The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-13
LABOR'S DEMAND ON CANDIDATES
TO VOTE ONIY FOR THOSE WHO FAVOR LONG LIST OF LEG-
 ISLATION.
INDORsE WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Election of Officers Closely Contested President Flanagan Being Re-
 Elected by But Two Votes.


 Waterbury, Sept. 13-The delegates at the 27th annual State convention of the Connecticut Federation of Labor have pledged themselves that they would only vote for those candidates who favored abo1isIafnent of the per sonal tax, a representation in the Leg islature in proportion to population, and a workingmen's compensation law.
 as faVoring Woinan's suffrage. It was voted unanimously to wage a cam paign against all products not bearing the union label.
 legislative committee authority to hire a watcher, to be stationed in the State capitol in Hartford, to keep the com nnittee informed on all bills coming up in committee. hearings regarding labor in this State.
 Waterbury shops Unfair.
 -"The shops of Waterbury are more t1naifr to organized iabor,'' said J. h. Mcclure, a Waterbury delegate, yes terday, %sthan those of any other city in Connecticut. It is said that open shops are operated, but they are clear ly non-union, where union men cannot get employment and will not be kept if it is found out that they are union men,
 port of a resolution he had offered to have the State federation present a bill to the next General Assembly along the lines of the Kansas law manding. that one of his employees shall not become a member of a labor organization as condition of employ ment; This provides fine of $50 and a, jail sentence of 30 days for it's vio- lafion. The resolution reads-
 t'Whereas, The manufacturing shops of Waterbury all maintain employers associations which bind such employees not to become members sof any labor organization; and,
 Whereas. They. many of them. non-union shop; and an employe is not allowed to hold membership in any labor union-''
 Then follows ,the&resoIution provfd- ing for the presen tation of bill along | the lines of the Kansas law.
 4To Organize Crafts.
 resolution was @ adopted that "a special effort be made during the col,1- ing year to organize the yario,ss crafts. priated for that purpose.
 spoke on the motion, asking if the organizer or for what purpose. Last wear. he said, only $500 had been spent in the entire State and that not enough effort had been made to or ed that the money should be used to defray the expenses of the organizer in Waterbury.
 The election of the officers was closely contested. The opposition members developed great strength and it was only by margin of two votes that State President T. A.. Flanagan of Bridgeport, regular. was re-elect- ed over Julius StremIa,u of Meriden. The name of Jasper McIevy, of Bridgeport, a Socialist, had also been prominently named for the office. but he withdrew before the balloting be- gan and seconded the nominating g speech for MT. Stremlau. Frank J. Madden, "a regular, was also in the field, but he retired early, the regular ticket prevailing with him to throw his strength to them.
 Secretary and Treasurer R. P. Gun ningham of Darbury was re- elected without opposition, The other officers elected were: First vice president, John. c. Connolly of Norwich; second vice president, Julius c. Stremlau of Meriden; third vice president, J. L.: Mcclure of Waterbury: State organ izer, James F. Plunkett of New Ha- ven; national delegate, Jeremiah Kane of Danhury.
 It was decided to hold the next con- ventfon in New Britain Brid geport and Hartford were in the running but New Britain was the fayorite.