The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02
FOR NEW LABOR
LEGISLATION
Pledging the Senatorial and
Assembly Candi-
dates.
List of Proposed Laws Sub.
mitted by the Labor
Convention.
PUTTING NOMINEES ON RECORD
The Trade Organizations Will Work
for the Success of Their Pledged
Friends.
NOMINEES ON RECORD

The California Labor Convention met
yesterday afternoon at 91511 Market street
and took up the matter of pledging the
Legislative candidates in the behalf of the
labor cause.
Last Friday Secretary Lathrop notified
every nominee of every party in the SEN
atorial and Assembly districts of this
City that if he desired the suffrage of the
trade organizations represented by the
convention he must pledge himself to
work for certain laws compiled by the
Labor Commissioner. The proposed en-
actments were mentioned under the fol-
lowing heads:
Eight hours; bakeries; bond protecting
labor on public works; creating labor bureau;
regulating employment offices; per diem on
public work; bakers hours; time check sys-
tenn; identity of prison n-made goods; remit
ting advanced cost of suit; collusion with en-
ployment agents; employ ment of citizens;
boiler inspectors; providing for payment of
employees; costs Of workmen's lawsuits; to
the repeal of the polltax; law to fix State
Labor day the first Monday in September; to
furnish the primary and grammar grades of
the public schools textbooks free to all pupils.
After President James Rose had called
the convention to order he stated about
ffty-seven out of the 100 nominees had
signed the pledge, although all had been
notified.
Upon motion the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, The following candidates for the
Legislature have pledged themselves in case of
their election to work and vote for the labor
laws adopted by the California Labor Conven-
ton, therefore, be it
vention, indorse said candidates and pledge
ourselves to vote and work for their election;
and furthermore we urge all friends of labor
and good government to assist by their votes
and otherwise these candidates as below
named to the Legislature:
Senatorial districts-s: Braunhart. T. F. Ea-
gan, Seventeenth; l. ]. Dwyer, Cal Ewing,
W.. ]. Bell, Nineteenth; c. j.. Hutchins, II. K.
Asher, J. D. Powers, Twenty-irst; Sidney Hall,
der, Twenty-ffth.
Assembly districts-Thomas Watson. Twenty
eighth; 8. NJ: Irwin. II. N. Kelly, H. Flashaar.
]. Sullivan. A. n. Morgan, j. S. Brady, 1. E.
Treacy, Thirty-frst; j. A, Tournly, J. W.
Power, Thirty-second; 6. B. Godfrey. ]. G.
P. D. Code, F. C. Mosbach, Robert Fay Thirty
fourth; ]. w. McTigue, J. L. Dolan, C. L. Hede-
mark. Thirty-ffth; w. w. Littlefeld, Thirty
s. Perry, P Goldstone, D. ]. o'Brien, G. Pohl-
man, ?. N: Tryon, Thirty-eighth; ]. R. Glas-
ford, j. s. Wardell, T. NJ. Tully L. E. Jones.
nemann, 81. NJ. Ovens F. 81. Schmitz, Forty
first; Charles 6tubenrauch, Z. j. Reynolds,
Forty-seeond; A. NJ Armstrong, F. Lundquist,
Nathan. Forty-fourth; F. Berg, Felix B. Null
grew, Forty-fifIh.
A warm discussion then arose over the
candidates who had not signed the pledge.
Delegate P. II. Mccarthy moved that the
list be now closed and the labor organiza-
tions take cognizance of the fact that GER
tain nominees refused to be pledged to the
cause of labor. G.. Lafayette ad vocated
that the opportunity be given them till
noon to-day, as it was desired to get as
many names on the list as possible. Dele
gate Macarthur stated that it was too late
in the campaign to begin an active can
vass against the candidates who had failed
TO bring in their names. He also stated
that candidates which they had refused to
indorse had been successful and pledges
from all was what they wanted. They
wanted the new Office holder on record
even if he broke his pledge.
The time was extended until to-day.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolped, That we urge his Excellency Gov
ernor Budd to recommend the bills adopted
by the California Labor Convention in his
message to the forthcoming Legislature and
sign them when they are passed, and thereby
earn the further and more lasting gratitude of
the wage-workers of this State.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of this convention and a
copy be sent TO the Governor and that they be
given to the press for publication.