The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-10
FARGO unions AT
STATE Meeting
ON TO MANKATo is THE CRY
DELEGATES FROM FARGO ARE
MAKING BIG PREPARATIONS TO
ATTEND MEETING OF STATE
FEDERATION OF UNIONS.

The delegates of the Fargo unions
who will attend the meeting of the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
are making big preparations for the
event at Mankato.
ION to Mankato," should be the
slogan of every labor union in the
northwest from now until June 10,
when the annual convention of the
state federation will begin its proceed
ings in that city. No union affiliated
with the federation should be unrepre-
sented in the convention. The gather
ing will deal with problems of vital
Importance to all, and all should have
voice in the solution of them. Every
union that is altogether true to itself
will send delegation to this conven-
tion, which will probably be the most
important in the history of organized
labor in Minnesota.
The Fargo delegation will be about
ten strong this year and it will be
headed by Charles Fraser who is the
vice president of the state federation
for the district of North Dakota. How
long the state meeting will last is not
known, but the local gathering will be
there July 10. when the sessions open
and remain until the finish.
The delegates who go from Fargo
this year will not be as large in mum
Der as in previous years. Several rea-
sons have been assigned for this.
At the meeting of the state fedora
ton last year the organization went OH
record with a resolution which ex-
pressed the sentiment that it was to
be hoped that during the next year the
North Dakota unions would be able
to affect permanent organization.
1t Is probable that at the meeting
this year the North Dakota unions will
beseparated from those of Minnesota,
in the larger alliance. Dispensation
may be granted for state organiza-
ton among the fiickertail union men.
There is now movement on foot TO
organize this state into a separate
body. A we'll known labor leader In
the state said this morning to a rem
resentative of The Forum that in all
probability a North Dakota Fedora
tion Of Labor would be organized short
ly after the Minnesota convention.
The local unions do not feel that
they can send many delegates to the
Minnesota gathering and reap a greal
deal of good from the meeting. If the
separation is made, which is not at all
unlikely, then the work for the next
year, with the Minnesota organization
will be cut off.
Finances of a number of the local
unions have not been as good this year
as they have in others. Work with
several of the crafts has been rather
slack, especially in the building lines
the bad crops of last year having
handicapped this field of the work.
It is expected that there will be a
lively fight made for number of the
big officers at the Minnesota state
meeting. The Fargo delegation has not
announced itself in favor Of the can
didacy Of any one man or set of men
and will go into the state meeting with
free rein to vote as 1t sees best for
the welfare of the organizations.
George Howley of Minneapolis, who
is the president of the Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor, will be a candi-
date again this year. He is well known
to many of the Fargo delegates and
has host of friends throughout North
Dakota.
George Hall of Minneapolis has been
put in the field for the office of the
chief executive Of the laboring mems
organization Of the state. He is a
strong and enthusiastic laboring man
and has host of followers He is a
cigar maker by trade.
There also promises to be a strong
fiEht for the secretaryship OF the order.
The present secretary has held the
position for some time and number
Of the local unions in the territory
have thought 1t time for a turn 70
some other man. A new man has been
placed into the field by the twin city
plumbers who promises to make a
strong candidate.
number Of the local unions win
hold their meetings during the next
week and discuss some of the things
that will be considered at the Mime
sofa gathering. Nc special instruc-
tons win be given the Fargo dele
gates.