The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-03

ganized labor were Luke Kelly, of
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,; Harry Wehman, of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees union No. %,
of Butte; S. A. Winscott and Mack
Hendricks, of the Transfers union
No. Is, of Butte; John A. Burke, of
Nine Mile union No. Al; Harry Hazel
ton, of Missoula Federal union No
AZ; G. P. Lafray, of Big Blackfoot
Lumbermen's union No. AZ; S. E..
Ryan; of st. Regis Lumbermen's
union No. so; George w. Morse, Mu-
sicians' Mutual Protective union of
Butte; w. H. Kelly, Quartz Labor
union No. so; Michael Leahy, of Lo-
throp union No. 108; John Stephens,
of Sawtooth union No. 109; Kate Dill
Ion, of Women's Protective union No.
148; w. ]. Hapgood, Livingston
Workingmen's union No. 172; DAN
TEL MCDONALD, president American
Labor union; Clarence Smith, secre-
tary American Labor Union; F. W.
Cronin, member executive boa"l;
Reese Davis, member executive
board.
Those from Montana who voted
against it were: Thomas H. Foley,
Cooks and Walters, Butte, Ne. 2;
]. S. Pauley, Laundry Workers n. 4;
C. B. Brinton and Willia.l Cunning
ham, Butte Workingmen's union No
5; D. G. Courtney, of the Clerks No
IL; William Dee, of the Butte Butch
ers' No. II; William Erler, of tire
Butte BARRIERS No. 81; F. J. Pelletjcr,
of the executive board. Let It be
stated to the credit of Pelletier that
he not only opposed the adoption Of
the political and &c monte program,
but declared after its adoption and
since that he would rot support the
political purposes of the same. For
consistency and that honor hat be-
longed to strength of character he is
deserving of this mention. No fault
or criticism is his lot Honor to
whom honor is due.
So much for the A. L. u.
The Western Federation of Min
ers adopted the following unequiVo
cal declaration, in conjunction with
President Boyce's report ad yocating
independent political socialisi.;c &C.
ton:
1--WE, the Tenth annual conve 4 IN
of the Western Federation of Miners,
do declare for a policy of independent
action and do advise and recommend
the adoption of the platform of the
socialist party of America by the To-
Gals of the federation in conjun ot'on
with vigorous policy of education
along the lines of political economy.
The vote of the Montana delegation
for this was recorded on page 50 Of
the official proceedings of the Miners
convention Those who voted for it
wer Joseph Shannon, William Eag-
gerty, T. ]. Gilmore, Thomas Bren-
nan, of the Butte Miners union; F'1rs
Dwight, Belt Mountain Miners union
Joseph Guide, of the Horn union:
Henry Reinhart and Charles Whit ~,
Mill and Smeltermen's union, Butte /,
M. ]. Elliott, Butte Engineers; Jas
Sennett, Marysville union; Philip
Bowden, Mill and Smeltermen's
union; Hon. J. A. Ferguson, Helena,
Mont.
Those from Montana who voted
against the adoption of this program
were James P. Murphy, Frank L. Re-
Der, Joseph Galloway, Edward
Hughes, of the Butte Miners union;
Eward Fox and John Lowry, of the
Granite union; B. B. Duffy, E. Young
E. Varnum, of the Great Falls Mill
and Smeltermen's union; E. j. Brew
er, of the Winston Miners union;
Malcolm ellis, Joseph Corby, B. M
Lindsay of the Butte Engineers; D.
J. Leary of the Anaconda Mill and
Smeltermen.
Reber and Lindsay, as soon as the
resolution was adopted, took their
stand and declared that they would
support the same, and also expected
those who were so ardent for its
adoption would hew to the line and
personally stand by this newly pro
claimed policy. In this connection
the Labor World will reveal more
actual facts. The time is not fully
ripe for this.
The convention in it's early stages
took an action requiring roll call
of all the members prior to adjourn
ment, for the purpose of recording
the delegates who would support the
work of the convention in its en-
tirety. The roll call of the delegates
as to whether they would support
the work of the convention is found
upon page 1T of the official proceed
ings of the Western Federation Of
, Miners. This roll call records as
! stating that they will support in its
= entirey the work of the convention
the following delegates from Mon
5 tana:
Yes-Joseph Shannon, William Hag