United labor bulletin., 1914-07-18
ASSEMBLY DUMPS
|. W. WIS LETTER
Waste Basket Receives Presi-
dent "Muckie'S' EpistIe
Three Nominees for President and Hot
Election Is Guaranteed at Meeting
July rs; Many New Delegates

Reading Clerk Thomas P. Rodgers had
not got fairly started in reading a
lengthy letter from Butte, Mont. signed
by Muckie Mcdonald. Joe Bradley and
some ten or twelve other disciples of the
1. W. W. rioters proposing to be the
executive committee of, the so-called
Independent Miners Union. when half a
dozen delegates were on their feet at
Sundays meeting of the Trades and
Labor Assembly. Delegate r. P. Means
was the first to catch President Hoage's
eye and moved that the I. W. w. let
ter be thrown into the waste basket as
the most fitting receptacle for a COM
munication from the Il Will Wrecks
The motion received seconds from all
over the hall. Delegate Ben Blumen-
burg wanted the letter read. as he
claimed it might throw some light on
tho Butte situation" This wish was
not supported by other delegates and
the motion to throw it in the waste
basket was adopted with only one or
two dissenting votes. 1T was thus
made evident that the attempt of the
]. w. w. contingent in Butte to get their
case before legitimate labor unions will
prove signal failure. if the action
taken by the Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly is a criterion, which is highly
probable
Warm Contest For Officers.
lively contest is now on for As
sembly honors in the semi-annual cleo
tion of officers, which takes place at the
next meeting, Sunday, July 26 Nomi-
nations were made Sunday, and all the
present officers will have fight to re-
tain their Jobs. President Earl r.
Hoage's place is being contested by
Henry Layoe of Painters No. 10 and
Jstnes c. Bulger OF Plumbers No. 8.
Secretary William R. Welsh will be op-
posed by H s. Peregrine of the Steam
Engineers. A complete list of nominees
viii be found in the official proceedings.
printed in another column
1t was voted to allow the candidate
receiving the highest vote for delegate
to the State Federation convention $50,
and the next two in voting strength
order could receive credentials and 90 at
their own expense. Otherwise the one
delegate would cast the three votes to
which the Assembly is entitled
Resolutions on the death of John L.
Compton, former president of the As
sembly, Were adopted by the delegates
arising to their feet and standing for
one minute in silent tribute and memory
OF the departed brother delegate
Want Labor Man on School Board.
July is the beginning of the semi
annual period at which many locals
elect officers and there was an unusually
large number of credentials presented by
new delegates.
committee was appointed to CO.
operate with the Building Trades Coun-
ell to ascertain the prospects OF securing
a place for representative of organized
labor on the school board. This commit
tee consists of H s Peregrine, Fred
Vessel and T. o. Spacy.
After long discussion over the elisi-
bility of unions to vote in the election
of Officers, President Hoage ruled the
constitution would be strictly adhered
to, and that in order for delegates to
be entitled to vote dues must be paid
up to July 1.
The Labor Day committee reported
good progress being made for the big
annual celebration and that every union
in Denver would undoubtedly be repre-
sented in the parade.