The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
M'D0NNELLITHS BEATEN
A Stormy Session of the
State Federation of
Trades.
NAMES OF THE NEW OFFICERS
Hudson County Had the Upper Hand
in the Proceedings.

New Jersey, which was held yesterday Ia
the Aldermanic Chamber at the City
Hall, was not quite as turbulent as that
of the morning.
During the recess the anti-McDonneir
ties held caucus and it was decided that
ifJ. p. Mcdonnell of the Paterson LABOR
Standard should be reelected the chair
man of the Legislative Committee tnaC
they would make an effort to disband the
organization The opposition to McDon-
nell commenced through that gentle
mans action in endeavorlng 10
secure the secretaryship OF the
State Labor Bureau, and it is alleged
that he used his position as chairman OF
the Legislative Committee to boom MS
candidacy. Mr.. Mcdonnell denied these
charges in q lengthy statement, ouo mis
enemies claimed that the charges We're
true and they did not allow chance 10
pass where they could secure the pledge
of vote against him. The result OF the
filibustering that was done was shown IN
the evening when the election OF the
Legislative COMMITTEES took place ana
every one of the names on the mcdonnell
ticket was defeated.
In looking over the proceedings OF the
Congress it was seen that very little was
done. So much time was taken up IN
chickering's and debates that there was no
chance for discussion upon the leglsla-
tive measures which the congress nau
convened to consider.
After the election of officers there was
time only for the reading OF the report OF
chairman of the Legislative Committees
and for the adoption of a number OF reso-
lutions. All the bills that 1t had been
proposed to consider were left to the COM
mittee and it was after one O'Clock this
morning when the congress adjourned
LOOKS LIKE THE GEORGE THEORY.
One of the resolutions adopted was in
favor of constitutional amendment TO
be submitted to the people at the next
election, giving Tax Commissioners the
power, when making a levy, to exempt
from taxation all improvements, and TO
place the tax upon land to the extent OF
its full rental value. This shows that the
delegates are in favor OF the George
theory of taxation.
The first business transacted in the
afternoon was the consideration OF the re-
port of the committee appointed to IN
vestigate the charges made against the
delegates of Liberty Association OF
Bakers and the Central Trades and Labor
Assembly of this city, to the effect that
the delegates were not members OF bona
fide labor organizations. The Credentlal
Committee had reported in the morning
against the admission of the delegates,
but the Investigating Committee reported
in favor of their adinittance. his raised
a storm of indignant protests from those
who were opposed to the gentlemen.
For time it was impossible for Chair
man Mellor to be heard at any distance
from the speakers desk. He pounded
frantically with his gavel and in vain be-
sought the delegates to keep order Inc
delegates were on their feet all talking at
once and endeavoring to gain the recogni-
tion of the floor. Cries OF fraud, gag
law,'' 'we don't want any bossism,"
'.throw the kickers out, {" "call in the po-
lice, ., aud a hundred Others were freely
banded about but order was finally re-
stored and vote of SO to Is was given in
favor of the admission of the delegates.
when the delegates were admitted the
cheering was prolonged for over five min
utes.
From this out the proceedings were
conducted harmoniously until the even
ing.
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED.
The secretary reported that the follow
ing organizations were represented in the
Congress-
Phillipsburgh--Knigh of Labor D. A:
No. 159. Hoboken--U United brotherhood
Carpenters, No. 391. Jersey City-Paint-
ers. Decorators and Paper Hangers; Steam
Boilermakers, No. 1929; Eccentric Engi-
neers: Pocahontas Association, No. L;
keystone Labor Club, Building Trades
Council, Jersey Association, Cigarmakers,
No. /; Tin and Sheet Iron Workers, Car
ssociation, Central Trades and Labor
nTiem1isNs Onions No. 5 and : No. los; Clothing
Statesmen, Cigarmakers, No. 1873; Bakers
Union, No. 43; New Jersey Trades Assem-
bly,, Bakers Union No. q Orange-Cigar--
nassrs nabor Local Sai Assembly ASS No. 7.sa7 Pater
son-Silk Dyers No. 1854, Passaic
County Trades Assembly, Silk Ribbon
Weayers No. 4, Typographical Union
No 195, National Bakers Union No: 55,
Cigarmakers No. 8, Painters, Eight Hour
Carpenters and Joiners No. 10, 81 k
Weavers No. q, Carpenters and Joiners
No 325. Trenton-Knights of Labor, d.
A. No. 80; United Brotherhood of Car
penters No. 81, Typographical Union No.
II. Washington-Knights of Labor,
Local Assembly No. 1893.
There were q large number of candi-
dates for the different offices and the fol-
lowing were elected:-President, Samuel
Mellor; ice-president, Bernard Reigen-
berg, Paterson; secretary, 0. b. White,
Paterson; assistant secretary Thomas
Flanagan, Jersey City; treasurer, John
B. Moore, Newark; auditors, John L.
Burke, Daniel Spencer, Jersey City; SER
geant-at-arms, Frank Doerr, Newark;
messenger, p. j. Hennessey, Jersey City;
Legislative committee, L. McGovern,
chairman, Essex county; L. Barden,
Mercer; B. Reigenberg Passaic; NJ. Noun
tain. Warren; p T. OfHara, Hudson; p.
!. Van Houghton, Passaic; John w. Jake
yvay, Hudson; +. G. Lampe, Newark; A.
w Davis, Warren.
There were two caucuses-that of the
NcDonnellites was held in STEERS Hall,
corner of Jersey avenue and First street.
The ANTS" gathered in the Central
,Assembly'S room in Coopers Hall. There
were twenty-nine delegates present at the
raucus of the McDonnellites, not their
fnli strength, however, and thirty-one
answered TO the roll call of the "Antis."
These caucuses decided on the names of
candidates for the Legislative Committee,
and as subsequent developments showed,
Chairman McDonnell's candidates were
Touted horse and foot.
a TURBULENT EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was simply scene
of uproar and confusion. There were in
tarvals Of quiet, but these seemed to be
hraathing SPELLS and nothing else.
Ioseph p. Mcdonnell, chairman of the
1egislatiye Committee, opened the ses-
sion by reading his annual report. 1t
was a yoluminous document and con-
snned over an hour in its reading. 1t
WAS a detailed account OF the personal
Hoinrs of the chairman.
r. q General way Mr.. Mcdonnell sur
..xsad the good results which the Fedora
s;I51' hsd achieved since its. organization,
e,o ,.d srcJ,a of the work to be performed in
Any anu fpptnre He then said in substance
..ef1x< sat M