The morning call., 1890-12-27
FEDERATED TRADES.
The Semi Annual Election of
Officers Held.
Practical Test Of the Australian Ballot System.
Three New Unions Forming.
The Judson Boycott.

Last evenings session OF the council OF
Federated Trades was one of the most iEl-
portant which that now well-establshed
labor organization has ever held. 1t was
the semi-annual election, and the contest
for the leading offices was sharp and spirited.
At the previous meeting only two candi-
dates for the presidency had been named,
the incumbent, Alfred Thurman, and John
J. Curry, President for the term about
10 close. Fuhrman's friends regarded this
as almost walk-oyer, as Curry's following
was believed to be confined 10 two or three
unions.
During the week. however, dark horse
bore in sight. in the person of Charles
Grambarth. of the Cigar makers Union,
and an ex-PreSident of the council, and an
active leader in the labor world of this
coast.
As soon as nominations were declared re-
opened Delegate de ROin of the Carpenters
Brotherhood, No. ASS, placed Mr.. Grambarth
in The field and the nominations were speedily
declared closed.
At this juncture Delegate Phillips Of the
Typographical Union, who at the previous
meeting nominated John J. Curry of that
union as a candidate for the presidency,
asked to withdraw that geutleman's name,
as he had received letter from him an
nouncing his determination in the near fu-
ture to withdraw from the labor move
ment entirely" So Mr.. Curry's name was
withdrawn.
MAN AGAINST MAN.
This. of course, left the race between
Fuhrman and Grambarth. both competent
and popular men, and by no means the un-
even race that was at first expected. The
Fuhrmanites saw their wak-oyer defeated
in single move, and feeling of confidence
was quickly turned into doubt and anxiety.
Delegate Condor, who was present at
meeting OF the Alameda federation last
Saturday night, stated that that body is de
sirous of being represented in the official
directory OF the council. and in response to
such request lie nominated W. b. S0ule,
their delegate, as candidate Tor ' Ice
President. The preparations for election
were quite elaborate. In complete keeping
with the reform ballot, commonly called the
Australian system, OF which the council has
been an ardent champion from the first,
several booths we're constructed on one side
of the hail. aud the names of all the candi-
dates were contained on single ticket
To make the ballots legal the seal of the
council was impressed on each. The ballot
ing then commenced in the order that the
roll is called, and the booths kept full till
all had voted. The attendance was the
largest OF the year.
RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
The ballotinS commenced at ten minutes
before 10 o'clock, and al IL 05 the ninety
eight delegates present had voted for the
thirty-seven names on the ballots. Follow
ing is the result of the election.
President. Alfred Thurman brewery Work
mems Union, p. c. Vice President NJ. F.
Atkins Typographical, No: 2p - Record
ing seeeIa5y' .d Henry hretIOw Cigar
". Duudas Retail Clefks7 - Treasurer,
Frank Schmitz furniture WORKERS, No. / 5)-
Sergeant ARMS; F. Schroeder brewery Work
men)-Executive Committee, W. J. b. Mackay
Coast Se&men's Jnlonl. A. Sullivan Boot aud
Shoe Makers White Labor League} L. J.
J. Pye Box saWyers and Nailess)
Thomas Finner1y Coast seamen's Unionl
Thurman. Brewery Workmen; Joseph Valen-
tine, Iron molders, 10. l64; L. L. de Roln, Car
penters and Joiners. No. ass; James Il. Rox-
sell. Retail Shoe Clerks: Organizing Committee
}; d. Coudin FuInitqIe-woikers No. 80, l.
Mcclure (Machine Wood. workers. Charles
GrambaIth (Cigar-makers, No. 22S), J. X.
Philips Typographical, No. 2l), Frank
Schmiz FURNITURE workers. No. 49, {. j.
Boyle Cigar makers) - Eight-hOur Committee:
D. Read Carpenters and JOiners, No. 4S:sl; E.
Mcclure Machine Wood workers); H. ID. Good
iFurniiurr workers, No. 15); 5. McGregor liar
ness-makersli Frederick Emory Cooks ana " ait
ersli +. l. Schmidt tCoopersl; Jacob Gassuer
J. d Condor furniture workers., NJ. Haggerty
-{snoemakersl; Banking Gommttee.Henry Ark
Seamen's UnioDl, q. ii. Laugford (Cofemakers).
ACCREDITED DELEGATES.
George Bolton, Charles Lndquist, John
Johnson, Gus Ehman, Olof Hansen, Gus
Victor, newly elected delegates from the
Coast Seamen's Union, presented their Gre
dentialS and were given seats in the council;
likewise c. Heinsen, Theodore Eisfeldt, w.
H. Rowe, Thomas Walsh aud George Ben
nett, newly elected delegates from tile
Musicians Mutual Protective Union. No.
10, and Charles Reichart of the United
RraVynrE hn firm doll ataa
of the Coast Seamen's Union were Ed
Whitman, L. Becker, George Steadman,
Richard Sinner, Fred Christie and George
Hoen. all of whom resigned.
The Organizing Committee reports that
union had been formed of iron-wOrkers
from the Risdon and Union Iron Works,
and that before the first OF the coming year
an application would be made by that union
for ad mission into the council.
The committee further reported that the
brass-workers of the city were soon to be
organized; also the type founders; both Of
which unions would apply for admission to
the Council as soon as they were in good
working order.
previous meeting of the council by Delegate
SOule of the Alameda Federation motion
was made that boycott be levied on the
products OF the JudSon Iron Works, and tine
motion prevailed
THE STRIKE AT EMERYvILLE.
III COuHccllOu viii tnIS udtleT w. j.
Muiender, delegate from the Alameda
Iron-workers' Union, reported that the judi
son Iron Works offered as n compromise of
the diff, ulties to take back all of the strikers
but five these five being the officers of the
union.
The proposition was placed before the
union and rejected unanimously, although
the five blaeklisted members offered to be
made sacrifice for the sake Of enabling
eighty men TO return to work.
Delegate Valentine of the Iron-molders'
Union reported that the unfair shops of
this city succeeded on Christmas eve in
bringing more imported scabs into the city,
The union, however, had more than equal
lied matters by capturing five of their men,
one of whom was the most valuable they
had in any of the shops. The five captures
were sent directly East.
Delegate Deckelman, from the Journey
man BARRIERS League, reported that Silver
stein, the obstreperous barber on Third
street who defed the early closing move
ment, lasted about an hour after the boy
colt began. Before 8 o'clock that night he
had signed an agreement to close in future
al O'Clock The hnyroft was raieod