The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
LABOR UNION STANDS
BACK OF HUMPHREYS

WHEREAS, On the End and Bird of
June, 1918, Minot Typographical I'm
ion, No. 376, did send to Fargo, N. D.,
one L. 0. Gilmore, as an accredited
representative to represent said Union
at q meeting of the State Federation
OF Labor, and
WHEREAS, L. o. GILMORE was in
attendance at such meeting of the
State Federation Of Labor as repre-
sentative of Minot Typographical
Union, No. 376, with full knowledge
that it has always been the sense Of
this Local to remain free from poll
tics, and
WHEREAS, Upon the return of
said l.. o. Gilmore from attendance at
said meeting, said Mr.. Gilmore re-
ported to this Union that the State
Federation of Labor while in session
at Fargo, had taken no action politi-
cally, said report of Mr.. Gilmore being
falsehOOd, as.this Union learned lat
er that the Federation had endorsed
the Nonpartisan League unanimously,
and
WHEREAS, When the action taken
by the State Federation of Labor was
brought to Mr.. Gilmore's attention,
said Mr.. Gilmore claimed he knew
nothing about it, stating that if such
action was taken it was while he was
absent from the hall on Committee
duty, and
WHEREAS, Information brought
before Minot Local No. 376 was proof
conclusive that Mr.. Gilmore was in the
hall at the time said action was taken,
said Mr.. Gilmore reporting falsely to
his Local and failing to carry out his
duty as representative to Minot Typo
graphical Union, No. 376, and owing
to the political action taken by the
State Federation of Labor in endors-
ing the Nonpartisan League, M;not
Typographical Union, No. 376 did
pass resolutions favoring the with
drawal of this Union from all affilia-
ton with the North Dakota Fedora
ton of Labor, and
WHEREAS, Said l.. o. Gilmore, af-
ter leaving Minot, became affiliated
with Bismarck Typographical Union
and did wilfully and maliciously cause
to be circulated reports detrimental to
the standing of Minot Typographical
Union, and one member particularly,
Guy F. Humphreys, member in good
standing of Minot Local No. 376, who
had been elected to the House of Rep
resentatives on THE FARMERS'
LEGISLATIVE TICKET, and later
said L. O. Gilmore, becoming editor of
The Bentley Bulletin, Nonpartisan
League organ, of Bentley, N. d., in
the editorial columns of said news
paper, did vigorously attack the atti-
tude of said Guy F. Humphreys in vot-
OF Representatives, deliberately maxi
ing false statements and charges, both
against Minot Typographical Union
and Guy F. Humphreys, and
WHEREAS, In an editorial in The
Bentley Bulletin under date of Feb.
l4th, 1919, said L. o. Gilmore, through
a slip of his "heavy" editorial pen,
did convict himself of returning a
false report to Minot Typographical
Union upon the action taken in the
convention above mentioned, held at
Fargo on the End and 3rd day of
June, 1918, and,
WHEREAS, This Union having re
quested from the secretary of the N.
D. F. Of L., enclosing self-addresscd,
stamped envelope, statement Of the
convention actions, and particularly
the action Of the representative of this
Union, which the Honorable Secretary
has to date refused to answer, Now,
Therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, BY the mem
bers Of Minot Typographical Union,
No. 376, in regular meeting assembled,
that the action and reports Of l.. O.
Gilmore be bitterly condemned, and
his conduct declared unbecoming that
Of Union man; also
BE IT RESOLVED, That this
Union condemn the attitude of the
Bismarck Typographical Union for
their action in requesting in writing
that Mr.. Humphreys cast his vote in
favor of all Labor bills, when at the
time said Bismarck Local had no
knowledge Of the contents of any La
Dor bills to be presented to the Legis-
lature, also the Fargo Typographical
Union and the Capital Daily Press IF
Bismarck for the unjust attacks upon
Mr.. Guy F. Humphreys, a member in
good standing of Minot Typographical
Union, while said Mr.. Humphreys was
acting in his official capacity as rep
resentative to the State Legislature
from the goth district; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that Minot Typographical Union No.
376 unanimously endorse the stand
taken by Mr.. Humphreys during the
recent session of the Legislature in
fighting menace that can only bring
disaster to the welfare of a liberty
loving people, it being the sense Of
this Union that upon every measure
Mr.. Humphreys voted according to the
dictates Of his own conscience and ac-
cording to the desires of his constitu-
encv and