The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-22
Seventh Annual Convention
S.F.ofL !. at Faiirn1ont This Week

, The convention listened 10 I 'ures'
ses by the following gentlemen, who
are prominent in the labor move
| met:
Willian Riley. pr,osincn; of the In,
ternational League of StoGie Work
,rs; President McAndrewS ct t,.e ln
tcrnaticnal Tobacco Workers. uric1
Jack Nlghtengale, State Commission
or of LABOR Of this state aud Secre-
rary Of the first ". Va. State Fcder-
alton - Labor: Wh. Welc,l, Vicc-Prc:
ident Of the International Street Rail
way Employees Union. and WIRES
idant of the State Federation.
RESOLUTIONS.
Among the most interesting ot tnC
numerous resolutions submitted 'iur'
ING the second day of the c ,vention
| was that demanding of President VII
son that nc Internationally pal don
Judge Dayton's l9 victims, among
whom is Miss Fannie Sellins, 2oniE-
I'd in the local county jail.
Another resolution which VIII inter
I Huntington unionists is that ear
rying the endorsement of the State
Federation OF the Hunting l"n Labor
Temple Plan, and substantial sup
scription for stock in The Labor len
pie Association. Still another o! To-
cal interest was the resolution -!n.rr-
,luced by Delegate :. (. Lloyd, OF the
Huntington Potters Union, and pledg-
ing to the Federation to work inl The
calling Of state constitutional
convention. The resolution is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The constitution of the
State OF West Virginia has become
antiquatcd in so far as it is barred to
the enactment into laws of the pro-
rressi7e desires and ideas Of the ma
iority of the citizens Of the stats,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the West Virginia
tat. Federation Of Labor pledge 1t
self to use its utmost endeavor to Sc
cure the calling. IF constitutional
convention, at which CONSTITUTIONS
for the State OF West Virginia, rcrrc-
senting mere completely the present
desires of the citizens may be- drafted.
The second days session closed
with the nomination 0F officers ;Gr
the ensuing year.
Third Day.
At ,he opening Of tho third days
session of the convention, Miss Bale
Yo:nt, IF Kalamazoo Corset Workers
Union No. 50, was given the floor, and
detailed at some length the struggle
of the union girls employed III the cor
set making industry, against the nan
,facturcrs in Kalamazoo, Mlchlga :
Tresc workers have 3een o. strike
since March ,. l9l2, and have suittT-
cd the usual prosecutions imposed Dy
capitalism upon strikers, ln%iud'Ag
thugs, blanket iniunctions and lal!s,
the speaker herself having ncnt =
DAYS N iai! for picketin~. The Ir,|'-
inc brands OF corScts Tried nrt from
the uaion-hating, ci:-per>ecating
Factories in Kalamazoo arc t." "N';'d~
m, Grace American BEAUTY !fe
Iris" "lS.LnNa." and "Nc'i;o " These
b, ard: arr - S;uc in Huntington
and !: Is rp t. the worlijn.; H'..::::'"7 10
be on the lookout for them.
Many resolutions We're adopted IN
clad;ng one of strong condemnation
Of conditions in Colorado, which was
ordered sent TO he President "i tic
United States.
Election of Officers.
At the evening session "Wednesday )
he election Vi officers was taken Np
and the following selections made;
President, Harry Cocoran, Of Wheel
ing; First E-President, J. 4. Ann
strong, Of Wheeling; Second N-Pr.s'-
dent, Pat Gatcns, Of Back BetScy;
Third V-Presidcnt, W. H. Taylor, Of
Princeton; Fourth V-President, ". Fl,
Gcbhart, of Fairmcnt.
At adjournment Of the evening S"s-
sion, q Fifth Fice-Presidcnt. and Ge'
cgate tc the next convention OF the
American Federation of Labor at
Philadelphia, were still to be chosen,
These elections md other remaining
details will be attended to ct short
meeting Thursday and it is expe"ted
that the convention will adjourn. TO
meet again in CharIe ston during :he
next session cf West Virginia legis
lature.
Wednesday hight the Federation
held an open air meshng On the from: