The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
II tn Annual Convention Called
To Order This Morning
WELCOME BY MAYOR ESTEE
Many Representatives of Outside Union
Organizations Present and Most of
the Officers Of the Vermont State
Branch, A. F. of L.

! The eleventh annual convention of the
Vermont State Branch, American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, was opened in the
memorial room of the Montpelier city
hall shortly after 10 o'clock this fore
noon. After prayer by Rev. Fr w. J.
O'Sulliyan of st. Augustine's church,
Montpelier, Fred Connors OF the granite
cutters branch in the capital city in
troduced Mayor James B. Estee of that
city, who spoke words of welcome to
the delegates and visitors. President
George Wilkins then took charge of the
deliberations OF the convention.
Other state officers who were in at
tendance this forenoon were: Nelson
NIalmgren of Rutland, secretary-treas
urer; Alex. Ironside of Barre, recording
secretary; Job Long OF Brattleboro, first
vice-presiaent John Fitzgerald of Bel
lows Falls, second vice president; Ed
ward Veal of Bethel, third vice-presi-
dent; Secretary Fred w. Suitor OF the
Quarry Workers international union, of
Barre, who was present in his capacity.
as state organizer for the A. f. Of l.,
In addition. there were delegates from,
several other labor organizations, inelud-
ing the following Carl Wyatt of Bos-
ton as a representative of the American
Federation of Labor Charles Morris Of
New York, representative Of the hatters'
union; Edward Broders of Boston, pres
dent of cigarmakers' local No. ~ OF
his city; William Standeomb of Boston,
president of the New England label con-
ference; Bernard Abrams of New York,
general organizer of the Garment Work
ers Of America. Mrs. Annie Fl. Putnam
of Bennington was also present as
representative of the Won.en's Clubs of
Vermont.
On taking the chair, President Wilkins
called for rising vote of thanks for
FIR. 0'Sulivan and Mayor Estee, which
was given, after which the convention
proceeded to business. A motion was
carried that stenographer be engaged
TO take record of the convention, and
on another motion +he reading Of the
minutes Of the last convention at Bethel
was dispensed with.
Secretary Ironside announced the list
of visitors to the convention, saying that
Mrs. Putnam Of Bennington was present
as representative of the women's clubs,
which were working for the enactment
Of 54-hour work per week measure.
He also said that f.. j. Herman, secretary
treasurer of the eastern division of the
retail clerks association, would Speak
later before the convention. After these
announcements, Mr.. Wyatt was given
the floor, and he talked at some length
concerning labor conditions in Vermont.
He was listened to by 81 accredited
delegates examined out of total Of So
by the credentials committee. This COM
mttee's recommendation that the 81 del
egates be seated in the convention was
adopted.
The Accredited Delegates.
The following is the list of accredited
delegates:
Montpelier &C. II. Reagan of tha
c. L. t., Fred Connors of the granite
cutters. II. C. Bowles of the carpenters
and joiners, E. w. kenecky Of the bar
bers. c. A. Dodge of the street railway,
r. c. Allen of the painters and decora
tors, and George Quinn Of the plumb;
ers.
Barre tSt-Alexander Inrosde of the
c. l.. o.; James Cruckshank of the gran
ite cutters, Fred w. Suitor of the lump
ers, boxers and derrickmen. j. I. Gala
CHAN of the retail clerks, George Murray
of the polishers, A. NJ. Stafford of thel
painters and decorators, A. J. Young of
the tool sharpeners, Frank /. Colvin,
OF the carpenters and joiners.
Burlington 2l-,Ioseph Fugers of the
carpenters and joiners, Frank j. Me-
Carthv of the wood workers.
Hardwick f4)-Harry j. Titus OF the
C. L. T., Alfred Henry of the granite
cutters. John Bradford of the quarry.
workers, Il. L. Wells of the teamsters.
Rutland al. H. 0'Neil of the G..
l.. t.. Nelson A. Malmgren of the paint
ers and decorators, I. L. Huffmire of the
machinists, and z. H. Hogan Of the bar
tenders.
Granitevlle t2l--John King of the quar-
ry workers, Robert Mitchell of the engi-
neers.
Bellows Falls t2)-John G. Fitzgerald
of the c. L. o., Hugh Mcleod of the
pulp workers.
Bethel (2)-Fred H. Veal of the gran
lite cutters, Fred Clodgo of the quarry
workers.
st. Johnsbury ct. L. Legeuare of
the c. L. u. J. H. Couters of the bar
bers, A. A. Favor of the l. B. of NJ. of
w. Ell C D. Cook of the carpenters and
joners.
Brattlebro tD-Tob Long of the gar
ment workers.