The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
LABOR Men
in COUNCIL
II. L. Hullcr, Of Newport News,
Elected President Of
Federation.
MEET IN NEWPORT NEWS
Labor Commissioner Doherty
Addresses the Convention.
Members Entertained.
MEET IN NEWPORT NEWS
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NORFOLK. VA, May 5.-1llc state
Federation OF Labor did hard days
work to-day. So urgent was the busl-
ness that the Federation had 10 decline
an invitation from tho commanding Oh
the Norfolk navy yard to visit the yards.
At o'clock tho special order, that OF
tho election Of officers. was called. ana
the following wero elected for the en-
suing year:
President. II. l.. Hullcr. OF Newport
News; First Vico-President, Maurice En-
right, OF Newport News; Second Vice
President j. g. Long, Of Roanoke; Third
Vice President, II. M. EnBelke, q Forts
mouth; Secretary Treasurer NJ. X. race,
Of Rlchmond; Sergcant-at-Arins. y. VI.
Rudd of Richmond.
Legislative Committee--J. y. Fields. II.
I,. Randolph, Norfolk; j.. a. Hall, New
port News; +. j. McCracken. Of Ports
mouth. and ]. G. Long. Of Roanoke
Committee on Appeais-charle Is g,
Kizer, .. Il. Griffin l.. q. Perkins, Daniel
McCallum, j. j. Powell.
These committees are elected by tho
Tcderation tho others which follow arc
named by the president:
Organlzation--J. j. Powell e. n. Corr
don, John Sheahan, Thomas Nowlan ana
i j. T.. ILofS.
Strikes and Labels--R. II. Bradley, T.
a. Hall ". r. Fields. II. NJ. Engelke and
r. Z. Dollard.
Constitution Observation-Disclosures g.
1<izer. Daniel McCallum, Maurice En-
right, l.. c. Perkins and =. l.. berry
man. III,
w. A. Davis, H. r. Randolph and j. "A.
McCracken.
Newport News was unanimously Sc
lected as the next place of meeting.
COMMISSIONER DOHERTY# SPEAKS
The proceedings Of the Federation were
suspended to hear Labor Commissioner
James 3. Doherty
He delivered an address Of about fif-
teen minutes and spoke of the necessity
of strong organization Of all laboring
people OF the state OF Virginia. The next
feature he said was to equip this class
to battle with corporations.
He concluded by referring fcrvently to
the necessity OF the unions having good
ment to fight legisla ton detrimental to the
working classes. He said that organi2a-
ton. education and legislation were the
three paramount questions for earnest
thought of men who toll for livelihood.
MORNING SESSION.
The Federation this morning proceeded
TO the consideration of q large batch
of resolutions. III
some of tho resolutions adopted were:
Requesting the repeal OF the desert lana
law, the Communication clause OF the
homes ead law and the timber and stone
law. The resolutions VIII be sent to
all representatives In Congress from Vir-
glnia, requesting their aid in the de-
feat OF the bill empowering the President
to appoint a committee TO ascertain n
conccnsus OF opinion from the various
unions IS TO the most important questions
/ In hl
Legislature. and that the labor commits
sioner be requested 10 act with this
committee. TO submit to a referendum
vote of all the affiliated unions In the
State the question of an increase of the
per capita tax. A resolution urging. the
members of affiliated unions 10 pay their
poll taxes. These are few of the most
important resolutions passed. Each was
discussed at some length by the patrons.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
TON.
Only two amendments to the constitu-
tion were adopted. as follows: Changing
the date of meeting from the first Tues
day In May to the first Tuesday In June
and creating the additional Office OF
reading clerk.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
President McCalum called the Fed
Grafton to order at 2 o'clock and an
nounced the special order. Vice-Presl-
dent Fields. President McCallum, II. l..
Huler and Mr. Charles G, Kizer were
then placed In nomination for the presi-
dency. on the first ballot President Nc
Callum was dropped, and on the second
ballot, Mr. kizer having received the
lowest vote, was dropped. The third
ballot resulted in the election ,of Mr..
Fl. l.. Huler. of Newport News. Mr..
Fields moved that the election Of Mr..
Huler DO made unanimous, and the mo-
ton prevailed.
After the election OF officers the Fed
Grafton again took up the consideration
OF the report of the Resolutions Com
mites.
Many visitors were present at the af-
ternoon session, among them Organizer
Thomas Nowlan and Mr.. D. ]. Reardon.
OF Portsmouth. and Labor Commissioner
Doherty.
NATIONAL DELEGATES.
The sending Of a delegate to the Amer