Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-17
JAMES B. DOHERTY WILL
HAVE STRONG OPPOSITION
Howard T. CoIvin and NJ. n. Pace
Arc Endorsed for Commits
Sioncr'S Office.
LABOR FOLK BADLY SPLIT
Central Trades and Labor Council
of Richmond Expected to Indorse
Editor Of the Square Deal, While
Typo Union Supports Pace.

state Commissioner of Labor Jane.
~ DohertH VIII have strong opposition
10 contend with when he comes up fo
reappointment. His term in office o.,
pircs February IS. 1916.
/ The Central Trades and Labor Coun
Gil OF Richmond has before II n rcsoiu
ton asking Governor Stuart to nam,
for the Office and recommending Howard
T. Colrin. OF Alexandria. editor of tn,
| Square Deal, n weekly ncwspaper dodi
cateo 10 the interests of organized In
DOT. Under the rules of the cent,a
podE. action on the resolution CANNOT
DC taken FOR two weeks The R!chmont
typographical Union has adopted :
similar resolution. but recommendinr
for the office NJ r. Pace. Of Richmond
commissioners Doherty when asked
yesterday for statement declined tc
speak for publication except to say ,ho,
he would be n candidate for ro,Tnoin,
inent and that he would ask for rean.
pointment on his record in Office
FIGHT on DoIIERTY
AN ECHO OF CONVENTION
Friends OF the commissioner wore
/ more communicative. They aver that
the opposition to Dohcrty is confined
10 Few unions in Richmond and Alex.
andria. and that the fight on him was
precinitated by the defeat of tho fac
..on IN the state Federation OF Labor
"hich was led by Richmond and Alex
andria members In the last annual con
vention in Frederickshurg.
mat there is sharp division OF SEN
,'ment on various questions Of moment
IN tho ranks of the State organization
{ is freely conceded by both sides Tho
lact that different candidates are sun
ported for Doherty's office BY the cen
trai body here and the TypoCraphica]
lnlon discloses hrce-corncred con
test FOR the Office which is now the
bono OF contention
The resolution indorsing Colvin. which
was adopted by the Central Trades and
LABOR Council. was offered by the rep
rcsentativc OF the Machinists' Union.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION ATTACKS
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
The attitude of the Tvnographical
Union toward tho present Commissioner
OF Labor Is defined In the resolutions
adopted by that body Sunday, which
reads as follows:
Whereas we believe the Virginia
| state Rureau of Labor Statistics should
ne source OF much benefit and infor-
nation TO tho working people Of our
| state. and that 1t should he kept free
from all political cntanglements: and
whereas We are convinced that this
department OF our State government
has for several years past proven a
drawback TO the cause OF labor rather
than n benefit. from the fact that It's
agents have carried on n system OF
lobbying among labor unions for the
purpose Of receiving Endorsement Ia
nerpetuate themselves in office, instead
or attending to tho Legitimate work
which tho state paid them TO perform
ana have thereby greatly weakened the
influence of the Virginia State Fedora
ton of Labor. therefore
RESOLVED. That Richmond TWO
graphical Union No 90. in regular ses-
sion. most earnestly appeal to tho Gov
crnor of Virginia TO appoint to tho TO-
I sition OF state Labor Commissioner NJ.
T. Face. knowing that he has the ability
TO make tho department what it's de-
signcrs intended II should bc--a bu-
rcau of labor statistics and an agency
for the enforcement OF the State labor
laws"