Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-16
Annual Meeting of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor
Here In 1904
CITY WINS BY TWO TO ONE VOTE
Council Bluffs the Strongest competi
tor, and Receives Thirty-nine Votes
to MarshalItown's Seventy two
keokuk, Third, with Seventeen
Mason City Gets one-Austin on. Al
ditins Committee.

AS was expected, Marshalltown won
hands down in the contest at Daven-
port for the next annual convention OF
'the Iowa State Federation of Labor,
and was selected by almost q two to
petitor, Council Bluffs. The location OF
the 1904 convention was not decided
upon until late Friday afternoon.
Marshalltown received seventy-two
votes, Council Bluffs, thirty nine; Keo-
kulS, seventeen, and Mason City, one.
The delegates. who returned this
morning, said it was not much of a
contest In the strict meaning of the
Word, as the majority Of votes pledged
to the workers from this city was too
great to be overcome by the other
places seeking the honor of entertain
ing the convention.
Marshalltown's central location, and
the fact that it is easy of access from
all parts of the state, was the greatest
factor in its selection as the conven-
ton city of 1904. Any of the other
cities asking for the convention, could
not produce the claim of central Local
ton, and Davenport which entertain
ed the convention just closed, had been
an extreme location to the east. Coun-
Gil Bluffs would have taken the dele
gates next year to the extreme western
part of the state; keokuk to the ex-
IRENE southeast. and Mason City, to
the extreme north. Cedar Rapids and
Des Moines have both had the conven-
ton, and could not consistently ask for
1t again SO soon, altho earlier in the
convention there was some talk of Des
Moinss making a bid for 1t. The con-
vention this year was attended by
about 800 delegates, but each year the
membership increases, as the different
branches of labor, thruout the state,
gradually become organized.
Those who represented the organic
ed labor of the city at the state meet
ing. and worked for the selection OF
as the best meeting
place. We're: Z. T. Austin, president;
John c. Crellin, secretary, and John
delegate, from the Marshall
town Trades and Labor Assembly:
Joseph Moore. of local union No. 299,
Association Of Machin-
lists; Harry Vogel, local union No. 326.
International League OF
America: T. j. Stewart, local union No.
1112, Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America; Fred Dieterch,
local union No. SEQ. Retail Clerks Pro-
tective Association; and !. l.. Brown.
federal labor union No. $3.50. Presi-
dent Austin. of the Trades and Labor
the auditing committee.
The Cousins Cigar.
Considerable local interest will be
attached to the action taken by the
in resolution censuring
Robert G. Cousins, of this
district, for allowing his likeness to be
used on cigar box labels, for cigars
in non-union factory.
The federation asked Mr.. Cousins to
his name and support from
the non-union product, and the follow
ing letter. received from Mr.. Cousins,
was the basis for the resolution of
censure:
Committee on Expenditures in the
Treasury Department House of Repre-
sentatiyes u. S., Washington, d. c.
]. III. Strict, Secretary +. of L.. Sioux
City, Iowa Dear Sir:I received your
letter transmitting copy of resolution
No. IL in relation to the use of my pic
ture on certain brands of cigars. In
reply have only to say that some four
or five years ago a firm of cigar job
bers in Milwaukee secured from me
permission to use the picture, AS I'M
derstand 1t was for the use of a young
man who was striving to get on in the
world, and he started a iobbing bust
ness in Cedar Rapids. Failing in his
and having on hand some
what expensive cut which he had Sc
cured made from the picture, with my
permission he transferred the cut to
a Des Moines jobbing house. I have
no knowledge whatever as to who
makes the cigars, nor have any in
terest or control in the matter. The
thought never occurred to me as to
who might manufacture the cigars, nor
to what order or society the jobbers
Or manufacturers might belong. MyI
only object in giving permission was
to help out the young man mentioned,
and ] do not see how / could now inter
fere in the matter. Lhave never given
the exclusive right to use my picture,
but it has been used by several people |
and concerns in different ADVERTISE
ments. / presume many of the labor
ers who have made the various cuts,
etc, may belong to the |
same order that you do, and perhaps
others do not; but when ones per-
mission is given to publish picture. |
IS l understand it, it cannot be with
1rawn unless it is being used indie
Gently or something of that kind |
Yours very truly,