The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-17

aud thus establish the state fedora
ton organization. and 90 days VIII be
given for the delegates 20 file their
ballots. This arrangement was ao-
CompliHhed by IA twosthirdH vote Of
the delegates now IN session.
IL was also agreed that when the
state federation becomes a permn
nent organization Il viii then apply
FOR membership 90 the American
Federation OF Labor. n was further
decided that a mA iority vote Of the
delegates now serving will be sum
Client 10 sanction this action,
II In given out on authority this
morning that there viii be no serious
obstacle IN the way 81 adopting the
state federation plan. and IN view
OF this sentiment officers for tho con-
templated organization will be elect
Cd from the delegates now IN session
here. and they will serve when per-
manent organization In effected.
A. noon a recess was taken until
o'clock
Aftsrnoon session
AZ 1850 o'clock this afternoon the
convention recpuvencd and az once
proceeded % tho election OF offlcera.
the result being as follows. william
hiackman, president. by hccinmA-
ton; g. u. Case, Everett. Vice pres.
idrnti Jas. A MsnEies. Tacoma. Sec
rotary =. Tracy whitney, Seattle.
treasurer. BY reclamation. Mr.. Mem
xiea Was elected over Mr. whitney
~ secretary. ~ a vote % % 10 20.
The executive committee elected Is
~ follows ThnA. Cole. Spokane. r.
Y, Copeland. Tacoma; !. r.. May
rand, Everett. John grnnow. Aber-
deem. 4. " Harmon, Seattle.
These officers viii serve In their
respective capacities with the state
l@buF Congress Until the state
Federation u labor may DO per-
mhDsntiy organized after 90 days.
They win then assume charge %
the same offices IN the federation.
They are elected for ono year.
IL was decided by thn delegates 20
have representatives ~ labor at
each and every political convention
~ all partin. that might b. held in
the state. and snfeavor 90 have them
Incorporate IN their niatform meas
uses favorable o. labor.
N waH also decided 20 request each
representative ard senator NJ ohm.
pia. ~ those who may IN future be
elected. 20 give a written pledge for
the SUPPORT Of certain labor prin-
cirAls
n T. believed tina, the convention
viii adjourn after trans6cfing = few
minor matters Of business this after
noon.
Ths Committee
The original COMMITTEES selected 10
draft q constitution for the new
state Federation % Labor. IL as fol.
lows Harmon. Cole. Nc Nichols. Case
and Edwards To these were added
~ other delegates. making ~ ia all,
Thsy are the foiiowing: w. A. Rnns,
J. a. Penny. % Seattle &c. .. Htmrk.
w. ~. Upper. Spokane -. Cope
land. y. W. Perry. Tacoma: -.
Kristwick. Everett, J. 0Fonow. Abb
erdesn. w. }. Walker. Norfhpoyt:
Frank Sherwood, whaicom: G. p.
Rosenberg. ~. n. Merritt. Of the Am.
erican Federation % Labor.
The first thing after coming out
~ executive session was a notice 70
the congress by Delegate Crandaii
81 the Seattle Sswsboyr' union. that
the newslpoyn Of the Tacoma Even
inE News bad gone on strike because
the paper would not take back un-
sold papers. Mr.. Crandhll request
"a the delegates not 20 buy the
News pending the Misunderstanding.
The members. without formal action,
siFnified that they would heed the
request.
4 heated nauahhie followed over
tho resolution adopted In the morn
ing condcmninF Nccabc and HRmii.
ton. stevederes. for their alleged re-
fuHal 20 employ union men. A mo-
ton was made 10 reconsider, and a
letter was read from Mr.. Hamilton,
who II State Senator III. &. Hnnii-
ton % Tacoma. denying that the
firm had ever Disseminated against
~ganized labor. Several delegates
stated that they have been given
employment by McCabe and Hamii.
'rn r. p. Iyovie % the Taeoma
ionRshorcmen, author % the resoiu.
ton. became considerably excited at
tho prospect Of iosinR his offspring.
and undertook TO answer everybody
by giving "a much 81 the history ~
the InnFHhoFcmen'a union as the
congress would listen 20. He had
20 be shut off from time 20 time.
Always for Labor
II was stated in behalf Of Hamli.
ton that IN the legislature he had
almost uniformly voted for the de-
rnands ~ organized labor. This won
good deal 81 sympathy Then Carl
Rosenberg wanted 10 know n the
grievance had been taken before the
Trades council of Tacoma. Mr.
Iosie admitted that ~ had not.