The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
.FIREMEN Want
women TO VOTE
Brotherhood Decide to Ask
House to Provide Spe-
cial Committee,
DELEGATES ARE WEARY
Interest Now Centers in Election Of
Officers and Choice of Place Of
Next Convention.

Resolutions indorsing the enfranchise-
ment of women and urging the House
Rules Committee to provide for a woman
suffrage committee were adopted yester-
day by the convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. Copies of the resolutions were or
dered to be sent to the Rules COMMITTEES,
OF the House.
The delegates yesterday heaved a sigh
of relief when the last item of routine
business had been disposed of. All ir-
terest in the convention now centers in
the election of officers and the selec
ton of the next convention city. The
work of revising the constitution and by
laws has proven a long. tiresome task.
The monotony of the grind, together with
the excessive heat, has had a telling eff
feet upon most of the delegates, and they
will welcome final adjournment which,
1t is thought, will be taken on Wednes-
day. A number of minor changes in the
constitution and bylaws, together with
the ratification of the working agree
ment with the Brotherhood Of Locomo.
tive Engineers, has greatly broadened
the scope of the organization.
The greater part of yesterday was
taken up with the consideration of the
reports of special committees, and the
final decision by the convention All Of
the fight that was in the delegates has
been taken out of them by the four
weeks grind Of revising the constitution.
and it is expected that no prolonged
struggle will be made over the election
of officers or the selection of the place
OF the next convention.
Fight Over Vice Presidency.
There will be no contest in the election
of officers save in the newly vice
presidency. Five or six delegates long
in the service of the brotherhood have
announced their candidacy for the office,
and it may require the entire day to-
morrow to elect. Outside of this one in
stance it is generally understood that all
of the old officers will be reelected with
out opposition. Most of the present Of
fcers have served for a number of years,
and the valuable services they have rem
dered the brotherhood are appreciated by
the members of the organization and
their reelection will be merely a matter
of form.
Owing to the large number of cities an
the race for the next convention two days
will be required to dispose of this ques-
ton. Each of the six contesting cities has
a large number of supporters who more
than likely will want to address the con-
vention on the merits of their respective
cities as an ideal place to hold the next
convention.
Because of the cooler weather preya-
lent in those places at this time of the
year, Denver and Toronto seem to have
the edge on the other contesting cities.
Toronto has the undivided support of the
Canadian members of the brotherhood
and the city that beats her out will
come near to landing the convention. The
other cities in the race are Indianapolis,
Cleveland, Oakland, and St. Louis
Leaders of the convention stated last
hight that final adjournment probably
would be taker next Wednesday. This
schedule Is allowing one day for the
election of officers and two for tks Sc
lection of a convention city. In case
of either question not being settled in
the allotted time. it will be necessary
to extend the sessions of the conven-
ton. Mcsl of the delegates are anx-
ious to set back to their homes. They
are worn out by the long grind, and
then it costs the brotherhood about
IS for every minute that the conven-
tion Is actually in session.