Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-20
NEWARKERS GET
OFFICES IN STATE
LABOR MEETING
Second Vice-President and Ex-
ecutive Board Members Are
Local Men.

Henry ] Gottlob. of Newark. was
elected second Viee-president of the
New Jersey State Federation of La
hor just before the close of the con-
yention of that organization yester-
day. He was elected over Luke B.
Travers, Of Trenton. the incumbent.
Other officers elected were as fol-
lows:
Arthur A. Quinn of Perth Amboy,
president; George ". Marsh of Will
Jamestown first president; Henry
F. Hilfers, of this city. secretary,
and William H shindle of Jersey
City, treasurer.
Besides the contest for the election
10 the office of vice president the only
other contest was for membership on
the executive board. The successful
candidates were Thomas Donovan.
Henry J. Lohse and Gregory G. Ad-
ion. all of this city, and William X.
KaVanaugh. of Jersey City.
William Umstadter, of this city,
was elected delegate to the national
convention over Hugh V. Reilly.
The convention selected Jersey city
as the place for next annual State
convention.
When word was received through
the Newark Evening Star at the con-
"a ntion hall of the death of Pope
Fius X. william J. Brennan of this
eits. let the death be known TO the
delegates. A resolution of sorrow was
presented and adopted. A resolution
81 regret at the death of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson also was passed and or
dered sent to President Wilson.
Miss Malinda Scott, of Harrison,
hrst president of the National
Women's Trades Union League, made
an address, in which she stated that
the women must move alongside the
men, not before them or behind them.
She declared that had the labor men
indorsed the women's movement ten
years ago as they do now much more
progress would have been made
The convention went on record as
opposing the United States Postoffice
Department renewing its contract
with a non-union concern to place
imprints on stamped envelopes. This
contract expires next June. The mat
ter was brought up by the Typo
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a resolution was adopted faVoring
a salaried commission of three men,
sers to be appointed by the State
Legislature to supervise the payment
II compensation under the working
mems compensation act. In all cases
Of payment of compensation the de-
cision of this commission shall be
final The resolution was introduced
oy Secretary Henry +. Hilfers, who
prifirizad the prpgeDt gDtiOu !
act as Inadequate and said the I'M
iettered worker was too often vic /
tim of the avarice of INSCRIPTIONS |
private interests.
The executive committee was di-
rected to draft a bill for presentation
at the next session Of the Legislature
10 take away the police provision in
he State law which allows men hired
by detective agencies to carry con-
cealed deadly weapons while en-
pl0yed by manufacturers to break
strikes, and which, il is claimed
tends TO acts OF violence. The con-
vention went on record as opposing
The hiring of any but bonafde citi-
Gems as sheriff's deputies at strikes.
= The matter Of paying the president
salary was referred to a special
eommittee, which advised that no ac-
lion be taken at this time. It's report
MIS- tduopleu-
A resolution favoring the erection
Of a State sanitarium for tuberculosis
patients by the State Federation of
Labor at cost of $4,000 and that a
per capita of two cents be levied for
this purpose on all union men in the
State was presented by II. J. Lohse.
Frank A. Fetridge. J. c. Taylor, &.
". Marsh w. L. Small, W J. Bren-
nan and II ]. Hebeler. The resolu-
ton committee reported unfavorably.
as It considered the plan not feasible
A. this time There was a lengthy
debate and when the vote was taken
the report of the resolution commit
tee was burned down by a vote of IL
70 AZ. This means that a sanitarium
will be built.
The resolution committee also re-
ported unfavorably on a resolution
requesting that a bill be introduced
at the next Legislature fixing an
eight hour day Tor bartenders, walters
and cooks.
Miss Maude Kearns, of Trenton,
secretary of the Central Labor Union,
was 6hosen a. delegate to the conven-
Ntion/ of the Womens Trade Union
League which meets in New York
next June.