Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-12
4 GREAT CONVENTION. D / !.
State Federation of Labor
Holds Very Success r +
T.. full Meeting. =. XXI
President Neary and Secre:
tary M'Ewen Re-elec ted.; 4.
B. q. Bradley Elected First
Vice-President.

B. q. Bradley Elected First
ce-President. -
Delegates Highly aratifed
at Their Treatment
The twenty first conv ention Of the
Minnesota Federation of Labor opened
in this city Monday morning with
over three hundred delegates present
at It's opening session.. At the OPEN
ing meeting held at the Gross opera
house. B. q. Bradley. secretary Of the
local Mill Workers union of this city
and chairman of the general committee
on arrangements. welcomed the dele
gates on behalf Of organized labor of
Little Falls and was followed by
Mayor Vasaly, who welcomed the
visitors on behalf of the citizens of
Little Falls. President Naery of
Minneapolis responded in a very fit-
ting speech.
Hon. G. B. Buckman, congressman
from the sixth district Of Minnesota
addressed the convention in an able
manner. stated that his efforts toward
the advancement of the objects of the
laboring people were always at their
service. The appointment of the
committee on credentials was made
and the committee retired to frame it's
report.
'The Growth of Organized Labor
in Minnesota was the subject of a
very able address by Hon. John J.
O'Donnel. Labor Commissioner of
Minnesota. Mr.. O'Donnell reviewed
in careful manner the s:eps toward
the organization Of labor and the sue
cess of the men who had laid the
foundation of the Federation. Mr..
O'Donnell also spoke Of the work &C.
complished by - the Federation and
stated that he believed that the pros
poets for the coming year were brigh.
ter even than the previous ones. Mr.
O 'Donnell thanked the officers of the
Federation for their assistance during
the year and expressed his best wishes
for the prosperity and growth of the
organization in the future. A resume
of his speech is given elsewhere.
During the interval between the
address by Labor Commissioner
O'Donnell and the report of the COM
mittee of credentials, speeches were
made by several delegates. The COM
mittee on credentials reported and
stated that they had found three hun
dred delegates present with proper
credentials and entitled to seats in the
convention. The appointment of the
standing committees took the remain
ing time Of the morning Of the session.
At the afternoon session President
Neary Of Minneapolis, made his
annual address, reviewing the work
of the past year and commenting on
the prospects of the year to come.
Salient parts of his address are given
on our second page.
The annual address of Secretary
Treasurer McEwen was delivered at
some length and his report shows the
Federation to be in very thriving
condition. New unions are ahiliating
every day and the Federation is ..be-
coming stronger. every month. The
attendance at the present meeting was
shown by the sceretary's report as
being far in excess of any previous
meeting and more are expected. In
the past year IS new unions have
affiliated with the Federation. More
money has been spent for organization
in the past year than ever before. Mr..
McEwen spoke highly of the work
which has been done in the way of
organization at Saltwater, Mankato,
Brainerd, St. Cloud, Rochester, and
Little Falls during the past year and
also in increasing the membership of
unions previously organized. The
report was..a fine--one and evoked great
enthusiasm. We give the principal
features on our second page. Secretary
L. Hughes of st. Paul of the State
Federation Council made his report
of the year just ended. Mr.. Hughes
stated that as q whole tn. Legislature
had not been very favorable to their
efforts but that they had accomplished
great deal. along that line. He
recommended the adlliation. of the
Federation with the Americau..Feder-
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