The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-07
ARE YOU WITH US?
ORGANIZATI0NaWANT
TO KNOW.
Will PROFOUND Questions to Guberna-
torial and Assembly Candidates
on Coming Legislation.

1t was decided at a meeting of the
State Federation of Labor yesterday
to ascertain the views, if possible, of
all the candidates fori4Governor. and
also of candidates for both branches
OF the State Legislature on the sub
ject of labor legislation and the adop-
ton of bills which tlae labor Mo
purpose offering h next Legislature.
Among the things the%&candidates will
be asked to express ansopinion on are
the following:
Child labor.
The initiative and Referendum.
Boards to examine and license sta
tionary ffremen and engineers and
plumbers.
Making it compulsory for boards of
works to provide competent mechanics
as inspectors.
The eight-hour law fort all State and
municipal public work.
The abandonment of allkconvict labor
that in any way comes I'M competition
with the work of outsiders.
Bills providing for the above things
have been or will be drawn up and in
troduced when the next Assembly
meets. and the candidates pledging
their support thereto will gain the ap-
prevail of the State Federation.
Another important matter taken up
yesterday was the decision ofsthe Board
Of Freeholders to introduce handker-
chief manufacture in the Essex County
Pe%nitentiary. A committee was APP
pointed to appear before the board on
Tuesday of this week and protest.
They object to he prisoners being en-
ployed in the manufacture of anything
for outside consumption. There are
several handkerchief factories in Pat
erson and other places in the State, and
it is claimed that hundreds of free
workers will be injured by the unequal
competition of convict labor.
while the handkerchief workers are
not organized" said President Cor
nelius Ford last night, 1--WE take the
stand that that makes no difference.
They have as much right as anyone to
protection. We look out for the inter-
ests of all workers, because one kind
canno receive injury without all suf-
fering."
The committee will ask that the Es-
sex County Trades Council also send a
committee of protest. That body has
already condemned the decision of the
Freeholders.
The meeting yesterday was held in
Prospect Hall, 66 South Orange
It came earlier thar usual this year be-
cause it is the wish of the board to get
statements from candidates for office
before the voters have been pledged.
All the members were present, in
GLIDING Edward w. Vanaman, of Vine
land, who was elected first vice-presi-
dent to succeed j. Ii. Gilkey, who re-
| Gently left Camden for West Virginia.
Vanaman came within one vote of be-
ing elected to this place at the recent
convention. Because of this and the
fact that he held the office formerly, he
was the unanimous choice of the board
for the vacancy created by Gilkey's
resignation.
The following committees were named
to loo; after work outlined by the con-
vention which was held at Trenton last
August:
On legislation-Gottlob and Brennan.
To prepare book containing proceed
ings of COMMUNICATIONS, Cullen and
Dardis.
On convict labor-Wanace, Zusi and
Brennan.
On printing-Ford and Gottlob.
The special committee hat is to wait
on the Board of Freeholders Is COM
posed of Gottlob, Cullen, Zusi, Wallace
and Brennan.
The executive board, which will serve
until the next convention, is composed
of President Cornelius Ford, of Ho-
boken; First Vice-President H.. J. Gott-
lob, of Newark; Secretary James j.
Dardis, of Elizabeth; Treasurer Joseph
p. O'Lone, of Hoboken; John Fl. Wal |
1ooa h1ar, Il Z1cf M T Dronnan -
Charles w. Cullen, of Newark.