United labor bulletin., 1911-01-12
THOMAS DelLETT,
Members Of the Tiieiayers, Who Was
Sunday Elected President Of the
Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly.

charged when the cover is used.
The special committee appointed in re-
gard TO the chartering of a laborers'
union reported as follows and the re
port was adopted:
Denver. Colo. Jan. s. 1911.
To the Officers and Members OF the
Trades and Labor Assembly;
Your committee appointed 10 confer
with the officers of the State Federation
of Labor in regard to the chartering OF
laborers' union, or a federal laborers'
union. begs to report that the comittee
favors strictly laborers' union, and so
recommend to the assembly.
Respectfully submitted,
]. A. CONKLE,
+. A. BRYAN,
SAM'L S. FORREST.
Committee.
The committee appointed to collect
funds for the Los Angeles situation re-
ported that $40 had been forwarded and
that prospects were good for receiving
much more money. Report was received
and the committee continued.
Secretary Bedford stated that he had
complied with the orders of the assembly
and sent a communication to all of the
affiliated organizations.
The report of the financial secretary
was received and the report of the treas
urer was received and turned over to
the finance committee.
Delegate Welsh moved that the rules
be suspended and that the election of
officers be made special order of bust
ness. The motion carried.
Delegate Welsh then moved that the
compensation of officers for the ensuing
six months be the same as for the past
term. r. p. Means moved to amend.
raising the compensation OF recording
secretary from SIS to $50 per month.
The motion prevailed
President White appointed as tellers
Delegates Hoage, Welsh and Bryan.
Delegate Bryan Of the Plumbers nom-
mated Thomas Delete of the Tilelayers
for president, and his nomination was
seconded by Delegate Conkle of the
Typographical union. Delegate Faulkner
OF the Cigarmakers nominated C. J..
Moorhouse of the same organization, and
John c. Barrett of the Painters and pres
ident of the Building Trades Council for
the past two terms, seconded the NOM
nation OF Moorhouse. Delete received
the united support of the building trades,
which with the assistance of most the
printing trades. gave him vote Of S5
to As. AS predicted In last weeks Bulle-
tin, Moorhouse lost many votes on ac-
count Of the late announcement OF his
candidacy. The election was the largest
and most spirited ever held In the as
sembly. and it is believed that the labor
movement would have lost nothing by
the election Of either man.
Miss Sadie McManus declined the nom-
ination for vice-president. and Miss Bes-
sic Miller was nominated and unanimous
ly elected to the ONCE without opposi-
ton. Miss Miller is fourth vice-president
OF the State Federation OF Labor, and
has filled the once OF vice-president of
the assembly the past six months with
credit to the assembly and to herself.
She represents the Tobacco Strippers.
]. F. Bedford was elected recording
secretary. Earl Hoage reading clerk.
Grace O'Hara financial secretary. Fritz
Henning treasurer. G. j. Moorhouse IL
brarian. N. II. Tustison organizer, Dele
gate Farrel sergeant-at-arms. Steve Car
mody doorkeeper. without opposition.
Ernst Stabenaw declined to be a candi-
date for tseasurer; Bert Howard declined