The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-30
THE LABOR LEADERS
Officers Chosen by Western
Central Union.
THE HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS.
Appeal to Merchants for Cooperation
Echoes Of the strike-Petition
for Boycott.

The principal usiness of the Western Contra
Labor Union last night was the election of OIL
GERS for the next six months. The following
officers we're elected: President, w. G. Arm
strong, OF the Typographical Union; vice
president, J. w. Carey: secretary, J. l. Barrie;
treasurer, w. Fitzgerald; reading clerk. Charles
Fisher; executive committee. T. r. Burns, w.
Fitzgerald, Abe Spring, J. D. Connolly, David
Russell, August Dohquist and w. Clifford, in
addition to the president, vice president and
reading clerk; committee on organization, Jo-
seph Packard, Abe Spring end L. Unie: COM
mittee on strikes and boycotts, T. F. Burns,
John Nugent and John Clifford; committee on
resolutions, W. Fitzgerald, Walter Mcclure and
I. Z. Burns The new officers will be installed
next Wednesday.
The committee on arrangements for the Labor
day demonstrations reported having visited Ia
coma with view to arranging for joint cele-
bration, but as the Tacoma Federation of Trades
was not aware of the contemplated visit, no
arrangement could be made Another visit will
be made this evening, and 1t is probable q joint
celebration will result
The following circular, signed by the chair
man and secretary of the committee, IL being
sent around among the business men of the city
for the purpose of inducing them to assist the
union in bringing in large crowds of working
men from the surrounding towns to take part in
the celebration:
We are DESTROYS of making Labor day, Sep
TENDER Z, even more successful than the one
celebrated last year. Circumstances are fortu-
nately in our favor; we have baseball on Sun
day, September 6: Labor day, Monday, septem-
Der z; Forepaugh's circus, Tuesday, September
s. Transportation facilities from all the towns
surrounding Us are more favorable than Last
year.
We are assured by the principal steam boat
owners that they will give US round trip tickets,
good for five days from Saturday, September 5,
to Wednesday. September 9, for single
fare, and in order to induce as many people
AZ possible from surrounding towns to
come here and celebrate with US, we have to
send invitation committees to these various
places. We must do efficient advertising, and
viii need considerable money. Inasmuch as
the bringing here of large number of people
will benefit the merchants, and further owing
to the fact that the Western Central Labor
Union has no ready cash on hand with which to
set the ball q rolling, q duly accredited commit
tee will call upon you with request to sub
scribe, with the assurance that the money de-
rived from your subscriptions will be used by
us exclusively for the purpose OF bringing TO
this city Is many people 81 possible for
Labor day.
J. w. Carey resigned from the committee on
arrangements for the Labor day demonstrations
and T. F. Burns was elected to fill the vacancy.
A communication from the Board of Trade
was read, stating that the board could not send
q representative to act with the citizens COM
mittee to investigate the shooting at franklin,
as the meeting OF that body will not be held in
time. Another communication from the Cham
Der of Commerce declining to take part was read.
Delegate Armstrong reported that the citizens
committee to investigate the causes of the
trouble at Franklin met yesterday, but thought
1t not advisable to go to Franklin now unless
something else turns up. The committee de-
cided TO recommend to the county commits
sioners that Robert Thorburn and Robert Smith
be appointed justice of the peace and constable
at Franklin.
The secretary was instructed to prepare q
scrapbook of clippings from the daily papers on
matters bearing on the miners difficulty. A
request was made by Gilman assembly, Knights
of Labor, to have q boycott placed on Gilman
coal. The matter was referred to the executive
committee.
The Musicians Union entered a protest
against the band recently organized ct Fremont
on the plea that the latter is cutting prices The
matter was referred to the executive committee.
1t was voted to adopt the recommendation of
the executive committee to increase the dues
from sl.50 to 81 per month on each union.