their names are heard fire.
quently in the streets and at the gather
ing places of the local politicians
Among the other possible candidates
| spoken OF for this office are C. e. WI
liams. member OF the Painters and
Pabcrhangcfs Union. Of Norfolk. ana u
Mr.. Knapp. who. as far us ehn be
learned. ia not connected with any labor
organization IN HE native city. Norfolk,
II In unde fst1pa that both of these gem
tleineh VIII make a light for the position
or Commissioner III Labor. stNitiHtni,,is
ing the TACT that practically every labor
organization In Norfolk ana the Bth,o
has previously endorsed Mr.. Doherty FOR
rcappointmeut.
AT the convention OF the State Fedora
ton OF Labor, held in Newport News in
May last, the Committee on Resolutions,
composed of the following delegates,
John krausse. Richmond; NJ. Il. Thomp-
son, Roanoke: John NJ. Brown, Newport
News. and l.. f.. Laffoon, Norfolk, pre-
sented the following resolutions to the
convention.
Whereas James B. Doherty, a member
In the ranks of organized labor and hold
ing the Office of Commissioner of Labor
for the State of Virginia, has conducted
himself and office in the past in a manner
highly creditable to himself and the Of
fee, and has shown unusual zeal in the
conduct of his office in that part which
pertains to gathering true statistics of
the condition of the wage earners of this
State; therefore be it
Resolved by the sixth annual conven-
ton of the Virginia Federation of Labor.
That we do commend Brother James B.
Doherty to the incoming Governor of the
State of Virginia for reappointment as
Commissioner of Labor; and be it
Resolved, That the officers and dele
gates of the sixth annual convention of
the State Federation of Labor, in addi-
ton to reaffirming our endorsement of
office of Commissioner of Labor of this
State. do urge our respective orgaliZa-
tions to use their best influences through
out the State to have the incoming Gov
ernor reappoint Brother Doherty to the
office he now holds.
This resolution, together with the fol-
lowing, which was presented by George
Cross, of Newport News, and NJ. S. Belk,
who was then State organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, and now
general organizer for that body, who rep
resented the machinists of Danville. was
on motion unanimously adopted without
debate:
ITO the Delegates of the State Federation
of Labor-Greeting:
"WherItS our present Commissioner OF
Labor has proven his worth by his earnest
efforts in our behalf. as shown by his an
nual report and other work calculated to
our State; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we most heartily en-
dorse his annual report, believing that it
does Justice to all toilers and that we
recommend to the incoming Executive of
this State his retention in the office of
Commissioner of Labor of the State of
Virginia"
Mr.. Doherty arrived in Newport News
the morning following the adoption of the
foregoing resolutions, and was agreeably
surprised to learn that his work had been
highly appreciated by the convention.
When called on for speech. Mr.. Doher-
ty thanked the officers and delegates for
their voluntary and hearty endorsement
of himself and his work and assured the
delegates that it was and would be his
purpose, so long as he held the office, to
do justice to the vast army of wage earn
ers within its borders and to the Com
monwcalth of Virginia.