St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-09
4 DEMAND BY LABOR,
Four Men Nominated for
Members Of the City
Assembly.
Both Parties Will Be Asked
to Indorse in a
Body.
Efforts to Keep at Home All
Work on the Post
Office.
Routine Proceedings Of the
Local Congress Of the
Trades.


The labor organizations have sprung
into the political arena with ademand
that men directly within their own
ranks be given places in the common
council. This action was determined
upon at the meeting of the trades and
labor assembly, last night. This as
assembly is made up of repre-
sentatives OF about forty labor
unions and K. of l.. assemblies.
At last nights meeting there
were about fifty delegates present.
After the regular routine business was
disposed of. the subject OF putting a
ticket of union labor men in the Held
was taken up and discussed with con-
siderable warmth. Some of the delegates
favored the same plan adopted two
years ago, namely, of appealing to can
didateS to support matters OF interest TO
labor people. James II. Burns ami others
opposed such plan with yigof.and urged
that members of the labor organizations
be placed in council, even ii 1t should
become necessary to nominate an INDIE
Dendent ticket 10 accomplish this pur-
pose. Others asserted that the laborlng
people had Jared well at the hands of the
present Democratic administration: that
they could not be more CONSIDERABLY
treated or secure more desirable
city legislation i'll case men OF their own
choice should be placed OIL the council
ticket The debate between the con-
tending factions became animated, and
an intermiSSion was had for general
council. 1t was finally agreed as a COLL
promise to select the names of four
men to be presented tothe several con-
ventions, with recommendation that
they be nominated as aldermen
at large After some further
conference the names of such were
agreed upon. They are Richard 5. Nc
Nance, the present alderman: }. y.
Ryan. president of the trades and labor
assembly and delegate from the
clerks union; Harry Franklyn, secre-
tary of the trades and labor assem-
bly, and delegate from the typogTaph-
ical union; James Morrow. president
of the International clerks union and
for two years president OF the trades as
Sembly Aid. McNamee and j. j. Ryan
are Democrats. and Harry FRANKLIN
and James Morrow are Republicans.
Aid. Bott was Endorsed as candidate
for alderman from the Second ward.
A committee swaS appointed to pre-
the conventions ami demand their nomi-
nation in body on all tickets, with the
understanding that in case they shall
not be nominated regularly that then
they are to be run as indie
pendent candidates. The committee
entrusted with this duty consists of
G. s. Monaghan. j. Ii. Burns, C.Gulney,
A. Glozier, John Stuhlman, j. E. My
ers, Joseph Black, A. Goheen, ID. Bar
naid AND Simon Sheely. This commit
tee will meet at Labor hall tonight to
outline plan of action. and to discuss
the methods Of presenting the candi-
dates to the conventions.
Routine Business.
During the early evening, when con-
sidering routine business, the assembly
received a communication : from the,
Plymouth Clothing house. Stating. that
it had returned a shipment of .Roches-
ter combine" clothing, and that no such
future unless the assembly shall con-
sent thereto. Two delegates from
the furrierS' union were adj
mitted. 1t was reported that the
ordinance to protect the hack and cab
drivers had been introduced in the
common council and is in the hands of
the proper. committee. Slohlnen, of
the cornice makers union, was admitted
in place of GaddoW, and Mr. Schott, of
the typographical union, in place
of Delegate Morrisy. A PROPOSE
ton to increase the size OF the
Bulletin to twelve pages was referred
to the committee having charge of that
publication. President Morrow, of the
clerks international union, reported
the organization of strong clerks
OF al
house was granted an early closing
card.
After discussion Of the ACCESSIBILITY
of building labor temple it was decided
to prosecute the project with vigor. A
circular will be sent to each labor organ-
lZation asking it to indicate the amount
each will contribute to the object iii the
way of stock, and a committee was
named with directions to urge the mat
ter.
Keep Work at Home.
When discussing the best method to
secure the work on public buildings for
union men, the proposed poStoffice
building was discussed, and the follow
irg resolutions adopted:
Whereas. The ST. Paul branch of the Jour-
neymen Stonecutters' Association of North
America have petitioned the chamber of COM
MERGE to aid them in keeping the work on the
new postofice building for the benefit of st.
Paul Norkingmen;
Whereas, The chamber of commerce and
others have expressed themselves i'll favor of
helping the stoneeutterS to keep the labor
within the city, and have said that such de-
mand of the stonecutters is right and just;
and.
Whereas. The time for letting the contracts
for the new postotfice is close at hand there
fore be it
Resolved. By the Trades and Labor assembly
IF st. Paul. that We earnestly appeal 10 the
said chamber of commerce and others who
may be able 10 help u.s. 10 use their utmost to
have the work letto st. Paul contractors or
such contractors that will have the work
done in the city of st. Paul; and be it fur
Their
Resolved. That cory of these resolutions
be sent tot tie chamber of commerce aud that
they be published i'll the Bulletin and the