The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-20
FEDERATED TRADES.
Candidates for Office Placed in
Nomination.
Organization Of the shirt.Makers of Strauss
FaetoIy-Revision Of the Constitution.
The Strike at Sacramento.

At the session of the Council of Federated
Trades last evening communication was
read from ex-Judge Mcguire, giving brief
statement of the boycott cases in Sacra-
mento.
Mr.. Mcguire is the counsel employed by
the council to defend the mem bers of the
Typographical Union in that city against
whom injunction and contempt proceedings
were instituted by the management of the
Sacramento Bee. The Bee is under the ban
of a printers strike, and while waging their
boycott w:re arrested and enjoined, and
for continuing to wage the boycott they were
fined tor contempt The ex-Judgs says that
he found the Sacramento Judge very much
predisposed against the defendants, and no
amount Of argument could influence him in
the least. Several of the cases have been
continued until January It'll next and he
hopes then to meet with better success in
defending them.
The Organizing Committee reported that
the trouble between the Cooks and Walters
Union and certain nou-uniOn walters had
been inquired into, with the result that the
union was advised to receive the non-unIon
walters.
The committee further reported that the
400 girls who walked out Of Levi Strauss
shirt-factory on Monday had been completely
organized, and would henceforth meet on
Monday nights. The permanent place of
meeting has not yet been decided upon,
though it will probably be at Irish-American
Hall.
REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Fully two hours of the session was con-
stunned in hearing the report of the Commit
tee on Constitution and Bylaws. but the
work was finally completed. Several i'm
portant changes were made in the old law,
particularly of local character.
Delegate Soule of the Alameda County
Federation gave notice that unless the
trouble at the Emeryville Iron Works is
settled by the next N, citing of the council
he would move to levy a boycott on that
establishment
The organized labor of Eureka. Cal. is
anxious 70 form sub-federation SO as to az
filate with the Federated Trades of this
city. The main reason for this is that the
extensive lumber-mills there are working
over hours. Although the workmen directly
concerned have organized, they do not feel
strong enough to stand alone.
Credentials were received and delegates
seated as follows: G. ii. Langford and
George Webb of the Core-makers' Union,
/. &. Haggerty, vice Thomas Hynes, of the
Boot and Shoe Makers League and ID.
O'DonIell, with William Kraft as alternate,
Of the Wood-carvers' Association. Delegate
John Ounce rendered his resignation as
member of the Legi iative Committee and it
was accepted.
The Retail Grocers' Protective Union
notified the council that it would be asked
to ind0rse the unions certificate.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
The nomination of candidates fur office
resulted as follows, the election to take
place next week:
PTesident-Alfred Thurman, John Curry;
Vice-President, NJ. Z. Atkins; Recording
Secretary-Henry Kretlow, j ohm S. Collins;
Financial Secretary-W. Dundas, Frank
Hilton; Treasurer, Frank Schmitz. No one
would accept the office of Sergeant-at-
Arms, so the nomination was passed over
until next meeting
Executive Commttee-W. j. B. Mackay,
L. Z. de R0in. James Valentine, l.. j. Gan
non. w. Il. Pye. A. Sullivan, T. Tinnerty,
w. Atkins. A. Thurman, James Flanagan,
). RoXburgh, z. Martin, Frank Gang, Ii. Nj.
Russell. There must he eleven members on
this committee.
Organization Committee-W. J. Condor,
Edward Mcclure, Charles Grambarth, j.
Roxburgh, p. Martin, j. K Phillips, +.
Schmitz, 5. McGreger. This committee con-
sists Of seven members.
Eight-hour Committee-Martin Solomon,
w. Dundas, ID. Reed, Edward Mcclure, III.
ID. Goodman, T. Fineerty, j. ii. Miller, f.
O'Conpell, 5. McGTegor, +. Schmitz, Fred
erick Emery, Jacob Gassner.
Banking Committee-Henry Ark, Z. An
derson, G. Ii. Lanford.
1t was ordered that the tickets be printed.
and the name of each candidates union be
placed opposite his name. The election will
be conducted on the Australian ballot sys-
TEN, or as near as possible.