The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
State Federation of Labor
Names Popular Leader as
Head of Organization for
Eighteenth Time.
TIM O'BRIEN FOR
SECOND VICE PRES
AT Morning Session Dele
gates Make an Attack on
Private Detective Agencies
Other Matters.

1 Edgar A. PERKINS or indianapolis,
was today reelected president of the
State Federation of Labor by a big
plurality On the first ballot. Only one
ballot was required to elect the other
officers, except national delegate to
the American Federation of Labor.
The first ballot also failed to select
the city for the next meeting place
of the convention, but Terre Haute
mad large lead
The officers elected and the result
bof the first ballot follows:
For President.
Edgar A. Perkins, Indianapolis, Ill.
Henry Friedman, indianapolis, SO.
John Chamberlain, Terre Haute, 81.
First Vice President.
Charles Fox, Terre Haute, 1s0.
Second Vice President.
Timothy O'Brien, Indianapolis, 113.
Carl OFT, Indianapolis, 35.
Roy Packard, Wabash, 48.
Third Vice President.
John Daily, Fort Wayne, 1875.
Edwin s. Burns, Wabash, SO.
Fourth Vice President.
w. T. Gem, Hammond, 181.
Fifth Vice President.
Joel Messick, Marion, 107
w. J. Getz, Muncie, 88.
Secretary.Treasurer.
George Schwab, Evansville, 1856.
!, On the first ballot for national dele
gate. in which no choice was made ".
#. Pneger, indianapolis, received s5,
sB. f.. Horton, Indianapolis, 56, CIV
vaiackey, Terre Haute, 81.
First ballot on place for next con-
Iyention-Terre Haute, SO, Fort Wayne
B3, Logansport, %, Anderson, 80.
His Eighteenth Term.
This is the eighteenth time that
Edgar A. Perkins has been elected
president of the federation, Speakers
lwho nominated him yesterday assert
!ed that the existence and the COM
lnanding position of the Indiana State
federation in the American Fedora
,tion of Labor is due to Perkins.
This is the last time Mr.. Perkins
will accept the position. He was fore
ed to make the race this time by la
lbor leaders in order that organized
labor may secure protection in the
proposed compensation law to come
before the 1913 legislature. Perkins
: is regarded an authority on the COM
pensation law question.
Mr.. Perkins has served these many
years at great financial sacrifice to
'himself.&S He has spent time, money
and energy to bring organized labor
to the foreground.
Fred Saylor, delegate of the In
dianapolis Painters union, said today
.that the Indianapolis union would
have died had it not been for the fl
nancial sacrifice of Mr.. Perkins, who
later refused to be reimbursed for
his personal financial assistance.
Another delegate said that if Mr..
Perkins had cared to become rich
man he could have done so, because
he could have betrayed organized Ia
Dor for financial gain in several in
tstances.
Method of BaIiotins.
To obviate all election disturbances,
the election board called the name of
each delegate who then ascended the
platform, placed his ballot in the box
and left on the other side of the stage.
hS UOdlo duhouHCcu W tut COuNSl
Etion that the disgraceful scenes en-
acted at former elections would not
mark the Richmond meeting The
Australian ballot system was used.
Henry Friedman's supporters claim
ed the Indianapolis opponent of Edgar
IA. Perkins for president had a lead of
Etwenty votes at the beginning of the
fballoting.
The ticket contained the names of
1.-THE nominees for all offices. The
delegates expressed their preference
for the next meeting place by writing
the city of their choice on the elec-
Etion ticket.
Clarence Gaumer, of Indianapolis,
candidate for secretary-treasurer
withdrew from the race against Geo
lSchwab, of Evansville, present incum.
Ibent Gaumer's name was withdrawn
lat his own request Wednesday after
moon.
The only occurrence that marred
the complete success of the ballotins
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