The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
Their Object Said to Be the
Election of Men Who Will
Represent Them.
TWENTY-ONE BODIES IN LINE
After a Four. Hour Session They Ad.
journ Until Tomorrow to Per.
feet Their Plans.


There is a noticeable and regretable lack of
public interest being manifested by the organ
lied workers OF San Francisco in matters per-
tanning to the labor and reform movement.
Now, this apathy is unworthy of U.S. We are
numerous enough; we have cause and grew
ance enough, and we should have brains
enough to remedy this stagnation Perhaps
we lack knowledge OF each others wants,
hopes and plans. The plan of our unions
teaches us the benefit of concerted action and
consultation.
In order that we may arrive at some unified
programme of action you are hereby invited
and requested to be represented at conven-
ton of trade and labor organizations called to
meet at 1859 Mission street, Friday evening,
FEBRUARY Ia, 1896, at 150 O'Clock we Will
then have a full and free discussion of any and
all matters pertaining TO the labor movement.
The representation will be based upon one
delegate for your charter and one for each 100
members or fraction thereof.
We sincerely trust that you Will be with us,
the occasion and times certainly call for in
telligent and concerted action.
There were abou. 200 present when M.
McGlynn, president of the Labor Council,
called the meeting to order.
T. F. Burns of the Clgar-makers' Union,
was elected temporary chairman and J. w.
Rose of the Painters Union was chosen to
act as temporary secretary.
The following committee on credentials
was then appointed: r. L. McIver, Paint
ers' Union: j. K. Phillips Typographical
Union; J. Hutchinson, Carpenters Union;
n. Blum, Cigar m akers' Union; August
Miller, WoodworkerS' Union.
After recess the committee on creden-
tials reported that credentials were re-
ceived from twenty-five recognized labor
organizations, twenty-one from San Fran
cisco and one from Oakland, the total
mum ber of delegates being seventy EIGHT.
1t was decided to permit the Oakland dele
gate seat on the floor of the convention,
L, -
was interpreted to refer to San Francisco
organizations only. The full list of dele
gates follows:
Theatrical employes-William Dove, Charles
Bakers Union No 24-otto Gassman.
American Railway Union-L. E. Stenson, G.
NJ. West.
Electrical Workers-Giryson, James Kearney
BARRIERS Associaton-J. Liss.
Sailors Union-J. P. Hanson, w. w Near
derson. A. E Lidstrom, f. E. Lindrall F.
Strutman.
Bookbinders-H. Moraden.
Journeymen Tailors-S Streibic, G. L. Hol-
Bakers Union No 51-w. Hand, NJ. Buckley.
Typographical Union No PIT. NJ. Butler
NJ NJ. McGlynn, ]. K. Phillips, 5. H. James, c.
L. Hawkes., III. Blumer, P. I. January, NJ. Nc
Gowan.
Coopers Union-M J. Sullivan, R. F. Cough.
A. Milne.
Painters Union No. 1-R. T. McIver, l.. A.
Coffin, ]. W. Rose, T. W. Brown, Fred Busse, V.
McAvoy, c. L. Ames, A. Fallen;
Carpenters No. Ash. L. Dofel, John Gar
diner C. Madison, ]. T. Gohmo, c. F. Schoat,
W. III. Hutchinson.
Carpenters No: 22-s, Saunders L. N vizna,
6. NJ. Fulton, Z. l.. Wadsbury, H. K. Saunders,
Mccarthy, McVickor, II. Mver.
Boiler-makers-J. j. Ryan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miller, T. E. Hampton
observation-disclosures Moore, John A. Halk
BARRIERS No. 3O4-J Kasisell, E. Folkswinker.
Machinists-T. E. Heilzei, Thomas Mitchell
Ironmolders-Thomas Hurd, J. Stuckey
Musicians Union-Charles Schuppert, Z. NJ
Kent, c. c. Henke, R. Lindhardt, M. J. Handa-
more.
Brewery workers John Nugent, Joseph
Walter
Pressmen's Union No. 24-E. McGreeney. R.
g. Rice.
Cigar-makers-McBlo T. Burns, Charles
Copeland, Edgar Snyder.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials as adopted as presented
On motion of NJ. McGlynn a committee
of five on order of business and organiza-
ton was appointed by the chair as follows
Myers, Ames, Stry beck, Stepson and But
Ter. The committee report was adopted
as follows: Election of officers. reading of
minutes, resolutions, new business, CORE
spondence, reports of special committees,
unfinished business; Roberts rules OF
order to govern.
w. III. Hutchinson was elected perma-
menu CildiI VI tuc COHNeuUlOn, j.. Il.
Burns vice-president, J. w. Rose secretary
and ]. MCGOWAN, sergeant-at-arms, by
acclamation.
On motion the chairman appointed the
following committee of nine on resolutions
and declarations of principle: Myers, Nc
Ivor, Bloom, Butler. Rosenberg, Rice.
Stenson, Schadt ]. ]. Ryan.
The following resolution, presented by
the Cigarmakers' Union, was then read:
WHEREAS, The competitive system of industry
based primarily upon the individual owner
ship OF natures unimodified resources, and
subsequently upon the individual ownership
OF the tools of production, has, with the march
OF invention and the evolution of society to-
ward higher and more complex forms of hu-
man relationship, become an insufferable
burden, and an undeniable oppression to the
wageworklng classes; and whereas, the afore-
said competitive system otherwise known as
the capitalistc plan of private exploitation of
those deprived OF tools and land) has, through
its phenomenal accumulation of wealth into
the hands of the few, become a stumbling
block In the path OF progress, q prolific cor
ruptor of pubic freedom and menace
to individual liberty, using its unjust ad-
vantages over the masses of the people to coerce
and again cajole them into the support of Do
litical measures which would be LII insult to
the conscience OF ireemen, and to which their
pressing physical needs alone give sanction;
and whereas, the mentally.capable among the
wageworking classes, knowing the unjust
foundation of the competitive system and the
control and profit by it, are by far too clever
not TO know that all that this iniauitous sys-
TEN Can, OF its own motion, possibly yield TO
the wageworker is merely that amount of his
product necessary TO the renewal of his labor
power, withholding from him, by the terms of
the system, his well-earned leisure, luxury and
recreation; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we, the accredited representa-
tives of the trades and labor organizations of
San Francisco, in convention assembled, after
due deliberation, do hereby proclaim it to be
our sincere conviction that the present anar-
chial system of private individual land and
tool owning, which places the many at the
mercy OF the few, is the fundamen tai cause of
the Industrial distress and economic slavery of
the masses of the workers; and that in accord
ance with the foregoing conviction we pro-
ceed to organize our federated forces on such
lines as are best calculated to supplant com
petition and its fraudulent fundamentals. by
substituting therefor system of universal CO.
operation founded upon the socialization of
the means eff production-land, tools and cap
ital; and be II further
Resolued, That to this end we not only organ
ize industrially but in addition thereto use
our political rights and privileges in manner
consistent with our economic belief, taking