Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
HAPPENINGS AT THE
COUNTY SEAT
FORD
PRESIDENT OF
LABOR BODIES

Newark, Aug. 17:-The entire
stan of officers. with one exception,
was reelected 1t a stormy meeting
of the New Jersey State Federation
OF Labor yesterday, when the two
a convention in Wevers's Colos-
scum came to a close. The new off,
GERS win be installed at a meeting
of the executive committee this
morning in Michel's hall, 66 South
Orange avenue.
Early in the day an opposition
movement was launched against the
regular officers of the federation by
a delegation from Hudson county,
but its efforts proved of little avail.
The only officer defeated was H. j.
Gottlob, former second vice-presi-
dent.
Cornelius Ford, of Hoboken, was
reelected president; Thomas A..
Bowe, of Woodbury., first vice-presi-
dent; Frank A. Fetridge, of Newark.
second vice-president in place of H..
}. G%ottlob; Henry F. Hilfers, of New
ark, secretary, and Joseph P.
OLone, Of Hoboken, treasurer.
For members of the executive
committee there were seven candi-
dates nominated and the following
were elected: Michael f. Mcintyre,
OF Trenton, 149 ballots; James Mat
thews, of Paterson, 1914; Patrick j..
Donovan, Elizabeth, 80, and James
Robinson, of Newark, 81.
The other three on the ticket were
Richard H. Lowe, of Newark; Henry
Hebeler, of Newark, and Robert NJ.
Hartman, of Camden.
For delegate to the national con-
Vention of the American Federation
OF Labor, to be held in st. Louis
next October, George Leary OF this
city, was selected Over Adam Zusi by
a vote Of 106 to 66.
For the new office Of fraternal del
egate, created during the convention,
Donald Munro won over Fred w. Lo-
saw, of this city, by a vote of 1OS to
36.
When the question of making a
selection of the next place of meet
ing was brought up there were four
places suggested, Newark. Camden,
Trenton and Paterson.
1t was decided to select the place
by. a rising vote, and with Newark
n Camden tied with 81 votes
each, Paterson and Trenton with
drew. The deciding vote of the pres
1dent made Camden the selection.
The ext session of the federation
will last three days instead of two,
as heretofore, and will be on the
third Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
lay OF August, 1911.
After the election of officers came
the report of the committee on reso-
lutlons, and this work took up the
time of the delegates until nearly 10
o'clock before the convention ad-
journed.
resolutions stating that Woodrow
Wilson and Congressman r. WAYNE
Parker were opposed to organized
labor brought a number of the dele
gates to their feet. A stormy SEES
sion followed, in which MANY of
those who spoke declared that 1t was
out OF the regular order of business
TO bring politics into the convention.
When the resolution was read the
committee offered a substitute one
Tor the original, in which 1t suggest
ed that a committee of three be an
pointed to wait on DR.. Wilson and
report back to the delegates his
views on organized labor. This was
voted down and the original resolu-
ton was finally adopted. The orig
mai resolution calling upon the del
egates living in the seventh congress
sional district to oppose the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Parker for reelection
was also adopted.
A resolution offered by the Bar
tenders Union, of Hudson county
was adopted against prohibition. In
the resolution it stated: Expert
ence has demonstrated that the laws
of prohibition do not prohibit but
foster hypocrisy. criminality. politi-
cal depreciation and the plying of
graft" 1t also read: I'VE oppose
prohibition agitation wherever the
same is made and demand hat all
labor receive protection against i'm
moral n destructive laws such as
prohibition"
Among the resolutions adopted
was one authorizing the executive
committee to investigate the advisa-
btlity of a universal label. 1t was
contended by some of the delegates
that there were a great many trades
represented that could not use a la
bel in their work, such as those en-
ployed in the building trades, and
after a resolution was adopted the
committee was authorized to see
what 1t could do.
Thomas j. Durnin, president of
the Massachusetts State Federation
of Labor, extended an invitation to
Cornelius Ford to come to the next
state convention, to be held at Wor-
c%ester, Mass, on October 10, and by
a vote Of the delegates 1t was decid-
ed that Mr.. Ford should represent
New Jersey at Thai time.
In talking about the deliberations
of the convention and the good that
had been accomplished, Mr.. Ford
said:
This has been one of the liveliest
conventions that the State Fedora
ton has ever held, and / am glad to
see the vast amount Of enthusiasm
that has been displayed. 1t goes to
show that the laboTing man is be-
ginning to wake up to the fact that
ha hac sOmathtnQ IN live for"