THE LABOUR BALLOT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 6

THE LABOUR BALLOT.

FOR ARBITRATION COURT.

THE "BEDS" OUT OF FAVOUR. Tho voting on the ballot for workers' representative on the Arbitration Court bench has now been made public. As •was announced on Tuesday, Messrs. J. A. M'Cullough and E. J. Carey wore appointed as representative and deputyrepresentative respectively. The voting was as follows (distinctive ballots being taken for representatve and de-puty-reproscntatve) :— For workers' representative: J. A. M'Cnllough (re-appointed), 912 votes; A. Rosser. Auckland, 131 votes. Six other candidates between them received only 12 votes.

For deputy workers' representative the voting was: E. J. Carey, Wellington, 337; W. T. Young, Wellington, 206; E. J. Howard, Christchurch, 179; T. Long, Auckland, 154; A..-H. Cooper, Wellington, 130. Eight other candidates received 60.votes between them. Tho voting, on the basis of one vote to 50 unionists,, shows that roughly 53,000 Unionists in New Zealand availed themselves of the opportunity to vote. Tho'voting for the -position of deputy representative is significant of the desire of unionists. During the recent industrial upheaval, Mr. Carey showed himself strongly opposed to the extreme attitude taken up by the Federation of Labour, with Mr. Young at the head of the movement. Mr. Caroy circularised unions for support on November 18, 1913, while the strike was still on. That his attitude was endorsed is proved by the fact that he secured over one-third of tho voting for his position, easily defeating Messrs. Young and Howard, prominent members of tho Federation of Labour. Mr. Carey only stood for the position of acting-representative, and will only appear as a deputy to Mr. M'Cullough. Seen hy' a reporter yesterday, Mr. Carey stated.that he was delighted to have won the confidence of so many fellow unionists, especially in view of the fact that during the recent troubles, he was subjected to very severe criticism and bitter misrepresentation, on account of his attitude on the strike'issue. Ho was particularly pleased at the splendid renewal of confidence in Mr. M'Cullough, as shown by the voting. Mr. Rosser, who came second, was nrobably the strongest opponent in trade union circles that could have been put against Mr. M'Cullough, and the majority secured was a splendid testimony of the latter's earnest work on the Court, and his sincerity of purpose in the Labour movement. Mr. Carey yesterday received tho following telegram 1 from the Hon. J. T. Paul, M.L.C.. an* from officials of the Otago Trades Council:— "Heartiest congratulations on vindication of your past good work for the cause of Labour." Tho telegram, was similar to many other messages received.