The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
SESSION is CLOSED.
Cigar Makers Vote to Boycott Certain
Manufacturers, Elect Officers and 60

Cigar Makers Vote to Boycott Certain
Manufacturers, Elect Officers and GO
Home.
The closing day of the convention,
held at labor headquarters, by the New
England Cigar Makers Union, was
filed with interest, although nothing
more than the ordinary business Of
the day was transacted.
The session opened at Q o'clock yes
terday morning. the president, Thomas
+. Tracy Of Boston, being In the chair.
The morning session included the read
ing and acceptance Of the report pre-
scented by the finance committee, and
the talk, in which large number of the
delegates participated, concerning the
assessment of taxes levied on members
Of each union.
The ground for argument was that
the different unions did not contribute
the amounts which should come from
them, in comparison with the member
ship rolls Of which they bpasted. There
was long and varied discussion Of the
matter, and then it was decided to lay
the matter over until some other time.
When the discussion relative to the
assessment Of membership taxes was
over, the president, with the finance
committee, which included w. ]. Dolan
of Hartford, Timothy Halloran of Bos-
J ton and J. r. Heaiey of Lewiston re-
tired to consider the report of the fln-
ance committed They were out some
little time, and on their return. Chair
man Dolan, acting for the committee,
made the financial condition OF the
union known.
The report showed the following re-
ceipts. beginning with October. 1S9Tf
October. $3.50; November, s91.50I De-
| aa how 4SgE An. QQk T0- Fob
ruary, $S340i March. $3S4-30; April.
| S125. 80; May, $129 so; June, $AS7 so;
July, S1ST co. August. $500 September,
| $3.50. co. balance on hand, $675.00. Total,
s32s1.2d.
The expenses for the same weres o.
cember, s61s.18; January, $20O.4: Feb
ruary, $500; March, $250-15: April
| $7S 40; May, $153.89; June, S414.f5; July,
| $19212, August, $97.75, September,
$ss931. Total, ss156S0.
This shows that the union Is stiH
ahead of the game so far as it's treas
| ury is concerned by $124-e0.
The report, as read by Chairman Do
lam was accepted and adopted, and
then the convention gave way to s. D.
Horton Of Boston, who, as a delegate
from the Theatrical Association OF
that city, made an address favortpg
the Endorsement on the part OF the
1
| theaters In their struggle with the the
atrieal managers with whom they had
| to contend. Efe said that In Boston the
1 theatrical managers were hiring only
non-union men, and he hoped the dele
gates would return to their homes and
report the grievances which this
! branch of the laboring world had to
stand.
After Mr.. Horton had finished, the
| delegates devoted their time to the
discussion Of the constitutional laws
| which governed the union, and there
were several revisions made. which,
| however will not materially affect the
management Of affairs, as they are
now in force.
Several cigar manufacturers were
boycotted, and there were also several
manufacturers Of shoes, who had to
come in for the boycott as well. An
Interesting discussion followed the
presentation Of motion that the con-
stftution be SO amended that the pres
dents salary, while engaged in trav-
ell and work for the blue label be
raised to $3.50 daily. There were many
views expressed, but on the ground
that the man who does such work
earns his money, the motion was unan-
imously carried.
A motion made that the secretary
of the convention be paid While per-
forming his duties at the conventions
failed to go as easily as did the, for
ner one, and it was lost completely in
the announcement OF the vote.
The ballot for officers who are to
serve the union during the coming year
was then in order, and following is the
result: President, Thomas F. Tracy OF
Boston; first vice president, William J.
Dolan Of Hartford; second vice presi-
dent. Charles C. Clark Of Westfield
The election OF officers was the last
thing on the program and with the
announcement Of the result the conven-
ton was practically closed. At the end
of the session the delegates sat down
to supper, served at the City Hotel.
The large majority of visiting dele
gates returned to their homes last eve
ming.