United labor bulletin., 1914-08-15
TradeSASSembly
Committee on Subject
Seward Your Friends and Defeat
Your Enemies" to Be Applied
Strictly by Denver Members

Be prepared when election day comes
to reward your friends and defeat your
enemies" was the plan adopted at last
Sundays meeting of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly. 1t was determined
that careful inspection of the records
of all candidates for state offices should
be made, particularly those who aspire
to represent the city and county OF Den
yer in the State Legislature The Legis-
lative Committee of the Assembly, act
ing in conjunction with similar COM
mittee to be selected by the Building
Trades Council, was charged with the
duty of making this investigation and
requested to report at the next meeting,
Sunday. August %. on the legislative
candidates 81 the three leading political
parties for primary preferences.
The Democratic, Republican and Pro-
gressive party assemblies have each sub
mitted eonglomerate mass of names
for the primaries on Tuesday. September
$, and it will be the purpose of organ
lied labor to endeavor to separate the
wheat from the chaff by their votes
After the primary ticket will probably
be indorsed by organized labor made up
from candidates of all parties who by
their records have shown that they be-
lieve in giving the workers a square deal
and in enforcement of law upon all
alike
The Legislative Committee OF the As.
sembly charged with this duty consists
of Edward J.. Hines, chairman; J. H
Mitchell and Thomas P. Rodgers
Advocate Sunday Closing.
Complaint was made that the Larimer
street stores are permitted to violate the
Sunday closing ordinance and thus ope-
70 90 he lafr of wi.
which have signed agreements with the
Retail Clerks union 1t was further
stated these stores and Others through
out the city keep open on all holidays
and never give their clerks the privilege
of day off. Recently when Deco
ration day and the Fourth OF July fell
on Saturday and all other stores closed
in recognition of the holidays, the Lari-
mer street merchants refused to sign an
agreement to give their clerks the day
off when visited by committees from
the Retail Clerks union and the Trades
Assembly
The Committee on Public Institutions
was instructed to interview the proper
city officials wit. view OF having the
ordinance against keeping places of busi-
ness open on Sunday strictly enforced.
This committee consists of H. L. Wright,
chairman; I. W. Taylor and Cecil Civ
ems. 1t is probable that one or more in
formations will be filed with the district
attorneys office against violators OF the
Sunday closing law.
Owing to being employed out of the
city portion of the time and inability
to attend all meetings of the Assembly
except at considerable personal expense,
Treasurer James Lindsay. who is
member of the Stone Cutters union,
rendered his resignation. After several
delegates had expressed regret at this
necessary change and complimented
Lindsay upon his faithful and efficient
services, the resignation was accepted.
R. p. Means of the Typographical union
was elected to fill the vacancy without
opposition.
p. G. Miller of the Steam Engineers
rendered his resignation as member of
the board of directors. Fred Vessel of
the Bartenders union was unanimously
elected to the position thus made
vacant.