The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-12
RADICALS WIN TEST VOTE IN
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Derby, Sept. 12.-With President Charles J. Donahue delayed in New Haven by a subpoena issued in con- nection with his duties as county jailer, Vice President Joseph J. Reil- ly., of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, presided at the session, this morning. Delegate Marx inquired after the presidents report.
 Chairman Reilly replied that the report now day late, would be read, "later." No definite time was named. John A. Dunn, Iron Moulders' union, New Haven, and Frank s. Niblaw Plumbers union, Bridgeport.
 The first "test of strength" be- tween the radicals and conservatives, headed by candidates for president, President Charles J. Donahue, res- pectively, came at yesterday after noon's session on the vote for assist ant secretary. The Donahue faction nominated George Nolan. a txolley- man from Danbury, and the McLevy- tites put forth Harry Priestly, of Bridgeport, proxy for Delegate Gill 34 to 24.
 The convention decided to admit reporters from only those newspapers which employ union printers and have signed the union scale of wages.
 In response to call for resolutions several were handed to the secretary to be referred later to the appropri- ate committees. The rest of the forenoon session passed squietly with reports from the individual delegates.
 George Nolan, Danbury trolleyman, reported that the TroMeymen's union was stronger in Connecticut than in most states. "No man is so abused xI,o 1off flf a ri ley car,'' said Delegate Nolan. He pleaded with the unionists to help the trolleymen to enforce the rules and regulations of the company, par ticularly against smoking.
 Committees were announced as fol- lows:
 Rules-George l.. Nolan and John Daily, of Danbury, and Mordecai Be- lasco, of New Haven. Distribution-- Frederick A. Grube, New Haven, Karl Lang, Bridgeport, and Albert Coltor, Derby. Resolutions-Patrick Drum Bridgeport, John M. Getrick. F. J.. 'Capron and William Gilson, Danbury. . Officers reports-Chester B. Wild man and James Singeline, Danbury, and Frank E. Pungee, Derby Fin ances-O. M. Doughan, New Haven, schmidt, Danbury Press-Charles T. Laffin. Bridgeport, Michael Ganley, Bethel, and Carl Insman, Danbury. Constitution = Robert Cunningham, Danbury, James Rae, Bridgeport M.l Belasco,. New Haven, William Cald- we'll, Waterbury, and William Larkin, Bridgeport
 At the present rate at which the convention is moving it will sit all week.
 Waterbury is making a fight for the next convention.
 nil r. 1o1H gate from Bridgeport, said the postal authorities ought to investigate Park City concern that advertised owning thousands of acres of tobacco in tha south where it owned not foot. New England, said Montis, was the dump ing ground for fake stocks. Inven- tories of estates of deceased persons invariab bly contained worthless stocks, said Montis.
 Jasper McLevy, of Bridgeport re- ported that there had been no labor troubles of any consequence in the Park City during last year He eu- logized the work of the Bridgeport fusion of the trades unionists and the Socialists for pro- gressive trades dispute and workmens 5 compensation act.
 Frederick Grube, of New Haven, said that the Elm City Cigarmakers' Union contained 567 members Not shop was non-union, he reported. Grube wound up with a denunciation of the supreme court of the United States which had legalized the black list and outlawed the boycott
 William Caldwell, of Waterbury, and Frank Marx, made pleas for the union label on goods. Unionists ought to demand the label. they said.
 Union conditions in Danbury were flourishing. Meriden union sts said that they frequently ~had trouble with the silver trust.
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