The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-20
LABOR DELEGATES
IN CONGRESS
Federation Now Boasts Of Having
Fifteen Members in the House
After Five Years
Campaign.
la LIST OF THEM
Berger, the Socialist Printer, Ander-
! son, the Musician, and Others
Of Various Pro
LESSONS.
THEM

WASHINGTON, April 2o-The
American Federation of Labor now
boasts, AS the labor representation of
congress. 16 members in the house of
representatives ard several friends In
the United States senate. The pres
ence Of this labor delegation in con-
gress, the federation declares, Is the
result of five years of active cam
paigning in national elections.
In 1906 the labor representation
committee OF the American Federation
OF Labor decided agressively to take
the field against the re-elecron of GER
tain members of congress who had
been conspicuous in their antagon
ism toward all labor bills introduced
in congress Congressman Littlefeld,
second district of Maine, courted
battle in the political campaign of
four years ago. with the labor element
President Gompers. with three or.
ganizers and a similar number of in
ternational officers, entered Little
fields district, and according to
bOluDciS NHSy iDduC d lltSbloi opiS
struggle to impress upon the citizens
OF that district the desirability of per-
hitting the belligerent congressman
to remain at home Littlefeld, how
ever, came back to congress, though
his majority was greatly reduced
In various parts of the country sim
liar battles have been fought by trade
unionists who opposed the presence OF
anti-labor men in congress, with the
result that in 1906 the A. F. of L. en-.
tered the field under the labor ticket
4 The first campaign resulted in the
election of six congressman with act
4 i've membership in the trade unions.
/ They We're Wilson of Pennsylvania:
/ Nichols of Pennsylvania: Sherwood OF
Ohio; Hughes of New Jersey; MeDef
mott of Illinois, and Carey of Wis
consin.
In the elections of 1908 the above
\ were reelected and in addition the
/ following labor unionists: Anderson
of Ohio; Murphy oil Missouri; Martin
of Colorado, and Jameson of Iowa.
The congressional elections of 1SlS
increased the labor delegation by 81
per cent, five members of congress
actively affiliated with trade unions
being elected.
The personnel of the congressmer
! now in office and whose presence
4 there. it is said, is due to the activ
itv of the American Federation of La
Dor in national campaigns follows:
Wilson, w. B., coal miner, Bloss
burg, Pa, dem.
\. Lee. R. E, blacksmith, Pottsville
4 Pa, dem.
Martin, John A., locomotive fireman
Pueblo, Colo, dem.
/ Cary, VIM. j., commercial telegraph
er, Milwaukee, Wis, rep.
Berger, Victor L., Typographical
union, Milwaukee, Wis, soc.
Hughes, VIM, textile worker, Pater
son. n j., dem.
Buchanan, Frank, iron worker, Oh.
cago. H., dem.
McDermott, Jas. T.. commercia
telegrapher, Chicago, Ill, dem.
Lewis. David j., coal miner, Cumbel
land, Nd. dem.
Smith, Charles B., telegrapher, Blu
falo, n Y, dem
Anderson, Carl G., musician, Eos
ora. Ohio, dem.
Sherwood, Isaac R, typographics
union, Toledo, Ohio, dem
Roberts. E. s., metal miner, Carso
City. Nev., rep.
Farr. John R.. typographical union
Scranton, Pa, dem.
Maher James p, halter Brooklyn
N. Y, dem.