Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-21
0H|NN WILL RE REELECTED
. PRESIDENT OF STATE E.0F |,
No Opposition to Sewaren
Man for Head of Labor
Unions of New Jersey.
CONVENTION ENDS TODAY
Election This Afternoon to
Wind Up Three Days Meet
ina of State Body.

Arthur A. Quinn OF SeWaren, preslI
dent Of the New Jersey Federation OF
Labor will meet no opposition tnis
afternoon for reelection. when the
election of officers takes place at tne
closing session of the fortieth annuai
convention of that organization a.
Palace Hall.
Candidates for the various positions
were nominated yesterday ana as tne
result but two contests>wiH result one
being for the position of second vice
president and the other as members
of the executive board.
Atlantic City has proven the popular
choice of the delegates for next years 9
convention and it is likely that at the
election this afternoon it will be def1-
fitely decided to meet at the popular
convention resort.
The nominations yesterday resulted
in the following candidates being
selected: President, Arthur A. Quinn
of Sewaren = first vice-president, Frank
M. Edwards of Millville; second vice.
president, William Umstadter of New.
ark, and Harry ]. Gqttlob. also OF
Newark; secretary, Henry e. Hliters
Shindle of Jersey City; executive
board (four to be electedO James
Matthews of Paterson, James A. Bern
ECKER of Atlantic City, Reuben Forker
of Trenton, Edmund @. Reid of New
ark, Chris. r. Donigan OF Newark
James Rooney Of Elizabeth, James j.
Sexton of Newark and Barney Row
ahlt Of Hoboken; delegate to IN, Ine
American Federation of Labor, WA.
liam r. Kavanagh; convention city
Atlantic City and delegate to the Ma
tional Labor Publicity Organization
Kennth M. Forbes.
The delegates, at the conclusion ol
yesterday afternoons session abou,
q.15 o'clock adjourned to Pulaski
Park, where clambake was served
About 900 delegates we're present al
the event which was big success.
Prior to adjournment yesterday af-
ternoon the matter concerning the
form of contract used by the Interna,
tional Arms and Fuse Company, OF
Bloomfield, was thoroughly 'aireo
out and referred to the resolution
committee. Secretary Hilfers point
ed out the loop holes" In this con
tract which would result in the eni.
-ploye getting much the worst of th'
contract.
The company, according to th'
reading of the contract, offered all Of
its employees a bonus, but maintained
the right to withhold this bonus ai
well as a certain per cent. of the en-
ploye's wages should they fail to re.
sickness. A definite rate at which tbs
men were to be paid was mentioned
IN the contract which meant that 4
The high cost of living increased ant
the employe could not live on the
amount being given them, thus fore
ing them TO quit, they would lose the
bonus and be fined part of their pay
The contract was referred to as 'ar
elegant bit of camouhage."
The delegates this morning wer'
given q stirring talk by one of the big
Eest employers of men in the state
John w. Ferguson, of Paterson, thu
contractor who had charge of th'
building Of the cantonment az Caml
Dix. Mr.. Ferguson told the men tina
the position between the employer
and employe was fast becoming differ
ent from that which existed a few
years ago and appealed to the men Z
give all that Is in them in order tina
Industry might continue at top motel
speed, thus doing. its share or th'
work in winning the war.
Mr. Ferguson told of the results o
his study Of the working classes ans
the change in policy which he has pu
into effect as-the result of these dis
coveries. His talk was enthusiast
caIly received by the delegates, wh'
honored the speaker with a RISING
vote Of thanks.
President Quinn, in thanking Mr.
Ferguson on behalf OF the convention
declared that II all employers wer'
like him there would be no need o
disorder among the working men re
sulting from conditions imposed upol
them by certain employers.
Following Mr.. Ferguson's address I
delegate from~the Mattresses Union D
Atlantic City made a short address II
which she told what had been done fol
The young women employed as walt
fesses In the hotels there since tn
hnion had been formed. Before the
had become unionized. she declared
kirls were receiving such low wage
Ind having so many reductions mad'
inat in many instances their pay en-
velopes for two weeks contained onl,
two dollars and then they were forcet
10 make a strong protest in order q
get sufficient to eat and a place 4
Bleep.
ghe speaker told OF steps whicl
have been taken to have place II
which the girls can stay at a moderate
sum, receive the proper care and su
pervision from older women and lfv
Is a free being and not slave. Al
anpeaf-was made 20 the delegates Z
assist financially and the request me
with Immediate favor.
The various committees acting o.
resolutions introduced during the frs
two days of the convention were stil
In session this morning disposing o
them as best they saw fit- The elec
Hon this afternoon will mark the con
cluslon OF the convention which hai
been attended by an average Of s0l
knen and women candidates and whicl
has been one OF the most harmoniou
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