The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-21

Farmers State Alliance and like number rep
resenting the trades unions or the State.
Delegates from Central Labor councils as
follows: San Francisco g. Oakland 3, San JOS-
2, Sacramento 8. Los Angeles 3, San Diego 2.
Our mission will be to consult upon The legisla-
tive measures necessary 10 be framed and The
steps requisite TO insure their adoption by the
proper legislative bodies. The following pro-
gramme has been arranged by the committee
in charge:
First Experimentation and routine bust
ness; evening, lovefeast, probably at Metro
poltan Temple.
Second DAY - Discussion OF the following
topics: Naiional-GOvernment owner ship of
means of transportation and communication;
finance; Irrigation; election methods; lmmi-
grafton. Staie-Election me hOds: insurance;
taxation; labor bureau; employment oil the
unemployed; education. Municlpal-Owner-
ship of water, light and means OF transpoIta.
tion aud communication
Among tue delegates present were a
number of women who represented vari-
Gus organizations auxiliary to the unions,
alliance, etcs There was some little talk
about a female suffrage plank, but the
lad es did not urge it. and for the time
being at least 1t was dropped.
The congress was called to order by 7.
F. Burns, president of the San Francisco
Labor Council. who was later on chosen
chairman pro tenn, while Eugene Hough
was elected secretary.
committee on credentials. consisting
of II. B Wayne. w. w. Williams, Charles
was appointed, to whom was referred the
passports of the delegates.
While the committee on credentials was
formulating its report the chair called for
fve-minute speeches, and the objects of
the congress were discussed by number
of delegates.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported in favor of seating ninety delegates
! from regular la Dor union and the Farmers
! Alliance reported ten names OF delegates
! from socialslc sections throughout the State
without recommendation. On the question OF
seating the socialists a long argument ensued,
resulting In seating them by vote Of so 10 81.
The congress then adjourned until O'Clock.
The opening business of he afternoon ses-
sion was the selecting Of committee of per-
manent organization and order OF business. A
/ committee of nine was selected with NJ. Nc
| Glynn as chairman. committee on resolu-
/ lions was next appointed, the delegates
| from the Farmers Alliance who were nOmi-
mated at first declining 10 serve on the com
minds, the following commit e. be-
| ing appointed: j. w. MaeKie of Tulsre
representing the Farmers Alliance; E. Thur
man Of Alameda, Federation OF Labor; j. Jury
OF San Jose, }. ID. Bailey OF Los Angels,
| Knights Of Labor; +. b. ColVer OF Los Angeles,
j. ID. JOOst OF Sacramento, j. King OF Port
/ Costa, r. 7. McIvor and j. K Phillips OF San
| Francisco.
A recess OF thirty minutes was then declared
/ in order that the committees above mentioned
might consult and report.
Upon the reassembling OF the congress the
committee on permanent organization made its
| report as follows: Onlcers- President, two vice
| presidents, secretary and assistant, treasurer
and TWO sereeants- alarms. Speeches shall be
limited 10 ten minutes each, and no delegate
shall be permit ed 10 speak twice upon the
| same subject without the consent OF the con-
| gress. The hours of the convention were fixed
! at from 10 II o'clock noon, and from i TO
! o'clock in the afternoon, and evening sessions
| were recommended. Ii was also recommended
that at the close OF the congress permanent ex-
ecutive and financial committees be appointed.
The report was adopted.
The congress then proceeded to the election
of permanent officers. Il. W. Bachelor of Los
Angeles, represen the Knights OF Labor,
was elect chairman by reclamation. In
brief speech Mr. Bachelor asked he delegates
TO be moderate aud not try to find how many
| things they could disagree upon, but 10 select
one thing and work for that. He thought
| the one hing The congress should do
was TO handle the question OF direct legislation,
| cations REPRESENTED would support no man who
was not willing 10 pledge himself to support
the policy as announced by the congress.
Z. A. Barlow of San LUIS Obispo aud II
Stuart of San Francisco were elected vice.
presid hts. Eugene Hough of Alameda was
elected secretary aud 1. L. Creed OF Stockton
| was selected as his assistant. The office of
| treasurer was given William Zahn OF this
| city. The chair appointed Mrs. Anna T. Smith
and Mrs. M. b. Osborne as sergeants-aI- arms,
but the ladies declined. Then John NugenC
| and Al Fallen were appointed and accepted.
The conference committee Of the Farmers AL
| lance which IS to confer with d like committee
| from the trades unions was announced as fol-
lows: Z. NJ. Wardel. q. b. johnson, C. A.
| Barbour, i. X. Ernstein, l.. NJ. Landsborough.
A committee Of three was appointed TO pro
cure hall for an open meeting to-night and to-
morrow night.
The committee on resolutions reported the
| adoption as general principles of the following:
| Compulsory education. direct legislation,
| legal eighT-hour day, sanitary Inspection OF
! workshops, mines and houses, liabilities of en-
ployers for injury TO health. body or life. the
| abolition OF the contract system In all public
| Work, the abolition OF the sweating system, the
| municipal ownership Of streetcars, gas and
electric light plants for public distribution Of
nght, heat and power; the naturalization of
| Telegraph. telephones, railroads aud mines; col
lectlve ownership by the people OF all means Of
! production and distribution.
The committee from the trades TO confer
| Win the Farmers Alliance was announced as
| follows: Z. ii. johnson of San Francisco.