The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
COMMITTEES AT WORK.
Kansas Branch of American Fedora
ton of Labor Settles Down to Work.

AT the Tuesday afternoon session of
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, most of the time was
devoted to listening to the reports of
delegates concerning trade and labor
conditions in their respective local
tiles.
Delegate Charles Danner of the Or
der of Railway Conductors, Fort
| Scott, made a motion, which was car
ried, that the chairman and secretary
of the convention address a telegra phic
message to the International Typo
graphical union convention at Hot
Springs, Ark, congratulating it on the
success CT the eight hour movement.
Other messages were sent to the Colo
RADIO State Federation of Labor in ses-
sion at Pueblo, Col; the Federation of
the Twin Territories in session at
Oklahoma City, Okla, and to Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the A. F. of
L. These latter messages contained a
brief greeting from the first annual
convention of the Kansas State Fed
Grafton Of Labor
Chairman Walker appointed the
following committees which are hold
ing meetings today and doing the
work assigned to them:
Committee on organizers reports
W. E. BRYAN, chairman, Central La
Dor Union of Wichita; James E. No
Brunk. Carpenters Union of Kansas
City; ]. ]. Jones, Trades Council of
Pittsburg: William Wagner Electrical
Workers of Atchison.
Committee on observation-disclosures
A. Cable chairman, Coopers' Union
of Kansas City; John Craddock, U. M.
w of A., of Weir City; Lee Gunnison,
Trades Council of Atchison; G. E.
Tiff. BARRIERS Union of Lawrence; F.
A Irwin, Blacksmiths' Union of Pitts
burg.
Committee on constitution and laws
b. A. Webb. chairman, BARRIERS
Union of Atchison; Robert Gilmour,
U. M w. of A. of Scammon; A. w.
Skinner, Electrical Workers of Wich-
tia; Marion Lacen, Carpenters Union
of Pittsburg: Otis D. Thorpe, Machin-
lists Union of Osawatomie.
Committee on cooperation between
the union man on the farm. the union
man in the mine and the union man in
the city-George Manuel, chairman,
Missouri State Federation of Labor;
NJ. V. Rork. Kansas division of Farm
ers' State Union; John L. Winn, Kan
sas division of the Farmers State
of Leavenworth; Charles May, Typo
graphical Union of lola.
Committee on rganization-W. B.
Shaughnessy. chairman. Trades Coun-
Gil of Leavenworth; Joe Variot, U. NJ.
w of A. Mulberry; Alexander Jones,
Hold Carriers of Wichita; J. P. Achen-
baueh Plumbers Union of Topeka;
William Roberts, Transfers Union of
Committee on union label, store and
shop card-Frank Curry, chairman.
Trades Council of Topeka; T. P. Men
ton. Carpenters Union of Coffeyville;
Edgar Thurman, Retail Clerks of
Horton: Bert Blotz. BARRIERS Union of
lola; w. B. Summerville. Painters
Union of Parsons. Il
Committee on boycotts-Alex Ho-
wat. chairman. of U. NJ. w. of A. of
Pittsburg; A A. Roe, p. of r., T. of
Wichita: G. Leslie CaIlard. Central
Labor Union of Coneyville: E. ].
Fuller. Plumbers Union of Leaven-
worth: Robert Ankle, u. NJ. w. of A.
of Radlev Camp.
Committee on Grievances-W L. A.
Johnson. chairman. Roilermakers of
Topeka: George E Blakelv. Carmen
ters' Union of Leavenworth: Wilson
Larery. Machinists' Union of Parsons:
Charles z. Meyer. BARRIERS Union of
Wichita.
Committee on auditing receipts and
expenses of convention &C. o.
Churchill. chairman Central Labor
Union of lola; H. w. Coburn, Central
Labor Union OF Parsons; C.sI. Rush.