The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-21

during the closing session of Friday
John B. Moore, who has served as
president during the past three years,
was reelected for the fourth term
He defeated John Quinlivan, of To-
ledo, former 1st vice president, by a
handsome majority. Other officers
elected were: First vice president,
John G. Owens, Cleveland; second
president, Grant Fink, Dayton;
third vice-president, Arthur Muhle-
man, Coshocton; fourth -presi-
dent, Arnold Bill, Cleveland; fifth
vice president, w NJ Morgan, New
ark; sixth president, Edward }.
Tinney, Youngstown seventh vice
president, Albert Haubrock, Cincin-
matt; secretary y-treasurer, Thos. j.
Donnelly, Columbus This is the
ninth time Brother Donnelly has been
elected secretary treasurer of the fed
GRAFTON, and is but just reward for
faithful and conscientious service.
A big fight developed when it came
to decide who should represent the
Ohio State Federation of Labor at the
convention of the American Fedora
tion next year Three nominations
were made, Nida Pangle, Toledo;
James Roach Cleveland; r. c. Elder,
Dayton The first ballot did not show
majority SO a second was necessary
from which Brother Elder withdrew
The second ballot gave Brother Roach
a clean majority.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee showed the following repre-
sentation present: Number Of unions
/ represented, pa; number of central
bodies, 2G; number of delegates, 1898;
number of votes, 1908 The number of
representation was slightly smaller
than at Dayton last year, bat what it
| lacked in numbers the convention
made up in determination and serious
mlndedess On the part Of the dele
gates
Because of the lack of hotel facIli-
ties in many of the cities in which
the annual conventions are held, it
was suggested that all future conven-
tions be held in Columbus. This
brought on lengthy discussion, but
after much debate it was decided that
as in the past each convention should
decide on the place for meeting for
| the coming year. Nominations of
cities for the next convention were
called for and this brought on another
battle There were three competing
cities, Lorain, Bellaire and Columbus.
The Lorain boys had been on the
ground early and working hard and
when the vote was called for, Lorain
was chosen by big majority.
Never in all its long history has
the Ohio State Federation of Labor
had so many hard, complex problems
to face as it had during the conven-
tion Just closed, but all that came up
were skillfully manipulated and solved
by the delegates.
Greetings to Governor Cox
1t was resolved that the convention
send greetings and best wishes to ex-
Governor James M. Cox, conveying to
him at this time labor's appreciation
of his kindly acts to labor and mem
bers of labor organizations and his
progressive attitude toward social
school and labor legislation while gov
ernor of Ohio
i Unemployment
1t was resolved, that since very lit
tie can be expected from the present
unemployment conference in Washing
ton, from all reports, and that cap
italistic press is sending out its cry fol
more production and longer hours
that the executive board of the organ
ization use it's best efforts to have the
governor of the state call confer
ence of the state, county and city