Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-02
HEATED SESSIONS.
Of STATE F.. OF.
|. COMES To END
After Nominating Leroy.
Kennedy A n P. H.
Brouillette For President
Convention Ends To
Meet in Tucson

Leroy Kennedy of Miami and P. H.
Brouillette OF Globe we're nominated
Tor president of the Arizona state fed
ration of labor in the closing session
0t the eighth annual convention of
MI body held yesterday afternoon in
The X. Of p. hall in this city. Tucson
vas chosen unanimously as the con-
ention city for 1920.
Alfred Madden Of Phoenix and
Thomas A French of Oatman were
dominated for the office of secretary
treasurer. and the following were nom.
mated as vice presidents: Richard
Iisling and b. p. Carpenter, first
district; f. A. Culberson and William
Harry, second district; c. ]. Feeley, |
bird district; John B. Pruitt, fourth |
district, and c. j. Districts, fifth dis
trict
Baroting on these nominations will |
lie completed within 60 days, it was |
announced yesterday. Votes will be |
assembled in each local and forwarded |
10 the state headquarters in Phoenix |
The salary OF the president was in |
creased to 5000 a month yesterday by |
vote Of the convention, which stipu-
lated that he should be employed by
the executive board as a general or
-anizer.
More Warm Discussions
Lengthy and heated discussion de- |
eloped at the morning session as to
who had the right to control the poll
cies OF the Arizona Labor Journal, the
official publication of the federation.
A communication was received by the
convention from the printers, saying
that Thomas Schultz, who has been
acting as editor. could not agree with
10 IL UarN I'd
Icy the convention to operate the
PAPER.
Reason for the dispute was evident
when II became known that the new
committee had insisted on publication
IN this weeks journal Of an article on
last Tuesdays act of the convention
which condemned the administration
II President Thomas Croaff and Sec
retary George d. Smith. Croaff and
smith were members of the board of
control under which Schultz has been
working and Schultz, according to the
report, had refused TO allow the pub
icaton of the article.
The convention voted to sustain the
new committee and the printers were
80 instructed.
Question Brings Heat
Most of yesterdays session was
amended constitution and bylaws by
sections. After this work was finished
he document was referred to a COM
nittee for editing, composed OF Bert
Davis, William A. Wells and Clark,
with F. J. Mcbride an ex-officio
member.
Nominations for a permanent feder-
alton law and legislation committee
were also made yesterday afternoon as
follows: Bert Davis OF Phoenix, WILL
lam p. Doheny Of Phoenix, Roy II.
Morgan OF Tucson, J. A. Weibel of
Miami and Frank Brown Of Phoenix.
Heat was added 10 the afternoon ses-
sion when Bert Davis asked the con-
Tention why, n worimen could be de-
ported, capitalists could not be de-
ported also.
Nominations for members of the
finance committee, TO be composed Of
three men. were as follows: Dalton
i,oveday, T. L. Hinckley, Clyde Tim
ieriake. George W. Carpenter and A.
T. Burch. Election of these will be eff
ected within so days, Just as that of
he general officers
Thomas j. Croaff, retiring president
II the convention, in his swan song
delivered Just before final adjourn
nent at $40 o'clock, said, in sub
stance:
croafFs Swan Song
7 have felt during the past two
sears that l have been your spokes-
man and that it was my duty to speak
rom a partisan standpoint But whan
cease TO act as your spokesman;
when l cease to serve as your presi-
lent. / want all of you to feel that in
ny humble way / shall always be
pleased to serve the cause of labor in
such manner as they may see fit.
Il want to express appreciation for
The cooperation and the assistance
given me by those associated with me
the work. 7 shall not overlook the
act. friends, that there has been a di-
yision in this convention. a division of
personalities. But IL there has been
D division of principles, friends: II YOU
rave compromised the basic principle
u labor. you must suffer; you must be
'esponsible.
I recognize that both principles and
personalities must clash at times, yet
say there is a work for all of us to
perform, and when that is done, we
have done an we can be expected
o do.
In adjourning this convention, ]
say with malice toward none and
friendship toward all. l wish you god
speed in your labors."