Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-07
MEET In The SOUTH.
Twenty-Second National Labor
Convention at New Orleans.
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR
Local Trades Unions Receive Copy of
Call for Annual Convention to Be
Held Commencing November 10, and
Will Probably Send Delegation.

The Ottumwa Trades and Labor AS
sembly's officials have received from
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, copy
of the official call for the twenty-sec-
ond annual convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, which will
be held at Odd Fellows hall in New Or
leans, La, beginning at 10 O'Clock on
the morning of November 10, 1902, and
continuing in session until the bust
ness of the meeting is finished. Rep
resentatives of the trades unions of
this city will attend, though as yet
none of the members of the local dele
cations have been selected.
The Call.
The call for the convention, which
is signed by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, Frank Morrison, the secretary,
and the members of the executive
board, is as follows:
| ITO All Affiliated Unions, Greeting:
in compliance with the constitu-
ton, all are hereby notified that the
twenty-second annual convention OF
the American Federation of Labor will
be held at the Odd Fellows hall, in
the city of New Orleans. La, begin
ming at 10 o'clock Thursday morning,
November IS, 1902. and will continue
in session from day to day until the
business of the convention has been
concluded
Representation.
Representation in the convention
will be on the following basis: From
National or International Unions, fol-
less than 1000 members, one delegate;
four thousand OF more two delegates
eight thousand or more, three dele
gates; sixteen thousand or more, foul
delegates; thirty-two thousand o.
more, five delegates; siXtyfour thous
and or more, six delegates, and so on
and from central bodies and state fed
erations, and from local unions no
having national or international un
ion. and from federal labor unions. one
delegate.
Organizations, to be entitled to rep
resentation, must have obtained !;
certificate of utilization (charter) a
least one month prior to the conven
ton; and no person will be recognize,
as a delegate who is not member il
good standing Of the organization h
. is elected to represent.
, Only bona fide wage workers. VIII
) are not members of, or eligible t
membership in, other trade unions
, are eligible as delegates from fedora
; labor unions.
Delegates must be selected at leas
! two weeks previous to the convention
) and their names forwarded to tn
: Secretary of the American Federatio
of Labor Immediately after their elet
ton.
Delegations are not entitled t
seats in the convention unless the ia
of their organizations has been pal
in full TO September 80, 1902.
"The growth in numbers and in in
portance of our organizations and OF
l movement. the duty OF the hour an
. for the future demand that every o
Y ganization entitled to representatio
: shall send their full quota of delegate
d to the New Orleans convention, N
d vembe.. 12, 1902
DUU dllUW W llilueut
you in selecting your delegates. T
II fully represented.
It BE ably represented by your hes
most faithful and experienced mer
bers.
+ Credentials.
L Credentials in duplicate are fc
r warded to all affiliated unions. TT
S original credentials must be given
n the delegate-elect and the dupica
q forwarded to the American Federatit
lt OF Labor Office.
''The committee on credentials W
Il meet at New Orleans, La, six da.
:. previous to the opening of the conve
;; ton, and will report Immediately upt
= the opening thereof; hence, secreta
= les will observe the necessity of ha
= ing the duplicate credentials of the