The morning times., 1895-09-07
WASHINGTON IN THE LEAD
Fourteen Votes Ahead for the Elee-
trical Workers Convention.
Several Labor Unions Indorse Placing
Eckington Line and Butcher Nick
Auth on the Unfair List.

The members Of the Electrical Workers
Union. No. &c, were in jolly good hunor
last evening because they now feel sure that
the next national convention OF E!ectrloai
Workers Will be held i'll this city IN NoveIn-
Der next.
At the regular meeting held last evening
at Schwartz S Hall, No. S2T Seventh FtreeG
northwest, i'll an unofficial communication
from Grand Secretary Kelly 1T was statod
that at this time Washington was leaulhg
Chicago and Indianapolis in the race for
place of meeting by fourteen votes. Al
though the total vote is rot yet cast IT IL
hardly thought that this lead viii be over
come.
Messrs James = MCCrlnk and ID. B.
Brown were elected delegates to fill va
cances caused by the designations or james
Hebbard and Malcolm Rsdton. Ihe union
Instructed its delegates 10 the @ edei1ulpLi f,Il
10 vote for the admission OF delegates from
the Steamfitters' Association TO the req
Grafton.
The announcement that the electric work
in three of the most popular theaterS ID the
city was operated by meinDers OF union
No 26 was received with enthusiastic app
plause. The theateTS referred TO are 'ie
New National. the Academy of Music, ana
Albaugh's Grand Opera House. II was
also stated that Mr.. Eugene kernan. OF
Kernan's Theater. had expressed MS lnten-
ton OF helping union 26 i'll every way he
could. The electrical lettering every even
ing is now operated by member OF the
union.
Ii was also stated that there was every
reason Lo believe that the electrical work
OF the Lafayette Square Opera House would
be given to members of the union
The committee on c"nventlon VIII meet
ON Sunday, at 4 y. M, at az l. street
northwest.
MIR H. K Miller was installed as an
active member.
The Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers,
l.. A. 1885. X. of L., met III regular session
last evening at No. 1916 f street northwest.
The action or the Federation and District
Assembly No. Sc, in placing the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway ana lts
branches on the unfair list was unanimously
iudorsed One new member was initiated.
A special meeting VIII DE helu hcAI
Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting OF the StOuemasons'
| Union was held last evening at PlaStererS
| Han, corner Four-a nd -a-half street and
| Pennsylvania avenue. President kTinan-
| traut in the chair.
| The action of the Federation or Iapor
! and OF the District Assembly IN placing
! the lexington and Soldiers Home RalI-
/ road Company and its branches ana Mf.
/ Nick Auth, the butcher, on the unlalr
| list was una uimOusly lndorsed by the
/ meeting.
A largely attended meeting of the, Jour
neymen House Painters was held last
! evening at Harris Han. corner Seventh
The meeting indorsed the action of the
7 ftItGdAibu ol lditJl anu ii0tAlt ~ ''''t
! St in placing Nick Auth. the butcher
/ and the ECki8gtOn and Soldiers Home
| Railway on the unfair list
Three new members were luitiated.
The regular meeting OF Excelsior As
senlbly. No. 26I2, X; OF l., a. IypogFaphl-
! cal Hall, was largely attended. Ill was
( called to order by $. II. Bell, who ilHcd
| the chair iii the place Of Master workman y.
| $ MOntZ. who is sick.
/ The assembly unanimously endorsed the
tIss. fTt,ln nT
/ cotting Nick Auth, the butcher, as also
the lexington and Soldiers Home Rail
! road Company.
| After tie regular routine business Of
/ the evening Mr.. T. +. Hail gave lengthy
/ and spirited address on the platform OF the
/ knights Of Labor.