The wageworker., 1910-01-22

President, Frank M. Coffey, Typo |
graphical Union Lincoln.
| First Vice President John c. Trou-
ton, Federal Union, South Omaha.
| Second Vice President, Will M. |
Maupin, Typographical Union, Lin
coin.
Third Vice President, J. A. Booth,
| Cigarmekers, Fremont.
| Fourth Vice President, John Lam
bert. Carpenters, Fairbury
| Secretary-Treasurer, Frank p Hart, !
Typographical Union, South Omaha
| Legislative Committee: ]. G. Lynch,
Plumbers, Omaha; T. c. Kelsey,
man, Cigarmakers, Fremont; S. A. D.
Smith, Blacksmiths, Havelock
Sargeant-at-Arms, Fl. H. Hyers, Ma
chinists, Havelock.
Delegate to A. F. tof L., NJ. Il. Chris
man, Stationary Engineers Omaha.
Place of 1910 convention, Have!ock
The South Omaha convention of the
Nebraska State Federation of Labor
was credit to the affiliated unions
Less than eight months old, the Fed
GRAFTON represents upwards of 1900
: union men, has fifty-fve affiliated To-
Gals, all bills paid and money in the
treasury. There were sixty three del
egates present when the convention
was called to order For two days
: and the half of one night the delegates
buckled down to business and set the
: machinery of the organization to
working in elegant shape
Last weeks Wageworker contained
the official proceedings of the conven-
tlon, therefore this article will deal
only with the "side lights They
were numerous and interesting.
r In Frank Nj. Coffey the Federation
9 has anexecutive who will make good
in every way. He possesses organic
ing ability of a high order; he is an
enthusiastic unionist; he is well
versed in the law; he has had years
of experience at the game, and he is
in a position to devote considerable
share of his time to building up the
organization. The fact that he was
unanimously elected is an indication
OF the high standing he has in the Ia
). Dor movement. Already he is at work
3 boosting for more affiliated unions, and
his typewriting machine is clicking
; merrily into the short hours of every
l night as he writes letters to secre-
: taries and insists upon their locals
T getting into the game
OF course Frank Hart was reelected
secretary-treasurer. That was fore
gone conclusion. He carried the bulk
:. of the work from the time the Fedora
ton was organized and made good
at it.
.el A lot OF people who hoped to see the
! Federation split on the rock OF pro-
hibitton were sadly disappointed. The
liquor question was not even men
: toned on the floor of the convention
There is no doubt that few men who
were more interested in getting hold
of some easy money than they were
in furthering the cause of unionism
= were trying to get it by holding up to
a the brewers the threat that unless
6 they spent a little money the Fedora.
~ ton would declare for prohibition or
# county option. Come across with the
q coin and we'll stop it!'' But the game
didn't work. The officials of the Fed
II GRAFTON put the kibosh on that sort
q of thing mighty early in the game
A. There never was a time when there
If was any likelihood of the introduction
# of prohibition resolution. And after
the delegates assembled it didn't take
g long to see that the Introduction c1
II an anti-prohibition resolution would
II result in some fireworks, during the
explosion Of which some people would
d. suffer from badly burned fingers. Good
n liquor question was sidetracked fol
r. good.
n Lincoln eXcelled Omaha in the mat
IS tre of representation, just as it excels
Is Omaha in the matter of affiliated un
H. ions and general interest in the work
lg of organization. The Omaha machin
20 lists and Omaha printers took the bell
IL SO far as representation was con
cerned, each having three delegates
IS
y, The delegate from the South ON