Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-02
UNION LABOR FORMS
POLITICAL BODY To
FUNCTION IN STATE
Progressive" Organization Is
Born in Sessions at
Montana Capital.
(Tribune's Helena BureauO

Helena. Aug. AFTER two days Of
meetings and conferences, in which the
various organizations represented met
individually and Jointly at times, q
Montana conference for progressive"
political action was formed in Helena
Tuesday and the gathering adjourned
without having taken any action toward
the endorsement or elimination of any
of the candidates for nomination at
the coming primaries.
The question of endorsement of can
didates was discussed in meeting and
support for certain candidates was
proposed by some of the delegates
but the body decided against any action
Of this character and will leave to its
membership the selection of candidates
without any suggestion from the or
ganization.
Question all cs will be sen; out to the
candidates, particularly those after
legislative nominations. asking their
views upon certain questions and the
results of these inquiries will be
llaceG before the affiliated organiza-
tons for the information of the mem
tership. leaving to .he individual voter
the 6ecision as to when candidates he
will support
The formation of such an organiza-
:icn is the outcome If The meeting held
here of delegates from the Montana
divisions and lodges of the four big
railroad brotherhoods. the switchmen's
union. the Nonpartisan league ard the
Montana Federation Of Labor and va
rious affiliated labor organizations.
II follows out the lna; of the na-
tional committee of the conference for
progressive political action formed at
Chicago. February 20 and 81, 1922
1t is announced that membership in
this new conference is open to indus
trial. commercial, farm and labor or
ganizations. each of which is entitled
to the election of director. The Hell
ena meeting selected directors and an
executive committee and it is expected
that another directors meeting will
not be held until next December. but
the work of the organization will be
carried on by an executive committee
of five.
The board Of directors, consisting of
representatives of the various organ
izations participating in the confer
ence. is constituted by the following:
George II. Young, Billings, Brother
hood Of Railway Carmen; Robert Con
don, Billings. United Mine Workers of
America; J. ri. Driscoll. Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly; s. w.
Nlltchpll. butte, NIeThS UNION. X. n.
Haste, Billings. Nonpartisan league;
l.. A. Deco. Three Forks, Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen; H. +. Mayfield. Whitefish,
brotherhood of Locomtive Engineers; |
c. A. Bolton Abortion. Order Of Rail |
way Conductors; r. RI. Inman. Mis-
soula. brotherhood Of Railway Train /!
men. and f. H. Manson, Bear Creek, |
secretary of the Montana Federation
OF Labor.
An executive committee, which will !
he in direct charge of the affairs of
the conference, consists of George II. !
Young. chairman; Robert Condor, |
vice chairman; r. A. Haste. secretary. |
snd c. 4. Bolton and f. II. Manson. !
Headquarters Of the committee will
be established in Billings.
The executive committee held its
first meeting Tuesday night. at which
plans for financing and carrying on q
campaign were devised