Gilpin observer., 1902-06-12
LABOR CONVENTIONS
COMPLETE WORK AND ADJOURN.

President Boyce Of the Miners Feder-
| alton Refuses Re-eIection-Is Sue
ceeded by Charles Meyer Of Lead
City, South Dakota-Ameriean 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 a membership Of
about $4,000, which commenced their
sessions in Denver two weeks ago, ad-
5ourned 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 henceforth, decided by
a vote Of 30 to 81 10 retain headquar-
tiers in Butte rather than in Denver.
1t elected the following executive COM
mittee in addition to the president
and vice president: f. w OFT of Wy
oming, f. w. Walton of Idaho II. N
Banks of Colorado, II. l.. Hughes of
Washington, +. j. Pelle5ier of Mon
tana, NJ. +. White of Colorado, c. z.
LaFray of Montana.
Daniel Mcdonald was reelected
president. ID. f. O'Shea of Cripple
Creek is vice president, and Clarence
Smith of Butte secretary.
A 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.
A 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.
The Western Federation of Miners,
after a long discussion, decided that
hereafter blacksmiths employed at
mines shall affiliate with the Miners
Union; and that at mines where me-
chanics are employed they shall affili-
ate with Engineers unions. This rul-
ing is expected to settle controversies
which have frequently arisen.
resolution introduced by the Alt
man and Cripple Creek delegation ask
ing that the assessment for co-Operat-
i've mining be increased from 81 to
$3.50 was voted down and the expert
ment will therefore have an expense
fund of about 100000 during the first
year. The Ell Paso county delegates
sought to make this fund $125,OOO
A resolution was adopted indorsing
the strike of the Denver Woodwork
ers' and Building Trades unions and
assuring the strikers of support.
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.
During the afternoon Edward Boyce,
retiring president, declared that he
would not accept a reelection, and
friends of various aspirants comenced
the campaign for the succession. At
the evening session. which lasted until
midnight, new officers were elected as
follows:
President, Charles Meyer of Lead
City. S. D.. Mr.. Meyer was placed in
nomination by Joy Pollard of Cripple
Creek and received 115 votes Vincent
ST. John of Telluride, Colo. union, re-
ceived 100 votes and Martin Elliott Of
Butte union received % votes. Moy-
er's nomination was made unanimous
after the result of the balloting was
announced.
Vice president. Edward Hughes of
Butte, Mont. who defeated ]. c. Will
liams of Grass Valley. Calf. union.
Secretarytreasurer, w. Il. Haywood
of Silver City union. reelected.
Members of the executive board
were elected as follows:
First district. ]. L. Lewis of Globe,
Ariz.; second district, L. J. Simpkins
of Wardner, Idaho.
Philip Borden was elected member
of the executive committee for the
Third district: d. G. Copley Of indie
pendence, Colo, for the Fourth dis
trict: Otto A. Peterson of Central, S.
d.. for the Fifth district, and James
A. Baker of SLOGAN, B. c.. for the Sixth
district.