The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-09
He Defeats Gilday Running. for
State Mine Inspector.
Winner Socialist Candidate for
Representative Last Fall.
"HADPLACETOOLONG"
Only Charge Against the Ex-In-
spectOr-Goed Loser.
Have No Sore SpOts," Said the
Defeated Man.

Defeated Man.
Leon BeSson of Dunkirk, q miner,
VINO ran for state representative from
ms district on the Socialist ticket last
ran, defeated Frank Gilday in the race
LOT state mine inspector at the meeting
or the State Miners association at
knights and Ladies of Security hall
wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Gilday has
held the office of secretary OF the as
Soclatlon of state mine inspector for
hve years. More than two years ago
nght was started on him. but until
rust before the last votes at the end
of the fifth ballot were counted it
looked like he would win again. When
the dust of the battle settled the vote
was 172 to 131 in favor of Besson.
The first ballot gave s105 votes for
SESSION and 121 for Gilday. The latter
lost two votes in the second ballot,
but gained three in the third. making
him % votes to 126 votes for Besson.
This result held at the fourth ballot.
When the fifth ballot was counted
until a few moments until the close,
the vote was in Gilday's favor. Then
delegations spoke for the Dunkirk
man.
The votes were cast by delegates
rising to their feet and voting for their
locals orally.
The voting occupied the entire after
HULL AT tie emo, NTlludN WIS called
for a speech in which he said that he
had no sore spots and that the duties
of the job were such that he felt that
he had not lost anything. The senti-
ment among the miners seemed to be
that nothing could be found against
Gilday, but that he had held the job
for five years and that was long
enough That was longer than any
other man has held the place.
Besson at request also spoke. He
said in part:
Boys, my education was gained in
the pits. thank those who supported
me and will not ask for more than two
terms. Meanwhile, / will do my best
to give clean record even as / have
made a clean fight
Besson is SO years old. AS stated in
his talk he has worked in mines nearly
all of his life. When he ran for rep
resentative on the Socialist ticket, he
was defeated by only small ma
jority-
The miners after the election adj
journed until this morning
The following also ran: Alex. Dixon
and Peter Braidwood of Weir City
Edward Manning of Seammon and A.
c. Gallagher of Crowburg.
Labor Society Resolutions.
Resolution for legislation against
abuse OF power by railroad employees
and for legislation requiring better la
Dor laws We're passed at the State So
C16Ly OIL I<1DOT WHICH, CfOS-
ed three days meeting of the tllir-
tcenth annual convention Wednesday
afternoon at the knights and Ladies
of Security hall, is703 Kansas avenue.
The resolutions follow:
A resolution recommending a legiSla-
tive bill prohibiting railroad companies
from requiring employees to sign ap-
plication paper giving a personal rec
ord of former employment when seek
ing new positions. This is intended to
do away with what is said to be the
abuse practiced by the employment and
record bureau established in the Ex-
change building of Chicago. 1t was sta
ted that this agency requires a fee
for. such application and has a record,
furnished by railroad employers of ev
cry man under their control, and this
is given to employers upon request d
man applies for work. 1t was also said
that if some employer had personal
grudge against a man and discharged
him for this reason without other cause,
by preferring a charge against him
with the bureau mentioned, he could
keep him from getting a railroad job
anywhere in the United States. The
bureau would send the bad record to
The prospective employer. In this way
the bureau could practically amount to
a universal blacklist organizations
was the sentiment of the association.
A resolution denouncing the United
States American Railway Employers
ana INVESTORS -+dSSOCledIlO1l, BSCduSC
while the organization assumed to be
for the interests of the labors, in real
ity it was onposed. 1t was stated at
the meeting that this association tried
to control the vote of the railroad en-
rloyees ard legislation for corporate
interests was often opposed to the in
terest of the people.
A resolution for a. bill requiring sep
arate schools for negroes AND whites in
cities over 1900. This was introduced
by T. E. Norris and F. A. DeWalt of
Newton
A resolution for legislation prohib-
iting commercial clubs or persons from
advertising fer Workmen for certain
trade without inserting that strike
was going on among such trade men
in the place mentioned when such was
the case and forbidding commercial
clubs or persons from advertising that
work was plentiful in. any city or. To-
cality when it was not The penalty
called for for such offenses was d fine
of $1,000 and six months in jail
F A resolution endorsing the schools
of mines bill before the legislature
A resolution asking for legislation
to limit freight trains to sixty cars.
A resolution requiring an eight-hour,
seven-day per week schedule This was
introduced by the Brotherhood of
Railroad Carmen from Fort Scott.
A resolution legally requiring rail-
road companies to allow their men to
work in the shelter of car sheds. A
Cones suggesting that this was ~the