The Washington herald., 1913-06-13
ST. LOUIS after
EXTCONVENTION
Middle Western City Wants
Enginemen to Meet There
Next Time.
CAPITAL STILL IN FIGHT
Little Progress Is Made on Revision
of Congress, and Delegates
Get Uneasy.

Delegates to the convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, who are boosting Washing
ton as the next convention city and the
permanent home of the headquarters OF
the organization, feel that the chances
of the National Capital gaining both of
these coveted honors were greatly in
creased yesterday when an officer of the
brotherhood stated positively that the
headquarters would remain in Peoria, Ill,
If they We're not removed here. This
same officer declared that Washington
had as good a chance as any of the other
cities in the race to gain the next con-
vention.
The headquarters of the brotherhood
will not be removed from Peoria to any
other city than Washington" said the
Cf1cer. AS for the next convention city,
ii is an open fight. II is too early to say
anything definite. Washington has as
good chance as any of the other cities.
III Washington is made the permanent
headquarters the next convention will
more than likely be held here
St. Louis yesterday entered the fight
Tor the next convention An active cam
paign has been inaugurated and an
nouncement made that ST. Louis would
be in the fight until the end. All of the
Missouri delegates to the convention ap-
peared at the Arcade yesterday wearing
white streamers bearing the words Vote
for st. Louis, 1885, in blue letters. Be-
fore the adjournment yesterday a num-
Der of st. Louis sympathizers had been
pledged. This did not discomfort the
Washington boosters, who declared that
the st. Louis boom was at its height.
They asserted that every st. Louis man
had been tagged.
Little Progress on Revision.
vention, so far as business was con-
Cerned. Only routine business was trans
acted, and little or no progress was made
on the revision of the constitution and
bylaws. The delegates appeared more
inclined to celebrate the ratification of
the working agreement between their or
ganization and that of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Leaders of the convention in dis
cussing the matter stated yesterday
that the working agreement which had
just been established makes the two
great organizations practically one,
insofar as dealings between the men
and the railroads are concerned. The
agreement practically serves to double
the membership of each organization.
Leaders declare that it is the great
est single step forward toward the
complete organization of employees
that has occurred in this country in
the past fifty years.
Those instrumental in bringing about |
the working agreement between these |
two organizations declare that the day /
is not far distant when all four or
CARNATIONS of railway employees will |
he bound together in close harmony |
and. although while maintaining sep
arate organizations. they will be as
"one" in purpose. The other organiZa-
tions into which working agreements |
will be entered are Brotherhood of |
Traihmen, Brotherhood of
Engineers, and the Order |
Of Railway Conductors.
a movement has been set on foot |
among the delegates for the establish |
ment of a legislative congress. composed
of representatives of each lodge in the |
various States, and the election by this
of a national legislative repre-
sentative, TO be stationed in the National |
Capital to keep a watchful eye on all 1
legislation vital to the brotherhood The
idea has gained great favor among the
delegates and may be adopted II brought |
before the convention.
Grief Over Officials Death.
Resolutions of sorrow over the death