The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-22
in CON VENTION.
Amalgamati0n Of the Federated
Trades of the Coast.
Arguments Respecting the Rights of Some
Unions to Representative
cation Effected.

Representatives of labor organizations
from all parts of the Pacific Coast met in
convention yesterday in Shoemakers' Hall
on Second aud Mission streets. The meeting
was in pursuance of call to effect an ANAL
gamation of all the trade councils of the
Coast.
There were about sixty men in the hall at
o'clock, when the convention was called
to order w. j. b. Mackay, President of
the local Council of Federated Trades, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and w. b.
Soule of Oakland Secretary. Eugene Hough
was made assistant Secretary.
motion that reporters be excluded 1"
was unanimously voted down.
The Committee on Credentials made a
report at o'clock that the following-named
delegates be admitted to seats in the con-
vention, with one vote for each 100 men,
DerS they represented:
DELEGATES SEATED.
V. H0ffmer, j. Collins, A. Sullivan, ID. OCon-
noH, A. Thurman and w. j. B. Mackay 10 rep
resent the Council OF Federated Trades OF the
Pacific Coast with membership OF 92T5. Each
delegate was credi, ed with 1512 votes.
Henry Armstrong, +. Cringle, George Thomas,
Thomas Fiuueity, j. Geary William j. McAyltt,
to represent the City Front Labor Council with
membership OF GOO, each man 10 have 10
votes.
Richard Caverly, Otto Bell aud w. TibbItts for
the Sacramento Council OF Federated Trades
with a membership OF 1922. each delegate 10
have 31S votes.
W. j. Armstrong to represent the Western
Central Labor Union OF Seattle having mem.
be- ship OF 1000, with 40 yOles.
Eugene HOugh, ii. Cole, w. b. Soule, F. c.
Joslyn and f. ii. FInney to represent the Ala
media County Federation OF Trades with MEN,
belship Of 1904. each delegate 10 have votes.
+. A. Rollins, f. +. Hepple and W. A. Swain,
representing the santa Cara County Federated
Trades with membership OF 75O,with 21a votes
each.
j. F. Grimes representing the Federated
Trades Assembly OF Portland OF 5000 members,
with SO votes but only after considerable opp0-
sition on the ground that they are already repre-
sented in the Federated Trades.
+. a. Egan, j. +. Como, n. A. Lewis, Z. d.
Flynn, Z. Moolmon and q. f. Scbadt represent
Ing the local Building Trades Council, each to
have 212 votes.
REFERRED TO THE CONVENTION,
The credentials of F. Calm, d. L. Durkee
and Robert ingalls,, representing the District
Council OF Central and Northern California,
carpenters and lOiners, were referred to the
convention, and after a lengthy discussion
were rejected ON the ground that the
holders represent union Instead OF Trade
Council.
George S. Edwards of the Miners Union
OF Nanlamo was rejected on similar
grounds.
The Pacific Coast Laborers' Union of this
city sent as delegates w. NJ. Wiley, j. Z.
Coleman, A. McSoriey, j. A. Williams
and h. Shaw, and another argument, last
ing several hours, ensued, some Of the
representa- YES present Directing to them
Tor the same reasons that the two preceding
organizations were refused membership.
Others objected to them on tae ground
that it is political organization aud that it
had Endorsed Leland Stanford for United
States Senator, but by vote of the cOnyen-
ton 1t was finally decided to appoint
Grimes, Caverly and Schadt committee of
three to visit the headquarters of the Pacific
LABOR Union and investigate its books and
report this morning whether the association
Is eligible TO representation.
Thomas j. Gallagher was approved as
the delegate of the Mend0cino County Lum-
bermen'S Federation, having a membership
Of 800 and entitled to three votes.
Alexander Rose was accepted as the dele
gate of the Los Angeles Federation of La
Dor, representing membership of 600 and
entitled ~ six votes
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