The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-04-23
UNION LABOR IS
TO ENTER POLITICS
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR 70.
LiTlcAL ORGANIZATION UNAN-
lMoUsLY PASSED.
JOE BROWN IS ATTACKED
Organized Union Labor Of State viii
Fight Former Governor
Brown.
JOE BROWN IS ATTACKED

mously adopted resolution -autnOrlz-
ing the president Of the federation to
call a meeting Of the delegations for
the purpose OF organizing the state
labor political association.
A resolution to this effect was intro
duced by Louis Marquardt Of Atlanta,
chairman of the committee on presi-
dents message. 1t stated the object
of the proposed association to be that
Of having labor legislation enacted and
to get labor men in office wherever
possible
Though nothing was said IN the
resolution that would justify it, it was
reported after the meeting that one
Of the things that prompted the reso-
luton was in order that an organized
fight might be made against Joseph
NJ Brown if he announces for the
United States senate
The committee appointed at the last
convention to make reply to former
Governor Browns alleged attack on
organized labor reported The report
was brief, simply stating that the COM
mittee has made answers to the adj
dress by the ex-governor "in a manner
creditabIe to the movement and with
honor and with dignity; the answer
was printed and copies are available
for all who want them
The report ended by saying that lit
is hoped that never again will the
people of Georgia have their ears Of
Tended by such abuse"
When an effort wa smade by B. F.
Anderson of Rome to have $142 left
in what is known as the Joe Brown
fund contributed to the striking tex
tile workers at Rome, several dele
gates objected on the ground that
"the money will be needed to fight
Brown if he announces for the sen
ate"
Other remarks uncomplimentary to
the former governor were made by
w. G. Puckett Of Atlanta and G. G,
Opry Of Macon.
President Marks declared, however,
that st is more important to aid the
textile workers than it is to fight Joe
Brown. Finally; the convention voted
500 to the textile workers.
The convention Endorsed a number
Of legislative matters, including the
following:
Bill pending for BARRIERS license
law.
Bill in congress providing that rail
road fremen and roadmasters be re
CURED to stand efficiency tests.
Fifty-four hour bill to be presented
to coming Legislature providing that
no women or minors work more than
"a hours ID any one week or more
than ten hours a day.
Bill to create the Office Of state
matron, who shall inspect factories in
the interest of women and children EN-
ployees and who shall have the backing
Of the state whenever cases are made
against factory owners.
County Commissioners Form Union.
The Association of County Commits.
sioners Of Georgia was launched upon
its career at meeting in Atlanta.
County commissioners from all over
the state took part in the. compile
ton Of the organization. Officers
were elected and plans laid for i'm.
mediate work. One Of the first sub
jects which the new organization will
take up is the introduction in the next
legislature of a bill creating state
highway commission.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: w. T. VIM, Of Atlanta
president; John A.. Smith Of Hall
county, first vice president; T. fl
Adams Of Polk county, second vice
president; Fred Houser of Atlanta
secretary and treasurer.
The board Of managers from each
congressional district was chosen as
follows. First district, B. F. Dowdy
of Tattnall: second district, A. T
Jones of Mitchell; third district, J. NJ
Lewis of Macon; fourth district, L. A
Scarboro Of Muscogee; fifth district
Shelby Smith Of Atlanta; sixth district
J. D. Moore of Clayton; seventh dis
trict, B. B. Branson Of Barlow; eighth
district, E. NJ Williams Of Walton;
NTH district, w. ]. Tribble Of Gwin
nett; tenth district, B. B. Monday Of
Columbus eleventh district, A. P. NIL
Ter ef Montgomery; twelfth district
C. T. Beaehann, of Laurens.
A bill viii be introduced in both
houses this summer to incorporate the
association and provide for the pay
ment of the members expense by, the
counties they represent
Want Free Drinking Cups.
At the meeting Of the railroad com
mission on motion Of Commissioner
Perry, the seaboard Air Line and the
Southern railway were cited to appear
before the commission at its meeting
May / to show cause why they were
not properly complying with the Law
requiring all engines to provide cindeI
defiectors.
At a recent meeting of the commits
sion all railroads Of the state were
required TO provide sanitary drinking
cups in stations and coaches, the same
TO be vended from a machine at q
cost not to exceed one cent each.