The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-18
FEDERATED TRADES.
Subjects Considered at the COun.
ellis Weekly Meeting.
Milliners Are Now About to 0rgsnize-Dona-
lions for the Molders-Early Closing in
Force and Effect To-Day.

President Alfred Thurman presided at the
meeting of the Council of Federated Trades
| last evening.
A communication was received from the
| Musicians Union denouncing Gavin McNab,
| Democratic nominee for Supervisor of the
| Fifth Ward, for his efforts in preventing the
| employment of union musicians on the 4th
| of last July. They declared that Mr.. Nc
| Nab called union men "Hessians," and said
| that he was aided in his efforts by L. j. l..
Smiley and Garrett McInerny. The MI
| sicians' Union asked the council to join in
helping to bury Mr.. McNab under shower
| Of adverse ballots.
Delegate Dunbar moved that the conf
munication be Endorsed and that boycott
| be declared against Mr.. McNab.
After some discussion a boycott was de-
| clared against McNab.
A communication was received from the
| Sacramento Council Of Federated Trades
| setting forth that the Daily Bee of that city
| had been treating union printers unfairly,
and that boycott had been declared
| against it.
On motion of Mr.. McGlynn the action Of
| the Sacramento Council of Federated Trades
was Endorsed.
The Los Angeles Council of Federated
| Trades asked if it would be in order for
| that body to admit delegates from the
Knights Of Labor. The Secretary was di-
rected to answer in the affirmative.
Mr.. Mckay called attention to the fact
| that at a previous meeting a complaint was
made against James Gilleran, Republican
nominee for Superintendent of Streets, be-
| cause he employs Cinnamon to the eXclu-
sion of members of the council.
President Fuhrman said: That is a
matter of importance. In that come ton
[ wish to call attention to the fact that what
pur, orted to be an official report of the pro-
ceedings of the Council of Federated Trades
appeared in the last issue of the Pacific
Co,st Trades and Labor journal. On the
next page there is an article which states
that 1.-THE nomination Of james Gileran by
the Republican Municipal Convention for
Superintendent of Streets is hailed by all
workingmen with great satisfaction"
THAT statement is an untruth," cried Mr.
Fuhrman.
Secretary Bushnell. one of the publishers
of the Journal, said that was paid adver-
tisement and the council had nothing to do
with 1t.
After much discussion it was decided that
the official proceedings of sthe council be
hereafter published on separate sheet OF
paper, to be called the Official Bulletin
A motion was made to place boycott on
Mr.. GilleraD, which, after discussion, was
carried.
The committee appointed to investigate
charges against E. w. Thurman and w. A.
Bushnell, who were accused OF cOnnlvlng
at the employment of Chinese reported that
the Cooperative Shrt-makers' Union, of
which the accused are members, has had
some of their work performed by Chinese.
A motion was made that Mr.. Thurman
and Mr.. Bushnell be requested 10 withdraw
| from the council.
Mr.. Bushnell demanded that Trial Com
mittee be appointed, and that he should be
allowed to face his accuSers. He said the
testimony gwen before the Investigation
Committee was false. If the witnesses
would swear to their statements he would
have them arrested for perjury.
Several members appeared to be in favor
| of voting at once.
Mr.. Bushnell said he was ready to pro-
coed. He demanded the right to face his
| accusers and TO expose the conspiracy against
| him.
The council decided To make the trial of
| Messrs. Bushnrll and Thurman a special
order for Sunday, October 18th at o'clock
| ID the afternoon.
Mr. Gambraith moved that boycott be
| declared against George H. Sanderson. the
| Republican candidate Tor Mayor, IT being
alleged that he handles non-union made
cigars, and that as President of the State
| b ard of Trade he appointed Ira L. Ran
kin, james L. Kelly, William L. Coleman
| and MIR. Dodge as committee to 60 to sac
| stamp act passed in favor of the Shoe
| makers White Labor Union.
Motions were also made to boycott. j. n.
| Widber, Republican candidate for City and
| County Treasurer, I'll. Ii. Markham, Repub-
| lican candidate for Governor f. b. Pond
| Democratic candidate for Governor, and
| j. Mem Shafter. Republican nominee for
| Judge of the Superior Court, it being charged
| that they employ Chinese
Delegate Finnerty said the council ought
| to be careful or they would have every man
in the community worth over $1,000 on the
| boycott list
The boycott on Mr.. Sanderson was de-
! clared and consideration was delayed on the
| other cases.
1t was reported that the dispute with the
Rathskeller and the Orphcum had been set
! tied.
The request of the Sawyers' Union to
| have boycott declared on the San Fran
cisco Box Factory was referred to the Ex-
ecutive Committee.