The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-08-18
MORENC| GETS NEXT MEETING STATE
 FEDERATION
Laborites Endorse Hunt, Support Threatened Rail Strike and Con- demn Tucson Home Guard-Gomp- CTS Invited.

TUCSON-Morenci was selected as the meeting place of the Arizona State Federation convention for 1917 and the time of meeting was set for the first Monday in August. The two can didates for the presidency to be voted on by referendum vote are B. T. Wilkinson, the present incumbent, and John Donnelly. of Miami.
 A number of cities were mentioned and the contest was between Phoenix and Morenci, the latter winning. Resolution was passed at the after noon session censuring members of the Federation who joined so-called ''home guard companies such as were organized during the recent threatening war situation.
 A spirited contest arose over the proposal to eject a delegate to the National convention of the American Federation of Labor by referendum instead of by state convention. The proposition to elect by referendum was finally carried by vote of 61 to AT on a roll call vote. Delegate Rene of Miami, made hard fight against the referendum proposition and forced a roll call. The two nom- inees are J. R. Carbajal and H. S.. McCluskey. r~ et $ @'fi
 In the matter of the investigation of the personal conduct of John L.. Donnelly, of Miami, while organizer in the strike at Clifton the matter was settled satisfactorily by report of the executive committee, it is said.
 The support of the federation was pledged to the railroad brotherhoods iii their fight for the eight-hour-law.
 At the morning session the candida cy of Hunt for third term was unan- imously endorsed on the ground of his stand in the Clifton strike.
 A resolution calling for an investi- gation of the computation of the wages of miners on the sliding scale basis was unanimously passed. Ac- cording to the resolution, the secre- tary is directed to take the matter up with Secretary of Labor Wm. B. Wilson with view to securing an investigation of the wohle matter. The resolution was to the effect that all peaceable means should be ex- hausted before striking and that there should be no strike by affiliated bodies until the sliding scale matter had been completely investigated.
 An invitation was extended to Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor to visit in the coming campaign. The complete list of nominations to be submitted to the members of the federation is as follows:
 President, B. T. Wilkinson; John Donnelly.
 Vice Presidents: First district (Mari- copa, Yuma, Pima), Bert Davis, Ed Stelsey. Second district (Gila and Graham,) T. c. Rubush, George B. Smith. Third District (Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz,) Robert A. Campbell, Thomas Quinnan. Fourth district (Yavapai, Coconino, Mohave,) B. O. Lechem. Fifth district (Clifton-Mo- rencD J. R. Carbajal, B. Woods.
 Secretary-Treasurer: T. A. French, Robert R. Bliss.
 Law and Legislative Committee: Give to be elected.) George Powell, F. J. Perry, Jack Angus, c. c. Stevens, Chas. Duval, L. B. Doane, Brooks, Phil Galtine, Grandal, Smith and Davenport.
 Auditing Committee: c. E. Tracey, Mrs. T. E. Hinckley, Thos. Adams, E. J. Warren, c. L. Timberlake.
 Delegate to the national convention A. F. of L., J. R. Carbajal, H. $. McCluskey.