The Connecticut labor news., 1923-02-16
SECOND DAY-AFTERNOON
 SESSION.

General Organizer William J. Sul- livan addressed the convention on the question of metal trim, which work is now in dispute with the Sheet Metal Workers. He stated, however, that the carpenter was erecting o29o of all the metal trim in the United States.
 Secretary Ornburn of the State | Branch of the American Federation of Labor was requested. by President 1 Richards to address the convention on several matters which he had taken up with the officers of the State ] Council.
 Mr. Ornburn urged the convention to appoint a committee to work in conjunction with the State Federation of Labor for the purpose of investi- gating the advisability of organized labor establishing bank of their own. He also called attention to the need of a carpenters as we'll as other members of organized labor support ing Labor paper of their own. He also urged favorable consideration in fegard to employing an attorney per manently by the labor movement.
 President Richards requested the committee on distribution to distri- bute a number of copies of The Labor News
 The chairman then called for a de cision from the convention as to whether or not the convention would send a frategnal delegate to Massa chusetts, New Jersey and New York,
 Upon motion the convention voted to be represented at the above named conventions and that the convention proceed with the nominations
 41,al nominations were open for a dele cil.
 Delegates Walker, Ridgeheld; Garn- sey, Derby; and Mordecai, New Ha- ven, were nominated and declined. Delegate Tobin, New Britain, was nominated. There being no further nominations, Delegate Fobin was de clared elected as a delegate to the Massachusetts State Council of Car penters.
 The president announced that the nominations for fraternal delegate to New Jersey were open.
 There being only one nomination, that of Delegate Halle, Danielson, he was elected by acelamation.
 The nominations for fraternal dele 1 gate to New York were then taken up 1
 Delegates Jones, Hartford Quinn, Waterbury; James, Norwalk, were nominated and declined. Delegate l Warehouse, Bristol; Garnsey, Der Milford, were nominated
 The convention proceeded to ballot. 1
 President Richards announced that while the tellers were counting the l votes that the convention would pro- 1 ceed with the election of officers nominated the first day.
 Upon motion the secretary was in l structed to cast one unanimous ballot l for all candidates for office where | there was no opposition.
 VicePresident Garnsey took the chair and upon motion Delegate Rich l ards of New Haven was reelected l president for the ensuing year.
 President Richards in resuming the l chair accepted the motion that Dele 1 gate Garnsey, Derby, be elected first vice-president for the ensuing year.
 Delegate Russell, Hartford, de clared elected second vice-president l without opposition.
 Delegate Chandler, Greenwich, was reelected secretary without opposi-
 Delegate Andrews, Willimantic, elected treasurer. without opposition.
 This having concluded the election of officers for the ensuing year, the president called for the nomination of the next convention city.
 The city of Hartford was placed in nomination. There being no op- position the city of Hartford was unanimously chosen for the next, con vention.
 The result of the ballots cast for the delegates for the New York State Council convention resulted in Dele gate McNee1y, Norwich, receiving 20 votes; Deleeate Garnsey, B votes; Delegate Plugos, 7 votes; Delegate Warehouse, I vote