Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-02
DEBATE
LABOR OFFICE MEN
-Four Given Endorsement for
Deputy Commissioner
James R. NOland, Coming Secretary
Of State, Submits List Of Appli-
Cants for Consideration

Who Will Jimmy holland, state secre-
tary-elect, appoint as his deputy labor
commissioner OF Colorado! This inter.
esting question was made the subject of
considerable discussion, altogether friend
ly, at last Sundays meeting OF the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly. The
matter was brought up thru letter
sent out by Mr.. holland to the various
central labor bodies of the state.
enumerating list OF candidates for the
office, recommended to him for appoint
ment, and asking those bodies receiving
the letter to specify any objection they
might have to either of the candidates.
In the letter Mr.. holland said:
Il am submitting herewith a list of
those who have been recommended to
me for appointment as deputy labor
commissioner to serve with me when I
take office as secretary of state. The
appointment will not be made before
December Is. and it may be DELAYED un-
til a later date. At the same time it
is desirable that I obtain from the
various central labor bodies an express
sion concerning the candidates insofar
as the labor record OF each is concerned.
For this reason I am addressing a com
tral labor body in the state. If vour
body has any objection to any one OF
more Of the candidates named herein
will you kindly favor me with the spe
cific objection or objections offered.
Please understand that my purpose Is
not to make inquiry at this time as to
any other point than the standing of
each candidate from the viewpoint of
the organized labor record of each.
Should other candidates than those
named herein be recommended to me
later on 1 will submit the names or
name to your body before final action
is taken BY me. it being my purpose, in
accordance with my campaign pledge, to
select a deputy labor commissioner
whose standing in organized labor cir
cles is not to be Challenged
There were nine names on the list
submitted by Mr.. Noland as follows:
James c. Bulger, member Plumbers
Union. Denver.
George luncheon, member Brotherhood
Railway Trainmen, Denver
Eli NJ. Gross, Cigarmakers Union. Den
yer.
Edward j: Hines, member Typogra PHI
ical Union, Denver
Charles f. Mahoney, Western Fedora.
tion of Miners, Denver.
William L. Morrissey, Brotherhood
Railway Trainmen. Denver.
Clarence j Moorhouse, Cgarmakers
Union, Denver
F. J. Mullen. Brotherhood Railway
Trainmen. Denver
James T. Smith, former labor commits
sioner, Denver.
After considerable debate the Assem-
bly, went upon record. by practically
unanimous vote, as indorsing Bulger.
Gross. Hines and Moorhouse. the four
candidates who hold seats as delegates
in the Assembly. No objection was re-
corded against the railroad brotherhood
candidates or the candidate from the
Western Federation of Miners. How.
ever. formal objection was lodged
against James T Smith. former labor
/ commissioner, who has not for MANY
years. until within the last thre.
months. been affiliated with the organ
lied labor movement. Not having A
trade. he Joined the United Laborers
Union.
A letter notifying Mr. holland of the
Assembly's action was forwarded bv
Secretary William r. Welsh. under seal
Of the organization
1t was the concensus OF opinion amonc.
the delegates that out of the list OF
names proposed the new secretary of
state ought not to have much trouble
in picking a deputy labor commissioner
who Will prove satisfactory TO the la
Dor movement of the state