Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-09
LABOR FEDERATION
OF ARKANSAS TO MEET in
LITTLE ROCK ON MONDAY,
JANUARY 10.
About 100 Delegates viii be Present
to Represent Various Labor
Organizations.

The second annual convention Of
The Arkansas State Federation of La
Dor will convene in Labor Temple.
Second and Main streets, in this city,
at 1o a. m. Monday next says the
Little Rock Gazette.
About one hundred delegates will
be present at the convention from
all parts of the state, representing
about that number of local unions.
The session will probably last until
the business of he convention is dis
posed Of
In order to get the work in shape
for the convention, the officers OF the
state federation, who compose the ex-
ecutive board, will meet in Labor Tenn
pie Saturday morning at IL CLOCK
and outline the matters which II is de-
sired the convention will consider
Reports of the past years work Will
also be prepared and read before the
convention Monday. The present otn-
GERS of the Arkansas State Federation
are: S. F. Brackney. re5ldent, Fort
Smith, representing the United Nine
Workers of America; l.. H. Moore,
seeretary-trcasurer Little Rock. retail
clerks uuion George Jones, first wee
president. Gwynne bartenders league;
7 r. Lang ton, second vice-presldent'
Pine Bluff, maehni IS union George
Floyd, ,hird vice-president, Malvern
savmill men: William Denny, fourth
vjce.president. Huntington, United
Mine Workers; A. f. keene, hIth
yice-president Little Rock tailors
= Harrjs. sixth =viee-pre@ ident.= Little
Rock. macninists. II. VI. Thomas, seV-
en1h vice-presdent. Pine Bluff car
penters.
Wants Affliation With Farmers.
In addition 10 the election a OH
GERS for the ensuing year the mosf
important matter which vii lie con
sidered in the coming convention will
be the affliaton of the state fedora
tion With the farmers, ORGANIZATIONS
which have shown such an active
growth in Arkansas the past year
Fraternal delegates from these tar.
mers organizations VII probably be
in attendance at the cc1% nntion dur
ing the coming week AMI tie question
of an alliance will, in all probaoll'y'
be a subject of much di cussion be.
fore the convention.
Another matter of importance to uh-
ionism in Arkansas. which VIII char
acterize the proceeding of the coming
convention. will be the question OF Sc
curing proper state leglaiatloh ioi
the benefit of the working classes
Such questions as the fel'oW servant
bill will probably receive a share OF at
tcDtiGG. ar1 all legislative matters, at
the close &C the convention will be re
ferred to the legislative committee
for final action. The legislative com
mittee consists at present of the foi-
lowing: John Morgan. chairman
Spadra, United Mine Workers; A. U.
McGehee, Pine Bluff. sheet metal
workers; w. f. Gray, Little ROCK
machinists: w r. Barrow, Little
Rock. typographical union; Thomas
Harbottle, Gwynne, United Nine
Workers.
This committee will remain in ses-
sion the dav following the closing OF
the convention.
Object of the Organization.
The Arkansas State Federation OF
Labor is an organization of union
labor, having for its object the closer
binding together of the different local
labor unions of the state. to the end
that concerted action may be had on
all questions concerning the welfare
OF organized labor in Arkansas. The
state federation in this state is lust