United labor bulletin., 1912-09-19
CONVENTION CALL!


FEDERATION CONVENTION CALL!
To All Affiliated Unions, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that, in pur-
suance to the constitution of the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor, the Thirty-sec-
ond Annual convention of the American
| ederation of Labor will be held at
Rochester, n. Y, in Convention hall, be-
ginning 10 o'clock Monday morning, No
vember IL, 1912, and Will continue In
session from day to day until the bust
ness of the convention has been COM
pleted.
Representation.
| Representation in the convention will
i be ON the following basis: From ma
tional or international unions. for less
than 1000 members, one delegate; 1000
or more. two delegates; 5000 or more,
three delegates; 10000 or more, four
delegates: $4,000 or more, five delegates;
Ga, 900 or more, six delegates; 12S,O0O or
more, seven delegates, and SO on; and
| from Central Bodies and State Fedora
tions, and from local trade unions not
having a national or international union,
and from Federal Labor Unions, one
delegate.
] Organizations to be entitled to repre-
sentation must have obtained certifi-
cate of aff1liation (charter) at least one
month prior to the convention; and no
person will be recognized as delegate
who is not a member in good standing
| of the organization he is elected to rep
resent.
| Only bona fide wage-workers, who are
not members of, or eligible to member
ship in other trade unions, are eligible
as delegates from Federal Labor Unions.
Delegates must be selected at least
| two weeks previous to the convention,
and their names forwarded to the Sec
retary of the American Federation of
Labor Immediately after their election.
Delegates are not entitled to seats in
| the convention unless the tax of their
organizations has been paid in full to
September 80, 1912.
1t is, of course, entirely unnecessary
here to enumerate the imminent import
ant subjects with which our forthcom-
ing convention will concern itself. but
the reminder is not at all amiss that
every effort must be made to broaden
the field and means for the organization
of the yet unorganized workers, to strive
more effectually than ever to bring
about a better day in the lives and
homes of the toilers, to defend and main
tain by every honorable means in our
power the right or organize for our COM
mon defense and advancement, and to
assert at any risk the freedom of speech
and of the press and the equal rights
before the law of every worker with
every other citizen. These and other
great questions of equal Importance will,
of necessity, occupy the attention of the
Rochester convention.
Therefore the Importance of our or
ganization and our movement, the duty
of the hour and for the future, demand
that every organization entitled to repre-
sentation shall send its full quota of
delegates to the Rochester convention,
November IL, 1912.
Do not allow favoritism to influence
you in selecting your delegates. Be fully
represented.
Be represented by your ablest, best,
most experienced, and faithful members.
Credentials.
Credentials in duplicate are forwarded
to all affiliated unions. The original
credentials must be given to the dele
gate-elect and the duplicate forwarded
to the American Federation of Labor Of
flee, S01-S09 G street Northwest, Wash
ington, d. c.
meet at the headquarters of tht Ameri-
can Federation of Labor six days pre-
vious to the opening of the convention.
and will report Immediately upon the
opening thereof at Rochester; hence
secretaries will observe the necessity of
mailing the duplicate credentials of their
respective delegates at the earliest pos
SlDle moment 10 washington, u. -.
Grievances.
Under the law no grievance can be
considered by the convention that has
been decided by a previous convention,
except upon the recommendation of the |
executive council nor will any grievance
lie considered where the parties thereto |
have not previously held conference and
attempted to adjust the same them
selves.
Railroad Rates-Information regard
ing railroad rates will be mailed dele
gates-elect at a later date.
Hotel Rates range from $1.00 to $500
per day. The following hotels have
been selected as headquarters:
Seneca hotel, Powers hotel, Hotel
Rochester, Osburn House, Bristol hotel,
comb House, Hotel Stuttgart. Eastern
hotel, Bruckers hotel. Galvins hotel,
RutZ hotel, Hofbrauhaus.
Reservations in any of the above no
tells should be made by addressing the
secretary of the convention committee,
Mr.. Peter Bohrer, 179 Williams street,
Rochester, N. Y.
Headquarters of executive council will
be at Seneca hotel
Delegates should notify Secretary
Bohrer in advance of the time of their
arrival in Rochester, and over which
road they will travel
If there be any further information
regarding the convention. or the ar
rangements for the convenience of the
delegates, it will be communicated in
later circular, or through the American
Federationist.
SAML GOMPERS, Pres.
FRANK MORRISON, Sec'y.