Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-07
President Urick and Other Of
ficers of Federation of
Labor Will Be Here
MANY WANT A STRIKE FUND
Important Question to be Decided by
the Convention in This City Next
Week-White VIII Not Be candi-
date - Credentials Committee to
Meet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gossip.

THE advance guard of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor will arrive in the
city Monday, to begin the preparations
for the annual convention which will
tinuing thuout the week. President A.
l.. Urick, of Des Moines, Secretary j.
II. Strict, OF Sioux City, and other Of
ficers, also the3Inemhers Of the creden-
tiais committee will be here to get the
preliminaries in shape.
One OF the most important matters to
be considered by the federation at the
Marshalltown convention is proposed
change that Will provide for a strike
benefit fund: TO be used by the STATE
federation and secured by means OF an
assessment. This fund VIII be expend-
ed with Jht greatest circumspection,
and only after the unions receiving it
shall have conforined with the regala-
lions imposed by their national or In
ternational organizations, and after
they have conformed with stringent
regulations imposed by the state or-
ganization.
The movement to have such change
made In the constitution is compara-
lively new Some of the state fedora
tons make some such provision, but
most OF them do not. President Trick
is very much in earnest about the lnat-
ter and believes 1t is wise course to
pursue.
ON account of the prevalent opposi-l
ton to trade unionisn and of the Ia
Dor troubles now existing the meeting
here promises to be extremely Interest,"
ing. The meeting is expected to take
some action which Will determine its
attitude during the next year.
White Is Not Candidate.
Mr.. d. r. White, of Davenport, vice
president OF the federation. informs the
Times Republican in personal letter
| that he will not be candidate for the
presidency. against Mr.. urick, who is
| to be up for reelection. Mr.. White
predicts Mr.. Tricks unanimous choice.
| He says Il have been approaches IN
regard to my being u candidate again,
before the convention, for the office OF
president, and wish to say that shall
not be in the field against Mr.. lJriek
for that very honorable position. Mi.
Utick has filled the office most credit
ably during the past year, and thru
| his conservative methods he has been a
most valuable officer. ! also found him
most valuable as a member OF the leg
| islatiye committee which was ptomi-
nently before the last general assem-
| bly,. / am for Urick for president ana
] I hope to see him elected"
Secretary and Treasures j. IA. sstrief,
| OF Sioux City. will also undoubtedly be
| re- elected. Mr.. Strict is a printer and
| q prominent member OF the Sioux CITY
| Trades and Labor Assembly. He has
occupied the position of secretary and
treasurer since 1901. and probably has
| life lease on the job.
Candidates For Representative.
Considerable interest attaches to the
selection of representative frcm the
Iowa Federation to the meeting OF the
American Federation OF Labor which
| is to be held at San Francisco.
A boom has been started for Louis
Jaeger, a cigar maker of burlington,
lMr, Jaeger served three terms In the
Iowa legislature as a member from Des
Moines county and is prominent IN Ia
nor circles. He will undoubtedly have
the support OF the Dts Moines crgani-
cation, without any hesitancy.
The present executive committee con-
sists of L. M. Jaeger, Burlington; A..
Nj. Warner, Cedar Rapids; e. 4. Aus
tin. Marshalitown. Harvey Del.ong of
Council Bluffs was made q menhper Oh
| the committee but resigned, and his va
cancy has never been filled. There VII!
nrohably he a scramble for these
| places.
The Credentials Committee.
The members of the credentials COM
mittee which meets Monday, are l.. M.
jaeger, OF Burlington, Joseph NJ Mohr,
of this city w. w. Hunnel, OF Des
| Moirfes Secretary and Treasurer Strief
| will meet with the committee as VIII
also President Urick. The Stodftart mas
been selected as the headquarters OF
the federation during the convention. ;
Holder Will Not Be Here.
The T.-R. is in receipt of letter
from Mr.. Arthur E. Holder, Of Des
Moines. assistant state labor commits
sioner OF Iowa and formerly president
%
ing to his having been called out OF
the state he Will not be able to be pres
ent AT the convention. Mr.. Holder was
to have been one OF the speakers at the
ouen meeting at the Odeon Wednesday
night.
Council Bluffs and keoktk.
There are so far two cities actively in
the field for the next state convention
of the federation. They are Council
Bluffs and Keokuk Other cities are
expected to put in bids after the con-
vention opens and the delegates are
on the ground.
Win Be Big Convention.
Secretary Strict, in writing the
T;n,es- Republican, says that every
thing points to a big convention, with
an exceptionally large number of dele
gates in attendance.
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