United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-06-23
State Federation of Labor
ISSueSCa|| for Convention
Fight Will Be for Control of the Organization
oIutions Will Be IntrOduced-President and Secre=
tary Will Stand for Reelection Rapid
Growth of Federation.

heads of the administration, President
John McLennan and Secretary-Treasurer
William d. Hickey, viii be candidates
for reelection, and they and their friends
will oppose the plan to organize a politi-
cal labor party, advancing the argument
that it is too late in the campaign to or
ganize the laboring men of the state
into a party that will be strong enough
to even make fair showing. Although
it is believed by many that a political
party Tor labor is the proper step, yet if
it were promoted OIL such short notice
without the necessary newspaper sup
port it would prove but a snare. There
fore the present administration, it is be-
lieved. will advocate proceeding along
the lines followed il The past, support
ing that party and those candidates that
will pledge their efforts and who have
shown their willingtess in the past TO
support honest measures.
This is the call thar has been issued
by the State Federation for the conven-
ton:
ITO the Officers and Members of Affili-
ated Unions of The Colorado State
Federation of Labor.
uleudlL 10 the
of the Last Convention.
The Fifteenth Annual Convention or
the Colorado State Federation of Labor
will assemble in Grand Junction on Mon
day, August Sth, at 10 O'Clock a. m, for
the purpose of considering any and all
business that may properly come before
IL
Representation shall be as follows:
Sec S. Each organization which has
been affiliated with the Federation and
in good standing at date of holding the
convention shall be entitled to one dele
gate and one additional delegate for
every so membere above the first
80. or a majority facdon thereof: pro-
vided. that no delegate from any organ
ization be allowed to cast more than
three votes.
Sec 9 Each central body shall be
entitled to three delegates.
Sec. 10. Delegates shall receive their
credentials from their local unions in
duplicate, and send one copy to the State
Federation at least two weeks previous
=, 10 the date OF the convention. and de-
liver the other 10 he committee on ere
dentials. No credentials shall be con
1AAN4tA AaAAAA AA4AA AIS NA-sA-- +------ "a
delegate and alternate
Sec IL. No proxies shall be allowed
under any circumstances, nor shall any
delegate be permitted to cast the vote
of any union, except the one to which he
or she is duly credited
Your union is entitled to. votes.
The past year has been successful
one for the Federation and much good
has been accomplished, but there is still
much to be .done and at the convention
there will be need for the deliberate ad-
wise and counseling together of the rep
resentatives of organized labor. We
would urge upon all unions of the Fed
Grafton the advisability and necessity of
being represented in this convention by
their full quota of delegates. for you are
all Interested in the organization and
should take part in managing its affairs
and shaping its course for the ensuing
year. Fraternally yours,
JOHN McLENNAN. President
Wv. T HICKEY, Sec'y-Treas."
During the iucumbency of President Nc
Lehman and Secreta ry-Treasurei Hickey,
60 organizations have been affiliated with
the Federation. and the entire state has
been organized in a. way that it never
has before. and call for nothing but ap-
proval of the present administration of
the affairs of the Safe Federation
During the past week the Building
Trades Council. Musicians and Broom
makers of Pueblo nave affiliated, thus