The herald., 1896-07-06
An Important Meeting Held Yes
terday Afternoon
AN INDEPENDENT TICKET
This Will Be Brought About 10 Mass
Convention
Committee Appointed on Platform and Plan
OF Campaign - Pianks on Citv Owner
ship Of Waterworks-Candidat

The Los Angeles county labor congress
met at Council of Labor hall at pm.
yesterday. Vice-president Fisk occupied
the chair. The minutes of the June
meeting were read BY Secretary Vim
cite and were approved.
After a few other routine matters were
disposed of the report of the committee
on campaign work was read by Il. l..
Hutchison, secretary of the committee.
Nearly all of the recommendations OF
the committee were adopted, though
many of them caused considerable earn
est debate.
Vice-president Fisk. Mrs. NJ. e. Ben
son, E. M. Hamilton. John r. Walker. E.
Porter, ]. NJ. Sinclair S. A. Waldron,
A. Vinette, E. l.. Hutchison, r. Dewey,
j. +. Swan and others took active part
in the debates and gave the results OF
the efforts of their particular organiza-
tions.
1t was unanimously resolved to rec
ommend that the labor unions put an
independent labor ticket in the field for
the city campaign; that the ticket should
be nominated by a mass convention to
be composed of all the members OF the
labor organizations represented IN the
labor congress, and all other local rectH
nized labor organizations; that such
convention should be held in evening
sessions only: that it should be held at
Hazards pavilion at an early date, and
prior to all other local city conventions.
The platform adopted was as 1olloWs:
1--WE favor the consolidation OF the
city and county governments as lar as
is practicable.
1--WE favor the city ownership of water
works, lighting plants. street car lines,
oIv ,,ocoSSitipS
I'VE are in favor of fully paid f1re de-
partment.
We favor the permanent Improvement
of the public streets rather than the piss
ent mode of filling chuck holes with mud
at an annual expense of S20O,O00
1--WE demand that all work on public
improvements be done by days labor,
and that all systems of contract work
on such improvements be forever abol-
ished.
1--WE demand that eight hours work
constitute a days labor.
I'VE declare ourselves in favor of the
rate of wages fixed by the trades unions
and that no wages on pubic WORKS ~
fixed at less than two dollars per day.
I'VE demand that none but citizens be
employed on public works.
I'VE recommend that all public print
ing have the union label placed thereon;
and that all public printing be inserted
in such papers as employ union lapor
only; thus guaranteeing good workman
ship and fair wages.
I'VE favor the construction Oh nooC
| drains at public expense.
| An attempt to get the congress to en-
dorse congressional, state, and nationa
candidates of other parties was de
, feated by a unanimous vote.
Messrs. Fisk, Dewey, and Hutchisol
made earnest appeals to the congress I
keep both eyes carefully fixed on tn
business in hand, and not go wanderin
after political phantases
Seer stary Vinette presented severa
additic nal resolutions, some of wh1c
were adopted The most important :
the latter were as follows:
The labor convention shall nominal
candidates for all city offices, and fo
such county and state offices as pertai
to the senatorial assembly, supervisoris
or other districts lying wholly With
the city of Los Angeles.
The labor congress shall arrange a
the details and preliminaries of the cor
venton, and shall prevent platform fo
| adoption or rejection.
Each delegate was urged to preser
the plan of campaign to his particula
union, and to exhort everybody to as
sist in the work outlined.
The same committee on platform an
plan of campaign was requested to max
additional recommendations at the mex
meeting of the congress, which will b
held at the same place at p. m. on tn
| 18th inst