The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
STREMLAU AGAIN ELECTED LABOR'S
 STATE EXECUTIVE
Meriden Man Honored for Fourth Consecutive Term. McLevy Withdraws Name.

Hartford, Sept. 9-Scenes charac- teristic of political convention mark ed the last four hours of thel ast day of the thirty-first annual convention of the Connecticut State Federation of Labor here. yesterday Afternoon. when President Julius c. Stremlau, of Meriden, was reelected to that ofice.
 MT. Stremlau was reelected for the fourth consecutive time. Following his nomination, he appealed to the convention that 1t take into considera- ton the fact that he had been presi- dent three years, and said that he had hoped a year ago he would be allowed to retire at this time so that he could pay more attention to his personal affairs. But the convention waived aside his appeal and insisted that his name stand on the list Nof candidates.
 Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, first vice president. was also nominated for president. The result showed 80 votes for Stremlau and 43 for McLevy.
 The officers elected were as follows:
 President-Julius c. Stremlau of Meriden.
 First Vice President-George Nor decai of New Haven.
 Second Vice President-Frederick Neebe of Meriden.
 Third Vice President = William Fitzgerald of Norwich.
 Fourth Vice President-M. J. Ker- win of New Britain.
 Fifth ] Vice \ President - P. F. O'Meara of New Haven.
 ary-Treasurer-R. P. Cum ningham of Danbury.
 Organizef-Ira Ornburn of New Haven.
 Jasper McLevy declined to run for office again, nominating George Nor Idecai for first vice president. P. F. .ONeara was defeated for first vice president, and was later elected fifth vice president Mordecai represented the carpenters. O'Meara is a plumber and steamftter, Fitzgerald Is a metal worker, Kerwin is a bartender and Neebe represents the typographical workers President Stremlau is a cigarmaker.
 Danbury will be the scene of the state federation convention in 1917. Ut had no competitors. President lStremlau was elected delegate to the American Federation of Labor Con- vention.
 According to constitutional amendment. which was adopted yes terday. the addition of a fourth and a fifth vice-president to the executive council Is contingent upon a refer endum vote. which ali the locals and central bodies connected with the state federation must take before these men can be finally declared elected. The same Is true of the or ganizer. who. earlier in the day. had been placed on permanent basis If the locals and central labor bodies ratify the vote of the convention, Or ganizer Ornburn will be able to give all his time during the next year to the work of organizing throughout the state. The secretary-treasurer was placed under bond of $5,000.
 The convention voted to override the suggestion of President Stremlau who urged that the per capita tax. be reduced from 6 to cents for each quarter year, and adopted the repor, of the constitution committee, which reduced the tax from to cents.
 Acting on the report of the com- mittee on officers reports the dele gates voted to retain the present method of having one man to per. form the duties of the secretary and treasurer. It was also voted tha, the executive council meet on the fifteenth day of September, Decem- Der, March and June. Two more vice. presidents were added to the state federation roster.
 Delegates Allen. Ovinsky. Ryan and Seymour of the Bridgeport machin- ists held noon meetings at the fac tories of the Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company and the Underwood Typewriter Company.