Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08
.R. f. |. HICKMAN AGAIN
HEADS LABOR FEDERATION
Reelected President of the State
BODY at Last Days
Session.
ROANOKE GETS 1917 MEETING
Resolution Adopted Provides All
Persons Admitted as Delegates
Must Wear at Least Three Union
Made Garments.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch!
BRISTOL VA. June THE Virginia
Federation Of Labor concluded It's
twenty first annual convention here to-
day. after voting to meet next year IN
Roanoke. Petersburg sought the next
convention and lost by vote Of 50 TO
10.
The federation elected officers aE
follows: r. r. l.. Hickman, OF Roa-
nokc. reelected president. over G.. II.
Anderson. OF Norfolk, by a vote Of 81
20 Ga; secretary editor. c. y. HARDWOOD
Of Richmond. elected without o?pos!-
ton. Frank \. Cosby, OF Richmond.
having withdrawn. secretary-treasurer
f :. Lyon. OF Newport News; sergeant
alarms, r. O. Beck. Of Portsmouth,
defeating billy" O'Brien. OF Norfolk,
by vote OF IL to 20; vice presidents:
W. + Doughtry, of Norfolk: r. w
Sencker. OF Bristol: A. II. Willy, OF
Hampton; William Boucer. OF Ports.
mouth: Miss Fannie Young. of Dan
VILE NJ. l." Latham. of Fredericksburg:
Miss Fannie Carmichael. OF Lynchhurg:
j W. Hatch. OF Clifton Forge
The following were elected members
% the Stat" Executive Board 6. d.
Jackson. Of Portsmouth: G. H. Perry.
Of Norfolk; J. f. CHncdinst of New
port News. and c. V. Fines. Of Bristol.
The election was followed by the
nrst real indication OF harmony since
the convention assembled G. H. An
derson was put up rs the harmony can
didate for president by one faction.
and. following his defeat. there was
a cessation OF the wrangling that had
characterized every session. Anderson
following his defeat, appealed 70 his
supporters TO fall in linc for harmony
aud TO give TO the federation their
earnest support TO the end that the
cause OF labor In the State NAV be adj
Vanced.
significant resolution TOUCHING
prerequisites to representation IN flu
ture conventions was adopted MT to-
days session. This resolution nro-
vides that no person. man or woman,
shall be admitted as a delegate who
cannot satisfy the credentials com
hittee mat he or she has not less than
three union labels on garments worn
"hen appearing for recognition.
n resolution. offered by Z. c. David
son. or Richr}ond. plcdGinS the fedora
ton not to patronize merchants or
firms of any kind that do not keen
union made goods. and requiring the
membership TO demand union-made
goods. received the hearty Endorsement
OF the convention.
Much of this afternoon was devoted
to discussion OF die Legislative re-
port This report was sharply crItt-
cized In some of It's phases by E. c.
Davidson, OF Richmond. Davidson's
IeHidihS Drought 1Orth responses from
representatives. of the legislative COM
mittee. who denied any purpose to be
otherwise than loyal to labor in adj
Vocating measures in behalf OF the
federation.
The financial committee reported the
condition OF the treasury as follows:
balance on hand June !. 1915, s664.s6;
receipts during fiscal year. S1.239.s7:
disbursements, sl.4S2SS; balance at
present, s521.65.
Although the business sessions were
concluded in the afternoon. and many
of the delegates left on evening trains.
some remained for public night meet
ing. when addresses were delivered by
G. G. Wilcox. of the Moulders' Union,
OF Richmond: D. NJ. Blankenship, of
the Farmers Union; j. NJ. Ryan. OF the
Norfolk Plumbers Union: Miss Lille
Barbour, of the Garment Workers
Union, OF Roanoke: Frank II. McCar-
thy. OF the American Federation of La
Dor: D. I. Campbell, Of the Intcrna-
tional Typogra phical Union, and ]. p.
Clnednst. OF the Norfolk Painters
Union.