United labor bulletin., 1910-08-11
Continued from Last Week

lutlOns-tnat was ABOUT all tnat we cOulQ
do-and nominate officers for the refer
endum. the vote to be taken and officers
to take Office on the first of the year.
The old officers were reelected on the
referendum, Sullivan president. Waters
secretary; l was elected first vice-presi-
dent. Pueblo was chosen as our next
convention city, but the reign of tyranny
that was then raging against the union
people, under the infamous Peabody. led
the officers to call special mass con-
vention of all the unions of the state.
whether affiliated or not with the feder-
alton. in Denver. January, 1904. This
met In the Trades Assembly Hall. There
were some $50 delegates present, the
principal work done being the formation
of the ways and means committee of the
state. Branches of this committee were
established In every county of the state.
Union men and the friends of union
people who believed in justice and genu-
Inc law and order were asked to join:
they did in thousands. The honest peo-
pie of the state revolted against the in
famies OF Peabodyism and formed to de-
feat him at the fall election. The COM
mittee also sent its agents out into other
states gathering funds for the families
OF the striking metal and coal miners:
thousands OF dollars were gathered this
way and distributed to these families
and used to organize the Liberty Leagues
formed to defeat Peabody. The brute
was defeated, but how the goyernorship
was stolen from Adams and a packed
Supreme court created are matters Of
history that need no telling here.
The Pueblo convention OF 1904 was
made up of the Denver delegation, q
few from Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
and a host of deported or run-out men
from the Cripple Greek District and Tel
luride, for, while the reign of tyranny
was then about over. the marks OF II
were there In plenty. II was a deter
mined crowd that breathed vengeance.
Nothing of great importance was trans
stked. the old officers were reelected
and Saiida was chosen for the next con-
vention city. The referendum vote sys-
TEN OF electing officers had proven a
farce. and # was voted TO go back to the
va style OF electing officers in conven-
don
The salida convention found the fed
GRAFTON at Low Water Mark" and 1t
was decided-chieay by the Denver dele
afiliate with the American Federation
OF Labor. which was done. John Z. Col
lett was chosen president-to carry the
load-and H. b. Waters was again
chosen secretgyy.treasurer. The Western
Federation of Miners locals withdrew as
a result of the American Federation OF
Labor. afnliation. As result OF the
American Federation of Labor afilia-
49, - xnGx In.
membership at the Colorado Springs
convention In 1e06-the first time a
gain had been recorded since the Trim
idad convention of 1902.
The labor movement OF the state
commenced to take on new life; the
unions were asked to get busy politically
and defeat the candidate of the Inter
ests" - Chancellor Buchtel who had
been nominated for governor on the Re-
publican ticket. a Legislative program
was also outlined and plans devised to
bring the federation up to its old time
efficiency. George A Hally was elected
president and Frank J. Pulver secretary
treasurer. and Cripple Creek chosen as
the next city to hold the convention in,
but, however. during the year the Of
ficers deemed It unwise to take the con-
vention to Cripple Creek because OF
there being little to organize there and
the supposed hostility of certain OF the
thugs that had been imported into that
district-and were still there-so that
the convention was changed and held in
Pueblo.
The officers reports at the Pueblo.
1907. convention show large increase
in the membership Of the federation. 1t
was a very good and representative
gathering. New policies were discussed
and the need for active political action
by the trades unionists was recognized.
On a resolution being passed with this
in view, the constitution committee sub
mitted the following amendment to the
preamble of the constitution that was
unanimously adopted: ITO inaugurate
laws for the benefit of all the working
class; to take non-partisan political &C
ton with the object of rewarding our
friends and furnishing our enemies"
Several good measures were passed.
among them an appeal for funds to as
sist the Commercial Telegraphers in
their national strike that was then on;
some thousands OF dollars were given
this organization as a result of this ap-
peal. George A. Hally was reelected
president and on the refusal OF Frank
Pulver to again run for secretary-treas-
urer, r. e. Croskey was unanimously
elected to fill this ONCE.
The Denver convention OF 1908 was
the largest in attendance Of delegates
and number OF votes on the roll call of
any convention of the federation. 202
delegates being present, ana, although
there was a factional fight, which at
times became very bitter and many per-
sonaiities were indulged in by the ad-