The wageworker., 1910-01-22
Side Lights on Nebraska
Federation Convention

grievances" said President Maupin.
Then the delegates laughed.
Later the delegate complained that
the president was Joe Cannon
The delegate from the Omaha Elec-
trical Workers was seated and al
lowed every privilege. Just before the
convention adjourned he withdrew.
There's more than one way of skin
ming the executive council rabbit.
Delegate Kelsey of the Lincoln Cen
trail Labor Union was the Oldest union
man on the floor, both i'll point of
years and membership. He was run
a close second in years by John Lam
bert, who represented the Fairbury
carpenters. Kelsey and Lambert
make good team, even if they show
a few streaks of gray.
! Delegate Hyers of Havelock was
early on the ground, and he had his
invitation to meet in Havelock going
before he lit. He had the able back
ing of Delegates Jonas and Smith, and
! it was Havelock from the start
Professor Howard of the State Uni
versity made a big hit with his ad-
dress on direct legislation. 1t was
clear, right to the point, and interest
| ing as we'll as instructive 1t didn't
take long for the delegates to see that
their interests lie in pushing the
leagues work. Prof. Howard will be
a welcome visitor to all future con-
ventions of the Federation
Elsewhere The Wageworker pub
fishes the address of Mrs. K. r. J.
Edholm, secretary of the Nebraska
Society for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis. It will repay careful
reading. The address was compli
mented on all sides. The discussion
of the address by DR.. Shindelar of
South Omaha and Col. T. W. McCul-
Tough, of Omaha Typographical Union.
were interesting. Col. Mccullough ex-
planned the system in vogue at the
Union Printers Home, and the expla-
nation was listened to eagerly. AS
matter of fact the open meeting held
for the purpose of listening to the ad
dress and discussions was about the
most important meeting of the whole
series.
The Omaha plumbers were the only
members of the Omaha building
trades section represented. The Car
renters, Painters, Plasterers, Lathers,
Bricklayers and Cement Workers not
only failed of representation, but they
have not even manifested enough in
terest in the Federation to affiliate.
This may explain, in some measure,
the conditions now prevailing in Om-
aha.
; The floor of convention hall is as
smooth as glass, being used often for
, dancing parties. This was RESPONSE
bic for a lot of fun. About every SO
often a delegate would tilt back in his
} chair and kerslap! The chair would
slide out from under him and let him
, down on the floor with a crash. Dele
gate Booth took three tumbles in two
} days.
The blizzard interefered with the at
r tendance. It prevented the arrival
, of several delegates. Even the young
, lady employed to take stenographic
: notes failed to show up, and she lived
t i'll Omaha.
2 One think was overlooked. The con
l stitution provides that all delegates
r shall show up fair number OF labels
2 on his wearing apparel, but the SER
I geant-at-arms was not instructed to
! attend tc it,
! or course the convention had To
/ pose for picture. 1t was printed in
e the e-World-Herald. BY the way. the
r Omaha papers treated the convention
handsomely.
: CALIFORNIA BUILDING TRADES.
5 Monterey Cal, Jan. 17.-Delega.es
: from many parts Of California " ere on
( hand today when President B. H. Nc
: Carthy called to order the ninth an
t nual convention of the state building
: trades council. The convention, which
. will be in session several days, prom
ises to be the most important in rae
history Of tho nrua n tinr, ,1,l1,x q