The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-06
|RtSctND ACTION,
BUT NO APOLOGY
VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF. LABOR
DIsPOsEs OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST MR.. GLASS.
MANY RESOLUTIONS
INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RE-
CALL ARE AMONG THE EN-
DORsEMENTs MADE BY
LABOR BODY.

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DANVILLE, VA, June 5.-The
morning session of the Virginia Fed
Grafton Of Labor was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning, and the
first business to be disposed of was
the hearing of the special committee.
which had been appointed to inves-
tigate certain charges brought against
Hon. Carter Glass, representative fEom
the Ninth congressional district.
In 1902, the Virginia Federation
brought certain charges against Mr..
Glass. but for ten years they made
TO effort to sustain them. Last sum-
mer, Mr.. Glass appeared before a
special committee and asked that
these charges be investigated, which
request was complied with. and a
committee was formed to investigate
the findings of the executive board,
which had presented It's report to
the convention.
Action is Rescinded.
The following is the report of the
committee:
1--WE, special committee. in session
to pass opinion and recommendations
regarding the executive boards re-
port on resolutions passed by the Viz
ginia Federation of Labor, in 1902,
regarding Carter Glass. uphold the
executive boards recommendation
that the said resolutions be rescinded.
without apology. But positively OPP
pose that said action be used for po-
liticai purposes or that the convention
in any way endorse Mr.. Glass. or any
one else for any position he may as
pire to politically"
Signed.
BENJAMIN F. HOWSON.
Chairman.
J. L. POWELL,
r. ]. ROYES.
j. NJ. p. LEAVY.
J. r. BERGENDAHL.
II. +. READDAY,
Secretary.
The resolution was passed unanf-
mously amid a good deal of applause.
Mrs Annie Morris garment workers
local, Roanoke, Va, offered the FOL
lowing resolution, which was passed
unanimously:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention are hereby extended to the
city of Danville, the Danviile local
garment workers, the newspapers and
all others of che city of Danville who
convention and making our stay in
the city pleasant one
Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
One of the most important reso-
lutions passed today, with the ex-
ception of the Glass resolution, was
resolution adopted instructing the
legislative committee to work for the
incorporation into the laws of the
State of Virginia the principle of the
initiative. referendum and recall.
Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd. speaker
of the house of delegates, was re-
elected attorney for the federation.
add the thanks of the Virginia Fed
Grafton of Labor was extended him
unanimously by the convention in ao-
preciation Of his services to them.
Following the passage of this resoiu-
ton, the convention recessed for half an
hour during which time they repaired
to the steps of the Main street Methodist
church. where pictures of the delega-
ton as body were made.
following the taking of the pictures
about twenty-five resolutions which
had been prepared by the resolutions
committee were read, approved and
adopted.
Addresses by Farmers.
TWO speakers were on the program
for this morning who were members of
the Farmers Educational and Co
operative union They were Mr.. A. B.
Thornhill business agent of this union,
and Mr.. r. II. Blankenship, secretary
of the same. These gentlemen spoke
along legislative lines. and requested
the Virginia liberation of Labor to
practical men to govern the anairs or
the Farmers Cooperative and Educa-
tional union. such as were at the head
of the labor unions.
Following these two gentlemens ad-
dresses the constitution of the fedora