The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
hLLEN OIEO UUI
President State Society of Labor
Leaves the Union.
Decides That He Won't Preside
at Annual Meeting.
TROUBLE In TOPEKA.
Disagreed With Painters and
Gave Up His Card.
Will Resign the GaveI to Vice
President.
TROUBLE IN TOPEKA.

c. A. Allen Of Topeka. president of
the Kansas Society of Labor and Indus
try, has apostafized. renowned union
ism, and resigned the presidency of the
society to avoid the danger of a clash
at the meeting which viii be held in To-
pela on February. 5, 6 and z.
Mr.. Allen was elected president Of the
state Labor society last February by
the unanimous vote of the $50 delegates.
His term of Office is one year. At the
time Of his election he was head of the
Topeka Brotherhood of Painters. Not
long ago he with a number of others,
withdrew from the local union because
of an internal feud.
Had Allen not Withdrawn voluntarily
from the office. of president of the State
Society of Labor and Industry, it is
probable that the convention would
have dismissed him ANONYMOUSLY. All
of the delegates to this convention are
union men. 1t is a rabid "anti-scab'
affair. To have allowed a "seab' to
preside over the meeting would have
grated on the nerves Of the union men.
To avoid any trouble, State Labor Com
missioner Johnson called upon Allen
few days ago and suggested to him
that it would be advisa BILE for him to
I
the meeting. MI Alien is peaceable
sort of man, and decided to accept Mr..
Johnson's suggestion.
There is no doubt that I have the
right to preside over the meeting on
February 5, 6 and z, if so desire said
Mr.. Allen today to a State Journal re-
porter Il was elected for a term Of
one year, and there is nothing TO pre-
vent a nonunion man from being the
president of the society. However, I
is a union affair; all the delegates are
members of the union. In the interest
of harmony, I have decided to stay out
/ of the convention altogether
| Mr.. Allen has not formally resigned
/ from the presidency of the society, but
his action amounts to the same thing.
Labor Commissioner W. L. A johnson
said today.
Mr.. Allen will not preside at the
meeting to be held beginning February
! ). He has not resigned the presidency;
4 he has simply retired from the task OF
presiding. This action was taken be-
cause Mr.. Allen has withdrawn from
/ the union Of which he was a member,
and is not now a member of any de-
partn1ent OF orgaiilzea Ia cor
it seems sglaslt e4fese l4ass5ss2 traltblea
\ the painters brotherhood Of Topeka,
| of which Mr.. Allen was q leading MEM
Der Allen and some of his friends
/ could not agree with the attitude of the
majority of the members, and with
| drew Since then Mr.. Allen has been
the foreman of the Il. 9. Lang estap-
/ lishment. Mr.. Alien said IN speaking
! of the matter.
my withdrawal from the painters
brotherhood here was due entirely to
I personal reasons. 1t IS no concern OF
the public what causes led up to that
| step I quit the union, and therefore
did not care to intrude upon the meet
ing of the state society OF labor and
industry, of which am president.
49, 4-.E fr7sr- lr,1
resignation. my action amounts to that
Mr.. johnson, the labor commissioner,
called on me few days ago, and we
| talked the matter over. had no dis
position to insist upon presiding over
the meeting, and it is understood be-
tween Mr.. johnson and myself that he
is to make other arrangements.
IiverInOre Will Preside.
Fred Isivermore of Osawatomie, a
railroad man who is vice president Of
the association, will preside over the
meeting of the society, and deliver the
response to Governor Hoch's address
The opening session. of the conven-
ton will be held at 1920 a. m. Feb
ruary s. Sessions are held every day
at 1890 and O'Clock. Ihere VIII
probably be no evening sessions The
: meetings will be at Representative
Labor Commissioner johnson esti-
mates that there will be about $50
delegates here from all parts or the
state. The railroads have made rate
of "a fare for the occasion. No for
NAL programme has been prepared for
the meeting. The delegates simply
get together and talk things over, dis
cuss labor conditions, and listen to the
officers reports.
Under the law, the only officers to be
elected this year are president ana wee
president. The secretary and assistant
secretary hold their offices for Two
!
Big Fight for Mine Inspector.
/ The state miners association VIII
. hold its annual meeting in Topeka Mon
day This sa sort of an allied organl-
cation of the society of labor and indus
try. and the delegates to the miners
/ convention are also delegates to the
society of labor and industry.
The big fight in the miners conVen-
| ton will be for the office OF state mine
: inspector. The position of mine in
spector pays $1,000 year ana $l,OOO
allowance for expenses me inspector
/ appoints deputies who are allowed
mileage and per diem to the amount Of
$4,000 per year.
There are at present seven aVoWeo
candidates for the office OF Inspector
| and indications are that Frank Gllday
of Usage county has rather the best OF
it. The candidates are James Orr OF
5 VVier City, the present inspector VINE
wants another term; George Murphy
of Pittsburg, a deputy }. walker OF
= IseavenWorth, another deputy Aieck
3 Dixon Of Wier City; ". E. Davis OF
: Pittsburg: Tom Banks of Midway, and
5 Frank cSiIday of Usage county Gilday
is one of Orr's deputies. It is unusual
t for an Usage man to stand any show
! for the job of mine inspector, because
Z the delegates from the southern Kan
S sas fields are so numerous that they
: control the situation. It seems, how
( ever. that Mr.. CSilday is getting consid.
= era BILE support from southern Kansas
i Several strong lodges in southern Kan
D sas have instructed their delegates fol-
him.
JUDGMENT for saIvinf.