Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-26
COUNCIL AT F0RT SMITH
 FIGHTS WILSON 
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Locai Council tIpbolds Wilson.

Local Council Upholds Wilson.
 The Pine Bluff Central Trades council, which held meeting lasS night to consider other matters, tooK cognizanoe of the action of the Fort Smith trades council, finally adopting q resolution that a committee be ap- pointed to look after and protect Mr. Wilson's interests in the matter. The committee is composed of Walter Davis, Bert Shields and V. c. Haley.
 The resolution deplored the action of the Fort Smith trades council, which was declared to be unwarrant- cd and without cause CT reason, and upheld MT. Wilson in declaring his position on the political situation, especally as he had been wrongfully listed among the supporters of another candidate for the governor ship.
 Although the resolutionl did not so declare, the discussion of the rssolu- ton was punctuated with statements that had MT. Wilson declared him. self in favor Of Hodges, there would have been no kick from the Hodges supporters" as gf V The Course of Action.
 Under the constitution Of the fsd- eration of labor the executive boara cf which MT. Wilson is chairman. can remove him. The evidence submitted tc, the board then must be submitted to the local unions throughout the state, for the affirmation or reversal og the boards action. If the board should remove MT. Wilson and then the council. in a referendum vote, re- verss the board, the board would De compelled to reinstate him.
 Should Mr. Wilson refuse to call a nee ing of the board it would require majority of the board to go over his head and issue a call for meet ing The committee colst-.s of john Mitchell, Little Rock; William r. Merk. F1rt ST ith; E. w. Abston, Spradra; E. 0. Hollen West Hart- to.d, and II. K. Vines, Russellville. To his committee are added MT. VII son and l.. H. Moore. secretary-treaa- urer of the federation, who, by virtue of their office, are ex-offic~ members of the board.
 Resolution Adopted. O
 The resolution adopted by the Fo'1 Smith organization Thursday nigh follows:
 "Whsreas, Article Xv If the constl tuition of the ArS Nnsas state federa- ton Of labor clothes he executive board with power 10 empl9y organ'z- CTS, to suspend CT remove any officer or member of any committee for Vlo- .ation of any prov sion If the consu- tutin or in defy'ng the wishes of h'S nstituen"s etc., and
 "Whersas, in the issue of Fahruary .9. 1916 of he Union Labor Bulletin, T. A. Wilson, president of tha stat federation, all a letter addressed to l. H. Mo re, as secretary of the s'atN federation of labor, under date or February 10, 1916. declares ill favor of a certain political candidate for governor, without the consent or ad- vice of the executive board, whoh constitutes q violation of the intent and T eaning of article 15. as well q; he resolution ad- ptei at the special convent on held in Little Rock, Au- gust 2s, 24. 9, 1915, which resolution provides in part. as foll2ws:
 ""That the president and secretarJ be placed in charge of the legislative and campaign work of the state fe1- cl la.ion. and they shall work under the supervision of he executive b.ard.'
 And in the last paragraph of tho ! letter above mentioned it will be not i ed that the following language ap- 1 pears:
 "'You will pardon me for not con ferring win you and the other mem I bers of the board before announclns my decis,aen, but il is a matter on which I have definitely dscldsd, and 4 believe am right
 'The latter part of the letter as ] here quoted admits that the IeNecu'iye board has been totally ignored and ! is an admission of violation Of au- I tho.ity: therefore be it
 }. .Resoived, bysthe trades cauncil oi Fort Smith, that the executive beard I cf the Arkansas state federation q ]. labor be and is hereby petitioned <