Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-08-02
LABOR PLANNING
To FIGHT FOES
IN EVERY PARTY
Albuquerque Central Body
Takes Steps to Organize
Non-PartiSan Committee
to Pick Candidates

"To aid their friends and defeat
their enemies" union labor men
met yesterday afternoon in the La
Dor temple TO perfect plans for or
ganization of the central body non
partisan political campaign COM
mittee. Small attendance inter-
fered with completion of plans
which were carried over to anoth-
er meeting scheduled for $3.50 neXt
Sunday afternoon.
Activities of the proposed organi-
zation will be confined to local
candidates, but 1t is expected that
the state Federation of Labor will
perfect a similar organization on
the occasion Of the meeting here
August is.
Under operation of the non-par-
tisan organization, party lines will
disappear and the full vote of
union labor thrown to candidates,
regardless of party affiliations,
who are considered to be friends
of organized labor, promoters of
the movement explained. Determi-
nation of qualification of candidates
will be reached through question
naire which will be sent by the
organization to every office seeker.
Committee TO Pick Candidates.
A committee of the organization,
chosen by the locals on a basis of
one committee member for every
fifty members of the local or frac-
ton thereof, will review the ques-
tionnaires and determine which
candidates should receive the vote
OF the laboring man.
Membership in the non-partisah
organization is open to any union
man and the plans for the Local
branch of the organization. whlch
is being promoted throughout the
country by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, call for a 100 per
cent membership in the Albuquer-
aue district. William Cote, presi-
dent of the State Federation OF La
nor. who attended the meeting yes
terday. estimated that there are
about 1900 union men in this dis-
trict. of whom probably SO0 i've
in the city limits. The labor vote
in the state is estimated at about
5000.
With this voting strength organ
lied union men believe that they
can very successfully confound
their enemies at the polls.
Locals TO Study Plan.
During this week copy of the
will be sent to every
local union in the city with re-
quest that they study 1t with the
idea of suggesting amendments ana
additions when the matter IS
brought up for action at the meet
ing next Sunday. Each local IS aiso
asked to name it's members OF the
executive committee on a OASIS oi
one representative to fifty mem
hers. and urge it's membership 10
attend the next meeting.
w. j. Chapman, of the painters
local, presided as chairman Oh tle
meeting, outlining the purpose ol
the non-partisan idea. "Blll Cote
and C. I, williams of Gallup, Ilrst
vice president of the state federa-
tion. also addressed the meeung'
which was largely devoted to IN
formal discussion of the problems
of organization.
Gifts to Finance Plan.
The new movement VIII be IL
nanced by voluntary subscriptions
of rs cents from members Of the va
rious locals.
successful working Of similar or
in colorado and Ari-
zona were described by members
familiar with the non-partisan luea
In those states. Organization w
Arizona has been perfected, several
months and the influence Is peihg
felt, it was said.