Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-28
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEET OF
IOWA UNION WORKERS no
BE HELD IN WATERLOO.
TO CONVENE TUESDAY,
JUNE "A. FOR BUSINESS
President Urick Issues Instructions Re-
sardins Selection Of Delegates, Rep
resentatien, Ete-To Take Up Guess
tons Of Law for Presentation to
Legislature.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, April N2s.-President "A. L..
Vrick. of the Iowa State Federation Of
Labor, has issued call for the eigh-
teenth annual convention of the feder-
alton. which will be held in Waterloo
beginning Tuesday, June IA, and con-
tinue in session until the business is
disposed of. The coming session will
be important, as matters to be pre-
sented to the next legislature will be
considered. In his call President Urick
says:
"The basis OF representation in the
convention shall be: From local trade
and federal labor unions, one delegate
and one additional delegate for each
additional 100 members or majority
fraction thereof over and above the
first 100. From state craft organiza-
lions, city centrals, building trades
councils, allied metal trades councils,
allied printing councils, three delegates
at large, provided that all local unions
affiliated with the building trades,
metal trades and printing trades coun-
ellis, in order to be entitled to repre-
sentation, shall also be affiliated with
the city central body where one exists.
All bona fide local trade and federal
labor unions affiliated with a central
body that is affiliated with the state
federation are entitled to representa-
ton upon the above basis. In cities
where exist central bodies affiliated
with the state federation unions must
be members of such central to be en-
titled to representation. In cities not
having a central body, or where such
exists and Is not affiliated with the
state federation, locals can directly af-
filiate and be entitled to representation.
Local unions affiliated with the state
federation, having less than fifty mem
ibers, and located in isolated districts,
or whose funds will not permit them of
sending delegates, may transfer their
vote to delegate at-large from their
state craft organization, provided, how
ever, that no delegate-at-large from a
state craft organization shall be al
lowed to cast more than ten votes.
Delegates should be elected atYeast
two weeks prior to time Of convention,
and duplicate credentials, properly filled
out, signed and sealed, should be i'm
mediately returned to. ]. III. Strict, sec
rotary treasurer, Sioux City. Iowa.
Cali affilia ted city central bodies shall
report to the secretary Of the state fed
Grafton Of labor all local unions in
good standing two weeks prior to date
Of convention.
Entertainment Of Delegates.
Complete arrangements for the care
and entertainment Of delegates are be-
ing made by the local committee, of
which e. G. Pullen, sos Columbia street,
Waterloo, Iowa, is secretary, and will
furnish all possible information to
those requesting same. The Ellis Hotel,
Of east Waterloo, has been made head
quarters by the local committee.
can era Of organization is at present
spreading turnout our state; many
economic questions which call for our
solution are confronting us; the thirty
fourth session of the Iowa legislature
will convene following this convention,
all Of which makes necessary the great
est care In the selection of delegates
and urges the great Importance of all
affiliated organizations to be fully rep
resented"