Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-21
SESSION OF Thu SHOIRS
They Elect an Organizer 70 Increase
the Membership
10000 MEMBERS EXPECTED TO jolly
Darts< tins csniss fssr-As Assessment
LssaSa 10 Establish = Fund fox
EmsrssacIe. = List OF ths
DeisSssss PrsssAI

Almost the entire proceedings OF the
Journeymen Horseshoers convention
yesterday were the consideration Of
various constitutional amendments
The forenoon Was devoted entirely 70
debate. The afternoon session opened
With the DISCUSSION Of the question Of
the advlsabilty Of establishing an
organizer. IL was decided that here
after the first wee pressdslt N addition
20 his duties as such would also bs the
offlciai organizer OF the union, Tor the
United states and Canada when pur-
suing such duties he viii receive $500
per day and his expenses. Ii Is ex-
pected that during the coming year IN
increase of l0,eeo members will be
made The s2lary clause 10 70 apply
only when ne IS required TO work BY the
executive board.
kspisaishing . Fasd-
An assessment was made on all men,
bers OF the union throughout the
United States TO commence . perma-
nent fund TO be used in cases OF emer-
gency- The reason OF tho creation OF
this fund is the slowness that has al
ways marked remittances heretofore.
The endowment fund question was
taken up, but laid over for day. To-
day tho constitutional amendment
questions will be settled and the
amended constitution voted upon.
Then follows the election of officers for
the ensuing year and the location OF
the next convention. There 10 little or
10 wire pulling for office and In all
probability the incumbents will be re-
elected In recognition Of the good work
OF the preceding year.
working fer Next Year.
Denver, Boston. ST. Louis and San
Francisco are the candidates for the
next convention. w. II. Robinson is
the champion Of the bean eating town,
while Secretary Ready Kenehan says II
they will only go to Denver he will show
them Pixies Peak with the only log
railroad IN existence, the mount of the
Holy Gross and Manitou Springs. Dele
gate Kennedy wants them to see San
Francisco, and st. Louis has some fav-
orers. Today the local union No. "a
shows the delegates the sights of Grand
Rapids in carriages. The delegates say
that the city and the people have made
o[CP PttSotOAc aRCA ehSAA $500 sAASy
would ike to come again.
who the Delegated Arc
The delegates present are: President
Wm.J Moore, Secretary Ready Kenehan.
j. Z. Martin, Baltimore; Thomas
keleher. st. LOUIS; Thos. j. Griffin,
Chicago; George Nichols. Chicago; rhos.
Hunt, Chicago; Vim. III. Robinson,
Charleston; Alex. Dever, Philadelphia;
John Mclaughlin, Philadelphia; limo
thy Flattery, Brooklyn; A. q. Bennett,
Brooklyn; JAS Gahan. New York;
Thos. F. Rafferty,. Allegheny City; Jas.
G.. Daily, Milwaukee; f. ]. Bazeley,
Cincinnati; J. r. Colbert; II. l.. Carter.
Hartford; A. ]. Keefe, Cleveland; Thos.
Schondon, Washington, D. c.; Nike
Falion. Kansas City; stephen Cormody,
Omaha, VIM. McDonough, Newark;
Patrick j. Connolly, indianapolis;
John F. Kennedy, San Francisco, Cal. !;
George Parker, New Haven; Jas. Hol-
land, Minneapolis; w. c. Wilton, St.
Paul; Jos. Gergan, Denver; Peter +.
McBinn, Providence; Anthony Martin.
Worcester; VIM. Mack, st. Joseph;
Daniel Duggan. Grand Rapids; John
Mcnamara, Lynn; John Freeman,
Memphis, Tenn; George Carroll,
Tacoma; J. G.. Fross, j. p. Schinkville,
Portland