Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
Two Elements In the Fedora
tion Contrasting For Su-
premacy In Control
REACHES INTO RESOLUTIONS
Many interesting Fights Wased on the
Floor This Morning by Delegate
Gossip of the Lobbies on Tomorrow's
Election Eight Hour Bill Indors-
ed-The Convention News.

The Iowa State Federation of Labor
in its selection tomorrow of officers anG
delegate to the American Federation
of Labor, viii resolve itself into con-
test waged by socialist and anti-social-
list factions, with the prospect of the
latter element winning. These social
lstdc tendencies OF delegates present
cropped out in the discussion OF the
resolutions today. although in all of the
resolutions the consi Iteration was not
waged on party lines. Independence OF
all political parties is the safeguard OF
trades unionasts, according TO the anti,
socialists, and they want to keep out OF
the federation all ineiinations toward
partisan politics.
George c. Campbell, of Clinton, edi-
ttor of the Tu-City Labor Voice, poses
as q leader of the socialisuc element,
and he is being prominently mentioned
as delegate to the annual convention
of the American Fedara ton OF Labor,
to be held dn ST. Louis next November.
Another candidate. fostered by the So
| cialists who according to the best in
formation on hand have not decided as
yet among themselves who VIII! be the
stronger candidate, is j. Il. Shank, of
Sioux City. l.. M. Jaeger, of Burling-
ton, chairman OF the credentials COM
mittee of the, convention, and promd-
nent trades unionist of Iowa win in all
probability be pushed as a candidate
by the antf-sociaastic element j. c..
Byram. of Dies Moines. Is also talked of
as q candidate.
In the selection Of officers of the fed
GRAFTON this fractional strife Will in all
likelihood be carried. d. r. White, of
Davenport, who in u personal letter to
the T. r.. before the convention, stat
ed that he would under no circumstance
as, become a candidate against A. L..
Urick for the presidency, is being urged
by the socialisuc element to stand as a
candidate. Mr.. White reiterated his
statement to the T.-R. this morning,
saying that he would refuse positively
to be candidate this year against Mr..
Urick. He admitted that overtures had
been made to him. but said he had re-
fused to consider theil.
L. 4. Austin OF this city, is promi-
nently mentioned as a candidate for
the vice presidency. to succeed Mr..
White. So far no one has been men
toned by the socialists to run against
him. A fight is to be made on Secre-
tary Strict in statements r the social
istic faction are to be believed, and
they win have some candidate for that
offace According. TO the report &C the
committee Oh officers reports the office
OF j. j. Jacobsen. of Des Moines. sec
rotary OF the Iowa socialists, is TO be
abolished.
Fights on Resolutions.
There was, considerable spariing back
and forth, ON tha report OF the resoiu-
lions committee, which was taken UP
this morning after having been begun
yesterday afternoon. resolution that
provoked much discussion was that or.
the committee making the Cedar Rap
ids Tribune, the Muscatine Labor
Voice, The Iowa Unionist, Des 'Moanes.
Sioux City Advocate, and I11-S1ty
Labor Voice. Clinton, the ofrlclal pap
ers OF the federation. These papers
have heretofore all been official papers
of the organization Joseph M. Mohr.
Of the Marshalltown Ifades
and Labor Assembly called the con-
yention's attention to the Iowa Union
3st. as having printed an advertisement
fron, This city. of a manufacturing con-
ca,n declared TO be on the unfair INST
! q Byraln. OF Des Moines, editor OF
+ta naner explained the action of Ills
he "a
writeup mentioned, and as result Tue
resolution was tapied
This afternoon Mr.. Mohr rose ana
eyn,ained that ne had been misinform-
cd in the nlatter of the publication
in question by the Iowa unlonists.
The resolution was again called FOR
and the report of the committee
adopted.
viii Make Test Case.
Another resolution that caused an
extended discussion was one disfavor-
ing the garnishment in other states OF
railroad employees residing in this state
II is generally known that railroads
whose employees are garnfsheed make 1t
q rule to discharge the employees il the
claims are NOT paid Some dissatisfac-
ton has arisen lloiii tie iS'St 'tt''' $1,000
outside the state have garnisheed en-
nIoyes. thus putting them to a vast
amount OF trouble in effecting settle
ments. also merchants in this state
have sold claims to residents OF other
states. and actions in garnishment have
been commenced in the outside states.
The resolution was referred to the eN-
ae i've committee, with power to bring
!. fest case at AN expenditure not to
exceed S1G0, against any merchant who
sells an account against an empioye to
a nonresident of the state.
Want a National Organizer.
The next resolution to cause much
discussion was one asking that the
American Federation of Labor be re-
questei to send national organizer
into this state. to work during the bal
anoe o. the year The committee rec
commended that the executive commit
tee recommend the appointment to the
organization Some OF the
delegates thought the convention should
agGlSa The recommendation, rather than
he executive committee. and after
engthy discussion an amendment to
his effect was made. On the vote the
amendment was lost, and the resolu- I
ion stands as it was referred to the
by the committee.
Questioning Of Candidates.