The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-01
Three Hundred Delegates Here
to Attend State Meeting.
VIII Talk Over Bills Pending i'm
Legislature.
BIG MEETING TONIGHT
Governor Stubs and Rev. J. s,
Myers VIII Speak.
DR.. Crumbine Is Also on the
Program.

Noticeable among the hundreds of
delegates and strangers who are being
entertained inside the gates Of Topeka
today is the big delegation Of 800 big
broadshouIdered husky looking men
who are here in the interests Of the
state Society Of Labor and Industry.
Their eleventh annual meeting COM
mence6 this morning in the knights
and Ladies of Security hall and viii
continue this evening and on until to-
morrow evening with a possible meet
Ing or committees and officers on
Wednesday morning
II is customary to hold the meetings
of the labor men in the representative
hall at the state house but on account
of the legislative session only the
evening meetings will be held at this
place The interest taken in the con-
vention is the greatest ever as one
of the delegates expressed it this morn
ing There were never SO many repre-
sentatives here and the enthusiasm is
high The State Society of Labor and
Industry IS working hard for certain
legislation in the legislature and the
reports of the officers who have been
conductinz that work was heard at the
convention this afternoon All is pro-
crossing smoothly and II is expected
that all that is wished by the federation
will be granted by the legislature The
federation has grown swiftly in the last
ten years and its influence has attract
organizations but also the executive
power of the state and at the present
time there is a suite Of offices at the
state house maintained by the state for
the purpose Of helping IN the IaoorS OF
the Iaborers-
The offices of the Kansas State Fed
Grafton Of Labor viii be permanently
located at the GIenwood hotel while the
state convention Of the State Society
of Labor and Industry Is in the city
and the members Of the executive
board of the Federation also the 1egtS-
Iative committee will be present during
the week. The president OF the Fedora
ton who is attending the session OF the
legislature and working for legislation
as directed by the Pfttsburg convention
win make a. report as to what has been
done so far along that line The FED
Grafton has extended a cordial invita-
Dor to visit the State Federation head
quarters and become acquainted with
the officers and the workings Of the
Federation
Committees Are Named
There is a joint legislative COMMITTEES
renrrseutfnv the state Society of La
Dor and Industry. the State Federation
of Labor and the Brotherhood OF Ra1!-
way Trainmen and they are doing eI-
fectfve work o. K Johnson OF the
Federation said this morning that the
prospects for some good legislation
along this line looked very bright
President Charles H Banner Of Fort
Scott announced the following tmpor-
taut committees this afternoon:
Audftfug-S W. Hovatters Topeka;
a. Strfckrott. Hoisingtou; w R.
Deft. Kansas City
WAYS and Means-A- s. McAHister-
Herfng tou; P. Robinson. Parsons; J.
A. Fern. SaIina; o. L Hays,
ResoIutfons-A Anderson. Wichita;
B. RagsdaI. Fort Scott: A J.
Brown. Pittsburg; B. S Shroyer
Girarfi. NJ E Cunning CHAM. Corey-
VILE: Harry Davis, Ptttsburg; J. A
Cable Kansas City
OfHcers Reports-O. Montgomery.
Need osha; J. GiIbergs Topeka; E P
Dell Kansas City
Credentials a Horn. Topeka;
Sherwin. Frank Curry, Topeka; Pratt
Williamson. lola
Constft1rtfou-S H Jones. Parsons'
lee Bullock. Mineral; James King,
lola. George B. EdgeIl, Leavenworth;
ID. H. Clark, Topeka; H b H1Itse'
Chanute; Albert Lynch, Sttpville-
The headquarters of the couven-
+fo- z51i he with the labor commits
siorer in rooms l. and On the
fourth floor Of the state house Presf-
1e0t Danner said this afternoon that
he aid not know just now long the
convention would last It all De
pended upon the business transacted
This evening in the representativ tive
hall the principal speaker OF the
evening will be Dr. James s Meyers
Of Kansas City who will speak on
si-he Romance Of Achievement
Governor Stubs, s. J. Crumbtne,
President Danner and ]. a Cable
will be other well known speakers for
the occasion