The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-07-16

nesota Child Labor Committee in it's
efforts to amend the laws providing
TOR "a school census: In cities Of the
plea as reason for granting employ
ment certificates. >.....
Declaring against the patenting OF
devices, designs or plans aiming to
save human life Or limb, or to aid in
Of the people. and proposing in lieu
thereof an arrangement whereby
premiums will be offered by the gov
eminent for the best: inventions for
these purposes.
Endorsing "a bill from the conven-
ton Of BARRIERS unions of the state
providing for a better protection OF,
the patrons Of barber sh1 1E4;+ and more more
sons following. that trade
Following Is list Gof the: Officers
selected for the coming term: Prest-
dent. George B: How1Sy, Minneapolis;
%S5Tse
ssena5 s5stI'e kfSsEe' %as
T5aass a W Kd t. e11Gss
Fourth, Joseph Maiden and 3: E.. Hoff-
man, st. Paul; Fifth, E. e. Hall and
Frank Hoffman, Minneapolis;~ Sixth, l.
r; Porter, ST. Cloud, .tand George W.
AID, Duluth; Ninth C. A. Fraser, Fargo.
Delegate to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor, c. H.
;I0ynef ST. Pauf The Minnesota I'm
as official organ of the Federation.
At the caucus of the Duluth delega-
ton to held at noon Wednesday June
e; all delegates were present except
and carried that the: delegation sup
port George F. Howley of Minneapo-
lis for reelection. to the office of
Wera aGa but % that If chnrf Ss
floor Of the convention, each, and
every delegate should not be held to
abide by the action of the delegates in
caucus, but would be free to.vote for
the delegations choice for vice presi-
dent for the Eighth district with the
following result; Mcdonald, 49,; Ma
randow, 3; Walsh. /, skrove, q. 1t
cation support Delegate S. S. McDon-
aid as it's choice for vice president.
Delegate James Walsh was endorsed
Tor delegate to the convention of the
When the convention met on We'd
nesday afternoon. to proceed with the
election Of officers. Delegate skrove
informed several: of the Duluth dele
caucus would be held, and that there
had been misund outstanding, and
asked that the delegates be called to-
gether again. At this time the con
presidents for the various districts
and had elected a few of them, but the
Duluth men hurriedly got together in
one Of the ante-rooms. A ballot was
our district and. resulted as follows:
T. Deieeaite McPonald was n nominated
an d., elected on the con yer floor:
biggest and most successful in the
history of the Minnesota State Fede-
ration Of Labor, and when written
fully In the .offici srod PROCEEDINGS viii
These proceedings will : be printed
under the direction Of the officers OF
the federation they have been COW
papers and have Been read by most Of
you, and for that reason have dwelt
but lightly on the proceedings as q
whole, and have tried to bring out the
principal points Of interest to the dele
Of Duluth. 5.;.2s = Z " >.
There are great many people who
say that conventions are Of no real
hnIs that the only real bust
another term. and that otherwise it
serves simply to give the delegates a
good time: People who hold these
yet believe they look at this ques-
tion from a wrong viewpoint. It is
true that numerous resolutions are
generally introduced that will serve
other resoluti ons which will, when
carried into execution bring great
benefit. Conventions q: of representa-.
tives Of labor give, the public an OPP.
man; the sessions are open to the pub
lie and he who will may come In the
galleries OF the conventions hall at
Fargo, business men We're frequently
speak on the floor OF the convention