The chronicle=news., 1913-08-21

s"h " uOutuaSc tuc COuvFutlOu.
Those favorinx the referendum plan
coatsaded that evry member Of every
local union affiliated with the state
body should have . voice in the NOM
ipation and election OF candidates
for Office and should not be deprived
OF this right or the right to be .
candidate for office because they
were not delegates. The other fac
tlon appeared 20 think that the del
ekations present were representative
aRd could exercise wise judgment
and discretion In electinx Officers.
10 serious was the break over the
referendum yesterday that last night
4 caucus was held At Castle hall and
deiekations representing trades us-
ions decided upon . program TO holt
the convention today II the other fac
tion sought to control the conven-
tion by what was termed machine
msthods.' The Pueblo delegation
that had distrihuted red buttons and
who had been boosting for the 1914
coavestion permitted II TO be known
oa the streets that they would not
seek to land the next convention.
This matter came up this morninx
and the motion that tho aext meet
lag place ba selected before noon
was lost. c. C. Ward who heads
the Pueblo delegation wanted the
matter held over until this Afternoon
Yesterday afternoon the disagree
nent between the Brcwcry Workers
union OF Dsaver and the Cooper In
ter,stionai union wss fought out. A
question Of Jurisdiction y involved
.ad Il was finally ssken out OF the
hands OF the convention.
The busiacss Of the convention
will cad today - some ofthc dele
yates are anxious to return homo.
That there has been an open rupture
between factions OF delegates has
b~~n spparcnt from the first day. Ell
n. 0roas Of beaver has assumed the
leadership OF an ''iusurEcnt faction"
that has resulted In spirited contests
o. vsrioua propoaitions. Gross II n
iessA well Informed on parliamentary
procedure and nothing Of u fire
brand or radical and possesses the
courage OF his convictions lie has
l,eea ably supported ny I'd AcGiniry
one OF the most prominent OF the
fN~u~s~ A~1Aanelon
The full text os resolutions adopt.
Cd by the cighte~nsh annual conven-
iion 10 as follows:
Endorsed the sboliahmcnt OF the
blue laws with reference to sun
iay amusrmcnss. saloon traffic. etc.
Endors~d minimum wage bill for
women and creation Of state wage
hoard and endorsed ". T. Hickey for
member OF state board.
Oppo~c,i to principle Of prohibition
hut Savors supervision o' saiooas and
liquor traffic.
teadorsed six day work week and
recommended drafting OF bill pro-
viding for six days work.
Endorsed ]. Il. siocum for place ~
member Of state railway commission.
Eadorsed univcrssl labor forward
movement a. outlined by American
Federation Of Labor.
Epderoaed movement for scttcr
working conditions Of railway car.
men.
Endorsed the United Labor Buiie-
tin NJ the official publication OF the
Colorado STATE Federation Of Labor.
En,sprsrd abolishmeni Of "bl"ck
list and card sysseM' In Cripple
Greek district.
Endorsed strike Of brick and terra
Gotta workers In Denver.
Endorsed strike Of copper miner
in Michigan district.
Endorsed legislation providing fol
a better method Of wage collection.
Endorsed efforts Of independent
telephone companies to secure fran
chiscs for operation In Colorado.
Endorsed movement to organize
workers In the Portland cement
plant.
The next annual meeting of the
colorado Federation OF Labor Will b.
held In Pueblo.
AoRn OAY0 WR01