The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-30
.MOULDEUS RETURN.
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Delegates to Annual
Convention Are
Pleased.
WORCESTER WELL REPRESENTED
President 3 P. F. Frey
Had an Exciting
Journey.
WORCESTER WELL REPRESENTED


Moulders' local executive board, and
president of the union, returned yes
terday morning from the convention of
the Iron Moulders' Union of North
America, at Indianapolis, which has
been in session nearly three weeks.
Mr.. Frey's journey to Indianapolis
was filled with interesting features, al
though the one which is impressed
deepest in his mind is of hair-rais-
ing nature. Saturday evening, July
| s, the train in which Mr.. Frey was
passenger was speeding along the
tracks near Rowlesburg, West Virginia,
when, upon nearing the famous Deer
park resort, the train rolled off the en-
| bankment.
The Worcester delegate was in deep
| sleep when the crash came, but in an
instant jumped to his feet and was in
the midst of a whirling mass of splin-
tered wood, the debris of the car in
which he had travelled. One of the en-
| gineers had a broken collar bone and
| dislocated hip, and escaping steam
burned the fireman. The passengers
| were generally shaken up, but none
were injured.
! The California delegation figured in
an accident which may have some bear
ing on the currency question. Their
car was thrown down an embankment
and the hard plunkers which the men
| had secreted in their pockets rolled out
and were lost in the debris. One of
the members had carefully tucked a
flimsy dollar bill in his vest pocket, and
when the party arrived at the conven-
ton city, he was the wealthiest mem
Der of the California delegation.
The convention was marked by long
discussions on questions of minor i'm
portance. Several days were spent
in discussing changes in the constitu-
| ton, but after hours of wrangling, it
seemed a hopeless task to improve a
constitution which had guided the or
ganization safely for several years.
! The most important act Of the con-
vention was the passing of an order to
establish conference boards in the foun-
dry centres like Worcester, Detroit,
Ptttsburg, Buffalo and Chicago. In
| these and other cities, where moulders
| are extensively employed, the confer
ence boards will be established within
a few weeks. The board in this city
will consist of men who have a thor
| ough understanding, as founders and
Workmen, of the conditions governing
the trade. The establishment of a con-
ference board will be an important fac
tor in time of difficulties with foundry
| owners. Strikes such as the one in
augurated in this city will be ayerted
and better feeling viii prevail between
employer and employees.
Inc election of officers was a stamp
or approval on the efforts of those who
have served during the past term, most
OF them being reelected. There was
lively canvass by aspirants for the
ONCE OF third Wee president, in which
capacity James e. Roach visited this
city during the moulders' strike. The
| opposition to him grew strong. and
When the candidates were nominated.
| three others entered the race against
Roach. -i''
Mr.. Roach played shrewd game and
won out with plurality of Sc votes.
lie received the congratulations of the
worcester delegation, which was solid
Tor him. j. P. F. Frey steadfastlv re-
fused to be considered for any national
| office, and his decision was not in
keeping with the sentiment of the local
delegation. Every New England dele
| CATION was eager for Mr.. FREY To en-
ter the contest, and had he done So To-
cal delegates say that there would
nave been a lively contest between
Roach and Frey, with chances of eIec-
Daniel G. Sullivan, who showed sions
Oh doing things to Mr.. Frey when foe
men came together, was not in a mood
70 air petty grievances before the con-
ventlon delegates, among whom Mr.
Frey was respected. Sullivan has nrac-
tleally admitted that he had onlv per-
| sonal reasons upon which 10 base his
attack upon Mr.. Frey's reputation
| Delegates considered Sullivan as one of
1 Of
excellent places in which to find flaws
In other mems regulations. The trouble
| between the two men is of too trivial
! nature to continue, according to local
/ members of the union, and it will he
smoothed over.
/ The convention recognized the mould
| ing machine as one of the manufactur-
ing devices which tend to decrease the
| number of moulders, but the machine
| operators must be union men, accord
4 ing to the action of the convention
| The moulding machine is considered n
| poor substitute for hand work. and
| moulders do not fear that it will re-
| place them in foundries.
] The scarcity of moulders was report-
| ed from New England by delegates
from this section, and the western DEL
| egates Joined in declaring that at no
| time in the history of the organization
mas lHeFe DeeH SuCn a demand Tor union
moulders. In New England alone there
are places for 800 men, and idle mould
ers were said to be searcer than idle
members of any other craft
! The New England delegation was
| solid for James H. O'Neil of Provi.
| dence as a member of the national ex-
| ecutive board, and he was unanimous
| ly elected. j. Pr Frey of this city
| was placed on the constitution commit
| tee. John S. Gale was made a member
| of the committee on resolutions. Daniel
| G. Sullivan will serve on the committee
| on good and welfare of the organiza-
| ton, an important Office, in which Mr..
| Sullivan will be called upon to display
| diplomatic tactics. John Flanagan got
| an appointment on the shorter work.
| day committee.
| Mr.. Frey introduced a resolution call
| ing for the appointment, by the presi-
| dent, of committee to meet represent
atives of the National Founders ASSOC
! citation once year for the adoption of
an agreement to be in effect until the
next session. The resolution was
| adopted.
| Martin Fox will serve another term
as president. The officers elected were:
| President, Martin Fox of Cleveland;
| first vice president, James r. Valentine
4 of San Francisco; second vice presi-
| dent, Martin Keough of Green Island,
/ N. r.; third vice president, James f..
Roach of Albany; fourth vice president,
Louis Allchin of Montreal secretary,
Il. j. Denney; financial secretary,
| John @. Weaver; treasurer, William
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