The Indianapolis journal., 1893-07-25
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Trouble with the Musicians and Other Topics
Dlscussed-COmmittees Announced.

There were sbous fifty delegates In At
tendance at the meeting of the Central
Labor Union last night. and the smsllness
of the attendance caused discussion as to
the causes thereof. There ia mem bershiD
of about three hundred. but the attend
anoe rarely reaches one.third of this num-
Der. The discussion was precipitated by
Cramer. of the Plasterers Union.
The credentials committee reported in
favor of seating the following delegates,
who were seated: Harry Schroth and Viii.
liam Smith. of the Bakers International
Union; j. +. Riggs. of the Federal Labor
Union Will p. Millikan. of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Of
America, and George Dirkman and Henry
Lammert. of the Furniture Workers I'm.
ion, No. Is. The call of the roll for the con-
In most of the unions while some reported
work dull. The bakers reported good
business. ell their men employed
and prevailing harmony in the
p1Hn' %ens round ndf' when A' the delegate % from from
the Brewers Union reported business brisk
with all men at work. The carpenters re-
ported that work upon the monument was
being done by scabs" from Terre Haute.
and said that some action would be taken
by their union to have the work performed
by union men. The differences of the Mu-
sici8Ds Union were again discussed, but no
final action could be taken upon 1t pending
the meeting of the Labor day committee
next Friday night. Delegate Beissen herr.
of the Musicians Union. said that as
he understood the trouble to be.
It was simply because the Musi-
clans Union had not donated anything
to the committee on entertainment which
had In charge the concert given at Tomlin-
son Hall for the benefit of the sewing girls,
and the failure of their delegate to attend
the meetings of the central body. He ok
planned that tho delegate would often have
to break an engagement for music. where
bv he earned his living. to attend tho meet
ings In the future he said their delegates
would attend. as the union had
their delegate for his time In attend.
ing the meetings. Mr.. Kennedy said that
the whole trouble was not rs delegate
Bsisenherz had said. but that the union
had charged the Central Labor Union an
exorbitant prioo for music whIch they
had furnished. The difference will be SET
tied at the meeting of the Labor day CON-
mittee Friday night.
memorial upon the death of G. O. Pat
terson q delegate to the union, who died
suddenly at FsIrview Park several day Q
ago. was spread upon the minutes.
Delegate Kurtz moved an amendment to
the constitution abOliehing the office Of
sergesnt-st-arm which was considered
unnecessary since the meetings have been
thrown open to the public.
There was an animated discussion as to
the number of delegates that should DO
sent to the State Federation which meets
at South Bend, Aug. and 9. The dis.
cussIon resulted in the selection Of three
delegates. Those chosen were, Kennedy,
Roberts and Hacker.
The president announced the following
committees:
Credentials-Grof, Schaeffer, Hacker, Egan
and Hedderich.
ArbitratiOn-Kennedy, Tuttle, Smith, Schultz
and Miss Bertram.
Grievance-Deery. Brentlinger, Cramer, Car
rol and Nick Kurtz.
OrganizinG-Gruelle.W Woerner, Ross, Barnett
and Wiegand.