St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-26
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
New Assembly President-Inter-
esting Notes.

cSI1ng NOtcS.
&c. Ives, who has been president of
the trades and labor assembly for the
past two years, resigned last night, and
j. j. Ryan, OF the clerks union, was
elected to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Ives had declined reelection as
delegate from the typographical
union because he wished to retire
from the onerous duties imposed
in the trades and labor assembly.
The candidates for the Office of presi
dent were Nash, Monohan and Ryan,
but Ryan was elected after close vote.
Dougherty and Kiefner were received
as delegates from the cigarmakers'
union and Mullen from the harness
makers union. The comm ittee ap-
pointed to draw up the ordinance to
regulate fees of hack drivers and to
protect the drivers, stated that it had
been in corresponds nee with persons IN
Chicago and other cities in reference TO
| the form of the ordinance and asked for
more time. A long circular was received
from DR.. Fish embodying what is face
tiously called the Declaration of INDIE
pendence of Workingmen." The circu-
lar was treated lightly, as it is III the
line of political agitation, and was laid
on the table.
1t being reported that the Plymouth
clothing house had received several
bales of clothing from the Rochester
combine" committee, consisting of
Messrs. Quincy, Brown, Myers, White
and Fortune, was appointed to look into
the matter. -
The tailors' union asked the assembly
to Join them in memOrialto Minnesota
congressman to favor bills preventing
tourists from bringing more than two
suits of clothing across the border, and
what is known as the "antl-sWeatlng"
law.
The shoemakers reported the settle
ment of the difficulty at the Minnesota
shoe factory with the ''hand turn" men.
The factory had signed the scale OF
wages proposed by Local Assembly Mo-
1882.
AS to the condition of trade, fourteen
organizations reported trade good,
twelve fair and four dull.
The BARRIERS union was sustained in
the matter of issuing circular, giving
reasons why union barber shops should
be patrOnized.
1t was reported that there is fake
shoe store in the city. claiming to be
selling goods damaged by fire in Mime
apols, when the fact is that the goods
were brought directly from the East,
and are "Scab" goods.
President Morrow, of the international
union, reported the organization OF
retail clerks union in Minneapolis with
a membership of forty-seven, and ex-
poets to increase the membership TO
nearly 200 in the near future. Labor
organizations will correspond with cor
responding organizations in Minneapo-
lis with view of securing encourage
ment for the clerks organization in Min
neapolis. The organization committee
was advised to confer with the railroad
telegraphers. furriers, eXpressmen and
mail carriers unions on the subject OF
sending delegates to the trades ana
labor assembly.
The committee having in charge the
Nav day. demonstration has been in
creased and now stands: Shick, Lee,
Goheen. Barnard, Muidoon, Stevens
and Gloeser.
The carpenters union will hold an
open meeting Monday night at their
hall, corner of Third and Exchange
streets.
There was meeting last night at
labor hall of the stockholders OF the
proposed cooperative shoe shop. There
are over 800 shares subscribed. Steps
were taken to effect an Incorporation of
the concern.
The steam filters had large attend
ance at last nights meeting, but no I'M
usual business was transacted.