The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-06-13
M'EWEN WINS OUT
WITHOUT STRUGGLE
Duluth Man Unanimous Choice fer
Secretary Of Labor Federation.
Neary Is Also Reelected.

LITTLE FALLS, June 10.-Conserv.
atism was pitted against socialism in
the convention Of the State Federation
of Labor today, and conservatism Won
a sweeping victory.
In the annual election of officers the
socialist ticket from the Twin Cities
went down in defeat when M. E. Neary
was reelected president for the sew
enth consecutive term on the second
ballot and by majority of IS, and VIII
liam E. McEwen, of Duluth, was made
secretary-treasurer by acclamation, al
so for seventh time, the delegates
clamoring with the chair for the honor
of placing his name in nomination.
G. B. Bradley, secretary of the Mill
Workers union, of Little Falls, is q
new first vice president, vice Goetzing-
er. of the st. Paul Typographical
union, and Garfield Morrison, of the
Dye Workers union, of Mankato, 10
second vice president.
Neary Had Opposition.
Two ballots were necessary to land
Neary winner in the face Of we'll
developed opposition. On the first he
polled 81 votes against IS for the field.
composed Of Garfield and James, Of
ST. Paul, and Bainbridge, of Minneapo-
lis. He needed just two more votes to
win.
Without exception delegates from the
western and northern parts of the state
swung into the McEwen column and
the result of the ballot was the almost
unanimous election of the Duluth men,
Der.
The effort on the part of the socialis-
tic element in Minneapolis to intro
duce a measure to the effect that no
officer in the state body shah hold any
political office within the gift of his
city or state met with stern rebuke.
Met a Sudden Death.
The Duluth delegates were solid
against a measure which they openly
proclaimed as un-American and many
other delegates had been instructed by
their locals to throw their votes and
influence against the measure. So
when it was presented by a member
of the Minneapolis Carpenters union
it was turned down with speed and
unanimity.
Delegate McKelvy, of the Cooks and
Walters union, of Duluth, was on deck
with a resolution to reduce the working
hours of mattresses from II to 10. He
got the floor and, clearly defined his
post ion. The convention did not wait
Tor him To S4lit lkine. !. but their.
EvDfe:
Further ztha II that, several voices
! asked an amendment that should fur
ther shorten the working hours OF the
| women to- an eight-hour day, but Mr.
McKelvey himself opposed, and finally
squelched, that proposition, his argu-
nent being that to place the men and
the women working in restaurants on
| an equal basis in the matter of work.
| ing hours would slowly but surely re-
suit in the mem displacing the others
New UI.o Is Chosen.
After a lively discussion, New Ulm
was decided upon as the convention
| city in 1904. Saltwater made a strong
| bid for the honor, but it was the sense
! of the delegates that the cause Of
| unionism would be better served by
meeting in the first named place,
which recently has developed into a
| conservative but strong and progress
sive union center. The final business
! transacted was the naming of the
Union Advocate, Of st. Paul, as the
official organ of the State Federation.
The convention adjourned without day
1t 6:25 p. nl., and most of the dele
gates planned to leave for home On
night trains.