The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-10-09
STATE FEDERATION IF LABOR WILL
 OPPOSE "DRYS"
O. s. French and Other Delegates From This Section Go To State Convention Which is Held in Phoe- nix.

l BISBEE, Oct. 6.-Headed by O. S.
 French, well known in local lodge and labor circles, the delegates from the Warren District Trade Assembly to the state meeting of the Fedora tion of Labor left last night on the Golden State limited for Phoenix, where the meeting will convene to- morrow and last most of the week. Politics will have a large place in the convention, as practically all the state candidates will be on hand to make a. bid for the labor vote, as it holds the balance of power in the state. Gov. Hunt, to whose admins tration the delegates are said to be very friendly, will make the address of welcome and will doubtless defend the labor record of the present ad- ministration
 It is said that resolutions will be passed by the convention putting la- bor in this state on record as op- posed to prohibition, and censuring the Bull Moose party for adopting dry plank in it's platform. It is known the delegates from this section are in favor of such a resolution.
 There will be 200 delegates at the convention, representing 19 branches fof organized labor and 14,000 voters in the state. That is the numerical strength of the labor vote in Arizona, and with what importance it is re- garded is shown by the way the state candidates are playing for it. Four teen branches of organized labor are represented in the Warren District, which has the biggest showing in the state
 It is said there will be much op- sposition to the reelection of Bert Davis to the presidency, which he has held for two years. l.. P. Bliss, of Clifton, is going to make a hot fight against R. H. Campbell, of this city, for state secretary. This is the only salaried position and is at present held by MT. Campbell.
 Besides MT. French, F. J. Perry. secretary of the Western Federation's local, and Frank Brown, representing the trades assembly, will also at tend the convention.
 MT. French was joined last nieht by c. c. Davidson of Douglas and R. R. Leach of Tucson, delegates from the labor organizations of their cities.
 Protest Against Copper Queen
 Phoenix, Oct 6-The Federation of Labor convention today levied a per capita tax of twenty-five cents for the purpose of campaigning for the initiated measures and laid on the table after heated discussion a resolution from the Globe miners union opposing the state road bonds. They took no definite action on the vice-president's recommendation that the federation defeat the Australian tax bill law but the attitude of the delegates showed they were not strong for it.
 They adopted a recommendation that the legislation committee con- fine its efforts to three or four in- itiated bills each campaign year. They instructed the committee to draw bills providing for state board to examine engineers and also a la bor commission.
 An amendment to the mining code to prevent miners from working un- derground alone and a watcher will be employed during the next legisla- ture.
 The Bisbee miners union sent a resolution accusing the Copper Queen of asking prospective em- ployees eighty-four questions and violating the anti-blacklist section of &I,@