Montana labor news., 1934-01-11
CENTRAL COUNCIL ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR
Paul Erler Elected President On
First Ballot; Grimes Reelected

A large crowd filled the meeting
place of the Central Council last
Tuesday night, at which time the an
nual election of officers was held.
Three candidates ran for the office
of president. Paul Erler, chairman
of the press committee and chief
money gatherer whenever a conven-
ton is to be held, was elected to the
office by an overwhelming majority,
on the first ballot.
Two candidates ran for the office Of
secretary-treasuref, Ed. Duncan with
drawing from the race. Grimes was
reelected for his third term by a
sweeping majority.
The other officers had no opposition
and the following were unanimously
elected. Francis McKelvey, vice
president; Sarah Johnson, statistic
ian; Thomas Kennedy, sergeant-at-
arms.
In his retiring speech, President
Malloy stated his appreciation of the
heavy task before President Erler.
He asked for the cooperation of the
Council for the new officers and
stated that he hoped the unjust crit
icism that befell him during the past
year would not fall upon the new
president. President Malloy also
thanked the Council for the honor it
had bestowed upon him in allowing
him to serve for the past five years.
President Erler thanked the Coun-
ell for the honor of electing him to
office. In his brief talk he asked the
Council to forget petty grievances and
work with him for the benefit of or
gained labor in Silver Bow County.
Visitors Come Before Council.
Two students from the Butte High
School appeared before the Council,
setting forth the deplorable physical
conditions existing in the present
building. AS one youth stated, "This
may be exaggeration, but it is true"
The boys did a splendid job and their
talks were enjoyed by all the men,
bers present. At their request a COM
mittee was appointed from the Coun-
ell to visit the school building and
investigate conditions.
Mabel Rockefeller, owner of the
Broadway Beauty Shop, and a mem
Der of the Butte BARRIERS Union, ask
ed the endorsement of the Council
for her application as a member Of
the Enforcement Board of the Beauti-
clans NRA Code. The endorsement
was given as her opponent is a non
union operator in Butte.
Frank Krabler, chairman of the
committee to sponsor the renovation
of public buildings and thereby pro-
vide work for the unemployed building
craftsmen, made a report to the eff
feet that Col. Stivers, re-iterating the
words of Vim. Mcmahon, stated that
the work was not to be done as a local
CWA project at present. The excuse
given was that 2 more men than al
lowed were now being employed and
furthermore the group had filled out
the wrong application blanks. Proper
blanks are not available and the group
will have to wait until they arrive be-
fore again making application. This
was told the committee after repeated
assurances that the project would be
approved. This leaves the building
craftsmen with another winter of I'M
employment ahead of them.
The Council presented the following
names to Governor Cooney for APP
pointment to the local CWA board, in
compliance with the request of both
the minority and majority reports of
the CWA Investigating Committee, C.
G. Johnson, Frank Krabler, Pete Con-
nors, John Driscoll, James Combo and
Reid Robinson. The Building Trades
Council will nominate three.
A protest was Tered sent CWA
Administrator Hopkins, President
Roosevelt and our Senators on the at
titude of the local CWA committee
toward the Building Crafts.