United labor bulletin., 1912-01-04
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
ELECTION WARMING UP
Corporation Papers Expected To
Take Part---"Business"
the Issue.


hand delegates may expect bitter at
tacks to be made by corporation news
papers on the candidates that are op-
posed to the interests they represent.
Already prominent laboring man has
endeavored to secure the publication of
false account of the issue in the COM
ing election in the Trades and Labor
Assembly. This prominent labor official
endeavored to have the paper referred
to "rehash" the electric light scandal.
1t is believed this will be used by the
different corporation daiIies to endeavor
to defeat certain candidate for presi-
dent of the central labor body; not be-
cause he was in any way connected with
the scandal will the skeleton be brought
forth, but because the said candidate is
receiving support from, and will If
elected give recognition to, the Socialist
delegates in the assembly.
Three of the daily papers are out for
the commission form of government and
it is said these papers will oppose this
candidate because he is caucusing with
the Socialist delegates that were respon-
sible for the assembly being against
any form of commission government"
Commission government is not the is
sue in the assembly.
Alleged graft in the central body is
not the issue.
The issue before the assembly is
BUSINESS and the ELIMINATION OF
THE DISTURBING ELEMENT
There has not been sufficient work
done by the important committees Re-
ports have been received as progressive
from time to time and finally the sub
ject in the hands Of the committee has
been forgotten. Often the chairmen of
committees fail to appear for report and
important business is never transacted
This must be remedied. Committeeman
that do not do their duty should be
eliminated and others put in their
places who will work.
Denver should be organized. II is
over-ripe for organization in many
branches, and the work should be taken
up at once.
Speech-making should be eliminated
from the central body, except on rare
occasions, and the time devoted thereto
spent in consideration of important
trade union business.
BUSINESS and the elimination of
deals" and investigations is the issue;
and looking TO this end the Socialist
delegates. for their support of the can
didacy of j. A. Conkle for president, ask
that they be given recognition on COM
mittees by the administration. They
have been given this pledge. The So
cialists in the assembly form a large
minority of the regular attendance, and
should be given a chance in the central
labor body to give expression to their
convictions by being given places on the
resolutions, legislative, public institu-
tions, lectures and other important com
mittees This will also insure the as
sembly against any manipulation" of
legislation during the coming six
months, if that policy is carried out, and
it will inject new blood and new life into
the dormant organization.
The BUSINESS TICKET, as put for
hx-a lar
President. A. Conkle, Typographt-
cal union.
Professionalism Koch. Brew
cry Workers.
Recording Secretary-Charles Ahl-
strom. Machinists.
Financial Secretary-Grace O'Hara,
Bindery Women.
Treasurer-Fritz Henning, Bartenders.
Reading Clerk-E. w. Welsh. Horse
shoers.
Sergeant-at-Arms-w. j. Crowley,
Boilermakers.
Librarian-Earl Watson. Boilermakers.
Neutrality-suspicious. Gasser, Teamsters.
Board of Directors-Singman OF the
Cigarmakers, Hamilton of the Laundry
Workers. Lauderback of the Bakers.
Organizer-Thomas Auter of the Ster
eotypers.
Delegate to the Chamber of Com
Imerce-Open.
FRANK Spelgl OF tne Musicidns 10 oiSo
a candidate for president OF the assem-
bly,. The Bulletin is unable to learn
who Mr. Speigfs hackers are putting
up for the balance of the ticket. Nj
Speigl has spent years in the labor
movement and is well known. II elected
there is no doubt but that he would
give a good administration. He is being
supported by Secretary Hickey and
President McLennan Of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor; Ernest Stabenaw.
president of the Bartenders; Bert How
ard. j. c. Barrett and II. NJ. Mum OF the
Painters. and others