The Lamar register., 1902-06-11
LABOR CONVENTIONS
COMPLETE WORK AND ADJOURN.

President Boyce of the Miners FEEDER
alton Refuses Re-election-Is Sue
ceeded by Charles Meyer of Lead
City, South Dakota-American La
bor Union Retains Headquarters in
Butte.
Denver, June S-The two conven-
tions of the American Labor Union
and the Western Federation of Min
ers, representing membership of
about $1,000, which commenced their
sessions in Denver two weeks ago. ad-
journed sine die yesterday. Most OF
the delegates leave for their homes by
noon to-day.
The American Labor Union. by
which name the Western Labor Union
is to be known hcnceforth. decided by
IL vote of 30 to 81 TO retain headquar-
tiers in Butte rather than in Denver.
II elected the following executive com
nlitt.e in addition 10 the president
and vice president; i. w. or of Wy
oming, f. w. Walton of Idaho. II. \.
Banks of Colorado. II. l.. Hughes of
Washington, i. j. Pelletier of Mon
tana. NJ. L. White of Colorado, {. =.
IaFray of Montana.
Daniel Mcdonald was reelected
Creek is vice president, and Clarence
Smith of Butte secretary.
\ resolution was adopted extending
the sympathy of western wage work
ers to the striking textile workers of
New England, commencing them for
having refused to accept the offer of
arbitration from the National Civic
Federation.
\ resolution waS adopted requesting
the congressional delegations Of west
ern states to work for national action
that will assure irrigation of the arid
lands of the West. ....I.-.I. ..
The Western Federation of Miners.
after long discussion, decided that
hereafter blacksmths employed at
mines shall affiliate with the Miners
Union; and that at mines where me
chanics are employed they shall ntfili-
ate with Engineers unions. This rul-
ing is expected to settle controversies
which have frequently arisen.
a resolution introduced by the Alt
man and Cripple Creek delegation ask
ing that the assessment for cn-operat-
i've mining be increased from 81 to
$50 was voted down and the expert
mcnt will therefore have an expense
fund of about SlO0.OO0 during the first
year. The FL Paso county delegates
sought to make this fund S125.OO0.
\ resolution was adopted indorsing
the strike of the Denver Woodwork
ers' and Building Trades unions and
assuring the strikers of support.
a resolution was adopted indorsing
woman suffrage and urging members
of the federation to use all means to
extend by legislative enactment the
privilege of voting to women in states
in which the ballot is denied women.
Duriu,r fhn "a tn EIwniI Rpypp
retiring president, declared that he
would not accept n reelection. and
friends of various aspirants comcnced
\ the campaign for the succession. At
I the evening session. which lasted until
midnight, new officers were elected as
follows:
President, Charles Meyer of Lead
City, $. ID. Mr. Meyer was placed in
nominat ton by Joy Pollard of Cripple
Greek and received 115 votes. Vincent
st. John of Telluride Colo, union. re-
ceived 100 votes and Martin Elliott of
Butte union received % votes. Moy
ers nomination WAS made unanimous
after the result of the bauoting was
announced.
Vice president. Edward Hughes Of
Butte Mont. who defeated J. c. VIII
liams of Grass Valley. Calf. union.
Secretary treasurer, w. Il. Haywood
of Silver City union. reelected.
Members of the executive board
were elected as follows: tsF
First district. j. r.. Lewis of Globe.
.Ariz.; second district, l.. J. Simpliins
of Wardner, Idaho.
Philip Borden was elected member
of the executive committee for the
Third district; d. c. Coplcy of indie
pendence. Colo, for the Fourth dis
trict: Otto \. Peterson of Central, 5.
D.. for the Fifth district and james
A. Baker of SLOGAN, B. c., for the Sixth
district - g ~I~. -4 e