Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-18
MCLennon and Anderson
Win Election Easily
IeIlefs Count State Federation Of
Labor Ballots; Number Of
Vice Presidents are
Reflected

Last s;aturday the committee consist
ing of Il G. Moscr and Earl r. Hoag,
of Denver and J. Charles Deus Of Pu-
eblo esmplcted its labors in canvassine
the vote for the election OF officers foi
the osnins year for the Colorado State
Federation of Labor. The count of the
hallots took two days.
The result OF the eoun, showed that
john Eel4ennAn Of the Mine Workers
had been reelected ~ president, reocis-
ing caough OF ftrst choicc votes to vii
over his two ooHaPctitors- The second
and third choion votes we're not taken
into considerAtion In the presidential
raoe. ~ Il wAs not necessary
.iauses c. Buigcr Of Denver, OF the
Pfuubcrp, and Clint c. Houston Of Den.
yer. Of the Printer, came in second ana
. third. respectively.
From the tue the counting Of the bal
lotA heesn there was no doubt that Nc
fennaa had won re-eicction. lie has
been at the head OF the state Fedora
ton for a number OF terms and opposi.
<tion 10 his policies never had gotten yer,
far. Tie votes cast for him at this
election were more than those given both
of Tia opponents-
IA Anderson cf Pueblo. OF the Bsr-
herx HaA CHOSEN sorrefary oscr William
Koch Of the Brr~cry Workers, D.rnver.
~ho vas second chosce, and Richarc
Cr,rkey Of the Cooks, Denver, thiru.
Jiis contest was close enough 20 that
- sxcond and third choice votes had tu
VT coe aied. but these second and third
choice votes did not alter the resalts
Indicated by fret choice votes.
Nine vice presidcnts were elected, ar
folioss. Mabel Spencer. Denver; l.. NJ.
Watson, Fort CoIllrs. w. II. Young, Pu-
ebio; John Turncy, Victor; Robert uh
hoh. Trinidad. w. 5. Walton. Colorado
SPRING; Frank Miner. Trinidad: Hi NJ.
GrcSs. npyer. and John =. Cassidy.
Lafayette.
Tho voting for officers Of tho, ,fcdera-
tion Of Labor ha< been in progress foi
a month Tho bailoting closed DECEMBER
,. Counting tho votes bagan week
later. Tho count was made in the Fed
.rntsons headquarters in the German
American Trust building
Returns were received from l22 locals
from all parts of the state, which indi-
cate that a good interest was taken in
tho election.
John McIcnnsn has brcn president for
n
all Colorado iAh2f.
"a Anderson IL an old-time unionist
and vas prominent in affairs in the
palmy days Of Cripple Creek. He later
went TO Pueblo. where he was in the
employ mcnt bureau for "a number OF
wears. and also for a time editor of the
Pueblo pcse. the labor paper of that
citv. lie has long been active in local
and state labor circles and served a.
presidcnt of tho Pueblo Trades Assem-.
bl, and held many other offices and
served for n long time as vice president
OK the State Federation. He has also
been delegate from his international, the
Barbors, TO several A. +. Of l. convcn-
tions and is well liked by NIL. II is not
known whether he will move 10 Denver
when he takes office or not.
OF tho vice presidents elected Gross.
Turncy. Uhlich. Miner and Cassidy art
present members. The now officers take
offies January |, 1915. .nd it - proposed
to start out on n campaign to build up
tho redcmtion in every way possible.
The detailed vote as returned by the
tolIcrs is M follows.
For Prrsidcnt---John McIcnnan, U. NJ.
w. Of A., Curtis. 7.2os; C. G. Houston,
Typographical. Denver, a.ss7; j. c. Bull
ger. Plumbers, Denver. 1886.
For Secretary Trcasnrcr--Ed Ander.
ron. BARRIERS, Pueblo, 7.lT2i VIM. Koch,
Brewery Workers, Denver, 3.905; X. j..
Croekcy, Cooks. Denver. 1901.
For Vice Presidents first nine clected)
Mabel Spencer, Garment Workers,
pc.vcr. $3.50; l.. NJ. Watson, Cigarmak-
lsrs. Fort Collins, 1000; w. II. Young,
Trcssa,cn. Pueblo. 1879, John Turncy,
W. r. Of NJ. Victor. 7,643; Robert uh-
Itch. u. NJ. w. of A.. Trinidad, 7,59s,
Nv. &. Walton. City Firemcn. Colorado
Springs. 1925 Frank Miner, Carpenters,
Trinidad, 1910; Eli NJ. Gross. Cigarmak-
era, Denver, 1893; John p. Cassidy, y.
W. Of A.. Lafayette, 1000; w. +.
,dcrS, Aachinists, Grand Junction,
Ses7, Ounce Hutton, Piumbcrs. Grand
Junction. 0.s2o; Henry IAvoc. Painters,
,st.,r.rs Denver, 0,lA7; Carl Vein
sheirncr. Musicians, Trinidad, o,os2