Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
BRYAN TALKS TO LADORERS
Agrees to Speak Monday at Labor Festival
TO Be Held in Krue Park.
eoHPtRs AND Dtss CONE LATER IN WEEK
Candidates for state omceA and con-
sress WIN Also Aadres. Meeting
Series of Questions Being Pre-
pared for Candidates.


William Jennings Bryan, Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, and Eugene v. Debs are
three speakers Of national prominence who
have promised to be at the Labor Festival
to be given at Krug park beginning next
Monday. Mr.. Bryan's consent to take part
in the program was secured by Secretary
Hansen OF the Central Labor union yester-
day. He will deliver the principal address
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Gompers and Mr..
Debs have both promised to deliver adj
dresses Saturday, the closing day of the
festival
A nominal charge OF 10 cents will be made
for the exercises Monday afternoon. the
proceeds to go toward the new Labor tenn
pie building fund. Mr.. Bryan will speak
at 8 p. m.
The program was announced last night at
a meeting OF the Central Labor union. The
principal features are as follows:
Monday, September 10, opening day,
Mayor j. G. Dahlmen, master Of cefe-
monies; William J. Bryan principal
Tuesday. South Omaha day. Mayor
Thomas Hector, master of ceremonies.
principal speaker and the Danish Glee club
wednssday. Council Biuns day, Mayor
M; Hitchcock principal speaker.
Thursday, Ladies' day, Mrs. Bert Cox.
mistress Mnrr Of Principal speakers
United States senator. and A. c. Shallen-
berger. democratic candidate for governor.
msstsT Of John YeseT and
Saturday. Organized Labor day. John
Samuel Gompers, Eugene Y. DeSs and
others. Athletic contests for men, women
and children will also be held in the after
! noon.
The program has been arranged by a
committee Of which L. v. Guye is chair
man.
Questfons for Candidates.
The Central Labor union decided TO ask
| all candidates for office some pertinent
questions as to their position on questions
OF interest to the organization. The mat
| ter was brought up by President Polian,
who suggested that the candidates for con-
gress be asked where they stood on the
eight-hour law and the anti-injunction bill
| 1t was decided to broaden the scope Of the
questions and ask them OF all candidates
| The law committee was directed to draw
up the set OF questions.
The members OF the city council came In
for a vigorous roasting for failure to pass
the initiative and referendum resolution,
which was introduced into that body. The
law committee. in it's report, scored sew
| eral of the members for going back on
| alleged promises to support the measure
| The central body will continue the cam
paign and directed the law committee to
go before the council again. this time in
dependently of the Improvement clubs,
| with which they worked before.
The fact that Ed. Leeder. a candidate for
the legislature and a member of Engine
company No. 8. had been cited TO appear
before the Fire and Police commission for
violating the rules by runping for ONCE,
brought out protests from several mem
| bers. On motion OF Mr. Guye the law COM
mittee was authorized to assist Mr. Leeder
before the board and employ an attorney
to defend him.
The union took no action on an invita-
ton to send a representative to Chicago to
attend the ceremonies attending the dedica-
| ton to the cause of union labor of the in
| FAINT son OF President II. G. Creel OF the
| International Labor News bureau, which
will take place about the middle Of Sep
! TENDER The ceremonies will be held in a
church in Chicago. The invitation was
placed on file.