Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
LABOR MEN DENOUNCE
STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Local Council Says It's Action Was
unwarrantcd and Calculated
to Alislcad.
FIGHT OVER DoHERTY's ACTION
state Federation in Convention Re-
fused to IndorSe Candidate; It's
Executive Board Has Since Made
Such Endorsement.


The factional war in the ranks OF
the trades unions increases in intcn
sity. Following the attack or the adj
ministration of Labor Commissioner
James Is. Doherty by Emmett &. Davi-
son. former president of the State Fed
grafton; the attack on How I'd 7. Col
Win. candidate for Doherty's office. who
Is charged with being the candidate Of
the Socialists; the attack on Dawson
by President Richardson. OF the, Amer
lean Federation of Railroad Workers
VINO charges Dawson with Gisloyalty
TO Samuel Gompers and the America
Federation Of Labor. and other ami
mated episodes, comes an attack on the
executive board OF the state fedora
ton by the Richmond Central Trades
and Labor Council.
The council has adopted resolutions
dcnounc!ng the executive board for
giving It's Endorsement TO Commission
or Dohcrty. y majority Of the Rich
mond labor unions have 'ndorscd Col
wins candidacy. The Typographical
Union has Endorsed NJ. r. Page. DOH
crty's friends claim that ne has the
Endorsement OF twice as many unions
throughout the State az the number
giving Endorsements TO the other two
candidates combined.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED by
TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL.
tons adopted by the Central Trades
and Labor Council OF Richmond:
Whereas. the Virginia Federation
OF Labor in annual convention at Fred
cricksburg last June, after due DELHI
Grafton. refused TO either elect dele
gate 10 the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, to be
held in San Francisco next month, or
TO indorse any candidate for appoint
nent TO the office OF Commissioner OF
Labor OF Virginia.: and
whereas, the executive board OF the
federation has since adjournment of
the convention not only elected "a dele
gate TO the American Federation of
Labor convention. but has also in
dorscd "A candidate for appointment TO
Inc position OF Commissioner of Labor:
and
Whereas. the labor organizations of
Richmond and vicinity were represent
ed at the above mentioned convention
OF the Virginia Federation of Labor
by over forty delegates. and. therefore,
constitute a very important Part Of the
labor movement in Virginia.; therefore.
Resolved, That the Richmond Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council, repre-
senting The organized workingmen Of
Richmond ana vicinity. hereby de-
nounCcS the actions Of the said execu-
tive board in The two instances men
toned as being unwarrantcd, contrary
10 and In defiance Of the wishes of the
delegates ia attendance a, the 1915
convention.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
given the widest possible publicity to
the end that the people OF Virginia
may not be m!sIed as to the position
of the working people of the State
with reference 10 the present fight in
connection with the Office II Commits
soncr OF l.abor."
Supporters OF both Colvin and Pace
declare that the ngh, being made TO
remove bohcrty from Office Is not so
much fight on the incumbent AZ an
effort 20 break the political strength and
influence OF j. Il. C!inedinst. deputy
labor conlvni ssioner. vino is charged
with ''pcrnicious political activity and
welding AN undue influence In the
state Federation OF Labor. This can
be done they assert, only by removing
Ciinedinst from Office.