The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-15
TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMRIY,S
ONLY CANDIDATE FOR PRESI-
DENT THIS TERM
BUSY SESSION LAST NIGHT
MROITZ HEINZ URGES ORGANIZED
LABOR TO TAKE SOME
ACTION
IN CERTAIN TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Street Railways Effort to Secure
What 1t Wantx-Matter of
Granting Franchises.

The meeting of the trades and labor
assembly last evening was we'll attend
ed, and the delegates assiduously de-
voted themselves to the large amount
of business before them. The various
committees submitted exhaustive re-
ports, especially the organization and
Gance committees, the latter stating
that everything was in readiness for
the grand ball next Monday evening,
and they expected to realize sufficient
funds to procure the best speakers OBJ
tainable for the mass meetings to be
held next month. The following new
delegates were obligated:
Wing.
F. x. Vernig A. NJ. Wilson. Thos Keegan
and Geo: B. Ashworth, from the Retail Clerks
association
j. F. Krieger, F. E. Hoffman. Henry Fey
der. NJ: Fichtenau. H. Giese Jr Geo Muir
Kohoun, from the Cigarmakers' Union No. 49,
w. j. Schunemann and George Addison.
from the Amalgamated Woodworkers' Union
Chas. T. Hubbard and Michael Strow, from
the Journeymen stonecutters' union.
I'd Curry and John O'Toole. from the iron
VIM. Brown, Louis Singer. Geo Mccoy and
Oscar Berger. from the bricklayers' union.
Frank Minshek, Martin Duell James Datke,
John Ristine Leonard Banz and Joseph
O,Rourke, from Pressfeeders Union No 9.
q. Godbout, from the hack and cab drivers
union.
j. Brewer from Webb Press HELPERS Union
No. 2.
When it was announced. that Moritz
Helm desired to address the assembly
on matters of public Importance, it
was unanimously agreed to grant him
the privilege Of the floor, and his state
ments required no vouchers to require
proper consideration by the assembly.
He asked the assembly for it's as
sistance, and the cooperation Of the
working classes to attend a mass meet
ing of citizens of this city to express
their Views on the public franchise
question.
First that the charter commission
should be asked to restrict the council
III granting franchises, and such be
hereafter granted only for pecuniary
compensation, and for term of not
more than twenty-five years, and that
every franchise shall be confirmed by
the people. Second, that the St Paul
City Railway company is afraid that
the charter commission will restrict
public franchises demanded by it here
after and therefore they are now cir
culating (as was exposed in yesterday
mornings G | o b e secretly proposed
sent to the council for early action to
procure valua bic privileges for a period
OF nearly fifty years, such as an eX-
press line between this city and Min
neapolis. He left it to the labor as
sembly whether such meeting is to be
held under the auspices of the labor
unions or only with their cooperation,
and he offered to deposit $50 in cash to
pay the expenses Of such mass meeting
If the labor assembly wishes to take
the initiative, and insisted upon early
action he thought the meeting should
be held at Market hall next week
The assembly concurred in the view
that the city council might bear watch
ing on this subject, and special COM
mittee was appointed with power to
act, and the executive committee was
authorized to to take necessary action
to assist Mr.. Helm in his reform work
Fraternal Delegate w. e. Taylor, Of
Red Wing, called attention to the I'M
fair products of a Monmouth. ILL.,, con-
Germ, which was disposing Of it's stone
ware and sewer pipes to Minnesota
cities in preference to homemade ar
ticles, and a committee Of three was
| apr ointed to interview houses in this
city which handle the goods
Notice was received that a certain
car was destined for st. Paul and load
ed with st. Louis-made English-sy ndi-
cate beer, and the proper committee
was instructed to locate the destina-
ton of the same and report. Delegate
J. B. Wood was. Endorsed for A. F. Of
l.. organizer. A resolution adopted
some time ago by the city council was
received from City Clerk Jensen, and
as the same was not what was asked
fer and, on the presumption that IL
fish were asked for. snakes would be
received, the assembly appointed spe-
cial committee of ten to propose a re-
ply and submit the same at the next
meeting. At any rate. the communi-
cation was not filed" without read
ing. 4
The following officers were nominated
for the election which will be held at
the next regular meeting:
President-Con Gusney.
Vice Presidents-F. X Vernig. William
Brown and J. J. O'Rourke.
Secretary-T. F. Thomas.
Financial Secretary-H Giese Jr
Treasurer-K. H. Beckjord
Statisticians-John Klaus Joseph ORourke
Sergeant-at- arms-Martin Duell
Trustees-O'RourkeB Brewer, Ashworth and
Feyder.
Hall Board, two to be elected)-J. r
Krieger. c. J. Fischer. C. II. Bindle and G.
! G. Collins.
Executive Committee-M Flchtenau. John
Klaus Thomas Keegan, G.. c. Collins. T. j.
Conlin. A G. Woodbury. and Martin Igo.
Statistician Wood submitted his semi-a an
nual report, which showed unmistakable
signs of prosperity in the growth of the vari-
resented some $500 toiling reformers.