United labor bulletin., 1914-09-05

At last Sundays special meeting OF
the Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
the legislative committee, composed OF
Edward j. Hines, J. Ii. Mitchell and
Thomas p. Rodgers, submitted de-
tailed report on the records of candi-
dates of the three leading political
parties. Only one straightout indorse-
ment was voted and that was given
Congressman Edward Heating OF the
Third district. After some debate the
report was approved, and is as follows:
To the Officers and Members of the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly:
Your legislative committee, as per in
structions, has investigated the rec
ords OF all candidates before the pri-
maries on September 5 ON the Demo
cratic, Republican and Progressive
tickets, the Socialists not having a
ticket in the primaries, and beg leave
to report our findings as far as we
were able to ascertain them, as follows:
Candidates on the Democratic Ticket.
United States Senate-C. s. Thomas
no contest.
United States Congress sman-First
district, b c. Hilliard, reasonably fair
TO organized labor, but refused to con-
slider labor candidates for place on
school board. e. A Smith, record fair.
United States Congressman-Thir
district, Edward Heating, recommended
to all trade unionists in the Third
district.
Supreme Court Justice-James X.
Killian. no record. James II. Teller, eX-
tremely favorable to organized labor in
Cripple Creek district. George W Allen,
Col Ill 70. = IL.
ple lis denial of application for injunc
tion by master plumbers against jour
neymen should meet with the approval
OF all trade unionists.
Governor-B. I. Napier, favorable to
all labor bills in the Seventeenth Cen
cIal Assembly; voted to pay militia
bonds; voted against labor bills in last
legislature. 7. NJ Patterson, record
fair; considered more favorable than
Napier.
i-ivstenant Governor-J J. Tobin, eX-
cepiiouNlly good record; L. Nogt, no
record.
Secretary of Statc-E. V. Brake, rec
ord shows for itself Agats Day, for
mer school teacher; present county
clerk Boulder county; active against
I NJ. Hunter, no record.
Auditor. II. Leckenby opp ised to
organized labor; 7. ID. Foster, was in
the Cripple Creek strike; exceptionally
favorable record.
State Roady Henehan,
union man; record exceptionally good.
James H. Orman. record bad. ". W.
Rowan, no record.
Attorney General-Fred Farrar. an
tagonistic in recent labor troubles; John
/. Mullins, record good. I. 5. Nc
Chesney, no record.
Superintendent Public Instruction.
Mary c. c. Bradford, record exception
ally good.
Regent University OF Colorado-Niin-
.iie l.. II. Hardinge; no record.
State Scnate-First district. Julius
A!ehele. Denver Politician; Charles b.
Hamilton. record bad; Philip McCarty,
employing steamfitter, employs union
men. in Legislature voted for militia
bonds: Martin Mitchell. voted to pay
militia bonds. otherwise record cNcep-
tionally good; Harvey +. Garman. eN-
ccllent representative OF organized
labor: h. A. Sweet, voted to pay militia
bonds, opposed to organized labor;
William ID. Wright, Jr. voted to pay
militia bonds, record unfavorable; Watt
C. Sheldon. record favorable; W. II
Andrew, voted against paving militia
ponur- record favorable. iohn Mollison,
as far as we can learn favorable to or.
ganized labor.
State Kepresentatives-Firs district.
thirty candidates, twelve to elect: Ru-
ius y. Means; James O. Garrett, always
voted right ON all labor bills: John SAL
mond. president United Laborers: Ben
lamin J. Salmon. all carry union cards +;
Evaneeline Hearth and Charlotte Spiegl
are wives of union men: Evangeline
Hcartz former member of Legislature.
record good; Thomas b. Hyder. always
ready to aid organized labor. introduc. Il
and supported ordinance in favor OF
union label ON printing. measures fos.
tered or favored by Building Trades
Council and Trades Assembly and su;..
ported action which compelled boar,i Of
public works to include eight hour DAY
in city contracts; John r. Williams.
record favorable; William b. Peck. no
record; II. F. Parker. carried union ca.tl
always fair to organized labor; 4. J..
Noodside, no record: 4. L. Rich. no zee.
ord; r. W. Hardman. no recori;
Louise \. Maloney. no record: Edward