The Washington times., 1917-09-18
M'LAR|N ELECTED
HEAD Of FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES UNION

II. NJ. McLarin, president OF the
| local Federal Employees Union, was
today elected temporary president Of
the proposed National Federal En-
ployes' Union. Mr.. McLarin was
named by a unanimous vote OF the
convention of delegates representing
employees unions throughout the
country, meeting in the American
Federation Of Labor building, to form
the national body.
In accepting the office, Mr.. Nc
l.arin warned the delegates against
cliques and petty politics, which
threatened the preliminary 'work.
After nominating and appointing
committees on constitution and reso
lutions, the convention heard FIVE
minute speeches from fraternaI dele
gates, representing various civil serv-
ice organizations.
When the convention met this morn.
ing the privilege of the floor was ex.
| tended to Llewellyn Jordan, OF the
civil Service Retifement Association
here, and Daniel Goldsmith, OF New
YORK, national president OF the asso.
| citation.
Refuse Proxy.
Because OF American Federation of
Labor rules the convention refused to
receive proxy from the New Orleans
union held by V. 4. Zahn.
Mr.. McLarin, Miss Florence Eth.
eridge, OF Washington: T. l.. Peabody,
! OF San Francisco, and J. W. Ginder.
OF Washington, were nominated for
temporary president. The others all
withdrew and left the field to Mr..
McLarin.
\. NJ. Johnson was unanimously
4 chosen temporary secretary after
Luther c. Steward, the only other
nominee, had withdrawn. NJ. J. Cor.
man was chosen temporary sergeant
at arms.
a contest arose over the manner
| Of naming the committee on consti.
I tuition. Some OF the delegates want
I ed the committee named by the
| president Miss Etheridge wanted il
selected by the convention. Secretary
| Morrison, OF the American Federation
| or Labor, suggested as a compromise
/ that the committee be nominated
from the floor and appointments made
Z by the chair. selection to be based on
geographic division. This was adopt.
! ed.
Thirteen were nominated for the
! committee of nine. Three men with.
/ drew, and the committee was raised
| to eleven members. but appointment
OF two others was insisted upon, one
OF them to represent the border.
a fourth nominee withdrew. and
/ the committee was named as follows:
Name COmmittee.
J. l.. Leonard. Boston: W. L. Junker,
New York: Z. J. -Newmyer, Washing
ton: W. i. Eorman. Kansas city:
William J. Barnes. San Francisco:
Howard ID. Ebcy. Chicago: 7. W.
Kahn. Portsmouth, Va: F. G. swan
son. Panama Canal Zone; Earl T. Coe,
Port Huron. Mich. and Luther c.
Steward, Kansas City.
y motion was then made and sec
ouded to put Miss EtheridEe on the
committee, but this was lost.
\ committee on resolutions was ap,
pointed in the same manner, with
the following members:
Martin J. German, Montreal: John
Fitzgerald. New York: Wallace Spring
or. Pawhauska, Okla: Charles V Mall
lett. Philadelphia; Charles l.. WieS-
and. Baltimore; Miss Florence Eth
eridgc: VI. j. Hines, Kansas City: {. \.
Erode. San Antonio; Joseph +. Knapp.
Niagara Falls.
Dr. Jordan. in five-minute speech.
told the delegates Of early efforts to
organize Il union in Washington. The
men interested were in the position
of John the Baptist in the wilderness.
he declared. They met in secret. and
were viewed with suspicion and criti-
cised for their efforts.