Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26

the democratic party:
Inc democratic party indorses labor s
u zen ana pledges itself to carry them
INTO erect If it is put into power. We
earnestly ask you to make the choice
winch Is in accordance with the best in
terests of yourselves and of all the peo-
p.s; III the men of la Dor and their friends
1all TO do their duty. they will have TO
reckon with even a worse condition of af-
lars than now obtain"
The labor planks of the democratic
party are given at length, and declared
TO TO De placed In the democratic platform
III response to labors demands The
workers are then urged to study the two
platform and vote las their conscience
dictates"
The blue circular asking for campaign
contributions carefully evades all refer
ences to political parties, but asks that
me union men support the friends of
!abor and try to defeat the enemies of
TABOR at the polls. The supposed enemies
or labor are indicated very plainly in the
white circular as the republicans and the
Gratis.
The two circulars. both dated August I
and signed by Mr.. Gompers and the ex-
ecutive council of the American Fedora
tion or Labor. were sent together to the
chiefs of the national unions, and were
sent together to the Central Federated
Union. They are, therefore, practically
the one circular.
AT the convention of the International
brotherhood of Stationary Firemen last
week at Detroit Timothy Healv NJ No.,
YORK was unanimously reelected presi-
cent Other officers elected are: First
wee president. !. s. Smith, Newark. N. j.:
second vice president. Newton A. James
washington. d. c.; third vice president,
dent: L.. Becker. Cincinnati; fifth vice
president. P. J. Timmon. Millinockett,
Me; sixth vice president, John McCue
San francisco; seventh vice president +
=: CroIl, Wheeling. w. Va. and secre-
tary-treasurer. c. L. Stamp. The hv-
laws were amended SO as to permit the
hold1ng of conventions annually fnstesd
of biennially. Next years convention will
be held at Yonkers.
Arrangements for the seventeenth an
nuai Labor day excursion of District AS.
sembly No. s.. knights of Labor are
complete. Much interest and considera HE
! rivalry Is being manifested by the djffer-
ent local assemblies in the sale of tickets.
District Assembly having offered a hand
some inlaid gavel to the local assembly
making the largest returns The reruIar
games Of the day will take place immedi-
ately after the arrival at the hall of the
afternoon boat and will comprise the
Following O-yard dash for boys: Inward
cash for girls; potato race. boys; potato
race. girls; egg race, boys; egg race
girls ple-eating contest, boys: pie-eating
contest. girls: running broad jump, stand
Ing broad jump. three-legged race, sack
race. pole vault and hammer throwing
for men. 5O-yard dash. wheelbarroW
race and guessing contest for the la
dies. All of these events are open for
entries until time of starting. and suit
able prizes are to be awarded the win
ner Of each. in the evening. Those de-
string to shine as vaudeville stars will be
given a chance On the arrival of the
6:3O o'clock boat the usual prize waltz
will take place. For the last three years
this prize has gone to Alexandria
The committees in charge are: Execu-
tive. Thomas Sheahan. chairman; E. J.
Dakin. John O'Meara. J. ]. Deery, l.. P.
Wild. T. p. O'Dea. T. vessey. John F.
Maloney. John Sutton. P. L. O'Brien, H.
j. Schulteis. II. A. Martin and ]. F.
O'Meara; boat and comfort. James E.
Mitchell, chairman; James H. Whitemore,
Charles Lynch, William Eckloff, Walter
Stewart and Charles Mcdonald; sports,
E. J. Dakin. chairman: ]. c. Champion,
Lewis Lehman. Richard Gudgin, John
Robinson and Charles Dupaw: dancing
H. A. Martin. chairman; H. D. Digney
Arthur Charles. Fred Nokes, F. Streets
and John Lynch.