The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-25
LABOR ASKS CHANGE
IN SCHOOL. ELECTIONS
Petitions Members Of Legislac
ture to Lengthen Hours
for Holding Election.
Change to Some More suita.
BILE Day Than Saturday
is Also Requested.

Inc BullOlnS lIddeS council at It's
meeting Monday evening unanimously
adopted a resolution calling upon the
members of the Legislature to amend
the school election law so that the
polls be kept open! !sbetween the hours
of am. and pm, as is the case in
other elections. The, delegates also ask
that some other day be set aside for
school elections. AS elections are held
during the summer months when the
schools are not in session, this would in
no way affect the schools.
Several delegates spoke warmly on
the resolutions, and held that no rea-
sonable argument could be advanced
why the polls should be closed so early
in the day. 1.-THE present law is prac-
tically disfranchising IS per cent Of the
workingmen," declared Ole Larson.
This seemed to be the sentiment of
the council, and the: resolutions, which
are as follows, were passed with an en-
thusiastic AYE" from every portion of
the hall. The Trades Assembly also
passed similar resolutions at its last
evenings meeting.
Resolutions are commendable.
I whereas, The hours for holding
! school elections in the city of Duluth,
which are between 9 am. and 4 p.m., do
| not give Workingmen an opportunity to
! vote at said elections, and thus deprive
fair consensus of opinion to be ex-
pressed: and
whereas, Saturday, the day upon
which such elections are held, is very
busy and inconvenient day for both
school elections are held in July when
| the schools are not in session, change
to some other day would not interfere
with the schools; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we petition the St..
{ Louis county delegation in the State
Legislature to draft, introduce, and
seek the passage of AN amendment to
the law regulating school elections, so
that the hours for which such elec-
! tions are to be held will be changed so
that the polls will remain open from s
am. to p.m.; and further be it
Resolved that the day upon which
school elections are held, in our opin-
ion, should be changed to some day
other than Saturday,:
"A copy of these resolutions is~ here
by ordered to be sent to each member
of the St. onte elesatdo ip
the State Legislatu ture, IND q copy toathe
Federation Council OF the Minnesota
State Federation Of La Dor, with the re-
quest that they work for the change in
| the school election law called for in
! this resolution
Senator Laybourne Interviewed.
Senator Laybourne was seen by a
representative of the Labor World aft
er the passage of the above resolutions,
and was asked his opinion of them.
II spoke to a member Of the Board of
Education" he said, "about such a
change, and he seemed opposed to it,
although he gave no valid reason. Your
people will be obliged to draft the bill,
however, as we are too busy to take
| care Of such things"
The Labor World knows of no one
who will be willing to stand the ex-
pense for drafting the amendment, un-
less some public spirited attorney
| comes to the rescue. Nevertheless, it
appears to us that q matter Of such vi
tai Importance to the people ought not
to go begging. If the members Of the
| Legislature were desirous Of doing
| something of real benefit to the people,
! they would lose no time in getting such
an amendment in proper shape. Posi-
| bly, the main question is the lack of
competency in doing such things.