The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-06
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Many >}eIegdteS Arrive Today
Committees Getting Busy
Meet Me in Walla Walla.'

Meet Me in Walla Walla.'
This is the label being worn by the
incoming delegates to the eighth an
nual convention of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, which will
be called to order in the Y. M. G. A.
auditorium promptly at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Delegates are ar
irving on every train and it is expect
ed that by the time this evenings
trains are in, practically all of the
delegates will be in the city.
Many of the delegates We're seen on
the streets this morning, although
they are slow in presenting their Gre
dentialS to Secretary Treasurer ChaS.
Perry Taylor, who, early this morn
ing. opened headquarters at the Y M.
g A. President Frank w. Cotterill. of
Seattle, who arrived in the city last
ngfht, stated today that he expected
that there would be at least IT'S ac-
credited delegates to the convention,
while it was probable that there would
be a large number of union men pres
ent from various parts of the state
who were not delegates to the conven-
ton.
Today is being devoted to committee
work, three important committees be-
ing in session this afternoon The
committee meetings this afternoon are
devoted to routine work, which, it is
expected will greatly facilitate the act
uaI work of the convention, when it
cOnVeneS tomorrow morning. The
most important committee in session
is the executive committee, which con-
siSts of: President F. w. Cotterill, Of
Seattle; Secretary Treasurer Charles
Perry Taylor, Of Tacoma, and seven
vice presidents, as follows: j. E.
Campbell, Everett; E. A Cooney, Spo~
kane Glenn Harris, Walla Walla; H.
A Livermore. Hoquiam; w j. Brad
ford. Tacoma; James Durham, Raw
ensdale: G. E. ROthWeiler, Bellingham,
all except the latter being present.
The credentials committee, now in
session, is composed of d. A. Maulsby,
Tacoma; Joseph Lamping, Spokane;
Alice Lord, Seattle; V. D. Philipps.
Hoquiam; G. H. Gray, Bellingham and
Charles Newsome Walla Walla. It is
not expected that there will be any
contests to be considered by this COM
mittee.
The auditing committee consisting
OF L. F. Clarke, Walla Walla; Henry
Oerter Spokane, and Charles Knecht,
Everett, is also meeting this afternoon,
and is going over the accounts Of the
various officers.
1t was stated at noon today that
the executive committee would have a
large amount of work to do, and would
in all probability make a large num-
ber of important recommendations to
the convention, but no announcement
was made as to the nature of the buSi-
ness to be discussed by the commit
tee
The delegates present, who are not
engaged in committee work are today
engaged in sightseeing, despite the
i1cjemency of the weather, and trip
tc The penitentiary is probable this af-
ternoOn.
But few announcements as to cand1-
dacies for the various offices in the
gift Of the convention have as yet been
made 1t is known however that the
SPOKANE delegates will make a fight
for II. D. Wheaton. of that city, for
tile presidency of the federation. Pres
ident F. w. COtterill this morning de-
3ied that he was a candidate to sue
ceaG himself, but his friends who were
present intimated that he would be
elected anyway.
But little discussion has been in
dulged in so far with reference to the
next place of meeting, but many of
the west side delegates today ex-
dressed the opinion that next years
convention would probably go to Ev-
erett.
Tp to noon, the following delegates
had filed their credentials with the
secretary:
Seattle-F. L. Bourne, electrical
workers. No. 217, 1. B. E. w; F. w
Cotterill, Journeymen Plumbers, No
80. Mrs. F. w. Cotterill, Retail Clerks