Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
BUSY DAY FOR MAINE
FEDERATION OF LABOR,
President Charles 0. bea|S Reelected
RESOLUTIONS Adopted Meet
At Augusta Next Year. =

The third day. of the sessions of the
Maine State Federation of Labor
opened shortly after 900 o'clock yester-
day morning and continued until final
adjournment at 100 o'clock. Ex-
ecutive session was held until nearly
II o'clock and during that session the
important resolutions were prepared
for presentation at the convention
proper. Everything was fairly and
openly discussed and when the open
session began the work passed smooth
" along. At the presentation of the
resolution requiring delegates Of flu
ture conventions to wear union made
garments, no little amusement was
occasioned by some dissension. Dele
gate Byrnes of Lewiston thought the
resolution might cast some reflection
upon the delegates then present. Sec
rotary Connolly attempted to straight
en- the matter out by requiring the
word future" stricken out, so that
the resolution would read call conven-
TONS" instead of ''all future conven-
tons" ThereupOn another delegate
arose and declared it was casting re-
Election upon all present many of
whom were not attred in union made
garments. Mr.. Connolly again at
tempted to adjust conditions by say
irg that the resolution read, that no
delegate would be seated There
upon delegate Burke said that when a
delegate arose to speak he couldn't be
again seated in the convention. At
I1I@ 10 :al> ~.
made the following declarations:
81 want to announce here that at the
next convention I shall be a candidate
for Sergeant alarms and at that
time there will be a number of women
delegates in the convention. I am a
bit skeery about just how 1 shall de-
terminc if all the delegates to that
convention wore uniOn-made gar
ments.'
President Beals settled the matter
finally by declaring that the resOlu-
ton would go as affecting delegates
tc future conventions"
The resolution recommending weekly
payments in all departments of labor
went through without discussion.
The resolution touching upon the
formation of Women Labor Leagues,
tn" same being brought about by Cen
trail Labor union in towns and cities,
was pretty thoroughly discussed. The
general sentiment appearing to be that
the women, who in the main spend
the greater portion of the average
mans earnings, should become better
posted regarding whether clothing
and other articles which are manu-
featured and purchased by the women,
bear the union label.
Tho resolution touching State
board of charities and corrections was
discussed but a little. The idea APP
pearing to be unanimous in the con-
verton that such a board is absolute
" necessary to the spiritual, physical
and mental condition of the poorer
classes.
A bit of sentiment sincere and
wholesome came out in the resolution
in memory of Hon. f.. l.. Gleason of
Mexico. Words of cuogy Were
earnestly spoken by Roscoe a. Eddy of
Bar Harbor, Jcrrc Gronin of Bangor.
Abner Nichols of Augusta. John
Byrnes of Lewiston and Mr.. Burke of
Rumford Falls.
The Watervile BARRIERS We're touched
up in the resolution by several figures
who declared their surprise at city
of this size where so many journey
men BARRIERS are employed there is no
local union of that craft.
The resolution, that of sympathy for
the Taper workers of Hamilton. Ohio,
now on strike received a cordial sup
port from half dozen prominent
members of the convention. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Cronin IS of the
general fund of the Maine branch is
donated to the Hamilton men. togeth-
err with s11.70 collected on the conven-
ton floor by Mr.. Byrnes. This sum,
the convention determined. is not to
be considered as the limit of support
Maine will give Ohio. but rather as a
testimonial of sympathy and endorse
ment. 1t was also suggested that
the delegates upon their return to
their respective locals shall ask such
organizations to each contribute
small sum with which to swell the
Maine contribution.
Delegate Meserve reported for the
committee on constitution that no
change be made this year. A sub
stitute for this report was offered and
adopted consolidating the offices of
financial secretary. corresponding Sec
retary and recording secretary
The election of new officers was TAX
en- up at 11.50 A. M. Nominations for
the office of president of the State
Branch opened with three delegates on |
the floor at the same time. Each want
ed to nominate the same man and each :,
had n part in that nomination. There I,
appeared to be but one mind in the
convention that Mr.. Charles o. Beals /:
OF Auburn had served the State Branch |
so well in the past year, and, as ,
important work was to be done in the
coming year, he should be reelected
TO the office. Mr.. Beals was re-
elected by reclamation.
The first vice president, John c.
Clarke of Portland, was eulogized hv
several delegates and reelected by ac-
clamation.
AT this time Delegate Burke of the
papermakers nominated W. A. Hol-
lis OF Lisbon Falls Mr. Nichols OF Au-
gusta interposed an objection stating lie
believed it to be a proper thing to elect
the old members of the board of vice
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