The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1904-08-31
UNIONS DECLARE FOR REFORMS
PROPOSED BY GOV. TOOLE.
NEXT YEARS MEETING AT KALISPELL
f'airgrieve Reelected President-A
Busy Weeks Proceedings Good
Things at the Banquet.

The last of the delegates who ha,
attended the tive-days session of tn
Montana Federation of Labor depart
ed on Mondays freight. A grant
ball at the Ravalli hotel. one of th
most enjoyable ever held in Hamilton
marked the end of the meeting. Thi
convention, the largest ever held By
the Federation was pronounced BY
numerous delegates one of the mos
profitable and enjoyable yet. During
the time the delegates were not in ses
sion they were in the hands of the en-
tertainment committees and not
moment was permitted to drag during
their entire stay.
The convention adjourned sine die
late Friday afternoon. Friday prov
ed the busiest day of the convention
much business being dispatched.
The following officers were elected
President-Alex Fairgrieve. Red
Lodge (re-elected).
First vice president-R. ]. Lemert,
Helena (re-elected).
Second vice president-Mrs. Frances
Calvin, Butte.
Secretary-Howard Q. Smith, Hell
ena {re-elected)
Treasurer-Dan Staten, Butte.
Executive board-Joseph Cahill, w /.
F. Dick. George Elliott.
Kalispell, Great Falls and Anacon-
da were all in the fight for the next
convention, but Kalispell won on the
second ballot by a vote of 81 to a..
Among the important resolutions
adopted by the convention were the
following:
Favoring the adoption of the initia-
tive and referendum or direct legisla-
ton by the people of Montana.
Declaring the Largey Lumber COM
pany at Occur d'Alene City unfair.
Directing that copy of the Dick
military law be published and given
as wide publicity as possible.
Favoring the enactment of fellow
servant law.
Favoring an election bv popular
vote of state officers now appointive.
Favoring the railway commission.
Declaring against the meat trust
Striking from the constitution the
clause providing for representation in
the American Labor union.
Amending the constitution to pro.
vide for the initiation of measures and
the referendum vote on same.
Relative to issuing calls for special
meetings.
The resolution favoring issue of
charters to women's auxiliaries and to
establish the offices of women organ
izers was referred to the executive
committee, and the resolution to
amend the constitution to give the
American Federation of Labor to is
sue local charters and vest other pow
ers in it was referred to the executive
board to report at the next session.
Resolutions of thanks for courteous
reception by Hamilton citizens to the
officers and others were adopted.
Supt. Totman, on behalf of the An
aconda Copper Mining company, pre-
sented President Fairgrieve with a
gavel.
The Banquet.
The banquet rendered by the citi-
zens of Hamilton to the Montana
Federation of Labor Friday evening
proved highly enjoya BILE affair. II
was served under the supervision OF
Manager James Grisenthwaite of the
Rayalli. The two dining rooms o.
the Ravalli were tastefully decorated
with palms and a profusion of flowers
Covers were laid for 200. Henry L
Myers presided as POSTMASTER. Re
sponses were made by President Fair
grieve, ]. A. Ferguson, James Dono
van, Frank c. Ives, W. H. Holden o
Butte, Malcolm Gillis, Dan Staten
J. H. Calderhead, M. J. Elliot, Mrs
Francis Calvin, Reese Davis, w. F
Dick, J. r. Lemert, H. A. Denny
Dan Mcdonald, ]. E. Totman an,
Daniel E. Bandman. The occasion
provided a veritable "feast of reaso,
and flow of sou1.''
President Fairgrieve and Delegat
Reese Davis, incidently, told hov
Dominick MCGUIRE two years ago a
! the Livingston meeting "alone ant
single handed" had sewn the seeds tha