Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-19
TWO NEWARKERS
PUT IN RACE FOR
STATE LABOR HEAD
GottlOb and COzzolinO Nom'
mated for Presidency at
State Convention.
Irrom a star Correspondent

TRENTON. N. j., Aug. 19.-The
State Federation of Labor this MORN
ing nominated three candidates for
president TO succeed Cornelius ),
Ford. The candidates are Assembly
man Arthur A. Quinn. of Perth AM
boy; Harry Gottlob and A. j. Coz
zolino of Newark.
George w. Marsh, of WilliamstoWn,
is the only candidate for first vice.
president Luke B. Travers, of Tren-
ton, was nominated as second vice
president Henry f. Hilfers and j.
J. Brennan. of Newark, and William
struggle of jersey City, were nomi-
mated for secretary William Schln-
dell. of jersey City, was nominated
for treasurer. The executive COM
mittee nominees are Henry Koch, of
Paterson: p. j. Donovan, of Eliz-
abeth; John Lang. of Newark, ana
Leland briggs, of Elizabeth.
The State Federation of Labor re-
fused to receive souvenir pin cushions
from the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, at it's session today. The pin
cushions did not bear a union label,
although they were manufactured by
union workmen. The federation or
dered the cushions returned to the
Prudential by vote of 9S to 30.
By a vote of 16S to 110, the fedora
ton decided to send a delegate to the
| American Federation of Labor con-
vention, at Seattle.
Carpenters Back Quinn.
William Umstadter, of Newark:
Samuel Botterill, of East Orange and
Henry l.. Vanderbilt, of Paterson,
were nominated for delegates to the
Seattle convention.
Caucuses were held previous to the
nominations. William Umstadter, or
Newark, who was actively doomed for
the presidency, was eliminated at the
caucuses. The carpenters unions
solidly backed Assemblyman Quinn
for the nomination. 1t is claimed by
his supporters he has 100 votes out of
a total of 300.
A resolution was introduced at the
session this morning calling upon the
State authorities to investigate the
alleged clubbing of citizens of Pater-
son and Wharton during the recent
strike troubles. The resolution ayers
professional strikebreakers were i'm
ported to Paterson and Wharton to
interfere with the strikers in the fight
for better conditions, and that
weapons were used by the citizens
The executive committee is asked to
try and secure the passage of a law
prohibiting the importing of profess
sional strikebreakers during labor
disturbances.
Protest Against Sentence.
The introduction of more than a
score of resolutions to better working
conditions in this State and the pres
entation of committee reports oc-
cupied the ettention of yesterday aft
ernoon's session.
The convention. after considerable
debate by a majority vote of about
five to one. defeated a proposition for
a referendum election for officers OF
the federation. The referendum was
designed to give the members of the
local unions throughout the State a
vote for the State officers instead of
having them elected by the delega tes
assembled in annual convention.
Bv unanimous vote the convention
passed a resolution of protest against
the action of the Passaic County
Court in sentencing Editor Alexander
Scott to a prison term of from one
to fifteen wears. Scott is alleged TO
have encouraged his fellow workers
in the recent Paterson labor disturb
ances. The resolution set out that
Scott was deprived of his constitu-
tional rights of free speech. Copies
of the resolution will be forwarded
TO ACLl1R tONeTHOT ieluSI anu tho
executive committee of the federa-
ton.
Another resolution adopted urges
the members of the federation to de-
mand a union label when purchasing
commodities of general use. Every
delegate at the next convention will
be required to wear nine union labels
about his person, was the purport Of
another resolution adopted. Louis
Agathen. of Bookbinders' Llocal 81, of
Newark. introduced a resolution
which was adopted calling upon the
locals to see that repairing of school
text books and library books is not
performed in violation of the eight
hour law and the State statute. BY
standing vote the convention unan-
imously congratulated President Cor
nelius Ford and his assistant. Jo-
seph P. O'Lone. upon their appoint
ments to the national printing office.
The credentials committee seated
Samuel Levine, of Newark, represent
ing the garn ent makers, objection TO
his seating having been withdrawn.
Owing to the sweltering heat of Au-
gust the next convention will be held