The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-08
LABOR LEAGUE WILL
 NOMINATE TICKET
Committee Will Issue Call for
 State Convention
CONVICT LABOR QUESTION
League Opposes Letting of conViots to Corporations and Especially to Tennessee Company Will Sup
 port Horseshoers.

A meeting of the United Labor League of Alabama was held in Bricklayers' hall yesterday, at which a resolution was adopted looking to the nomination of a labor ticket. The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. by President W. H. Stanley. who reviewed the work of the league for the past year.
 Secretary J. H. F. Mosley submitted his report, which showed the league to be in satisfactory condition.
 The chair having appointed J. B. Drake of the Machinlsts union as assistant sec- retary. the organization went into the election of officers, which resulted as fol- lows
 w. H. Stanley, president L. B. Evans, vice president; J. H. F. Mosley, secre- tary.
 The following resolution was then pre- sented and adopted
 To Enter Politics.
 Resolved That committee of five be appointed by the chairman to issue an ad- dress to all voters in Alabama who are in sympathy with the labor movement, and send delegates to a convention to be held at Birmingham at a date to be named by the committee for the purpose of nominating candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, members of the legislature and county offices.
 The chairman appointed the following on the committee, called for by the above resolution: c. c. Houston. J. B. Drake, E. K. Smith, L. K. Scherry and L. B. Evans.
 These resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved, That the United Labor League adopt\a regular monthly meeting on which to hold political views; meetings to ad- vocate political preference to wage-earn- CTS and that all county organizations of labor do likewise
 Resolved. That each delegate be ap- pointed a committee of one to obtain the name and address of each voter in his organization so that the general commit tee may be in closer touch with them.
 Poll Tax.
 Resolved, That an appeal be made to all wage-earners to pay their poll tax at once.
 Resolved That the committee as a whole are against the letting out of con yict labor in Jefferson county by the county board of revenue, and particularly against the contract being awarded the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany, for the reason that 1t was $4S SS6 less than the bid offered by the Sloss com pany.
 Resolved, That the United Labor League endorse and support the Typographical union in their fight for an eight-hour law.
 Resolved, That the support of the organ ization be extended Journeymen Horse shoers' union, local 101, during their lock- out by A. Gibson. Resolved, That the striking members of the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 20, be given the moral sup port of the organization. Resolved, That an expression of appre- citation be conveyed to the Hon. w. R Hearst of New York City for the great fight he Is making on behalf of the American workingman through the col umns of his various papers, as well as the personal speech made by him in his seat in Congress.
 Resolved. That a vote of thanks be ex- tended J. H. F. Mosley for the stand taken by him through his organ, The La bor Advocate.