The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-05
LABOR FEDERATION
OPENS CONVENTION
LIQUOR QUESTION NOT EXPECT
ED TO BE BROUGHT UP
AT LYNCHBURG.
GIVEN GREAT WELCOME
REPRESENTATIVE OF EQUAL
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE GIVEN
w.. PLACE UPON REQUEST
BY MISS JOHNSON.

Especial to The Rtchmune Virgin Na)
LYNCIBUPG, VA. June with
more than 100 delegates present. ,ha
Virginia Federation Of Labor opened
it's seventeenth annual convention here
this morning. the meeting being called
to order shortly after 10 O'Clock in
the Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium by Presi
dent Phil Metz. Addresses Of well
come on the part OF The city and tie
chamber of commerce were made, re-
sponses delivered and the committee
credentials appointed after AA-Gn
the session adjourned until $50 this
afternoon when the report of the COW
nttee on credentials will be heard
and the formal transa ction Of bust
ress entered into.
President Metz was asked regard
ing a report that the iidt1or question
was slated to :ome up in the conVen-
ton He stated that there Vas norh-
ing in the report. The Virginia Fedef-
ton of Labor" he said ia al organ-
isation having as its purpose the well
fare of the -Iabnrins- I4all-- -4nd-tIie
netterment OF his working condi.i ms.
This il its chief purpose. There are.
itr members. our az body ii is neither
wet not dry: and it does not intend
to become mixed up in poitt tcf1 trtrtsS-
tiuns'
IN the absence OF Rev. Ii = SteN ems
OF Roanoke, who was to haTr offered
the Invocation. this service was per
formed by Rev. \ b. ThorniAH Of
the Farmers union.
sufraSettes Seek Admission
After calling the roll To determine
who were delegates and who alternates.
Secretary f. c. Dawson stated that ne
had received through Miss Mary dof1tf=
ston. of Richmond credentials for tive
delegates representing the Equal SUI
frage league. who desired seats in the
convention, the two delegates pelhs
Mrs John Fl. Lewis and Mrs. Dexter
Otey, both of this city 1t was stated
that three other delegates from Rich-
rnond had been expected, but that 10 "
il was doubtful il they could come
Are Given Seats.
One delegate moved that the ere
de17tiafs be accepted President Metz
stated that at the last meeting of the
federation such motion was not nee
essarv. and he ruled the motion out
of order stating that when the dele
gates come they are entitled to se'-tS
in this convention
Eight representatives of the garment
" orkers of the State we're present t'ltS
morning, and three more are eNIe'ees-
In order to give the credentials
committee sufficient time to com"
pIete its work the convention ad-
| journed until ESQ this afternoon
Afternoon Session.
Senator A. F. Thomas at the after
OBJ
caused a delegate TO remark that he
had not come to the convention TO
hear a political address. lmmedi-
stely the floor was filled with deie-
gates asking for recognition, the gen
eral trend of which appeared 10 be
an effort to limit the time given to
speakers not affiliated with the fed
Grafton This resulted in the presl-
dent being given that power
Tomorrow a special COMMITTEES viii
make report as to sanctioning the
action of the executive committee in
Withdrawing the support OF the fed
GRAFTON from the Roanoke Industrial
Era and the Norfolk Inionist.- This
is the subject Of much gossip, but the
delegates do not know what the COM
mlttee will report
The committees are:
Rules. IT. Savage, H, J. McAllis-
ter, j. p. Tatem, L. ". Blakley and
J. f. PadgeH
Report OF President-D. NJ. Stop
pard, J. P Enright. F.. &. Greenway.
G. T. Miller and d. X. Hutchins
Report OF Secretary and Treasurer
b. Winchester. J. M. Leavy, T.
Landlord. p. H Mitchell and Miss
Belle Taliey.
Resolutions. J. Creamer. Miss
Minnie Young. Frank Williams, H c.
TIowle. + c. Long,
Financed. E. Doherty, j. r. Ber-
gendahl, A. c. koontz, j J. Rankin
and c. s. Hosier,
Music--G, Lychtenstein and J, N,
Kaufman.
Wednesday night the Federation will
hold a. public MAS meeting in the city
aud itaFiaH4.-at -u ist.-is- tt',t--f:- is-cs-
pceially desired that there be large
attendance OF the public of LynchburE.
an especial invitation being extended
to the wage earners of the city.
At this meeting. Hon. j. J. Dreamer.
of Richmond. member of the gen
eral assembly from that city. will pre-
side and number of short addresses
will be made on lively topics of the
Rev II. r. stevens, Of Roanoke, will
diecuss child labor problems and their
relations to unions.
f, G. Davidson. of Richmond, will
be heard on convict labor.
Mrs. John II. Lewis. Of this city, Will
speak on the question OF equal sur
frage.
u NJ Cannaway president of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperation
union. viii discuss cooperation and r.
F.. Byrd. speaker OF the house OF dele
gates, Of Winchester. VIII be the last
speaker. His subject win be- 1.-THE
Law and the Labor Organizations"
The present officers of the fedora ton
are:
Virginia Federation of Labor Off
cers-Phii Metz. president; f. c. Da-
wilson, secretary treasurer.
Executive Roard--Phil Metz, #. G.
Dawson. r. Il Eberly, j. r. Cline
dinst. NJ. NJ. Lollo.
Hutchens. chairman: Howard T. COL
win. f. G. Dawson.
Attorney for Fed1-ation--Richa I'd
Exelyn Byrd. Mutual Building, Rich
mcnd. Va
Editors Of Virginia Federation Of
Labor Journal-Howard 4. Colvin.
Alexander. Va. Charles @. Kfzer
Norfolk, va
Vice Presidents--R. 3. Eberly, New
rort News: Joseph Aguiy, Roanoke
T. F. sutton, Norfolk. w. NJ stafford .
Portsmouth,: II. S. Cleveland, AleNan-
dria; NJ l.. Latham. Fredericksburg:
4. II. Jones. Arvonia: Miss Minnie
Young Danville,
Sergeant a -Arns--L c. Cole. New
pert News.