The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-24

Is the following, from the Spring
field, Qlls) Tradesman, a knock"
''T. w. Mccullough, managing edi-
tor of the Omaha Daily Bee, is a can
didate for delegate to the A. F. of L.
convention from the International Ty-
biographical Union in the election that
will be held next May. According to
the Western Laborer of Omaha this
chap took fall on the labor papers in
speech which he made at the 1906
convention, which was published in
the October 1906, issue of the Typo
graphical Journal. All members of the
Printers Union in Springfield are well
acquainted with this fellow and it is
hoped that they will vote solidly
against him.
tional principle of home rule as ap-
piled to subordinate bodies may be
observed to the uttermost"
Say, did you read w. E. Shields let
ter in the January Journal? 1t ap
pears on pages thirty and thirty-one,
and after you read it you will have
two surprises in your possession-one
that it appeared in the Journal and
another that the matter has not been
emphasized long ago. Mr.. Shields, bet
ter known in the ranks as kid"
Shields, is president of the Denver
Union. His suggestions deserve the
thoughtful consideration of every mem
Der who wants things to go right.
T. c. Crowley is candidate for
secretary-treasurer. He is now one
of the home trustees.
Lincoln and Omaha unions should
unanimously endorse Sam DeNedry of
Washington and Charley Fear of Jop-
lin for delegates to the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Both are former Ne
braskans, both are tireless workers
in the cause of unionism, and both
are fearless and enthusiastic.
The February meeting should be
hummer. Nomination for interna-
tional officers are to be made. The
anniversary committee will make a
full report, and matters pertaining to
future red-hot union shop campaign
will be discussed. This is time
when every member of the union must
get into the game with both feet.
Everybody knows that President
But has anybody heard what Secretary
Brentwood is going to do?
The Western Laborer calls The
Wageworker down for saying the nine
hour day was won at an expense of
$4,000. The Laborer says the total
expense was $1,000. Quoting dele
gate to the Syracuse convention the
Laborer says:
1T may be of interest to the men,
bers to know the names of the men
who secured the nine-hour day at
cost of $1,000. The members of the
Typotheta were: Joseph J. Little,
Amos Pettibone. Robert J. Morgan, a
j. Adkins and Edwin Freesard The
pressmen were represented by James
H. Bowman, w. G.. Loomis, D. j. Nc
Donald, James J. Archer and Theodore
F. Galoskowski. The binders by: Chas
F. Weimar and William J. O'Grady.
The printers by James J. Murphy,
Charles E. Hawkes., R. B. Prender-
CAST, David Hastings, G. H. Russell and
George W. Harris. Two years later
George w. Harris paper was ordered
thrown out of the Milwaukee conven-
ton because it advocated the election
of Lynch. Charley Hawkes. was de-
feated for president by man who has
spent $4,500,0O0 fighting for the eight
hour day and T. F. Galoskowski has
been removed from the position of
editor of the American FRESHMAN be-
cause of editorial differences of opin-
ion with the new president, who was
elected after campaign of free opin
ion in the American FRESHMAN. James
]. Murphy is being handed a weekly
lemon by the l. T. U. administration
Your strike is won send on the assess
ment,' and then Murphy wonders what
he is to do with the largest number of
idle men that New York has had to