United labor bulletin., 1912-02-29
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY MEETING.

The Denver Trades and Labor Assembly was called
order Sunday with the largest number of delegates
present known, with the exception of an election
The president took the chair and called the delegates
to order :15 with all officers present The minutes
Of the previous meeting read and found correct
Credentials for delegates from number of locals
were accepted credentials from the brotherhood OF
Carpenters and the photographers were also accepted
and the delegates obligated. Credentials from local.
chartered under the United Mine Workers OF America
with headquarters at the ohlces oil the ohiteu siie
Workers in the Barclay block, were received put on
objection being made by Delegate Compton to accept
ing them the credentials were referred to special
committee consisting of Delegates Compton, hickey
and BRYAN As The Bulletin understands 1t, TINS Is
local of the United Mine workers composed OF mem
bers of that organization that are on STRIKE IN the
northern coal fields who in Denver working at
whatever they find to do while the strike lasts
ebee facts he true il is doubtful if the committee
onscentiously recommend that the delegates be seat
ed for the constitution very plainly states that dele
gates the assembly must be employed at the praue
hey represent; they could be admitted II they were
working in an official capacity for their organization
After the above action was taken, Delegate Bryan
moved that the Assembly go INTO executive session 10
take M the resolution directed at the president and
introduced at the previous meeting consideration OF
which resulted in the breaking up of the meeting two
weeks ago by of the delegates that desired tha
the resolution be adopted The motion carried
The United Labor Bulletin is prohibited from giving
out the of the executive session on account OF
the editor being delegate to the central BODY Inc
clock, when it adjourned until the next regular
meeting.
The Bulletin believes that executive sessions are
good for the Assembly. Newspaper representatives
are NOT present and therefore delegates will not play
for newspaper notorety and outsiders are not allowed
TO be present to influence delegates in their action
Taking an executive session whole, the delegates
are more sincere and business is transacted IN more
business like manner. The Assembly should consider
the advisabity of continuing in executive session.
While the official labor paper of the city Is prohibit
natS of he
trades unonists of Denver in unbiased manner so
that they may be correctly informed as to what Is pc
ing done in the Assembly, delegates to the Assembly
have no scrupes against giving to the daily press what
transpired in the meeting, thus doing the aoorng peo
pie of the city an injustice The daily papers all car
red detailed account of the proceedings The Den
yer Republican, Monday morning. said:
President James A. Conkle of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly succeeded yesterday IN having
the organization declare him guiltless of publishing IN
the official organ, the Labor Bulletin matters secret 10
the assembly's delegates
'The charges against Conkle arose out of an alleged
account of n prominent Denver attorneys address
made before the assembly in executive session several
weeks ago The remarks of the lawyer were declared
to have been reproduced in full in the columns of the
Bulletin.
principal among those who denounced the presi-
dent were Delegates C. J. Common, Thomas Taylor,
Thomas Dellitt and Rufus P. Means. Three of these
men-Common, Taylor and Delhtt-Conke yesterday
had censured by the assembly for misconduct Means
exonerated.
''An of yesterdays transactions had behind
closed doors.
Delegate Charles Buck of the Carpenters was
charged by Delegate Compton of the Stage Employees
with having tried to ntimidate him. Instantly Comp
ton interrupted by of voices and when he
sought proceed, open hosties averted by the
narrowest of margins
Compton said that Buck had attempted to force
him. us chairman of special investigation committee,
report favoraby upon the credentials of three dele
gates from Denver local of the United Mine
Workers of America.
apart from the hearing of the accusations against
Conle and those made against his opponents in the as
semby very little business of any sort transacted