The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

|of the visitors at the A. o. u. W.
hall.
Socialists Are Active.
1t was stated today that the so
cialists would have Jules j. Ander.
son of st. Paul as their candidate for
president. He is a printer.
Another fight that is on is over
the designation of the official paper
of the federation. The Minnesota
Union Advocate of st. Paul has for
some time been the official paper
but the Labor Review of Minneapo
lis is after it. Tom Hamblin of Min
neapOlis, editor and manager of The
Review, is in the convention work
ing for his paper, while Cornelius
Quincy, editor and owner of The
Union Advocate, and James A. DIFF
fenbach, writer upon it, are present
in it's interest
Thomas' e. Lees of Minneapolis is
covering The convention for the Min
neapolis Journal, and Tom Hamblin
for The Minneapolis Tribune.
Prominent Men in Convention.
Among the prominent labor work
ers in the state present at the con
vention are the following: Vice
President August F. Michels of St
Paul, prominent also in the Blue
Label conference, William F. Houk
of Minneapolis, state labor commits
sioner; Hugh Jennings, of MEME
apolis, head of the state employ.
ment bureau; Henry w. Goetzinger
of ST. Paul, who has attended the
conventions for twenty years OF
more; Martin Cole of Duluth, ex
president of the tugmen's union
William ]. Hamblin of Minneapolis
treasurer of the state BARRIERS board
G. H. Becker of st. Paul, secretary
of the state BARRIERS board; G.. W.
Deacon, of Minneapolis, chairman OF
the state political committee; w. A.
Rawson of Minneapolis, president OF
the Minneapolis trades and labor as.
sembly; H. w. Libbey of Winona,
a former representative in the legis.
lature; S. S. Mcdonald of Duluth
vice president of the state fedora
tion;' NJ. w. Mogan of Minneapolis,
who called the first meeting of the
state federation to order in 1885 and
has attended about every meeting
since. II. S. Holcomb of Minneapolis,
founder of the printers relief associa-
Of
rary president of reorganized build.
ing trades council in the city;
James Walsh of the Duluth trades
assembly; and Charles A. Fraser OF
Fargo, N. d., vice president of the
federation.
The federation is about to enter
state politics, if the plan proposed
this afternoon is carried out. 1t is
believed that the matter will be re.
ferred to a committee to report a
plan at the next meeting.
Blue Label League Meeting.
The Northwestern Blue label con-
ference was held at the city hall
yesterday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: President,
George Murray, st. Paul, first vice
president, A. J. Wampaugh, st.
Cloud; second vice president, John
Burmeister, Faribault; secretary,
treasurer, E. G. Hall, Minneapolis;
executive board, Charles Butzenhart
st. Paul; William Erd, Mankato;
Dan Berkholder, st. Cloud.
Considerable discussion was had
relative to advertising the blue label.
c.. E. Keith will act as chair
man of the meeting at Mankato
Theatre tonight. The speakers will
be Rev. w. N. Jameson, w. E. Nc
Even. G. B. Howley and Thomas
Van Lear. 2s'A
Seek Next Convention
Brainerd and Faribault are both
contending for the convention next
year.
One of the speakers at the mass
meeting tonight will be Mr.. Van
Lear of Minneapolis, the socialist,
who made a phenomenal run for
mayor of that city last fall.