The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-07
OLD MEN WIN.
Frank LiyermOre President
State Society OF Labor.
H. P. Miller, of Topeka, Is New
Vice President.
FOR SEMICENTENNIAL.
Association Endorses the Pro-
ject Heartily.
Will Ask That Union Labor Be
Employed.
DIR SEMICENTENNIAL.

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eiety of Labor and Industry completed
the election of their officers for the en-
suing year and adjourned. The new
officers are:
President - Frank Livermore, Osa-
watomie.
Vice president-H. P. Miller, Topeka.
Members of legislative committee
Trainmen, c. o. VanPeIt Topeka: min
ers, c. E. Bramlette, Mineral; building
trades, c. o. Churchill, lola; miscellan-
eous trades, E. B. Murphy Topeka.
Frank Livernore, the newly elected
president, has been vice president of the
society, and presided ove4 the eongen-
ton this year, owing to the withdrawal
from the society of c. A Allen of To-
peka. Livermore showed himself 10 be
a presiding officer of great ability He
is a conductor on the Missouri Pacific
between Osawatomie and Coffeyville,
but at this meeting Of. the society rep
resents the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.
There were two candidates for prssi-
dent, Mr.. Livermore and G. f. M. De-
weese of LeavenWorth. Livermore got
SO votes and Deweese So.
For vice president, there were two
candidates, Miller and Baum, and the
vote stood, Miller ,, Baum So.
There were no contests for positions
on the legislative committee except the
representative of the miscellaneous trades.
Frank Curry and e. B. Murphy, both OF
Topeka, were nominated. The man who
nominated Murphy intimated that Curry
had been untrue to the union, by hiring
'seab' labor to do work for him. This
was sufficient to beat Curry. The vote
was, Murphy 90, Curry g.
Union Labor for Centennial.
The opening gun was fired this morn
ing in the fight which the unions viii
put up to have none but union labor
employed in the building of the Semi
centennial exposition
Labor Commissioner W. l. A. Johnson
said: THE time has not yet come to
make a formal demand of this nature,
but there will be time enough for that
in two OF three years from now
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed. however, endorsing the Semicenten-
NAL, and demanding recognition of un-
ion labor. It was offered by James
Thomas and is as follows:
Whereas, It is proposed by the peo-
pie of Kansas that a semicentenniai
celebration shall be held in Topeka in
1911
Resolved, That the state society of
labor and industry in convention assem-
bled give it their undivided endorse
ment, and be it further
Resolved, That some plan be devised
whereby union labor may be represented
in some substantial way
A committee was appointed to take
charge of the matter and keep the so
ciety of labor and industry in touch
with the work of the Semicentennial.
The committee is composed as follows:
w. l. A. Johnson, James Thomas, H p.
Miller; c. F. NJ. Deweese, and the new
state mine inspector, to be elected this
afternoon
The following resolution, presented
bv Frank Curry, was also adopted:
Resolved, by the state society of
labor. that we respectfully request the
management of the 1911 Semlcenten-
Mai celebration that they permit the
state society of labor to name a MEM
Der of the board of directors at large
on the board of managers OF the Semi
centennial
AT the conclusion of the work of the
convention. c. 5. Beekman, repre-
sentative in the last legislature from
CowIey county. who happened to be
in the hall, was called upon for
speech. He said in part:
'sI am a firm believer in union labor.
THE union labor vote elected me to the
office of representative, and 1 have, in
nv experience in the legislature done
everything in my power to aid you.
But YOU can't expect this legislative
committee to do everything. The
thing for you to do, if you want laws
enacted, is to go to the polls, and vote
for the men who will pladge them
selves to support your measures. That
is the only way for you to get what
YOU want. I am coming back to the
legislature next session. and you viii
find me standing by your bills as l
have done in the past