Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-10
i AB0R DELEGATES
 INJECT NEW PLAN OF CITY PUBLICITY
Instruct Big Voiced Socialist to Say ssThat's My Town " When P. B. Mentioned
DETAILS OF STATE MEETING ARE TOLD
In Order to Get Next Convention of Workers it was Under taken to POpularize City With Novel Plan

Interesting side ligths on the state Federation of Labor convention kbich adjourned at Fort Smith Fri law night after weeks session here. were brought home by w. E.
 reen, elected first vice president the federation upon his return rom Little Rock last night. The essions throughout were character ed by MT. Green as stormy, and Considerable political maneuvering of {ood natured sort was resorted to by he contending factions and towns.
 Two different views of the ethics 4 voting were responsible in the
 ection of third vice president and
 he defeat of D. L. Branch of Hart brd. Mir. Green stated. Branch is
 miner-preacher," he said, "and |hen it came time to cast his ballot,
 voted for his opponent. But thackery the preachers opponent, hst his vote for himself, and Branch bst, the vote being 83 to 81."
 Recognizes women.
 When Miss Deedy E. Goodwin of title Rock, representative of the hrment workers, was recognized, it
 las the first time in the history i the federation that there has been
 woman delegate, it was stated. And er selection as member of the kecutive board marks the first time ! the history of the organization oman has been named as member
 the official family. MT. Green hd the honor of placing her name ] nomination, and she was elected by eclamation.
 The Pine Bluff delegation moved D the convention with their plana
 I laid before hand, MT. Green stat
 and immediately upon their ar-
 wal, they began to put their plans
 ito execution.
 Zone of the things we had to do," e stated, "was to popularize Pine Huff. So I got hold of big Piced Socialist, and told him that ny time the name of Pine Bluff was
 entloned, to rise up and shout:
 That's my town!' This was not with nt its effect, and Whenever the ine Bluff delegation was seen and ecognized, someone would shout:
 hats my town!'
 Securing places on all the impor- int committees, MT. Green Stated, he Pine Bluff delegation soon be- lme factors in the conduct of the Pnvention, and won out in a fight gainst the mining representatives, Tho were their most aggressive op- Pnents. The strength of the Pine Huff delegation was shown in the| lection of a first vice president, hen W. E. Green was elected over Eharles Thompson, of Jenny Lind, al preventative of the miners, and nd their strongest man.
 Had Prepared Slate. The slate was prepared by the m;- ers, MT. Green stated, but with his ection, and the elimination of othef Erong miners, things swept toward Pne Bluff, and after the ballot for fe third vice president, all others |ere elected by exclamation, except Pg the seventh vice president. In !is election, Matt Lewis, negro, of lattie Roc, was nominated and boiled P votes. This prevented a majority Pee being cast for the other two, Lord of Fort Smith, and Laster of |an buren. When the negro dele |ate was eliminated, MT. Green Fated, everybody but the Fort Smith F'o the Van Buren delegation sat |ack' and these two. cities fought it |ut With the result that the Van Blu en man won, 93 to 73.
 The speech of the negro Matt Lew P MT Green said, was one of the emarkable things of the convention. aid: '"e "eeio The White man should recoenizel 'ls responsibility in regard to the 'esro, The negro is so constituted nat ne will follow where any white an ''a! VIII lead. Protect us from the snise " man of the wrong kind: helpl 's s, rom the influence of the undesi- sa" au.e whlte people. The negro real 1es E the white man is his leader and
 protector, and it is to the white an 'hat the negro in this state is oohlng for guidance ord sS Sa rom the bad influence of those l l;so would stir up race hatred and --scora between the two races"
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