The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-13
HONEYFORD
NEW PRESIDENT
OF Vermont Federation OF
Labor
MEET AT RUTLAND NEXT
Per Capita Tax Reduoed-The Republic
can Party Of Vermont Is Con-
demned for It's
Treaehery.
MEET AT RUTLAND NEXT

Hardwiek, Aug is.--The annual con.
venton Of the state Federation Of Labor
closed yesterday with the election Of
officers and the fixing on Rutland as the
meeting place for the next convention
to be held the second Tuesday in August
next year.
The election ~ officers occurred yes.
terday morning, and resulted in the Sc.
lection Of an entire new board, P. r. Me-
Carthy Of Barre also being appointed
state organizer BY the executive board
after their election to Office. The cleo.
ton resulted as follows:
President, Robert Honeyford OF Hard
wiekl first viee.president, DauiaI J.
Sullivan, Barre; second vice. president,
George wilkins, Burlington; third vice
president, Job Long Brattleboro fourth
vice president, Il. Gibbons, st. Johns
buryi corresponding secretary, Alex
lronsides, Barre; secretary treasurer,
Nelson A. Maleram, Rutland; delegates
TO American Federation Of Labor con.
vention at Toronto, Canada. d. A.
Bruten Rutland alternate, Robert
Elonayford. 1iariwiek legislative com
piittee, Fred coners, Montpelier, james
Mcdonald, Baaei +. NJ alenara, Mont.
pelieri p. J. sullivan, Barre; George
Rock, Fast Barre
Tbs convention adopted those reso'u.
tions
Whereas, the worlSingmen Of Yer
mont had been promised an employers
law and an exemption Of sl0 from trus-
tee action IS the legislature OF 1909
and these promises having been ineor-
porated IN the platform Of the Ropub-
can party and
Whereas, these pledges were used ~
the speakers and orators Of ihs party
% catch the worhingman's vote and
Whereas, this political party b these
promises succeeded In securing the BAL
lot 81 The working men, who believed
IL their party's promises and
Whereas Immediately after the cleo
ton these pledges and planks were VIC
lated; be It
Resolved. That the Republican party
of Vermont he condemned bv the Ampri.
can Federation of Labor for Is treach,
cry to the working men, widows and
orphans who are suffering from the non.
passage Of these acts
The convention was attended BY &c
delegates, one of whom was Mrs. A. D.
Wheeler. representing the Retail Clerks
Union of HardWick. the only lady IN the
entire body of delegates. IN accordance
with a resolution passed at the last
convention held &c White River juno.
ti0n, q committee eoWposed Of d. Al
BruteH, J b. Howison and s. L. HoH
mYre was appointed II examine the
delegates for the union label on their
wearing apparel, No delegate without Il
being allowed to take part IN the scs
sions Of the convention
The per capita tax on aH members N
the Vermont Branch was reduced from
9 cents 70 I cent in accordance with
tion made By President p
T. Mccarthy IN his farewell address
The recommended ion made By b. NJ.
8enard to incorporate per capita tax
Of 10 cents to defray the expenses Of n 1
e0mmittee to BE- maintained (
at Montpelier during the next session Of
the legislature, was laid over until the
next convention. which win occur before
the legislature Of 1910
An amendment to the constitution |
was adopted providing that any local |
union, whose dues are six months in
arrears, having received notice Of the I
fact from the treasurer Of the Vermont (
Branch, shall Be suspended from the
until such aYresrages are
paid Another amendment was adopt 4
IA. making the office Of state organizer
ippointive instead Of elective as IN for
mer years.