Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-24


and Delivered q fine Talk--Palatka
the Place Of Next Meeting.
The meeting Of the Florida State
rcderation Of Labor was called to
order at 3 o'clock a. m. Thursday
naornlhg by President MoritS, and .
noli-ealI showed the majority Of dble'
fases present
The Hon. I. L. FarrlS Of Jackson
vile was present, and by d upanimogs
vote Of the convention he was elected
ID honorary member OF the body, Mr..
EarFis addressed the convention, ex-
psessIng his greatest appreciation for
che honor. =
The report Of the committee which
recommended that the State be d.
vided into six districts, and that Pne
Hleihbar from each district be elected
q he executive board. with two mem
Ders e large, was received and con.
barred IN.
BY motion, minutes Of previous
rnpetings were read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS Nos. Is. II, IS. 10, 20. n
Rpa %. were received and referred to
DE- committee on resolutions.
Resolutions Nos. 2, IA, 8. 8. . and
10 wsre reported favorably upon ex-
capt No 9, denouncinB the prohibl.
tlon movement. This resolution was
turned back without action, a. the
convention aid not think Il advisable
% place themselves on record ~ q
body on this question. which was q
anHttsF Of personal privilege which
might be exerted at the proper time
AnG plAce.
The committee on officers reported
esyoFably on all officers annual re-
ports, and the committee received a
-tlalug vote OF thanks for the valuable
services rendered.
Tho special committee on securing
9 complimentary performance by the
Seavops Dramatic Company for the
benefit OF the State Federation OF La
Dor, reported the Same had been salts.
anctOFIIy arranged. and members Of the
conYentlOn were requested 10 meet Rt
che Brown House az 8 o'clock Thurs
aay evening. for the purpose OF At.
tending this performance In q body,
after the second act 4 token OF Rppro-
citation Ia b. presented Miss Jeavons
Cor the consideration given the oonyen.
tion BY putting on this special play,
"The Working Girls wrongs."
The resolution recommending the
divislon Of the State into six dis
lFicts was ain brought up and dis.
cussed at some length. but was not
changed,
The committee appointed to confer
with tho Farmers SIMON asking that
union to afillate with the state Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, made les report AZ.
Ger which an adjournment was taken
until o'clock In the afternoon
Attsrnsen Session.
Tho meeting IN the afternoon was
called 20 order promptly.
The OompiItteo on laws reported on
tho following numbered resolutions,
which we're referred 10 them for &C.
iion, Nos. 10, 20, e. Nps Is and 8
were reported fayOrably but an ad'
verso report was made on No, 20,
which resolutions will be hdnished the
public as som "a same can BE- gotten
On proper order.
A committee Was appointed to take
op the matter OF aiilllation with the
FAnners Union as follows; J. A.
Roberta chairman, W r. Edgcrton,
J, 9. Gilbert, r. l.. Harper. W, u,
wilcox.
A number Of resolutions were rc-
ported upon and discussed at some
length.
IN complying with a call by Cover.
nor ilrowArd. inviting organized labor
20 b. represented al convention u
be held m the city Of Tampa during
ihe coming State Fair 20 discuss thO
question of Immigration. the following
were elected 20 rcrresent the redera
iion al said convention: J. J ROmeFa
and O. n, Groves a. Tampa. jehn
Punar OF St Augustine,
Palstka Next Year.