United labor bulletin., 1911-08-24
FEDERATION CONVENTION
ENDS WITH RUSH
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tertainment committee for the highclass
and generous entertainment given the
delegates, which was unanimously
adopted
Delegate Bishoff moved that first vice
president appoint committee of five to
wait on Governor Shafroth and demand
that imprisoned miners be liberated. Del
egate Taylor amended the motion that
president appoint committee and amend
ment carried.
Further report by resolution commit
tee:
Resolution No. SO, CHASING VIM. Ran
dolph Hearst and his publications as
/ enemies to organized labor. Concurred
in by committee and adopted.
| Resolution No 32 condemning Ameri-
can Civic Federation and demanding that
union members sever their connection
with same. Favorably reported by COM
mttee and adopted.
| Resolution No "a, to draft a bill to
correct system of short weights and
measures. Adopted on favorable report
by committee.
Credentials We're received for John G.
Bauer, BARRIERS, Denver, one and onehalf
votes, and delegate seated.
| Delegate Tanquary moved that 35 be
set as time for special order of election
of officers. Delegate Crawford objected,
and Delegate Mum suggests that an
evening session be held for this purpose.
! The matter was disposed of by with
drawal of motion.
| At $3.50 Delegate Radley moved that
| five minutes from this time be made
special order for the selection of the
next convention city. Motion carried and
| a recess of five minutes was declared
| Communications and kilograms We're
received from Victor and Pueblo inviting
the conventions to come to those cities
for their 1912 convention.
| Nominations being called for Delegate
Crawford nominated Pueblo. and Dele
gate Turney nominated Cripple Creek.
Both locations received a large number
of seconds. The chair appointed Dele
gates Browns. Buger and Banter as
tellers.
The vote resulted in the selection of
Cripple Creek by 156 to 55 for Pueblo.
Delegate Hoage asks unanimous con-
sent to introduce resolution regarding
Denver pressmen trouble, but objection
being offered, it did not come before con-
vention.
After a number of motions and consid-
cradle heated arguments and points of
order as to adjournment or taking a re-
cess, a motion was made by Delegate
GARNER to reconsider the action of the
morning session to stay in session until
the business of the convention was con-
cluded. The motion prevailed by a vote
of "A for to As against.
Delegate Mum then made motion
to adjourn till p. m. A roll call was
demanded and the motion was carried
by vote of 129 to 67.
FOURTH DAY-EVENING SESSION
President McLennon called meeting to
order at 700 p. m.
Roll call and reading of Minutes dis
pensed with.
Chairman Kirwan of the auditing COM
mittee, submitted a report for that
committee commencing the officers of
the Federation on the manner in which
they had conducted the affairs, finding
all accounts correct. Their report was
concurred in by the convention.
Grievance comfittee, to whom was re-
ferred Resolution No. 8, regarding the
Building Trades Council of Denver, sub
mitted report which said that while
the Building Trades Council of Denver
should receive consideration in prefer
ence to the Associated Council, the com
mittee felt that the trouble was an inter
national affair and should be handled by
the internationals concerned.
Resolution No 80, condemning Brother
hood of Carpenters of Denver, was on
recommendations of the committee and
motion by Delegate Wicks, referred to
the Building Trades Council of Denver,
after some discussion.
Resolution No. 80 was introduced by
E. r. Hoage by unanimous consent, to
endorse Web Pressmen's strike in Den
yer and to instruct incoming executive
board to place ban on papers until they
| live up to agreement with Pressmen.
Discussed by GARNER, Radley, Chandler,
Means and finally adopted by convention.
Chairman Lawson for resolutions com
mittee submitted final report.
| Resolution No. rs, endorsing labor pa
pers, and Resolution No. 20, to withdraw
endorsement from United Labor Bulletin,
Denver, were submitted to the conven-
tion without recommendation. Delegate
Hines moved non-concurrence in Resolu-
ton No. 80 and to reaffirm endorsement
of previous convention for Bulletin. Dele
gate Barrett made bitter arraignment of
the paper and was as bitterly answered
by Delegate Conkle, editor of The Bulle-
tin. Several delegates took part in the
discussion, being finally settled by mo-
| ton of Delegate Harmon to lay on the
table.
Resolution No 2S, to endorse Colorado
Industrial Review, Pueblo; Labor News,
Colorado Springs, and United Labor Bull
letin, Denver, was taken up, and Dele
gate Common moved adoption of resolu-
ton. Delegate Peregrine moved an
amendment that incoming executive
board be empowered to start paper of
its own, which amendment was ruled out
of order by the chair. The resolution
was then adopted.
Delegate Peregrine then renewed his
motion, empowering executive board to
start paper, and Delegate Songer moved
an amendment that the matter be left in
the hands of the incoming executive
board to devise ways and means and re-
port at the next convention. Amend
ment carried.
Resolution No. 35. to appoint commit
tee to investigate legality of signatures
to miners eight-hour bill, and in case of
fraud to lay matter before district attor
ney of Denver and demand prosecutions,
was favorably reported and adopted.