Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-17
Convention Wheezes :
BY THE OPTIMISTIC PHILOSOPHER.

Thirteen years ago this month, in
1905, a convention of the Colorado
State Federation of Labor was held
in Salida. At that meeting the State
Federation Of Labor voted to withdraw
from the Western Federation of Labor
and affiliate with the American Feder-
alton of Labor. This year another
epoch was marked by the presence Of
hoods.
The best people on earth live in
Salida, and we are not sure they are
all members of the B. P. o. E., tho the
Elks have one of the finest homes in
the state here. Everybody in town
went the limit to assure labor dele
gates a good time.
J. d. Randol, prominent grocer and
president of the Salida Commercial
Club, was on the job right along with
the glad hand and a boost for the
labor boys and girls. J. D. Randol
ought to be governor of Colorado
some day.
Then there is Ben Disman, the man
who built Salida and put this beautiful.
fertile valley on the map. He's a rich
man and could afford to live in Colo
rado Springs at the Broadmoor, but
he is just one of the regular fellows
and served as the plain citizen mem
per OF the convention committee. His
Dig supersix Packard car was always
at disposal of the committee, and once
The Labor Bulletin editor was per-
mitted to ride in it.
In Salida the curfew rings promptlv
at p. M, but convention visitors were
permitted to remain outdoors a few
hours later.
Robert P. Rubin, secretary of the
Elks club, old-time member of the
order OF Railroad Telegraphers and
former representative in the state leg
lslature, made il his business to see
that the visitors had every convenience
about the club. Rubin is a candidate
for county commissioner and he made
lot Of votes during the convention.
w. c. Thornton, Jack Brooks, Fred
Vessel and j. Osborn motored down
70 Salida from Denver. So did Alice
MeCabe, Sadie Adney and Bessie
Miller.
James C. Bulger was accompanied
by friend wife. After the auto trip
and barbecue he shipped her up to
Leadville for a visit with relatives.
However, The Bulletin is pleased TO
announce that Jim behaved excep-
tionally well.
Chief of Police c. r. Wilson, n
member of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemcn, be-
ing secretary Of the local lodge, gave
the boys and girls clear card and an
open track. There were no casualties.
Chief Wilson is a candidate for sheriff
OF Chaffee county, and we are all for
him.
Albert Dakin, orator for the Nom
Partisan League, made n hit with his
chart and talk. Dakin knows things
about the war profiteers that makes n
crowd set up and take notice when
he speaks.
Walter Philbin was another promi-
nent citizen who kept busy entertain
ing the delegates. He seemed to
know more visitors than anybody else.
He was once member Of the elgis-
lature and is now county commits
sioner.
President W. H. Young worked an
old con game on The Labor Bulletin
editor. Late Sunday night he sug-
gested to a party Of six that little
lunch might go good. It did. When
the waitress fetched the checks Bill
had a happy thought. He would re-
new his subscription TO The Bulletin.
A check for $1.5O was made out and
passed across the table to the editor.
Others in the party were suddenly hit
with wicked ideas. All the lunch
checks were piled up in front of the
editor, and it cost just $4.25 to collect
a years subscription from the presi-
dent of the Colorado State Fedora
tion Of Labor. However, it was en-
tered up as an item of Legitimate ex-
pense." Hence Business Manager
Hines will weep when he reads this
paragraph.
There was less debate and more
constructive work than at any con-
vention held in recent years. Business