The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
WILL MEET NEXT
YEAR AT DANv|LLE.
State Federation of Labor
Ends It's Annual
Convention.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Report Of COMMITTEE in With
drawing Endorsement From
Certain Papers Adopted.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
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Lynchburg, Va, June 9Th. seven
teenth annual convention of the Vir-
ginia Federation of Labor ended late
to-day after the election Of officers and
deciding TO meet next year in Danville
The new officers are:
! President, z. c. Dawson. OF Rich
mond; First Vice President. A. c.
koontz. Newport News; Second Vice.
President. Miss Mary Thompson. Roa-
noke: Third Vice President. ]. w. Ia
tenn. Norfolk: Fourth Vice President.
Miss Belle Tallcy. Danvillc; Fifth vice
PRESIDENT. w. r. Hamilton. Alexandria;
nMth Vice President. w. j. Reed.
portsmouth,; Seventh Vice President NJ
L. Latham. Fredericksburg: Eighth
Vice President. c. a. Baughan. Clifton
f"rge; Secretary Howard Colyin. AIex-
andria; Treasurer, r. e L. Heckmor
roanoke; Editor OF Journal. II. T. Col
win. Alexandria,; Sergcant-at-Ar,ns 7.
=. Cole. Newport News; Members OF
Executive Board-J- B. Clinedinst. w
a Richardson Attorney OF Federation
X +. Byrd: Chairman Legislative Corr
mittee. Phil. Metz; Committee on Co
operative Stores-L II. Huter. Newnort
news; g. w. Winchester, Clifton Forge
ana ]. c. Long. Roanoke; Executive.
BOARD C. Dawson. q. c. Koontz. Fl.
J. Colvin. ]. B. Clinedinst and w
usoH' Inc legislative committee
Is 70 be elected by each central counciI
me convention trent led as over
volcano this morning. and threa+o,oJ
at any moment to disrupt the proceed.
ihss and the State Federation OF I.ahor
as whole. Tho threatened ,IIsruntior
came when motion was made IN adon,
Ine findings of the committee annoir,
ea 10 investigate the action ~ ~
i've committee IN withdrawing
n IN
Labor from the Industrial Era 40 OF
virginia Cnionist.
= motion was made to tabIa ,to
report of the COMMITTEES ana ,L me
non was seconded. AT this t,nc,,,v.
- dawson. secretary OF tho con.
e"t!on and the organization. .acurad
,he moor on point of personal urivj- !
!fse' and demanded either yindicn- |
non Tor the executive COMMITTEES ~. |
cehsure. Nind!cation could only ,,a |
seeu.ed by. the adoption Of the icport |
ot the committee. while, should their |
report be tabled, the executive com
mittee would be censured. AS n mnrn.
Der of the executive committee n.
demanded either one or the other.
ne stated that should the report bc
tabled. 1t would be up to the executive
committee to vindicate themselves. re- |
sarding this graft" as he called II.
and he continued, Il use the word |
graft advisediy, for I have the proofs
here under my hand. 1 have things |
here which you would not dare let |
come out before this convention
things that would disrupt organized |
labor and strike a death blow to It in |
Virginia"
Mr.. Dawson stated that should the |
convention table the report. these !
proofs must be brought out In vindica
tion OF the executive committee and /
the committee appointed to report tho |
of the support of the two
labor publications
The motion to table the report was |
lost. and the proceedings We're in |
order for n discussion on the report.
Editor Nichols. of the Industrial Era, !
took the floor and stated he had la |
bored for the uplift Of labor through
out the State In his publication that I
he had never asked for any indorse-
ment for his paper and did not want
any. He stated that he had never re-
ceived any money from the Fedora
ton OF Labor TO aid him in operating
his paper. and that If he had not had
some money to start with and had not
paper, he could not have continued. !
He stated that If he put out good
paper, they took il. and that If he did
not they did not take it, so that the
paper was It's own Endorsement. lie
stated that he had no objection to the
report of the committee being adop
ed and asked for peace and harmony
in the convention.
President Phil Metz then addressed
the convention for few moments.
stating that as lie was chairman of
the executive committee. he. with Mr..
Dawson. wanted viudication; but at the
same time he wanted to bury the
Ratchet and let the past be forgotten.
He then took the chair and called for
n vote on the report of the committee.
The report was unanimousl yadopted.
the report in question being as fol-
lows:
To the Officers and Members of the
Seventeenth Annual Convention of
the Virginia Federation of Labor.
in Convention Assemblies
We, the undersigned committee. APP
pointed 10 investigate the actiol, of the
executive board in withdrawing the
Endorsement of the Virginia Federation
of Labor from the Virginia Unionst
and the Industrial Era. beg leave to
report the following:
That we recommend that the action
OF the executive board be sustained
(Signed)
i. L. WALTERS.
j. II. WILSON.
FRANK w. WHEELER,
w. L. OBRfEN,