Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-21
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Consideration of Projected National, Social
and Political Conference.
Proposed Organization of Railway
and Stationary Engine Firemen.-
Delegates Obligated.

eight-hour bill pending before the Senate
committee on education and labor Mr.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, addressed the
delegates on the subject, and urged that
prompt and decided action be taken by the
union and its allied organizations to have
the bill favorably reported. He stated that
most of the opposition to the bill in the
Senate came from a prominent western
member, whom he named and requested
that he be asked to favor the measure.
The Central Labor Union decided to direct
its legislative committee to communicate
with the several senators who, it is stated,
are not in sympathy with the BILL to with
draw their opposition, and all allied organi-
cations were requested to take similar ac-
ton.
A communication was read from Eltweed
Pomeroy, secretary of the committee of
arrangements for 1.-The national social and
political conference" to be held in Buffalo.
The committee comprises, among others:
Hazen S. Pingree, governor of Michigan,
Detroit Mich. Geo. d. Heron, professor
applied Christianity, Iowa College, Grinnell,
Iowa; VIM. V. Allen, L. S. senator, Madi-
son, Neb.; Frank Burkitt, editor the Peo-
pies Messenger, Okolona, Miss; Richard
T. Ely, professor political economy, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; w.
S. Morgan, editor Buzz Saw, Hardy, Ark;
Henry D. Lloyd, author Wealth VS.. Com
monwealth," Winnetka, ILL.,; Richard F.
Pettigrew, U. S. senator for South Dakota,
Washington, D. c.; Eugene V. Debs, Terre
Haute, Ind; Josiah Quincy, mayor, Bos-
ton, Mass; John G. Woolley, Chicago, ILL.,;
Representative Jas. G. Mcguire San Fran
cisco, Cal; Rev; Lyman Abbott, D. D.,
editor the outlook. New York; Marion But
Ter, U. S. senator Elliott. N. c.; Samuel
Gompers. president American Federation of
Labor, Washington, d. G; Prof Graham
Taylor, Chicago, ILL.,; Milton Park. editor
Southern Mercury, Dallas, Texas; John b.
Lennon, treasurer American Federation of
Labor, secretary Journeymen Tailors' AS
ISOLATION, Bloomington, H.; j. NJ. owen,
Minneapolis. Mimi; J. P. Altgeld. ex-gov-
ernor of Illinois, Chicago, ILL.,; DR.. E. B.
Andrews, superintendent public schools,
Chicago, Ill; Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son. Cambridge Mass; Rev. Benjamin Fay
Mills, Boston, Mass; Edwin d. Mead, edi-
tor New England Magazine, Boston, Mass:
S. NJ. Jones, mayor, Toledo Ohio; n. 0.
Nelson, n. o. Nelson Manufacturing Com
pany, ST Louis, Mo; James H. Ferriss,
editor Daily News Joliet, Ill; Eltweed
Pomeroy, president National Direct Legis-
lation League Newark, N. j.; Miss Jane
Adams, Hull House, Chicago, Ill; Henry
Carter Adams, professor political economy,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich;
H L. Bentley, Abilene, Texas; Jas. H.
Barry San Francisco, Cal; Prof. Ed. P.
Bemis, Kansas State Agricultural College,
Manhattan Kan; Rev. w. D. P. Bliss,
president Reform Union, Los Angeles, Cal;
John w. Breidenthal, Topeka, Kan; j. P
side, Tenn; JOS. r. Buchanan, American
Press Association, New York; E. R. A.
Seligman, professor political economy, Co.
lumbia College, New York; Herbert N
mons, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.
Y; Frank Doster, Topeka, Kan; Mrs. NJ
D. Fry, national secretary w. C. T. u,
Chicago, ILL.,; w. S. Carter, Peoria, H.;
I0r A Tot Gri,, all d
GLADDEN.. Columbus, Ohio; Rep
resentative Jas H. Lewis, Seattle, Wash;
w. II. Harvey, chairman silver committee,
Chicago, Ill; John MacVicar, mayor, Des
Moines Iowa; Prof. Frank Parsons, Bos-
ton, Mass: Chas. B. Spahr, New York;
]. w. Sullivan, New York; Dr. C. F. Taylor,
Philadelphia, Pa; Representative Jerry
Simpson, Medicine Lodge, Kan; Rev. II.
w Thomas, D. D., Chicago, ILL.,; J. Allen
Smith Seattle, Wash; Representative Thos.
McEwan, jr., Jersey City, n. j.; A M
Thompson, chairman union reform party,
Springfield, Ohio; Ed. F. Farrell, president
Representative A NJ. Todd, Kalamazoo
Mich. Jos. B. Reynolds, University Settle
ment, N. Y; Booker T. Washington, Tus-
kegee, Ala; o. w. Stewart, chairman last
Ill; e. j. Wheeler. New York; Prof. Chas.
Zeublin, Chicago, H.; Mrs. l.. NJ. N Stew
ems, national president w. c. IT. T., Port
land, Me; John p. st. John, ex-governor
Jos. c. Sibley, Franklin, Pa; George Fred
Williams, Dedham, Mass; John Brisbane
Walker, lrvington, n. Y; Willis ]. Abbott
New York; William Dean Howells, New
York
The communication in part was as fol-
lows:
"A meeting will be held at Buffalo, n. Y,
from June IS to July B. 1899, of progressive
men and women of various political and
social beliefs to consider the present. condi-
ticn of American politics and economies
and what is the next thing to do
we are in the midst of important
changes in political issues and parties and
social and industrial conditions, and it is
felt that frank and friendly interchange
of opinion on the part of thoughtful and
serious men may lead to united and eff
fcient action in important directions
THE conference will be opened Wednes-
day morning. June %, and close its ses-
sicns proper on Monday evening July 3
There will be large public meeting On
July 4, and sermons in the churches en-
July ?; the other meetings for the sake CT
the freeSt discussion will be for members
of the conference alone sucn reports of the
proceedings as may be deemed desirable
being furnished the press by the confer
enCe'S press committee.
This convention is purely meeting for
conference, no person present to be bound
by any resolution he does not vote for"
Consideration of the matter was deferred
until the first meeting in May next.
a communication was also read from II.
w. Bouch, secretary of the Stationary
Fireman's Protective Union, at Toledo,
Ohio, requesting that an effort be made by
the Central Labor Union to organize the
members of that craft in the District of
Columbia. The matter was referred to
Local Engireefs' Union, No. IA.
The machinists reported that joint reso-
hutton has passed Congress providing for
the payme mt of 30 per cent for overtime for
those employed in the navy yards and
arsenals of the United States during the
late SPANS h-American war.
The Machinists', Steamfitters' and Eng-
neers' Unions were requested to appoint
conference committees to consider the trade
relations of their respective organzati tons
Delegates from the recently organized
Machinists Helpers Union were admitted
and obligated.
The Labor day committee made a final
report in reference to the excursion on that
occasion last year. Thu report shows that
the gross receipts were nearly 81 400 and
that the cash on hand is about 5000. This
will be divided equally between the Central
Labor Union and Building Trades Council
The fraternal delegate from the latter or
ganiZation announced that an open meeting
of that organization will be held this even
ing at their hall, No. 1904 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. An invitation was ex-
terded to the delegates to be present