St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
The Unions Recognized ON the Mu-
nicfpaI Tickets.

The Unions Recognized ON the Mu-
nicipnI Tickets.
Organized labor is well represented on the
tickets Of the two leading political parties at
the coming May election. The Democratic
party has been especially liberal in recogniz-
| ing the qualifications of certain members of
the labor unions, and has nominated John j.
Ryder and Cornelius Quincy Of Typographical
Union No. 80, for the assembly. while John F.
krieger, prominent among the members of
the cigarmakers' union, delegate to the trades
and labor assembly, and the custodian of AS
sembly halls, has been elected as it's candi-
date for alderman from the Sixth ward. The
| Republican party, although not doing as we'll
! in this regard as the Democrats, has nominat-
| ed M. j. DAILY, a we'll known member of No.
80, for assembyman. If the union men of st.
Paul do their part they will be well represent
ed in the next council.
The national convention Of cooks and wait
| ers, in session at Cincinnati adjourned
Wednesday afternoon to meet at Detroit Sept.
| 2S The following officers were elected: Presi-
| dent, d. H. Albers, Brooklyn; vice president
William c. Pomeroy, Chicago; secretary,
| Frank Eggers, Chicago; treasurer, Edward
| Longhenry, Chicago; executive board, Henry
! Meisel, New York; P H. Hamilton, Detroit;
T. F. McSweeney, Denver, and Edward Long
| henry, Chicago.
The brfcklayers, at their regular weekly
meeting, Thursday evening initiated thirty
seven new members, as a result of the meet
Ing of the Minneapolis and st. Paul unions
and non-union men last Sunday, indorsed the
strike of the cigarmakers and the giving of
the marble heart to the cigars manufact-
| ured by local firm, and, in addition, adopted
the resolution brought before the joint meet
ing OF the 11th inst. A synopsis Of the reso-
luton was published in last Mondays G o b e
and the resolution entire appeared in Fridays
issue.
Attorney General Chlds, as an answer to
the communication addressed to him by Sec
retary Christopherson. of the committee an
pointed by the trades and labor assembly to
inquire into the legality CT the insertion of
clause In the contract for the erection of the
proposed capitol building, providing for the
employment of Minnesota labor, says: 'T
should be glad to reply to your inquiry If 1
might with propriety do so. It would how
ever, be improper for me to express an opinion
upon the subject unless requested so to do by
the state capitol commission. 1 would sug-
gest that you write Hon. Chanhfng Seabury
secretary Of the commission, and either re-
quest his views as to the powers of the COM
mission, or that he submit your question to
me for an opinion. If he is disposed to do the
1
Thomas Kane, e member of Typographical
Union No. 30, died at the city hospital Tues
day. His remains were taken to Dampier's
undertaking rooms, on Wabasha street, from
whence they were escorted to the cemetery
under the auspices of No. 80, Thursday after
noon. The deceased had no relatives in the
United States.
ho 30 A.
land known as the Pingree potato patch last
year. 1t is desired to extend this benefcence
as far as possible, and to that end, they call
on all charitably Inclined citizens who have
vacant lots or acres contiguous to the city and
are willing to allow the unemployed to culti-
vate the same during this year, to send de-
scriptions of their holdings to ]. M. Hanson
Cumberland block, or the Labor exchange
| 1877 East Eighth street
The free employment bureau Of the Labor
| exchange desire all the unemployed, both
male and female, to call at their depository
| 167 East Eighth street, any week day between
| the hours of / and p. m. and register also
| employers who in need of help, or could
employ more labor if they had market for
their products, to give the exchange a call, at
the above address, and learn their methods.
The Brewery Workers union Saturday
evening indorsed the boycott of the cigar
makers against the H. E. Driese company.
| The contract Of the union with the employ
! ing brewers, expires the 1st of June and a
committee will wait on them and ask for a
removal of the same. The committee ap-
pointed to investigate the bringing into St
Paul. OF certain beer. the manufacturers
! OF which are out of favor with organized
labor, met Sunday afternoon and as a result
those handling the article in st. Paul were
waited on and asked to discontinue the sale
| Of the same.
| The harnessmakers' dance at Assembly
halls Saturday evening was largely attended
and general good time was had. The spec
ialties between dance numbers, by Harry
Goult, of Detroit, Mich. and others were well
received
| The precs assistants, pressfeeders' and Job
| pressmen's' union, Of Minneapolis. have
| elected the following officers for the new
| term: President, William Perkins; financial
| secretary, William Gund; recording secretary,
! James Kelly; executive board George Moore.
George Albert, Barney Malone; delegates to
| trades and labor council, George Moore Mike
| Cavanaugh.
The preparations for the pressmen's ball on
| O@eui udy evening, may q, are practfCaIiy COM
pleted. and there is no doubt Of Its being the
success its inaugurators anticipate. The
wives of the members will prepare the sup
per, and that means that 1t will be first
class in every respect.
|
| The bricklayers' difficulty with Contractor
| Mcleod has been settled through the inter
yention Of an arbitration committee, who de-
| cided that as every other contractor in the
Twin Cities was paying or willing to pay AZ
ceDts an hour, Mr.. Mcleod was not entitled
| to exemption.
The first and second numbers of the Labor
World, published at Grand Forks N. D.. have
been received. William H. Forde is the ed
itor, and in his salutatory says: "'Always
true to the cause Of organized labor and ever
ready to extend helping hand to all classes
of laboring men and women will be the motto
OF the World" 1t is a neat fve-columu
folio. and is direct result Of the differences
which have existed between the compositors
of that city and the Daily Plaindealer. Nav
success attend the boys in their new venture
is the earnest wish Of the editor OF this de-
partment. e4e
The st. Paul mail carriers.sSte the number
of ninety, went to Minnearoiis Saturday
evening last, where they met with a princely
| reception. Music and speeches constituted