The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-24
THEY SECURED A HALL
.LABoR LEADERs' TROUBLES
 REACH AN END.
Selma Men Objected to Allowing Use of Rooms for Negro Delegates. Street Car Companyss
 Pavilion Rendered.
Advertiser Bureau.

tho President, William krkpatr1ck. Wno ,.e.nresents the Pratt City local of the United Mine Workers of America.
 In calling the Federation to order Presi- dent Kirkpatrick said he supposed all were aware of the object of the meeting and it was not necessary for him to re- neat it at that time. He said that a good many ugly rumors had gotten afioat Tn regard to various questions. which would come up at the proper time for discus- sion before the convention. He feit sure that the body had enough good common sense and judgment to settle all or tness ouestions in a manner aatisfactory to aii:
 He did not say what the ugly runners were, but there was not a man an sns sound of his voice but who knew wdia. he meant. He wound up ms remSrnS Grs5au Us suggesting that a Committee on Creden- tiais be appointed and after the Secre, tary. D, U Williams, had read the ca,I for the meeting. President klrkpatrick appointed the following Committee on man: IT. J. Lamar and George Barbour.
 The chair appointed I. Lewis as As-
 sistant Secretary.
 Edward Flynn moved that the conven- ton adjourn until p. m. in order to
 give the Committee on Credentials time
 to enroll the delegates present ana see
 who were entitled to seats in the con-
 vention.
 The resolution to adjourn having been
 withdrawn temporarily H. N. Randall
 moved that a committee on securing
 hall in which to hold the meetings De appointed. Mir. Randall suggested that the
 organization desired hall nearer the
 center of the city, more convenient to
 the hotels.
 This caused a lively discussion and
 brought out the ugly rtfmors" to which
 the President had alluded in his opening
 IL. tora
 white labor organization in Selma be-
 longing to the State Federation of Labor
 and as there are a dozen or more negro
 delegates, the Federation had been un-
 able to secure another nall m Wnieh 70
 hold the sessions. The delegates had been
 forced to convene in Sylvan Hall. which is used exclusively by the negroes of Selma. Several of the advance guard or
 the Federation were told by all whom they met that if they wanted the re- spective places that had been suggested to be used by white men exclusively, that they could be accommodated. but if ne- groes were to be admitted they could not get the halls
 Judge P. H. Pitts was asked for the use of either the new or old court house. He received the local committee in most lcourteous manner and informed them
 that as the county's public buildings had never been used for such purposes that he could not grant the request.
 Superintendent Hall of the electric car qine in the absence of President F.. M.
 Abbott, did not feel authorized to let the committe have the Pavilion.
 Captain V. B. Atkins told them that 1 they were perfectly welcome to hhe Dra- goons' Armory flor white men only" | but no negro delegate must be admitted | The Pettus Artillery otIcials told him | the same thing, so the committe to se- cure hall was forced to take the Sylvan Street Colored Mems Hall. This commit tee was headed by J. H. Blanc, a colored | carpenter of Selma.
 | President Fitzpatrick in discussing MT. l Randalfs motion said that the commit | tee had reported to him that it could not l ge hall except under certain conditions
 (those stated above), but he would not | consent to accept hall that would shut | out half the delegates.
 | MT. Randall replied to President Kirk l patrick's remarks and said that he be- | feved that the people of Selma would | be fair enough to give them a hall If | approached in the proper manner and if | all of the facts were laid before them. | B. w. Brumley was in favor of Mir. | RandaWs motion to appoint a committee
 to see if a proper hall could not be se- | cured.
 w. F. Mccartney of Birmingham Typo | graphical Union 104. said that he did not | think the people of Selma would turn 1 down an order with the power and in- 1 question of giving them a proper place in | which to hold their meetings. He thought | that the committee ought to demand a | hall and if 1t was refused to publish Sel- | ma broadcast throughout the land as an | opponent to organized labor.
 | President Kirkpatrick said if Selma did | not treat the Federation of Labor right in the matter of renting it suitable hall. | they had a redress through the columns | of their labor organs, which had more in- | fluence and better standing than any of
 the papers published in Selma.
 J.. H: Beane. colored, of Selma then | ho To 4a hA FsAA President of the State Federation of La | bor. He said he thought the citizens of
 Selma would do little credit to organized | labor If they forced the organization to | meet in the Sylvan Street Hall. He said ! he could not get white man in town | to procure place in which the Fedora | tion could meet, but had been invariably | told that no place could be had where ne- | groes would be allowed to sit | Mr. Brumley said that he wanted the | people of Selma to know that the mem | bers of the unions were going to de- mand their rights, and If they did not want the convention to meet here they should be given a chance to say so. MT. Mccartney said that he was in | favor of going out in the woods if they | could not get another place in which to hold their meetings.
 r The question of appointing committee
 to secure a hall was then put and it was | unanimously carried by rising vote
 The President then appointed the fol-
 low, H. N. Randall. R. w. Brumley and |, Frank Arrico as a committee to secure
 proper meeting place, after which an adjournment was had till 1 80 D. m. As soon as the Committee came up
 town it was offered two places in which to hold the sessions. The Confederate Veterans very generously rendered the Committee the use Of their hall. free of charge While the Committeeman were looking at the hall to see whether it was suitable place for the meeting Super intendent Hall of the Street Railway. hunted them up and offered them the use of the pavilion, free of cost. This offer was accepted. and thus. what promised at one time to be very disagreeable
 misunderstanding. was smoothed over to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.
 It is but just and proper to the State Federation of Labor to state that the officials of that organization did not know when they accepted the invitation to come to Selma that there were no white organizations in Selma belonging to the
 State organization, but when they came
 here they met the situation as 1t was and
 made the best of the condition that con- fronted them.
 The Convention re-assembled at Syl- van Hall at 1:30 D. m, and heard the re- port of the Committee on Credentials and immediately adjourned to meet at the pavilion. The entire body boarded the all subsequent sessions of the Conven- ton will be held.
 Death of Young Man.
 w. L. Kemo. most estimable young man, died at the City Infrmary last night. He has been complaining for some | time and was taken to the hospital last Saturday, where be was operated on TOT TOT | gall stones The shock was too great TOT him he died from the effects lie