The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
OF INTEREST TO LABOR.
Officers Elected by the Council - Gov
ernor Budd on Labor Day = Theat-
ricaI Employees Convention.


ernor Budd on Labor Day Theat-
rical Employees Convention.
The Labor Council devoted its session
on Friday mostly to the election of officers,
the following being chosen:
President, NJ. NJ. McGlynn; vice-president,
c. E. Masten; recording and corresponding sec
retary, E. P. Burman; financial secretary, John
Won; treasurer, J. Nugent; sergeant-at-arms
liam Zahn, S. Lesser, J. Nugent, Z. P. Burman,
P. Shamville, William Stanley, A. Furuseth ;
organizing committee-E. Rosenberg, Thomas
Finnerty, T. F. Burns, E. P. Burman, w. C.
Dunn; law and legislative committee-W. E.
Kelly, E. P. Burman, A. Furuseth, NJ. C. Dunn,
w. Macarthur; auditing committee and trus-
tees, S. Lesser, E. Rosenberg, P Landstrom.
A communication from Governor Budd
explaining why the first Monday in Sep
tember could not be proclaimed a legal
holiday owing to the designation of the
first Monday in October as Labor day, was
read as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Sacramento, Cal.
E. p. Barmdn, Secretary of the San Francisco
Labor Council, San Francisco Cdl-DEAR SIR:
Your request of the 18th inst. in behalf of the
Labor Council of the City of San Francisco re-
questing me to proclaim the first Monday in
September a legal holiday, to be set apart as a
day devoted to the interests of the laboring
classes, mas Deen duly considered.
Willing at all times to concede to the wishes
OF the honorable citizens composing your
organization, as is shown by my having vetoed
three bills which repealed Labor day as a legal
holiday, in this instance am unable to comply
with your request, because the State Legisla-
ture has already fixed the first Monday in Oc-
tober for this especial purpose. Then, too, the
9th OF September, tAdmission day. has for
many years been legal holiday. Two holidays
within about week of each other must neces-
sar1ly greatly disturb the business interests of
the State, as evidenced by the closing of busi-
ness houses, banking institutions and the
courts throughout the State. For these reasons
cannot grant your request Yours truly,
July 23, 1895. JAMES 81. BUDD.
A report on the preparations for the cele-
bration of Labor day will be made by the
special committee next Friday evening.
The Furniture-workers' Union reported
that Fink & SCHNEIDER are not keeping
their agreement with the union. The
agreement was that nine hours should be
a days work for shop work and eight
hours for outside work, one and one-half
pay to be allowed for Sundays and over
time. They are employing men, it was
said, at less than scheduled prices and not
allowing anything extra for Sundays and
overtime. The executive committee will
act on the matter.
At the annual convention of the National
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees,
WHICH was utlu III IOolon tnlS uuOHbll, Ine
New York union, which is about 1900 mem
bers strong, was readmitted into the alli-
ance. The home-rule proposition for
which the New York union had stood out
was acceded to. Resolutions of condol-
ence were also sent to E. V. Debs, who had
acknowledged the assistance the A. r. U.
received during the Pullman strike from
the Chicago stage employees. The follow
ing national officers were elected:
Claud Hagen of New York, president: Ed
ward Kelly of Cincinnati, vice-president, vice.
president; James Hines of New York, general
and P. Maloney Of Boston, treasurer.