United labor bulletin., 1912-08-29
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ENDORSES MULLINS
Political Committees Report Tabled
--Action at Primaries Tabooed.

The principal business to come before
the Trades and Labor assembly, Sunday,
was the report of the special political
committed appointed to consider ac-
ton in the state primaries.
The report was considered one of the
most conscientious documents that ever
was presented in the central body, but
through collusion of the Socialist dele
gates. and that element of the assembly
tnat must be seen before they will al
low anything of the political nature to
pass, the report was tabled without de-
bate.
A resolutions endorsing George 1.
Mullins was also introduced and was re-
ferred to the political committee. When
the report of the political committee was
tabled, the committee was discharged,
thus carrying the resolution endorsing
Mullins with it. motion was then
made to reconsider the Mullins resolu-
tions this motion carried. The Mullins
resolution being a part of the commit
tees report, the point of order was raised
that the entire report was also reconsid-
cred.
President Bryan ruled against this
point of order and after lengthy debate
Judge Mullins was endorsed for the Of
fee of district attorney. The resolution
endorsing Judge Mullins follows:
Be it resolved, that we hereby endorse
Judge JOun MullluS DIS Cduuludtc lOI IhC
Office of district attorney and we pledge
him in the name of organized labor our
active support and that we call upon
all affiliated unions of this assembly and
ali men and women who toll to partici-
pate in the primaries to secure his nom
ination.
The candidates indorsed by the COM
mittee and tabled by the assembly were:
All Democratic presidential electors;
O.
Adams (Dem.) United States senate
short term, open; supreme court, Judge
John r. Dixon (Dem); congressmen-at-
large, e. T. Taylor (Dem.) and Mrs.
Katherine Williamson (Dem); congress
man, first district, A. w. Rucker (Dem);
governor, E. M. Ammons (Dem); heuten-
ant governor, r. P. Rubin (Dem.) sec
retary of state, James B. Pearce (Dem.);
state auditor, Roady Kenehan, (Dem);
state treasurer, ]. S. Temple (B-M.,
meaning Bull Moose) attorney general,
BENJAMIN F Griffith (Pro.Rep); state
superintendent of public instruction,
Mrs. Mary C. c. Bradford (Dem.) state
regents, open; state senator, twenty
second district, John l. Tierney (Pro-
Dem); state senators for Denver, A. H.
Aranson (Pro.-Dem), Calvin L. Light
burn (Pro.-Kep.), and Mrs Harriet G. r.
', right (Dem.); representatives, w. F.
Evans Pro.-Rep), Mrs. Augusta Frincke
(Pro-Dem.), Mrs Rosa A. Murray (Pro.-
Dem.), John R. Williams Dem), Phil
Mccarthy (Dem.), Mrs. Matte Slathower
Dem.) Eric Smith (Dem.), Charles ].
Vallero (Pro.-Dem.), w. A. Dessert
(Dem.), Bernard Grindenberg Dem.),
James Garret (Dem.); district judges,
George w. Allen (Rep-Dem.), James H.
Teller (Rep-Dem. and Pro. Dem).
Charles C. Butler (Rep. and Pro.-Rep),
Albert S. Frost (Dem.); w. F. Hines
(Pro-Dem.); district attorney, John l.
Mullins (Dem.).
The meeting was called to order by
President Bryan at 2:15.
The credentials were read from the
Sheet Metal Workers and delegates obli-
gated.
The Press Assistants announce ball
for Halloween at Marble hail.
Miss Alice Henry, editor of Life and
Labor was granted the floor and made
an interesting talk. When she had fin
ished, on motion of Delegate Vetter, the
assembly endorsed Life and Labor. which
is the official organ of the National
Woman's Trade Union league.
The action of the Broommakers' union
in taking orders and delivering brooms
was endorsed by the assembly.