The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1904-08-24
BY THE MONTANA Federation
OF LABOR.
THE DELEGATES TAKE A DRIVE
Live Questions Will Engross the Del
egates During Weeks Session
Banquet Thursday and Grand
Ball Friday Nights.

The eleventh annual meeting of tn,
Montana Federation of Labor conven
ed in Hamilton Monday afternoon
Secretary Howard O. Smith says thi
IS the largest meeting ever held b,
the federation. On the first day 10:
delegates, representing all the alliee
unions OF the state, were enrolled
Quite a number of the delegate.
brought along their wives and there's
a sprinkling of political workers ir
evidence also.
Yesterday but little business, aside
from the appointm of committees
and the reference of resolutions, was
transacted. During the morning ses.
sion Supt. ]. E. Totman of the A. c.
M. Co. lumber department rendered
the members of the convention an in
vitation to take drive and at 2 O'Clock
rigs were provided by Mr.. Totman
and the delegates were driven over the
Bitter Root stock farm and to other
points of interest. Many of the boys
secured fishing tackle and "mixed eit"
with the trout that crowd each other
out of the Bitter Root river and other
nearby streams.
Last evening many of the delegates
listened to the socialist lecture deliver
ed by Ida Crouch-Hazlett, of Colorado,
and who will hold forth again this
evening at the Lucas opera house.
President Fairgrievc delivered his
annual address this morning andwhich
was followed by extended discussions.
The business of the convention will
probably not be concluded before Fri
day evening or Saturday. Some of the
delegates are advocating the holding
of night session so as to get through
Friday. A number of important
questions, including the proposed in
dorsement of socialism, ARE engrossing
the attention of the delegates.
The local reception committee, con-
sisting of Chas. B. Irvine, C. d.
Thompson, Joseph c. Brown, Al
Biddiscomb, Walter Warren, John
Stephen, E. E. Stockman and Samuel
d. Ryan, representing Hamilton
Federal Union No. 100 and an aux
Hilary citizens committee consisting of
Mayor w. E. McMurry, Sheriff
Pond, w. o. Fisk and Marshal ]. M,
Higgins, are looking after the enter
tainment of the visitors. A banquet
in which $50 will parcipitate will be
given at the Rayalli hotel Thursday
evening and on Friday evening
grand ball will be given at the Ravalli
in honor Of the members of the Fed
Grafton.
The delegates present are: Presi-
dent, Alexander Fairgrieye of Red
Lodge; secretary, H. O. Smith, of
Helena.
The Butte delegates are: D. F.
Staten, J. Mccoy, Malcolm Gillis, C.
A. Lyford, P. A. Stevens, E. P. Neil
ley; Butte typos, S. Harrison, X. P.
Shields, John A. Davis: bartenders,
p. L. Miller, James Contri, Robert
Guthrie; blacksmiths, James Wilkes,
Lincoln Fielding, John A. Flint;
clerks union, J. F. Parks, P. A. Nc
Keercher, S. w. Mitchell, Fred
Young, A. F. Frazer; Butte miners,
c. O'Brien, M. A. Lualin, John Burke,
:. Murphy, F. L. Reber, William
Weeks, William Cunningham, Will
liam Malloy, William Robertson, J.
P. Murphy, Charles G. White, John
Rogers, NJ. Devvy, N. J. Conner,
Daniel Donovan, J. E. Sullivan,
Eugene Crillery, P. J. Nudgent, N.
Long, P. O'Neill. Butte Working
mems union, L. Seaner, Charles
Dempster, M. J. Elliott; Butte street
car employees, George W. Scott;
Butte Carpenters, J. E. Malloy, VIM.
c. Armstrong, Philip Murphy; Butte
painters, F. A. Bigelow, F.. J. Lam
deau; Butte Women's Protective
union, Mrs. Francis Carlton, Butte
butchers, w. A. Parker, NJ. w. Stall;
Butte beer bottlers and drivers, J. H.
Johnke; Butte teamsters, F. w. Price,
M. w. Holden; Silver Bow Trades
assembly. B. M. Lindsay, John Nc
Murray.
The Anaconda delegates are: Engi-
neers, David Storrar, smeltermen, E.
Cotter, NJ. Hollihan; Workingmen's
union, p. A. Tobin; typographical