Evening star., 1923-04-11
M'ADOO BOOSTED
FORPRES|DENCY
Support Asked at Convention
of D. C.. and Maryland
Labor Delegates.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April 1.-THE
convention of the Maryland state and
District of Columbia Federation of
Labor revived the full crew law fight
j. Fl. Elliott, delegate of the Brother
hood of Railway trainmen. favoring
a law in Maryland to compel the use
of additional trainmen on all trains
of forty cars or more. The full crew
law was repealed by the last Mary
land legislature.
A resolution was adopted calling for
the appointment of an inspector of all
low-pressure heating plants in Wash
ington. If the District Commissioners
have no such power of appointment
Congress would be asked to give it to
them. according to the resolution.
Mine Region Inspected.
The delegates this afternoon made
a tour of the Georges Creek mining
region, where a strike has been in
progress for over year. They were
piloted by delegates from the mining
region locals connected with the
United Mine Workers of America and
by a number of striking miners.
Yesterday Miss Elizabeth Gilman of
Baltimore. treasurer of the miners
relief fund. who on Monday address,
ed the convention, visited all points
of the mining region to ascertain
conditions on which she will make an
official report later. Miss Gilman
proposes-to give substantial relief to
the families of strikers. at the homes
of number of whom she called. She
has collected a large fund in connec-
tion with her relief work.
McAdoo Urged for President.
The convention yesterday after
noon heard an address of over an
hour by James ]. Forester. national
legislative counsel. Associated Rail-
road Organizations. who proposed
William G. McAdoo as the next Presi-
dent of the United States. Mr.. For
rester spoke along non-partisan
lines. declaring that If one party
should turn McAdoo down.. he would
be with the party that sponsored
him. The sentiment OF the convention
was not outwardly manifest in the
matter. for while a number applaud
ed the name of Mr.. McAdoo. a larger
number made no demonstration.
Mr.. Forester declared he did not
want a third or labor party, but
wanted labor as unit on the nom
partisan policy of the American Fed
eTdtlOn, ana preuiCteu tnere cOuld be
no doubt of the result. There is some
third party sentiment among the
delegates, and G. Kemper of the sign
painters union, Baltimore. announced,
following the speech of Mr.. Forester.
that he had a resolution relative to a
third party. but there is every rea-
son to believe it will be voted down.
40. b. u" Resolution Puzzles.
The committee has been spending
much time wrestling with the reso-
luton Of George Primoff of the Fed
eral Employees Union. Washington.
calling for an amalgamation of
unions. the resolution being known
as the 20. B. T." Gone big union) res
olution. while other resolutions of
lesser import have been waiting. it
is the opinion of the number of del
egates that the resolution will not
get very far; that the time is not
ripe in labor for such a situation.
Henry F. Broening. the 1egislat tive
agent of the federation, submitted
his report in which he commended
the members of the Maryland legis-
lature from Allegany county for the
stand they took Gn behalf of labor.
The work of State Senator David A.
Robb was especially commended.