United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
ASSEMBLY AGAIN.
GETS INTO POLITICS
Delegates of Half Dozen Political
Beliefs Make Votes for Ar
mold, Danks and Stocker--
Socialists Assist.


the Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
Sunday, was politics. Although Delegate
Bryan moved early In the meeting to not
aIo~ any visitors to have the floor land
! the motion carried), Delegate Barrett,
under new business, moved that the as
sembly 90 on record as having no con-
nection with the Labor ticket filed for
the municipal election. After nearly an
h8ur's discussion, Delegate Mitchell
moved to lay the motion OF Delegate
Barrett on the table. The motion aP-
peared to be lost, but upon division be-
inq called for the chair appointed Dele
oates Hornbero and Mitchell to act as
teIiers. The teiIers announced the vote
for the motion as 81, but the teliers ana
secretary had a Misunderstanding a. to
the number Of negative votes. The sec
retarv announced the vote as 81 to %,
and there being no correction from the
teIiers, there was nothing for the chair
to do but to announce the official vote to
the assembly. The vote was questioned
by several delegates, but no protest was
made by Delegate Hernbsrs, who repre-
scented the opposition on the board o.
teIlers, and the motion was declared
carried. Delegate Common Immediately
made . motion to adjourn and the mot'on
cerricd almost unanimously.
TfM minutes OF the secretary show that
the vote was 81 to IS. while II should
have been 81 TO 3s. While the daily
newspapers that want commission form
of government blame the muddle upon
the presiding officer. there remained no
other course to the chair. according 10
parliamentary law. but to announce the
oficiai vote and decide accordingly. The
president OF the assembly makes state
meut elsewhere IL this paper
To the daily papers Secretary Bedford
ia uuoted as saying: Il did not near
Hornbcrg. understood Mitchell TO say
ffwenty-eight' asked him second time
Dfor fear that had misunderstood. Again
Iy- ,6dcrstood him to say twenty eight
have several witnesses TO THIS But many
Others must have heard IT.
Charles Hornberg. one OF the tellers,
said. Mitchell arked me. after we had
counted the delegates opposed to the
tabl(nr of the motion. How many dlo
vou COUNT said. thirty-eight. he
said. | counted thirty-seven. ! asked him'
Did YOU include me7 He said. NO. that
makes thirty-eiEht. Both OF us spoke az
once announced the vote thirty-eight
TO the secretary and understooa MN 4"
reply thirty-eight"
The motion to adjourn was made aiter
the regular hour to adjourn O'CLOCK
and there was no other course lot tne
chair 10 fursue but TO put the motion
Delegates that voted to adjourn claim
that the chair should not have put the
motion.
Other Assembly Business.
President Conkle occupied the chair
throughout the meeting The minutes Oh
the previous meeting were read ana ap
proved. Delegates from the Horseshoers'
Press Assistants. Billposters ana e"fP
ters No. IS were seated
Tho finance committee reported that
4, had found the books OF the omcers
q X. and the report was hled.
The legislative committee reported
nrorress on the public utilities Dill.
Rcn,ies were received from the coun-
c,,manIc and aldermanic candidates to
tho queries sent them. They were prih
cipally In the affirmative.
Chairman Ahlstrom OF the py'aws
and constitution committee reported ,ia'
eame was ready to send to the refer
endum ms adopted by the assembly.
The arbitration committee was IN
a,rrcted to assist the Bakers and the or
yanizntions doing work at the Whi,e
CITY II they were called upon.
De,erates Sanford and Evans were ap-
nointed to All vacancies on the aroitra-
ton committee.
II was reported that Lakeside mas NOT
signed up with the organizations WIZ
have members employed at that resort
A motion to endorse Otto Thum. candi-
date for city clerk on the Citizens ticket,
and John l.. Compton. candidate Tor tne
same ONCE on the Labor ticket, was iaid
on the table. .r,a..
urer on the Citizens ticket, was de-
nounced by n motion that carried unani'
mously, as was all OF those laboring men
who are working for his elecuon'
The meeting adjourned at BIO.